7 months on Reta
First off I want to say I’m so happy there is a group for women on Reta!! I am 28 years old, 5’2. I started Reta 7 months ago in October at 180lbs and now I’m at 135 lbs. 45 lbs lost! I feel great since losing weight with minimal side effects. I have been able to keep most of my muscle mass as well. I feel less inflamed. I used to get flare ups of rashes/facial redness. I was always taking an antihistamine but since starting Reta I haven’t had to do that. Also, I used to have PMDD really bad before starting Reta. My luteal phase was hell on earth. In December I noticed the intense feelings I would get before my period diminished and now I wouldn’t even know when my period was coming if it wasn’t for tracking it.
I started at .5 mg and my current dose is 3 mg. I lift weights 4 days a week and do low impact cardio about 3 days a week. I eat about 100g of protein per day right now. On days I don’t feel super hungry I chug a few Greek yogurt smoothies or eat some extra eggs with cottage cheese. Reta has been amazing for me, truly life changing.