Almost at my first big goal!
I (31F) started wirh Mounjaro in May 2026 and lost a lot of weight quite quickly- mostly water but managed to get to a dietician and a personal trainer so cleaned up my habits.
Ended up coming off MJ (in my country it is expensive and progressively gets more expensive as you titrate up.
Admittedly I made a mistake with MJ, in that I titrated up way too quickly, jumped up dose every 4 weeks(ended up stopping at 12.5mg)
Fortunately I am one of those people who don't suffer with many side effects (mild constipation, always had it, now just a bit worse) and stupidly believed no side effects = move up.
Started Reta as I had almost maxed out on Mounjaro and wanted to try focus on preserving and growing muscle mass.
Couple of issues I'm still working on
- I have lost 24kgs but my brain hasn't fully caught up, I still feel as big as I was at the start (I've been overweight my whole life, this is the lowest I've been as an adult)
- My stomach is shrinking but I'm still feeling a bit chunky
- As mentioned above the side effects are few but mainly constipation and some fatigue
Otherwise, I'm pretty happy. I have better posture, I'm still figuring out clothing, my body feels stronger. Have a bit to go but primary focus is prioritizing muscle mass, and getting my body fat % down. Tall order but we keep working on it.
SW: 92kgs CW: 67kgs GW: 60kgs Heigjt: 164cm Age: 31, PCOS/POTs - currently losing between 0.6kg and 0.8kgs a week on 6mg reta a week
Request: Any recommendations not listen to the titrate up goblin and just trust the process. Also how did you settle on your final goal - was it a particular weight, body fat % etc?
TLDR: Come a long way, long way to go, need some encouragement or suggestions to stay the course and keep pushing on or just any tips or tricks for recomp for where I am now.