r/CuttingWeight

Hey reddit, I\[23M\] hit my weight goal earlier than expected. In 2025, I weighed around 85kg, I set a goal for myself that I wanted to hit 70kg by the end of 2026. I weighed myself this morning and I weighed in at 69,4kg.

I wanted to have visible abs, i know I should have a certain body fat percentage for that. So I'm kinda stuck on what to do. I about 1m60 tall, should I keep cutting down? Because I don't want to lose strength and muscle.

I have been reading certain research saying the efficacy of Glucagon receptor of retatrutide is based on Peaks, unlike the GLP and GIP receptor which depend on concentration and saturation.

Let's say a person decided to take 5mg retatrutide weekly.

Scenario 1: 5mg taken on Monday as a single shot but it leads to a little GI upset.

Scenario 2: Split dosing, 3mg on Monday, 2mg on Friday.
No side effects felt at all.

Main question is, will the split dosing reduce the overall efficacy of the peptide? Moreover, is it actually true that glucagon effects are most pronounced if taken as a single high dose?

i have an apple body shape and i LOVE running. i have inattentive adhd so its perfect for me. it genuinely changes my mood and makes me so much happier and more productive. one day i plan to run a marathon with my father.

i also do like lifting weights, specifically lower body, because it also helps my running strength.

my question is, is the purpose of cardio to burn calories, or can it target belly fat specifically? or is it just the fact that when you burn calories in a deficit, you will naturally lose weight everywhere?

my stomach has always been the last to go.

Hi everyone,
I’m looking for some opinions because I’m utterly confused by what I’m seeing.
Stats:
Male, 22 years old
175 cm
86 kg
Lift weights 5x/week
Around 10,000 steps every day

Diet:
I’ve been consistently eating around 2,200 kcal/day. My macros are roughly:
Protein: ~225 g
Carbs: ~210 g
Fat: ~55 g
I track everything carefully because most of my meals come from a fitness meal service with listed nutrition.
Based on chat GPT, claude and my activity level, my maintenance should be somewhere around 3,100–3,200 kcal/day, which would put me in roughly a 900–1,000 kcal daily deficit.

Current protocol:
Retatrutide: 4 mg/week
HGH: 4 IU daily (started about 1 month ago)
Despite all of this, my body weight has basically stayed at 86 kg. I’ll occasionally fluctuate up or down by a few hundred grams, but there’s been no meaningful drop on the scale.
I know HGH can cause water retention, and I’ve also read that GLP-1/GIP/glucagon agonists can affect hydration and glycogen, so I’m wondering if that’s masking fat loss.

My questions are:
Has anyone experienced the scale staying the same for several weeks despite being in what seemed like a genuine calorie deficit?
Could HGH-related water retention realistically offset visible scale loss for a month?
Is 4 mg of Retatrutide simply too low for significant weight loss, or should appetite reduction alone still produce noticeable results if calories are actually controlled?
Any insights, personal experiences, or evidence-based explanations?

I have access to pharma grade HGH and reta with batch specific COA.

My goal is to get lean, but I'm worried that such a large deficit might make me lose muscle and end up looking even skinnier or more skinny fat.

I’ve so far lost 19.6 lbs in 12 days, I’ve looked this up and people say it’s literally impossible but it’s what happened so I’m confused

If I do mostly cardio but also weight training can I keep weight off?

So as you can see from the title I wanna more slimmer but I also want to keep the weight off. I do cardio 2 times a week and strengthening training 4. I’m 5’5 62kg 17 and carry some I’ve been going for the gym for a while now but ever since I started doing glute exercises and eating more calories on the weekend ex 2,300 and my calorie deficit is 1,800 which I eat on the weekdays I have been gaining more wait but I wanna be slimmer does anyone know what I’m doing wrong.

Note: people might say my weight is healthy for my age but I still wanna work out and eat healthy and cut down some weight.

I wanna lose 30 lbs in the next few months but everything online is super overwhelming so idk I was told I shld run everyday and then I shld walk so its not as much cortisol in my body and I shld actually lift more than cardio bc it burns more calories but then certain exercises I shldnt do bc it'll mess up my physique and make me look bulky and like 100+ grams of protein which I cant even hit so idk how do I just like get ts over with as fast as possible bc I can maintain my weight just fine but losing it is stressful

Hello,
29 years old. 163cm. Male.

I started my cut around 2 weeks ago. Now on day 16 of my cut. I started my cut around the weight of 59kg (5.5 months of bulking) because I felt like my body fat was getting too high. I was at around 19%.

I have been eating around 1650 calories a week and I am starting to wonder whether it is too aggressive. In two weeks, I dropped to around 56.5kg. I know that some of it could be potentially water weight, but I am worried that I might be losing too much muscle mass along the way. I would like to do it in a way where I do not lose too much muscle mass but also cut down to 12% body fat.

I wanted to get some thoughts here! Let me know if you have any questions.

i’m 17 5’6 160 lbs day 43 of my cut consistently 43 days of 20k+ steps 5-6 training till failure in the gym , 1600-1750 cal deficit , fruits, supplements, sun everything i should be doing. i’m not proud with the body i have now but i don’t feel like it’s working anymore ( weight stalled for 8 days 160.4) and i just don’t see any more progress especially love handles, lower belly fat , belly fat , abs not showing . i wanted to talk to somebody to get guidance.

hi, i am wondering on any tips of how to become lean again. i am 19, 5'4 and i believe i'm 124 lbs. im aware this weight is pretty healthy but the distribution of fat is one of my biggest insecurities (stomach, arm area, face). im still fairly skinny but i'd just like to become more tone i guess. i used to do track and field in high school and was very toned. i gained more weight after i injured my leg and a lot more during my first semester of college cus i snacked a lot. but now i'm just wondering of specific things i should do (workout splits and such). thanks!!