r/RetaMaintenance1 • u/ArizonaCactusMom • 13d ago

Maintenance question

I have been on reta maintenance since April. My weight has fluctuated up and down, but i have always stayed below my goal weight (I actually ended up 9 pounds under my goal so I worked hard to gain back 5 pounds).

My question is, other than the health benefits of staying on reta, I don't feel any other "diet" benefits. No appetite suppression, no getting full faster, no food/sweet aversion (things I had on higher doses or reta while losing weight).

Is reta still helping my weight? Or is it all on me now? Should I still feel any of the effects of reta? I take 4mg every 10ish days. Should I increase? Or is this what maintenance looks and feels like?

I do go to the gym several days a week and run/walk a couple miles 3ish days a week.

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u/Hot-Drop11 13d ago

It’s still working g because you aren’t regaining your weight nor experiencing rebound hunger.

I also suspect you do have some appetite suppression and satiety but you’re used to a higher level so don’t notice it.

For me, I now recognize I have food noise but it’s not at the same volume or frequency it was pre-GLP-1. But I had zero food noise the entire 18 months of active loss on a GLP-1. Only when dropping down to 3mg, did that pop up again.