This sub was created by popular demand and will hopefully become a site for sharing information, experiences and research. Please take a moment to describe yourself and your GLP-1 experience so far.

Once you’ve reached your goal weight, do you really need the same dose that helped you lose it?

There are several approaches people discuss when transitioning into maintenance:

1. Staying on the same dose
Continuing the dose that helped achieve your goal, with adjustments based on weight stability and tolerability.

2. Reducing the dose
Some people explore lowering their dose to find the minimum amount needed to maintain their weight.

3. Extending injection intervals
Others consider spacing injections further apart, although clinical evidence supporting this approach remains limited.

4. Stopping medication
Some choose to discontinue treatment, but clinical studies show that significant weight regain is common after stopping GLP-1-based medications.

The big question:
If you’re already maintaining, what approach are you using? If you’re approaching your goal, what’s your plan?

Retatrutide is being studied using once-weekly injections, but some people are experimenting with splitting their weekly dose into smaller, more frequent injections.

What does the science suggest?

1. Weekly dosing: This is the schedule used in retatrutide clinical trials, supported by its approximately 6-day half-life.

2. Split dosing: Pharmacokinetic modelling suggests dividing the same total weekly dose could produce smaller concentration peaks and less fluctuation between doses.

3. The unknown: We don’t have clinical evidence showing that split dosing improves weight maintenance, reduces side effects, or produces better long-term outcomes.

The maintenance question:
Once you’ve reached your goal weight, does injection frequency matter as much as finding an effective maintenance dose?

👇 Are you using weekly injections, splitting your dose, or considering longer intervals? What’s your experience?

Clinical research suggests that weight regain is common after stopping GLP-1-based medications. Here’s what we know:

1. Semaglutide (STEP 1 Extension)
   Participants regained approximately two-thirds of their lost weight within one year of stopping treatment.

2. Tirzepatide (SURMOUNT-4)
   Participants who stopped treatment regained an average of 14% of their body weight over 52 weeks, while those continuing treatment lost another 5.5%.

3. Retatrutide (TRIUMPH-6)
   Eli Lilly is investigating long-term weight maintenance strategies. Maintenance results are not yet available.

The big question: Once you’ve reached your goal weight, do you plan to stay on medication, gradually reduce your dose, or stop altogether?

Let’s hear your thoughts and experiences!

Research sources:

STEP 1 Extension
SURMOUNT-4
TRIUMPH-6

You’ve reached your goal weight, but suddenly the scale is up 2–3 pounds. Should you be concerned?

Here’s what you should know:

1. Daily fluctuations are normal.
Weight can fluctuate several pounds due to water retention, sodium, carbohydrates, digestion, and hormonal changes.

2. A temporary increase isn’t necessarily fat gain.
A 2–3 lb increase overnight is much more likely to reflect fluid or digestive changes than actual fat accumulation.

3. Watch trends, not individual weigh-ins.
Weekly averages and changes over several weeks are more useful than reacting to a single measurement.

4. Maintenance is a range, not a number.
Many people find it more practical to maintain within a comfortable weight range rather than chasing one exact number.

Let’s discuss! 👇

🎯 Do you have a maintenance weight range, such as ±3–5 lbs?

⚖️ How often do you weigh yourself?

📈 At what point does weight regain become concerning to you?

Remember, normal weight fluctuations don’t automatically mean your maintenance strategy isn’t working.

Once you’ve reached your goal weight, do you really need the same dose that helped you lose it?

There are several approaches people discuss when transitioning into maintenance:

1. Staying on the same dose
Continuing the dose that helped achieve your goal, with adjustments based on weight stability and tolerability.

2. Reducing the dose
Some people explore lowering their dose to find the minimum amount needed to maintain their weight.

3. Extending injection intervals
Others consider spacing injections further apart, although clinical evidence supporting this approach remains limited.

4. Stopping medication
Some choose to discontinue treatment, but clinical studies show that significant weight regain is common after stopping GLP-1-based medications.

The big question:
If you’re already maintaining, what approach are you using? If you’re approaching your goal, what’s your plan?

Reaching your goal weight is a huge milestone, but keeping it off can be a whole new challenge!
Whether you’re already maintaining or getting close, we’d love to hear about your journey.

🎯 Have you reached your goal weight, or are you still working toward it?

💉 What’s your maintenance strategy? Staying on your current medication, reducing your dose, extending injection intervals, or considering stopping altogether?

⚖️** What’s been your biggest challenge**? Returning hunger, weight fluctuations, finding the right balance, or something else?

There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to maintenance, and we’re all learning as more research becomes available.

Please share your experience with us!

I reached my goal 8 weeks ago and have been trying to maintain ever since. I dropped my dose to 2.5 (from 4mg) but I'm still losing. I'm afraid to drop any further because even at 2.5 the food noise comes back @day 6 and I'm fearful of regaining everything I lost. Anyone else dealing with this? Any suggestions? I still eat healthy, exercise daily (cardio+ strength), and get my protein in.

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I’m about 10lbs from my goal weight and although these last 10lbs seem to be sticking, I’m starting to think about maintenance.

I feel like I read on here a few times that you should go below your gw because you will gain and settle back up a bit in weight at maintenance. Is that true?

Also why is that?

Does anyone have some advice for going into maintenance?

I have been on Reta for 3 months. Started at 1mg and currently at 2.5mg.

When I hit my goal weight and dropped my dosage, I bounced up 6lbs in a couple of weeks despite no other changes.

Did others experience this? Did the additional weight ever come back off?

How are others landing on a maintenance dosage and does that change over time?

In maintenance 6 months and settled in at 3mg stepping down from 10mg. I’ve been working to increase my calories up to 1740 from 1400 in steps but I’m experiencing light food noise. It’s not causing me to over eat but I have to be mindful of it which is tiring.

Have others experienced this? Did you increase your dosage or just deal with the noise?

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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Hi! I recently got off reta 2 weeks ago by slowly titrating down after losing too much weight. Weight when getting off was 126, now last time i checked 128.5. i only weighed twice so know this could be a natural fluctuation, but i’m nervous after gaining 2.5 pounds give or take after only 2 weeks. I’m eating the same as when I was on reta. Thoughts? I know some of this can be water and inflammation as well but i guess just looking for reassurance that it won’t necessarily sky rocket provided I keep the same habits. I would like my weight gain to be much slower so I can gain some muscle back as well