Thanks for the article—very clear and informative. I’ll share my own experience, which was partially inspired by your post. For history I have probably been between 15-25 bf% my whole adult life, oscillating over the years depending on motivation.
I have been on a diet for 2 months conventionally, and began taking retatrutide the last 2 weeks to dodge the negatives of being hungry all the time. I can report;
Dosage: 1mg 2x week.
Interest in food immediately and completely cratering. This lead to similar concerns with eating too little. My caloric intake has dropped a lot compared to dieting normally—from ~750 daily calorie deficit to around ~1.5k
Less fatigue dispite lower calories
Sleep quality still low (it was poor on conventional diet too, which the net tells me is a common side effect of dieting)
Feeling cold
I have felt very weak, which is expected given my total lack of exercise and large caloric deficit
Heartburn after drinking, which I have very rarely experienced before
I haven’t experienced any particular increase in productivity or reduced engagement with other vices
Thanks for the article—very clear and informative. I’ll share my own experience, which was partially inspired by your post. For history I have probably been between 15-25 bf% my whole adult life, oscillating over the years depending on motivation.
I have been on a diet for 2 months conventionally, and began taking retatrutide the last 2 weeks to dodge the negatives of being hungry all the time. I can report;
Dosage: 1mg 2x week.
Interest in food immediately and completely cratering. This lead to similar concerns with eating too little. My caloric intake has dropped a lot compared to dieting normally—from ~750 daily calorie deficit to around ~1.5k
Less fatigue dispite lower calories
Sleep quality still low (it was poor on conventional diet too, which the net tells me is a common side effect of dieting)
Feeling cold
I have felt very weak, which is expected given my total lack of exercise and large caloric deficit
Heartburn after drinking, which I have very rarely experienced before
I haven’t experienced any particular increase in productivity or reduced engagement with other vices