INTRO asian bigback says hi

[fuchufuchu]

hey all! i'm a 20-year-old woman, and i'm in week 3 of reta, with a goal of dropping 15-20lbs through peptides growing up in asia, where being extremely skinny is seen as normal, i dealt with eating disorders for a long time - and unfortunately, i'm not that skinny. since 2022, i've gone through many cycles of yoyo dieting. over the past year, though, i've fully let go of the diet mentality and stayed at a weight i'm not thrilled about - but i've come to put my health first, above appearance. with that approach, i now feel prepared for weight loss that's healthy, sustainable (no matter how slow), and lasting.

so far, i've dropped 3lbs, which isn't as dramatic as what i've seen from others on reta. but i'm still eating like i always did - just going by my natural hunger - so i'm not let down at all! i'm just happy that the lower appetite is working without me pushing myself to eat less. kinda reminds me of when i lost 10lbs after a breakup lol, anyway - i can't wait to talk with everyone and lose weight safely together!

(also that breakup turned out to be temporary and we've been happy since!)

 

[manfisher]

fuchufuchu said:

hey all! i'm a 20-year-old woman, and i'm in week 3 of reta, with a goal of dropping 15-20lbs through peptides growing up in asia, where being extremely skinny is seen as normal, i dealt with eating disorders for a long time - and unfortunately, i'm not that skinny. since 2022, i've gone through many cycles of yoyo dieting. over the past year, though, i've fully let go of the diet mentality and stayed at a weight i'm not thrilled about - but i've come to put my health first, above appearance. with that approach, i now feel prepared for weight loss that's healthy, sustainable (no matter how slow), and lasting.

so far, i've dropped 3lbs, which isn't as dramatic as what i've seen from others on reta. but i'm still eating like i always did - just going by my natural hunger - so i'm not let down at all! i'm just happy that the lower appetite is working without me pushing myself to eat less. kinda reminds me of when i lost 10lbs after a breakup lol, anyway - i can't wait to talk with everyone and lose weight safely together!

(also that breakup turned out to be temporary and we've been happy since!)

Dropping three lbs. across three weeks is a solid result! Before reta, shedding even a lb weekly is tough. Back in college I was playing sports and had recently gotten together with the woman who's now my wife. I was carrying a little extra and, since I was in ROTC, I had to slim down. Through a 500-700 cal deficit I managed to lose 1-1.5lbs per week, and it was brutal. Stick with it!

 

[fuchufuchu]

manfisher said:

fuchufuchu said:

hey all! i'm a 20-year-old woman, and i'm in week 3 of reta, with a goal of dropping 15-20lbs through peptides growing up in asia, where being extremely skinny is seen as normal, i dealt with eating disorders for a long time - and unfortunately, i'm not that skinny. since 2022, i've gone through many cycles of yoyo dieting. over the past year, though, i've fully let go of the diet mentality and stayed at a weight i'm not thrilled about - but i've come to put my health first, above appearance. with that approach, i now feel prepared for weight loss that's healthy, sustainable (no matter how slow), and lasting.

so far, i've dropped 3lbs, which isn't as dramatic as what i've seen from others on reta. but i'm still eating like i always did - just going by my natural hunger - so i'm not let down at all! i'm just happy that the lower appetite is working without me pushing myself to eat less. kinda reminds me of when i lost 10lbs after a breakup lol, anyway - i can't wait to talk with everyone and lose weight safely together!

(also that breakup turned out to be temporary and we've been happy since!)

Dropping three lbs. across three weeks is a solid result! Before reta, shedding even a lb weekly is tough. Back in college I was playing sports and had recently gotten together with the woman who's now my wife. I was carrying a little extra and, since I was in ROTC, I had to slim down. Through a 500-700 cal deficit I managed to lose 1-1.5lbs per week, and it was brutal. Stick with it!

thanks for the kind words! running a 500-700 deficit is seriously tough, so i'm happy reta takes some of the edge off for both of us