Redheaven92
Explorer
Greetings from NYC!
This group came recommended by a friend, after I'd gone hunting for better solutions than the rather bleak options the US Healthcare system provides, bless its heart.
Diet and exercise took 200 pounds off me 20 years ago, and for roughly 20 years it stayed off inside a 25-lb range. Then came quitting smoking in 2022, the process I refer to The Baby: nine months of work, all sorts of complications and other injuries, horrible things done to my weight and health, and I wouldn't trade quitting smoking for the world regardless. Women discussing childbirth are the only people I've ever heard talk in similar terms, lol. Ergo, The Baby.
Three years have added about 80 pounds, and once the other post-nicotine issues were fixed (food, digestive woes, and I learned what straight up chemical depression entailed) getting back in shape again has been a struggle. Two different beasts, it turns out, are losing 200 pounds at 23 and losing 80-100 at 46. Most of my old weight management tactics had to go out the window; nevertheless, the quest to get rid of the Baby weight is on.
Insurance-covered, a caring doctor tried backending me into a Victoza Rx, and wonders is what it did for my mood while doing little for my weight/appetite. Throw in inconsistent stock/availability, plus the large lapses of time I could use it (a no-no, I know), and something more effective was clearly needed.
This vast body of knowledge here has been my reading material while exploring the options; Reta is what I want to give a shot, and some potential leads were ID'd using all the advice I found. New hope arrived in just 7 hours, and GLPs became realistically within reach. Look forward to this journey with you all!
This group came recommended by a friend, after I'd gone hunting for better solutions than the rather bleak options the US Healthcare system provides, bless its heart.
Diet and exercise took 200 pounds off me 20 years ago, and for roughly 20 years it stayed off inside a 25-lb range. Then came quitting smoking in 2022, the process I refer to The Baby: nine months of work, all sorts of complications and other injuries, horrible things done to my weight and health, and I wouldn't trade quitting smoking for the world regardless. Women discussing childbirth are the only people I've ever heard talk in similar terms, lol. Ergo, The Baby.
Three years have added about 80 pounds, and once the other post-nicotine issues were fixed (food, digestive woes, and I learned what straight up chemical depression entailed) getting back in shape again has been a struggle. Two different beasts, it turns out, are losing 200 pounds at 23 and losing 80-100 at 46. Most of my old weight management tactics had to go out the window; nevertheless, the quest to get rid of the Baby weight is on.
Insurance-covered, a caring doctor tried backending me into a Victoza Rx, and wonders is what it did for my mood while doing little for my weight/appetite. Throw in inconsistent stock/availability, plus the large lapses of time I could use it (a no-no, I know), and something more effective was clearly needed.
This vast body of knowledge here has been my reading material while exploring the options; Reta is what I want to give a shot, and some potential leads were ID'd using all the advice I found. New hope arrived in just 7 hours, and GLPs became realistically within reach. Look forward to this journey with you all!