INTRO Hi from Sweden

[onewalker]

Hi everyone,

I’m a guy from Sweden who will turn 50 soon. My semaglutide journey began roughly 2 years back. Over about 8 months, my BMI dropped from 31 down to 24 — that was fantastic!

But for the last 18 months, I’ve pretty much been stuck in place while still on semaglutide. Those last few kgs around my midsection just won’t come off.

So I finally decided to go for Reta. If nothing goes wrong, my first vial should arrive on Wednesday. Up to now, I’ve only ever used brand name Ozempic — I’ve got zero experience mixing a solution or handling syringes. There’s definitely a learning curve waiting for me, but I figure it’ll work out okay.

 

[Anami]

Great job on your semaglutide progress! Your BMI has dropped quite a lot.

Is there a BMI target you're aiming for that would make you feel satisfied?

 

[onewalker]

Anami said:

Great job on your semaglutide progress! Your BMI has dropped quite a lot.

Is there a BMI target you're aiming for that would make you feel satisfied?

Appreciate it — I'm pleased with where things stand!

At this stage, BMI isn't really my main focus. The things I'm aiming for are:

Shed the loose stuff around my middle — get my waist measurement down.

Reach a body fat percentage of 15% or lower, ideally around 12%.

Have abs that show.

Come across as athletic and strong.

That list isn't ranked. Still, my guess is all of it would come together under a BMI of 22.

Today's weigh-in was 75.2 kg, waist at 89 cm, and I gave myself the first retatrutide shot at 1.0 mg. My hope is that the retra gets me to those goals.

 

[Anami]

Same here, funny enough! My original goal was simply a healthy, normal BMI and looks weren't on my radar. Now that I've reached it, though, I'm chasing the abs too. I've also got that bit of fat sitting around my waist, while the rest of me stays pretty lean. The one thing starting to nag at me is the shots now that there's so little fat to work with. But yeah, it's great that you're going after it too!