After roughly 2.5 months on Reta, I've found that junk or heavily processed food is much tougher to get down. So far I've dropped around 40lbs. I hit the gym 6 days per week and add cardio on about 4-5 of those days. My current dose is 6mg once weekly, injected E5D, and I've stayed at that level for about 5-6 weeks, moving up from 2mg to 4mg and then to 6mg. I'm also keeping a steady caloric deficit while making sure I get at least ~200g of protein daily.
In the past, I could easily demolish a bag of chips or a pack of gummy bears. Now, eating anything like that is far more difficult. Take pizza: I hadn't had it in ~2 months, then some friends came over. I ate two slices with no trouble and was still hungry. But by the third slice, it took every ounce of effort and focus to keep from throwing up. My wife had the same experience—she managed only ~2 slices and was completely done.
The odd thing is that I can put away much more when the food is clean. A couple of baked fish fillets with sweet potatoes? No issue. Chicken breasts with salad, rice, etc.? No issue. But eat ~5-6 gummy bears and I immediately feel stuffed and awful. Perhaps it's because those foods are calorie-dense, so you're technically taking in far more calories than with cleaner food.
Beer is similar. I used to be really into beer and stopped drinking when I began working out and taking Reta. With something light like an Ultra, I can get through ~2 cans. But the heavy stouts I once loved—I'd be lucky to finish one in ~1hr. It takes me a while. I used to be able to drink ~4-5 of them in an hour.
Anyway, I'm curious whether anyone else has this same issue where eating crappy food is just really hard in general. These days, if we're going out as a group, I dread places that serve only fried food. I just can't do it anymore.
In the past, I could easily demolish a bag of chips or a pack of gummy bears. Now, eating anything like that is far more difficult. Take pizza: I hadn't had it in ~2 months, then some friends came over. I ate two slices with no trouble and was still hungry. But by the third slice, it took every ounce of effort and focus to keep from throwing up. My wife had the same experience—she managed only ~2 slices and was completely done.
The odd thing is that I can put away much more when the food is clean. A couple of baked fish fillets with sweet potatoes? No issue. Chicken breasts with salad, rice, etc.? No issue. But eat ~5-6 gummy bears and I immediately feel stuffed and awful. Perhaps it's because those foods are calorie-dense, so you're technically taking in far more calories than with cleaner food.
Beer is similar. I used to be really into beer and stopped drinking when I began working out and taking Reta. With something light like an Ultra, I can get through ~2 cans. But the heavy stouts I once loved—I'd be lucky to finish one in ~1hr. It takes me a while. I used to be able to drink ~4-5 of them in an hour.
Anyway, I'm curious whether anyone else has this same issue where eating crappy food is just really hard in general. These days, if we're going out as a group, I dread places that serve only fried food. I just can't do it anymore.
