TacoLifter420 said:
Gr33dyOctopus said:
TacoLifter420 said:
Do the doses of tirz and reta you're on right now actually control your appetite? Have you tracked how many calories you're currently eating? What's your daily step count, and what other workouts do you do?
Once we know those things, it'll be easier to figure out which adjustments could break this plateau.
OK, that's reasonable. I don't track calories, though lately at work I've been hitting snacks — chips and mini candy bars. For roughly 9 months I stayed away from that. Now I'm back on them, and I've also thrown Costco trail mix bags into the rotation.
Before, I stuck to 16-hour fasts with an 8-hour eating window, and the pounds dropped steadily.
At home I'm still mostly on grilled meats and vegetables, but pizza and sub sandwiches keep calling my name.
My job keeps me moving: I run 1 to 2 exercise groups using weight bands and balls in a few different buildings. By noon I've usually got 6k steps or more, and by the time work ends it's typically 8 to 10k. My arms and legs are fairly ripped — smaller than I'd prefer, but muscular.
My belly has always been the issue. I'm built like a fucking potato. I had to pause GLP1s for a month because of medical shit, and I only restarted on the 11th.
It seems like your current intake is at maintenance level, snacks included. That's not necessarily a problem.
I strongly suggest logging every single thing you eat. There's an old saying: [[Q2]] Grab a food scale from Amazon—it's a pain at first, but it gets easier. The upside is that most of us are habitual eaters and rotate through the same twelve or so foods most of the time. Samsung Health has a food tracking function built in, and you can save each meal as a custom entry for later. I'd assume Apple offers something similar. If not, there are plenty of other apps available.
Try this for the coming week without making any adjustments. That gives us a reliable starting point. With that number in hand, we can begin tweaking things gradually. After that first week, I'd cut my average daily calories by only 100. You could do it through pure discipline, but that's miserable—or you could bump the tirz up slightly. I don't know much about cagri, though many people seem to like it. Then, if the scale starts moving after removing 100 calories per day and you're satisfied with the pace, you're set. If not, remove another 100 per day for the following week. Repeat this cycle until you're dropping weight at a steady, tolerable rate. For me, small adjustments are simpler to manage.
Remember that as we lose weight, our basal metabolic rate drops naturally.
The other thing is finding time to lift weights. I've rediscovered my love for lifting. It played a big role in my life during my teens and 20s.
The greatest benefit: once you move out of a cutting phase and build some extra muscle, you get to eat more. By that stage, food changes from something you enjoy for pleasure into fuel—still tasty, but a different headspace. That's how it works for me; I suppose it varies from person to person, so your experience might differ.
You've already come a long way, don't lose sight of that. Picture carrying all the weight you've shed in a backpack and wearing it from morning to night. You'd be wiped out.
Keep pushing!
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