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c/maintenancephase·submitted 11 months ago by u/karim_hartmann

[Discussion] can we stop arguing about long term until somebody posts a number

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can we stop arguing about long term until somebody posts a number. I am not trying to be the "source?" guy. I would just like a source. Body weight varies by a couple of kilos over days in stable people through fluid, glycogen and gut content. A range is not a trend. Appetite returning before the scale moves follows…

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u/zaid_eriksen37 points·11 months ago

Been at maintenance for 2 months on 1.0mg. Nothing happens. That is the whole report and it took me a while to accept it as success.

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u/mod_cold_roommod · c/coldchain0 points·11 months ago

Dose reduction and interval extension are different interventions. Halving the dose keeps the rhythm and lowers the level; stretching keeps the level and lowers the frequency, with a lower trough.

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u/kofi_ferreira1 point·11 months ago

What is the plan if the drift continues for another month?

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u/nadia_trevino1 point·11 months ago

That is a range, not a trend. Two weigh-ins 5 days apart cannot distinguish them.

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[deleted]15 points·11 months ago

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u/paloma_stanescu4 points·11 months ago·edited

Agreed that a few kilos of drift is ordinary. Weight is not a fixed number even for people who have never taken anything.

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u/karim_hartmannOP2 points·11 months ago

What does your weigh-in frequency look like at this point?

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u/blunt_coldbox_notes1 point·11 months ago

Disagree with chasing the last stretch by going up. You are trading a real side-effect cost for a number you chose arbitrarily.

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