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c/tapering·posted 1 months ago by u/valeria_cardoso

[PSA] interval stretching is not what most of this community thinks it is

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Explainer, as requested in the last thread: interval stretching is not what most of this community thinks it is.

Regained most of it over a year and spent that year assuming it was my fault. It was not; it is what the literature describes.

Wrote down where I was before changing anything. That single page made the following six months interpretable.

Stretched from seven days to ten to twelve over four months. Appetite told me where the limit was each time.

Corrections welcome, especially the pedantic ones. Pedantry is how this board earns its reputation.

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u/maintenance_mode_maxMOD75 points·1 months ago

Removed the taper schedule written for another member. Describe your own experience instead.

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u/coldchain_karencold chain52 points·1 months ago

Withdrawal studies across this class consistently show substantial regain after discontinuation, with appetite typically returning before weight changes. That is a description of the pharmacology of a chronic condition.

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u/maintenance_mode_maxmaintenance18 points·1 months ago

write down where you are before you change anything

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[removed]14 points·1 months ago

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