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Age: 29
Weight: 139.4 kg (307 lbs) -> 110.2 kg (243 lbs)
Height: 6'1"
Body Fat % (BIA Scales): 42% -> 29.1% - obviously don't take these readings seriously
Waist (belly button): 48" -> 43"
Commencement / 1st pin: March 16th 2026, 2 mg, split dose
Titration Schedule: Accelerated (4 mg after 2 weeks, 8 mg after 4 weeks, 12 mg after 5 weeks, transitioned to single weekly dose at week 6)
My lifestyle did a 180, so I can't say this progress is entirely attributable to reta. For instance, after a decade of chain smoking, I quit cold turkey 341 days ago (yes, I'm tracking
), so obviously there's a ton of repair going on in the background that'll obscure what's coming from what.
What's more, I intend to continue refining/adding lifestyle measures, making it even more tricky to see what reta is doing going forward.
That said, whilst the appetite suppression does not feel as I expected, my recorded calorie intake (using Snap Calorie religiously to track for the past 64 days) seems to suggest that I'm responding.
Again, tricky to separate whether this is due to tracking-induced cognizance of calorie intake, leading to a reduction, or if the suppression is quelling the food noise enough to make a low-calorie day bearable; also, stepping on the scales daily upon waking, so whether these results are yielded more from behavioural changes vs. substance use is tough to tell.
Diet:
Not hitting my macros (largely a protein deficiency), but I've shifted to predominantly eating whole foods. My disgust towards processed shit seems to have skyrocketed, and I can only think to correlate this with the reta. Then again, it's tough to hit macros when I'm regularly doing ~800 calories daily. I fucked up buying 5 kg of chocolate whey powder from Bulk, but I can hardly yak it down since starting reta; going for unflavoured next time.
Supplements & Other Meds:
Healthspan Multivitamin Gold x 1 pill
Nutrition Geeks Vitamin D3 4000 iu & Vitamin K2 100μg x 1 pill
Nutravita Omega 3 Fish Oil 2000 mg capsules w/ 660 mg EPA & 440 mg DHA x 2 capsules
WeightWorld NAC 600 mg x 2 capsules
SportsSupplies Magnesium Glycinate providing 315 mg Elemental Magnesium & Vitamin B6 x 2 capsules
Nutrition Geeks Creatine Monohydrate x 3 scoops (~15 grams)
Dutasteride 0.5 mg x 1 capsule
Minoxidil 2.5 mg x 1 pill
Fitness:
Heavily modified GZCLP 3-day program (only retaining the T1 & T2 movements, rep schema, and periodization; otherwise giant sets/circuits for T3s with less bodybuilding focus and more functional work using ATG standards, isometrics, kb stuff, etc.), ran on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, roughly 100 mins start to finish. Home gym.
I was using the Boostcamp app to track, but I've been neglecting it, as the free version doesn't let you enter more than a couple custom T3s; need to get back to it and maybe purchase the subscription.
That's pretty much it, other than steps. I didn't want to stack a bunch of training modalities instantly to avoid burnout, but this will be expanded significantly i.e. dedicated zone 4/5 cardio, etc.
Weight: 139.4 kg (307 lbs) -> 110.2 kg (243 lbs)
Height: 6'1"
Body Fat % (BIA Scales): 42% -> 29.1% - obviously don't take these readings seriously
Waist (belly button): 48" -> 43"
Commencement / 1st pin: March 16th 2026, 2 mg, split dose
Titration Schedule: Accelerated (4 mg after 2 weeks, 8 mg after 4 weeks, 12 mg after 5 weeks, transitioned to single weekly dose at week 6)
My lifestyle did a 180, so I can't say this progress is entirely attributable to reta. For instance, after a decade of chain smoking, I quit cold turkey 341 days ago (yes, I'm tracking
), so obviously there's a ton of repair going on in the background that'll obscure what's coming from what. What's more, I intend to continue refining/adding lifestyle measures, making it even more tricky to see what reta is doing going forward.
That said, whilst the appetite suppression does not feel as I expected, my recorded calorie intake (using Snap Calorie religiously to track for the past 64 days) seems to suggest that I'm responding.
Again, tricky to separate whether this is due to tracking-induced cognizance of calorie intake, leading to a reduction, or if the suppression is quelling the food noise enough to make a low-calorie day bearable; also, stepping on the scales daily upon waking, so whether these results are yielded more from behavioural changes vs. substance use is tough to tell.
Diet:
Not hitting my macros (largely a protein deficiency), but I've shifted to predominantly eating whole foods. My disgust towards processed shit seems to have skyrocketed, and I can only think to correlate this with the reta. Then again, it's tough to hit macros when I'm regularly doing ~800 calories daily. I fucked up buying 5 kg of chocolate whey powder from Bulk, but I can hardly yak it down since starting reta; going for unflavoured next time.
Supplements & Other Meds:
Healthspan Multivitamin Gold x 1 pill
Nutrition Geeks Vitamin D3 4000 iu & Vitamin K2 100μg x 1 pill
Nutravita Omega 3 Fish Oil 2000 mg capsules w/ 660 mg EPA & 440 mg DHA x 2 capsules
WeightWorld NAC 600 mg x 2 capsules
SportsSupplies Magnesium Glycinate providing 315 mg Elemental Magnesium & Vitamin B6 x 2 capsules
Nutrition Geeks Creatine Monohydrate x 3 scoops (~15 grams)
Dutasteride 0.5 mg x 1 capsule
Minoxidil 2.5 mg x 1 pill
Fitness:
Heavily modified GZCLP 3-day program (only retaining the T1 & T2 movements, rep schema, and periodization; otherwise giant sets/circuits for T3s with less bodybuilding focus and more functional work using ATG standards, isometrics, kb stuff, etc.), ran on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, roughly 100 mins start to finish. Home gym.
I was using the Boostcamp app to track, but I've been neglecting it, as the free version doesn't let you enter more than a couple custom T3s; need to get back to it and maybe purchase the subscription.
That's pretty much it, other than steps. I didn't want to stack a bunch of training modalities instantly to avoid burnout, but this will be expanded significantly i.e. dedicated zone 4/5 cardio, etc.
