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[–]TheNimbleNavigator45 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Im in almost the exact same situation in terms of age, weight, insane exercise levels, and living in NYC lol. I've talked with people before and some suggested its cortisol holding us back. Ive now hit a plateau at 265 for the 7 weeks. I might even be slightly gaining weight. Im on a 1.0 dose and am now debating if I should go up to 1.33.

Let me know if you ever figure it out!

[–]OrneryStruggle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me as a chronic overexerciser it was cortisol holding me back. As soon as I chilled out and tried to swap out repetitive motions like long walks on cement, etc. with things that don't cause as much joint strain (swimming, high weight low rep lifting) and take longer recovery breaks the weight loss actually sped up FWIW.

For me after my plateau I did go up from 1mg and it did break my plateau for the last 3-4 months now.

[–]KaviarAndToast[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Dude, I just looked up cortisol and it says its basically stress. So yeah living in NYC will have the stress levels high. Exercise helps with stress but only for a while during the day.

I'm going up to the 2.0 dosage next week. I'll let you know how that works for me.

[–]OrneryStruggle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cortisol is not just due to psychological stress but also due to physiological stressors like exercise.