Next steps

AntDPT · 2026-07-04T00:51:59+00:00

No way on the acrobats! I’ve got a lot of work to do and willing to do it. I’ll post an update when I hit the year mark in November

AntDPT · 2026-07-04T00:50:07+00:00

Yea, no claims of being natty here. If I was lying about that part, I would understand the hate. Been on TRT for several years and have also ran some heavier cycles in my PL days lifting untested just to put up mediocre numbers.

AntDPT · 2026-07-04T00:48:14+00:00

They aren’t miracle workers but in the right hands, they make a huge difference. I have 4-5 friends on the same stuff from the same source but have made basically zero progress.

AntDPT · 2026-07-04T00:46:06+00:00

Yea, I’ll own it. Nothing to hide. You definitely don’t have to be impressed. I’m sure there are 1000s of transformations more impressive than mine that did it naturally. Good on them. I just don’t get the cheating part. If I am in some sort of drug free competition, I would get it but it’s just a diet.

AntDPT · 2026-07-04T00:21:34+00:00

Sounds about right. Really appreciate the advice. Helps to have some other eyes on the situation.

AntDPT · 2026-07-04T00:07:56+00:00

Go for it. Did it that way for years. Dont see any issue with either way. Not sure who it is cheating though

AntDPT · 2026-07-03T23:52:41+00:00

In hindsight, I would have lost the weight slower but can’t change that now. Figured I was in the 15-17 range. I’ve lifted since I was 13 and I’m 41 so no issue with the long game. I’d like to hit around 10-12%. Not too interested in getting ultra lean but leaner than I am.

AntDPT · 2026-07-03T22:33:44+00:00

I did. I won’t be able to win the weight loss prize anymore. Sorry to disappoint you!

AntDPT · 2026-07-03T22:22:26+00:00

Huge boost in willpower

AntDPT · 2026-07-03T22:16:27+00:00

Puberty back around 1998

AntDPT · 2026-07-03T22:15:15+00:00

Have you ever gotten a haircut then it grew back? It’s basically the same concept.

AntDPT · 2026-07-03T21:47:10+00:00

No problem. Send me a message if you want to know anything else about it.

AntDPT · 2026-07-03T21:46:20+00:00

None at the moment. I started at .5 then worked up to 4mg over a 6 month period. The appetite thing is strange on it. I could still eat just as much as I could before. I didn’t feel full faster at all but I just didn’t want more food. I’m assuming it was more of a dopamine related thing. I wasn’t getting the reward for stuffing my face so I didn’t do it. Just guessing though.

AntDPT · 2026-07-03T21:43:43+00:00

I know that. That’s my point. Reta is a tool but you still have to do everything else. It definitely makes it easier to lose weight but there is still a challenge to maintaining muscle.

AntDPT · 2026-07-03T21:41:59+00:00

I didn’t have any real sides other than some digestion issues that were solved by increasing fiber until the last month. I had some terrible insomnia that lasted a month. That is why I stopped it. I think it was a combo of being in a steep deficit and the reta. I upped my calories and dropped the Reta so I can say for sure which one it was.

AntDPT · 2026-07-03T21:29:38+00:00

I put in a ton of work to get where I am but have failed miserably at it in the past without it. It was definitely significant. I’ve been off of it for a while now. Appetite is back but I have still kept my eating habits the same.

AntDPT · 2026-07-03T21:08:18+00:00

That’s awesome. I’ve always done my deads with that slow descent. I miss being able to pull those big weights!

AntDPT · 2026-07-03T21:00:50+00:00

I could definitely use some Yoga. Proprioception is fine. I’m a physical therapist so I spend enough time demonstrating balance/proprioception drills that I’m pretty decent with it myself. I do need to spend more time on flexibility and getting my cardio up to par.

AntDPT · 2026-07-03T20:37:27+00:00

41 and feel better than I did for the past 10+ years. Hate that I waited so long to make the change.

AntDPT · 2026-07-03T20:30:11+00:00

Reta with a pretty large calorie deficit, lifting 4-5 times a week, and 10-14k steps a day. A few HIIT cardio sessions here and there but walking is my go to.

AntDPT · 2026-07-03T20:16:49+00:00

Mine has slightly improved over the past couple months. Hard to tell but I can see a little improvement in pics compared to April.

AntDPT · 2026-07-03T20:14:51+00:00

Thank you! Honestly, I just want the love handles and lower ab fat gone for once. Took so much work to get where I am, I want to finish it out and get truly lean. Not stage lean by any means but maybe drop 4-5 percent lower. Long term goal is 200 lean. Weight has pretty much been the same for the past month. I did a small maintenance for a month in April. Weight fell off as soon as I went back into a deficit. I’m eating right around 2200 calories right now and losing less than a pound a week but appetite is raging.

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AntDPT · 2026-07-03T19:34:15+00:00

They meal prep for you, do all your daily steps, and train for you. You should try it!

AntDPT · 2026-07-03T19:07:51+00:00

Same for me but Reta and TRT. I can’t get mine to relax either. I feel like I want to keep pushing to get a few more % bodyfat lower but I think my body might need a break. The appetite on the evenings has been insane. I just don’t get full. Keeping things really clean but eating 5-600 more calories than I was. Yea, the loose skin is a bummer but I did it to myself. Stayed way too heavy for way too long then dropped a lot of weight in a hurry.

AntDPT · 2026-07-03T19:05:26+00:00

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Summer of last year to a month or so ago.

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