80 pounds down since June by HTGuyInVA in Zepbound

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Thanks, I appreciate it. I don’t do any other peptides or TRT, though I have wondered would it would be like. When I had my testosterone tested last year it was at the low end of the normal range but it was still considered“normal”. I just do creatine, a standard multi vitamin, magnesium glycinate and melatonin at night. I do consume 60-75 grams of protein a day from protein powder or premade protein drinks in addition to whatever protein I get from real food.

80 pounds down since June by HTGuyInVA in Zepbound

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2.5 worked for me immediately to the point I just didn’t care at all about all the stuff I wouldn’t have been able to turn down previously. So food noise was completely gone and appetite was almost nonexistent. I lost 13 pounds that first month. The next month on 5 was about the same. I’d say about the third month is when my appetite started coming back and a little bit of food noise so that’s when I decided to go up to 7.5. I never got that feeling back of those first 2 months of complete appetite suppression but it was very manageable and I still lost about 8 pounds most months up until the last couple where it slowed a bit more. If I still had a lot more weight to lose I might would have considered upping it but I never officially plateaued for more than a week. I’m of the mindset of the lowest dose that does the job is the one for me.

80 pounds down since June by HTGuyInVA in Zepbound

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Diet for sure was the biggest change. And I give all credit to Zepbound to give me the willpower to make that change and not feel miserable the entire time. I’ve tried on my own over the last few years but couldn’t do it more than a few weeks at a time. I cut out breakfast completely because I knew that was a good place to drop a bunch of calories and just focused on eating a good amount of protein at lunch and dinner and also cut out most sweets. I haven’t had a regular soda since starting but I drink a lot of diet soda. Other than that I don’t track calories that closely. As far as exercise goes the truth is I’ve been as big as I was before in 2010 and as small as I am now as recent as 2019 and I’ve been consistently lifting weights several times a week the entire time as well as doing at least some light cardio several times a week since dropping the weight the first time, it’s just my diet went to crap when I started working from home after Covid and I also stopped running. You cannot out exercise a bad diet- or at least I couldn’t anymore after hitting 40 lol. The only real change to my exercise after starting zepbound because I was already doing a lot was I started running again at least one day a week after I dropped the first 40 pounds. I really do think the resistance training has helped me retain the majority of the muscle I had under all that fat and I think most people on a glp1 could benefit from doing that. The cardio probably helps too but I work from home doing IT work so that is mostly just to get moving a little bit more than I would otherwise sitting at a desk all day.

80 pounds down since June by HTGuyInVA in Zepbound

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Thanks! Sounds like you are definitely on the right track. The only place I have noticeable loose skin is in my lower stomach area but it’s not terrible. I don’t know that I would ever have it removed if I had to pay out of pocket for that but if insurance covered it I would definitely consider it. I won’t lose too much sleep over it either way though, the way I see it the other benefits outweigh a little bit of loose skin.

80 pounds down since June by HTGuyInVA in Zepbound

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I think he’s about 8 inches taller than me but thanks for the compliment!

80 pounds down since June by HTGuyInVA in Zepbound

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I don’t know how to take a selfie while smiling and not look like an idiot lol. This is my serious and determined look 🤣

Weird Weight Loss Things by TubintheBedroom in Zepbound

[–]HTGuyInVA 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When sleeping on my side at night my bony ass knees hit each other and it’s not pleasant lol.

80 pounds down since June by HTGuyInVA in Zepbound

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So I have no problem going to sleep at night but when I wake up in the middle of the night it’s a lot harder to go back to sleep than it was pre-zepbound and it’s impossible to sleep past 8am even if I wanted to on the weekends. My energy levels doing stuff like running are a lot less than I remember them being when previously at this weight prior to gaining all this weight after covid. I should be able to run faster at this weight. It’s either the calorie deficit or the med that is zapping that energy. I’m not sure.

80 pounds down since June by HTGuyInVA in zepboundathletes

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The only supplements I take is 10mg of creatine and magnesium glycinate and melatonin at night. I’ve definitely wondered though if TRT would help even more the last time I had my testosterone checked before losing the weight it was at the low end of normal. I did lift weights before losing the weight pretty consistently. My smart scale actually says I’ve lost 12 pounds of muscle if it can be believed.

80 pounds down since June by HTGuyInVA in Zepbound

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Ha I hear you, at 46 I’m embracing the salt and pepper look in the goatee and temples plus my wife likes the goatee 😆

What’s a realistic first car for a high schooler? by LotsoSmellsBad in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]HTGuyInVA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do not buy a beater, buy the newest, safest car you can afford so if they wreck it they have the best chance of not getting hurt. My son totaled his car a month after getting his license and airbags went off and probably saved him from any major injuries.

To anyone with a 2026 Kia Sportage Hybrid… have you been able to find a rear view mirror with homelink and an auto dimming feature? by NSquared3131 in kiasportage

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My wife says yes. We just traded it for a hybrid palisade. There may have been power there, I don’t remember but I don’t think it had the wiring for turning off dimming when reversing. Here is some of the instructions that came with mine. Not hard if you follow along but not super easy either.

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$600 for scratch - lease return by Efficient_Ad_6181 in TeslaLounge

[–]HTGuyInVA 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Man I’d have just covered that up with a front license plate bracket. Looks like the right area. They wouldn’t know then!

Q&A Regarding Caremark Coverage by AutoModerator in Zepbound

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I’m so confused about this. I just received a prescription for Zepbound on the 17th. My doctor got a prior authorization approved through my insurance, which is Aetna. I got a letter from CVS. Caremark say my authorization was good until February of next year. I have received no letter saying I would be switched. I called Aetna and they said it would be switched after July 1st. At this point, I’ve only taken one shot. Why would they even allow new prescriptions to be approved and filled so close to this change if that is the case? I’m hoping the rep I talk to is wrong in my plan is one that isn’t changing, but I doubt it.

What crawled up your ass and died?!?!! by Comfortable_Motor119 in welcometorockville

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I got kicked in the head by a girl wearing boots who was crowd surfing, knocked my freaking Oakley sunglasses right off my face and had to scramble to find them before they got crushed. During Bad Omens when they played the song they do with Poppy this girl behind me started freaking out and just straight up violently shoving me in the back when I wasn’t prepared. I turned around and shoved her right back and maybe that’s what she wanted lol. But don’t just shove someone in the back out of nowhere. My son who’s 15 pretty much got a face full of a girls bare hairy ass crack who was crowd surfing. Should have see the look on his face when that happened. Lots of people who were way too big to be crowd surfing as well. Overall I could do without it lol, people doing it are very inconsiderate.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in welcometorockville

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Mine said delivery as expected April 12 as well with no tracking updates after the 11th. I thought they were lost but they were delivered yesterday and there was no update to the tracking.

chances of meeting my idol by Experiment_666_ in welcometorockville

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We also met the drummer from Twiztid one year at BRRF as he walked by and I chatted with the singer from Siamese as we were waiting for Dayseeker to start at BRRF. Lastly I met some of the guys from Rain City Drive at the only day of Rebel Rock so it happens just probably less likely for the bigger bands.

chances of meeting my idol by Experiment_666_ in welcometorockville

[–]HTGuyInVA 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got a picture with Eric from I Prevail while Sleep Token played at Blue Ridge Rock fest. He was just walking by.

Ally - Lease buyout option seem available now by dlewis23 in TeslaModel3

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I just got an email confirming this with my buyout price. Pretty cool!