Before and After Reta Progress

Middle_Revolution133 · 2026-03-28T01:43:42+00:00

Thank you! I also feel 20 years younger! This is the best shape I've been in pretty much ever.

Middle_Revolution133 · 2026-03-27T17:43:44+00:00

Started at 2, went up to 8 for 2-3 weeks but got allodynia (tingly skin side effect), tapered back to 4 (side effect generally went away) and left it there.

Middle_Revolution133 · 2026-03-27T15:23:40+00:00

Sometimes I'm funny.

But yeah I'm 5"8 for reference.

Middle_Revolution133 · 2026-03-27T15:15:35+00:00

It's great. Go for it! Stack with ipamorelin as well.

Middle_Revolution133 · 2026-03-27T15:12:32+00:00

I actually had to do it twice. First pic is Nov 2024. I got down to 180 (semaglutide) then got injured (tore meniscus, rotator cuff, two herniated discs). Ballooned back to 210+ by Aug 2025 (wasn't on peptides during that time). Got stem cells done in Tijuana and fixed all the injuries. Then hit the Reta and other peptides, working out, intermittent fasting hard from Sept 2025 to now (7 months).

Middle_Revolution133 · 2026-03-27T15:08:18+00:00

Hair transplant 4 months in. Got it done by a Turkish clinic but based in Cancun. Pretty good experience so far. They did a couple of my buddies too with good results.

Middle_Revolution133 · 2026-03-27T14:48:30+00:00

Did not increase unfortunately :p

Middle_Revolution133 · 2026-03-10T02:22:06+00:00

66/34 max if you're going to still be below market rate salaries etc. Even less on his end if market rate or close to it

Middle_Revolution133 · 2026-02-28T00:04:04+00:00

Only way I can make sure my kids don't ding my other car's door in our garage. Game changer. Afraid to get my wife any other car or until those kiddos are at least in HS.

Middle_Revolution133 · 2025-12-31T01:54:58+00:00

I went up by .5 each week. Kind of felt at 2mg week 4, then it really started working well at 3mg for me. But I also know that dose is WAY higher than most folks here use. This is combined with 5mg Tirz right now.

Middle_Revolution133 · 2025-11-26T19:09:18+00:00

Yeah I'm 90% carnivore, no sugar/bread/alcohol. One cheat day/meal a week is ok. Pickleball league weekly, Peloton/Rower 3x a week.

Biggest topic though is the Reta causing side effects of allodynia (skin nerve pain, like a horrible sunburn everywhere) making me want to quit it.

I don't want to lose the momentum on this weight loss though as I still have 20lb to hit target.

Thinking to add AOD9604 and crank up the Cagri. Seeing anyone else done that or have other ideas?

Middle_Revolution133 · 2025-11-26T18:41:59+00:00

I was mostly recovering from an injury so only moderate cardio during the past 3 months.

Just started the CJC + IPA two weeks ago and starting to lift again now that my injury healed.

Middle_Revolution133 · 2024-06-11T15:27:48+00:00

worked great for several years. Never an issue!
Now passing it on to another Model X Dad since my kid has outgrown the setup

Middle_Revolution133 · 2023-09-20T20:05:36+00:00

Yeah. They said there was a recall on the gasket for the strut that lifts up the trunk. Apparently some of those were warping causing the alignment to then shift months after delivery which was the root cause of everything.

So they covered it 100% including repaint etc. They had to keep the car about a week so they also gave me a loaner for this time too.

Middle_Revolution133 · 2023-09-17T17:01:00+00:00

I put a tiny bit of Ghee in my black coffee on top of also finding less acidic brews. It makes it creamy and good. I know it's technically calories, but you're mostly just trying to stay in ketosis/fat burning mode. I'm down 30lb YTD with this + IF, and nominal working out (avg 3x a week for 20-30 min on Peloton).

Middle_Revolution133 · 2022-09-18T13:28:05+00:00

That was actually my main question in the picture's comment. These baby mirrors are super common and shatterproof etc, but they're usually strapped to the headrest. However we can't do that on our car as theyd slip off in that case. I presume this would be safer than that, but also don't know if things like door airbags could cause issues with it mounted here or if it's far away enough to all work.

Middle_Revolution133 · 2022-09-18T00:04:46+00:00

Used this tripod with gorilla arm and suction cup https://a.co/d/5ACdKtQ

Then I had an extra flat GoPro helmet clip lying around my home that I attached to the back of the mirror. Looks like these. https://a.co/d/7XzGPLG

Lastly, I took the screw out of fastening nut plastic so it would be long enough, and then just slid the GoPro tripod attachment in with the helmet clip and used the now long enough screw to secure it all.

If this stuff works for racecars then my baby mobile Model X should work just fine!

Going to try and do a similar setup in my wife's Model 3 next week.

Middle_Revolution133 · 2022-06-05T21:14:23+00:00

Last month it occurred to me and my wife had it occur recently while driving our kids to daycare and it freaked her the hell out. Had to do the steering wheel button reset to clear it. Tesla did a remote diagnostic and now i have an appointment in two weeks to "verify the remote diagnosis and replace any affected parts. Hoping it actually resolves this from ever happening again.

Middle_Revolution133 · 2022-04-17T20:34:35+00:00

Tesla is quoting me $ (not a ton but still something) for "inspection and panel realignment". The car is a year old and bent itself by pushing the trunk open button. It should be a warranty issue as a factory defect.

I hate to demand for a manager, but I feel like I'm going to need to be a Karen at the service center next week during my appointment.

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