INTRO Hello from Chicago!

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Hey everybody,

Peptides are a whole new territory for me, and I tend to dig way too deep into research — which honestly leaves me pretty damn confused, since sometimes having more knowledge just makes things worse.

I'm 44, turning 45 before long. The past couple of years have been brutal; I went through a life crisis and I'm finally coming out the other side. The final piece is getting my body into shape instead of staying round. I've dropped a decent amount of weight, but now I'm stuck with a belly of visceral fat. Too many taco tuesdays

Joking aside, it's taken a toll on my self-esteem, because even though I see myself as an average looking guy, I used to turn heads.

I'm ready to put in the research and the hardwork to get where I want to be and celebrate 45 being fit!

I'm open to all discussion and any insight. I'm also a good listener (reader) if someone needs support.

Thanks for reading! Lets talk!

Hi there, glad you could join us here !!!

ChAsEr435 said:

Hi there, glad you could join us here !!!

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Appreciate it!

And I appreciate you checking out what I wrote and dropping a reply. I saw that certain threads pull in a ton of views/replies, and some just get skipped.. mine fell into the second group!

Glad I'm in the mix here, and I'm picking up plenty!

What's your own path looked like so far?

@DoobieDoo hey there, fellow local -- I'm over in West Rogers Park!

ChicagoFit said:

@DoobieDoo hey there, fellow local -- I'm over in West Rogers Park!

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Hey there! Great to have another person from Chicago around here!

How's the heat treating you? And how are things going for you on the forum so far?

DoobieDoo said:


Taps microphone, is this thing on? Testing, testes, 1, 2... 3?

Hello Everyone,

I'm new to the world of peptides and I'm an over-researcher which leaves me so damn lost cause sometimes knowing more isn't the best thing.

I'm 44, soon to be 45. The last couple years were really tough as I had a life crisis that I'm finally healing from. The last step is basically getting myself into shape other than round. I've manged to shed a good amount of weight but dealing with a belly of visceral fat. Too many taco tuesdays

All jokes aside, its been tough on my self-esteem cause even though I think myself as an average looking guy, I used to turn heads.

I'm ready to do the research, and the hardwork to be where I want to be and celebrate 45 being fit!

I'm open to all discussion and any insight. I'm also a good listener (reader) if someone needs support.

Thanks for reading! Lets talk!

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Glad you're here! Starting out in this community is a solid move.

@DoobieDoo yeah... September and it's 105 -- Chicago, right? The forum's been great. After I joined, I figured out how to buy crypto, got the hang of ordering from China, and found plenty of motivation. My start date was March 15. Progress has been gradual, though I haven't really put in any work myself. So honestly, what right do I have to gripe? On average, I drop 1.4 LBS weekly.