4 months in: from dad bod to... slightly less dad bod?

fatjacked said:


Week 21: 10 mg, 230.4 lbs (+3.2mg KLOW daily)

Week 22: 10 mg, 228.4 lbs (+3.2mg KLOW daily, 500mcg Semax NA intranasal daily)

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Week 23: 10 mg, 230.0 (+3.2mg KLOW daily, 500mcg Semax NA intranasal, 500mcg Selank NA intranasal)

Week 24: 10 mg (reduced interval to 6 days), 227.0 (finished KLOW cycle, maintained Semax / Selank)

Sort of a weird couple weeks, I have weighed in as low as 223-225 after AM workouts on several occasions but trying to be consistent about measuring weight at the same state each week (first thing in AM on pin day, before gym). I sweat a LOT during cardio so have always had a lot of fluctuation throughout the day. I also ate a lot during Father's Day weekend with the family.

I have heard anecdotal reports of both KLOW and Semax increasing appetite on GLP-1s and I do feel like maybe this prompted a bit of a mini-stall. Even the last 5 days since finishing the vial of KLOW I feel the food noise creeping back down.

The Semax / Selank are pretty subtle for me, I think I can more clearly detect the anxiolytic effects of the Selank, not sure I am getting much from the Semax. I plan to run a 25-day cycle of Epitalon next, and then pause everything but the tirz during an upcoming work trip for two weeks in late July. I am hoping I can stay at 10mg for a while rather than move up.

There is a real temptation in the peptide world to keep adding more / trying different things, and these last couple weeks have reminded me to stay focused on my original goal and plan carefully. I think for a lot of people who come into this community for GLP-1s, those are so incredibly transformative that we want to think that there must be other great stuff that's been kept from us. The truth is that for many people, other peps are more tinkering around the edges, or vary greatly depending on the individual.
 
Week 25: 10 mg, 225.0

Week 26: 10 mg, 223.0

I started a 25-day cycle of Epitalon 1mg daily 1 hour before bed. It seems that coming off the KLOW / Semax did break my stall a bit.

This week will be 6 months of GLP-1 treatment for me. Officially down 41 pounds (15.5% of starting weight) and doing better in almost every way. I have decided to push my GW to at least 210 (from 220 originally) and will probably avoid any other major stack changes until then.

I also saw a new PCP. Found that losing 40 pounds and all the work / changes that came with it pushed my T from 229 back to 465, so that's a great result. Other labs all looking excellent, cholesterol within normal range, metabolic looks good. Also, he was somehow able to get my insurance company to authorize prescription Zepbound for me, so this was my first week of that. I'll be on 10 mg through at least Week 29 and going back for a f/u visit to see about titrating up to 12.5. I can always supplement with gray (or with reta) if I hit another stall.
 
Week 26.5: Took an extra 1 mg on day 3 after switch to prescription Zep, due to lack of feelz

Week 27: 10 mg (no weigh-in)

Week 28: 10 mg (no weigh in) - moved dose up by 1 day

Week 29: 10 mg - back to 7 day schedule

Weighed in this morning at 218.7 in the middle of week 29.

After 15 days of eating nothing but locally grown & prepared food in a remote tropical island, and staying active with swimming, hiking and other outdoor activities, I felt great and apparently continued to lose weight, despite feeling that the appetite suppression on my 10mg dose was starting to wane, either due to overfill in my prior grey dose vs. prescription Zep, or just acclimation after 8 weeks on the same dose. I am seeing my PCP tomorrow and will request to move up to 12.5mg.

Took a complete washout of all other peptides and mood-altering substances while traveling. Plan to run a second cycle of Epitalon, this time with Thymalin or TA-1, and probably also start a CJC/IPA cycle to preserve muscle during the last phase of my cut. I may still look at adding 1mg reta midweek for glucagon activation as well.
 
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