Hi from Phil in Lichfield, UK — Introduction

Phil5062

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Hey everyone

I came across this place through a Reddit sub (retarutide).

Eager to keep reading and pick up more knowledge. I'm a 54 year old guy, and my goal is to bring body fat down into the low 10's, then get back into triathlon racing and cycling time trials.

I'm using Reta. I've just begun my third pen of 40mg. Across a 3 month stretch… up to this point I've been all over the place with dosing, planning meals, and resistance training.

But now, I've decided on 4mg every six days, and I'm getting my nutrition in order (I've basically cut out wheat products, except for lager/beer), and I've found simple snacks such as yoghurt and mixed nuts.

So far: my belly has flattened out, there's some visible body fat loss, and my appetite has fallen a lot (I could go without eating easily), yet no nausea… though the biggest win for me has been how much less I want to drink alcohol. I used to be a functioning alcoholic, putting away 4-6 strong beers each night (and during the day when not working), those being strong at 7.5-9% strength… now I'm down to 2 cans, win win..

I haven't weighed myself, and my before photos were pretty rubbish.

I'll aim for consistent 4mg plus meal prep and resistance training.

The only side effects are skin sensitivity (around the waist, the love handle area and upper thighs)
 
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