INTRO Long overdue hello from a NYC-area lifter

FunkyMunkee

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Hi all! FunkyMunkee checking in — time I said hello properly…

Total newcomer to all of this. That said, I've had a barbell habit going on 10 years, ever since I started college. About to turn 30 (odd to type that out), based around the New England and New York City area.

Happy to be here. Getting real talk on how this stuff actually works is genuinely hard to find, particularly around shedding weight. I've long suspected I'm a bit skinny-fat, and keep wondering whether low testosterone, a sluggish metabolism or something else is behind it. So the plan is simple: figure out how to look after myself properly as the years go by, and handle my shape and composition in a healthier way.

I'm also LGBT, and there's no shortage of outside pressure to fit a certain look — so polishing my appearance matters to me, at work as a business professional and beyond. Weight has crept on as I've got older.

On hobbies: I'll read just about anything on finance and investing, so say hello if that's your thing too. Otherwise I'm simply a people person, and I'm looking forward to meeting you all, hearing where you're at today and what you've got going on!
 
Also, I want to ask about Reta, mainly regarding safety. It looks like a lot of people are jumping in without hesitation, but I’m not sure. My plan is to begin at a low dose of 0.5mg, then move up to 2-3mg following some kind of schedule

My stats

male

5’10

220lbs (I have a lot of muscle, but also a lot of fat lol)

I’d guess 30% body fat, and I want to bring it down to 15-20%, maybe even lower, though I don’t know whether Reta can get me there
 
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