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BigdaddioLB

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Hello! I'm a 62-year-old man living in the beach towns of Southern California. Health and fitness matter a lot to me, and I believe a comeback is possible at any age.

Not long ago, my situation was far different from what I would have predicted. Injuries piled up, I went through many surgeries, dealt with ongoing pain, slept badly, and in 2023 I was diagnosed with throat cancer (I'm cancer-free now, thankfully). My health declined, and my weight reached roughly 270 pounds.

At the start of this year, I made a decision: no more excuses, time to rebuild. I've named this effort "Wrecked to Recomp."

These days I weigh about 215 pounds and train 5-6 days each week, concentrating on strength, recovery, body composition, and aging well. Peptide therapies are now part of my broader health plan, and the gains I've noticed in recovery, energy, inflammation, and overall quality of life have been encouraging.

My reason for joining this forum is to learn from those with deeper experience, share my own path, and connect with people who care about health and longevity. Reading alone has already taught me plenty, and I'm eager to add whatever I can.

Thanks for the welcome, and I'm glad to meet everyone.

– BigdaddioLB
 
Welcome, fellow So Cal brother! I'm in Carson, right nearby. I'm 50yr old, and I reached a point where I didn't want to keep accepting feeling bad, so I began digging into this whole rabbit hole. My path here came through TRT treatment, when they brought up Reta.

Glad you are here.
 
Hey there, glad to have you 🙂

SoCal is where I come from — when I was young, I'd spend summer breaks camping along the beaches of Ventura county.....Wow, how I miss those days <3
 
Great to hear from everyone — roughly 8 yrs back I relocated from Colorado, and we're big fans of it here!

If anyone has peptide pointers, I'm all ears. My Reta and other stacks began 3 months ago.

Down 13 lbs of fat while adding 3 lbs of muscle. I get lab work done monthly (never looked better) and a Dexa Scan every 2 weeks, which reports body fat dropping from 24.5% to 20%, with total weight falling from 231 to 212! Honestly thrilled with how it's going!

In the gym 4-5 x week, logging everything, and my bench is now 250+

Just joined, but glad to post my progress — anyone 60+ is capable of this!
 
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