Do you lift weights? Putting on muscle mass provides the engine to burn the fat. If you are on the back side of 45 the GH secretagogues don't work as well. They trigger the release of GH that the body makes and we don't make as much when you get older. Can't release what you don't have. I just want to make sure I read this right: you have been on Reta for 9 weeks at 3mg? If so try bumping the Reta up. How long have you been on 1700 calories? If it has been a while, you might want to try and eat more. Sometimes your body doubles down on not letting fat go if you have been cutting for a while.

That sounds like it sucks. Have you gotten blood tests? When you made changes to your protocol how long did you wait to assess the changes? Generally 4-6 weeks of a protocol and then get a blood test to have numbers to put towards how you feel. The body needs time for hormones to level out and get used to where it is at. Intermittently taking HCG is going make your E2 fluctuate all over the place. If it were me, I would come off the Primo and HCG, go to a low TRT dose and stay there for a while, probably a good 6 weeks if not more. Get labs and see how I feel. If all my markers have settled down then I would start bumping the Test up by 50mg, get labs, and see how I feel. Some people feel better on lower doses of Test. If you need to use an AI use as little as possible to fix the problem. My perception of the way you explained your predicament is that you would bomb the shit out of your E2 with an AI. Subsequently crashing your E2 and then you are on a hormone rollercoaster. I'm not sure that throwing more compounds at a problem is the answer.

@Joseph Matthews Yeah that sucks about the doc, probably should find a new one, but I suspect the VA isn't real flexible about that stuff. I have only dealt with them right when I got out. Marek has the cheapest labs that I could find with out a discount code.

What made you choose that compound? Just curious.

Are you taking these all at once? Tesa and CJC work on the same mechanisms. So if you are taking both at the same time you are wasting money. You will not get organ growth taking these peptides. They are just making your body release GH that you have, unlike exogenous HGH where you can take more than your body could ever make. Organ growth is not common AND you would have to take a shit ton of HGH not the peptides. Now HGH might make your nose, ears, and brow grow over time, but again you would need to take alot for a long time.

Have you gotten your E2 checked? Water retention is a side effect of high E2. Any other things going on? Emotional, tender nipples? One thing to consider is that your body is figuring itself out with all the new hormones. Changing the dosage schedule will cause fluctuations and you'll have side effects until the body adjusts. Did you switch from 30mg EOD to 30mg ED? If so that is pretty much doubling your total dose for the week. Its not outrageous but it is a significant change. either way give your body 3-4 weeks on your current dosage plan and then see what happens and get a blood test then.

Body fat and age do contribute to how test is aromatized or not. There is a lot of info out there about Ais. Some people say they are the devil and others just see them as a tool to get the outcome you want. Keep in mind some people talk about dose of AASs and AI in the context of bodybuilding and higher than TRT doses. So it can get confusing. If you are patient and methodical you can dial in the use of AIs.