Intro- I have found my people!

Hello all, I am a 52 YO male living in MN. I have spent much of my late 30s and 40s focused on raising my kids and working. I have battled weight gain the whole way, yo-yo dieting for years.

I found myself at 225 nearing 50. My wife had started using Wegovy and was seeing great success losing weight, so I started using compounded Semaglutide in March of 2024. I lost 35lbs right away, as Semaglutide reduced my appetite, but I didn't change much in lifestyle. I found I had lost 14 lbs of muscle during this journey. That's when I started consistently strength training for nearly a year, and saw solid strength gains and more definition, but the belly fat was stubborn and I found adding muscle to be very challenging. I switched to Reta in January of this year, and started seeing some body recomp, but noticed that my sex drive was waning and had overall low energy. After getting a second blood panel, decided to talk to a doctor about my T, which was not clinically low, but suboptimal. I have been on Test for about 6 weeks now and have seen amazing results as I have stepped up my strength training. I have brought my body fat down to 23% today from 29% in March 2026. My next goal is to get below 20% this year and to 15% in 2027. My libido has returned and my sex life has been taken to a whole new level!

Glad I have found this group and hope to share my experiences and see others journeys to help each other achieve our goals.

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Intro- I have found my people!