I did my third shot last night. I’m getting my GLP-1 through a medical office in my town. Side effects have been very mild. The second day, I had some flu-like body pain, but it was gone the next day. I’ve also had some minor constipation, but drinking lots of water and keeping up with fiber has alleviated that. Shots two and three were uneventful. Benefits have been tremendous. Instant improvement in brain fog and mood. I even woke up last Sunday thinking, “I want to clean the house today!” and cleaned for several hours, something I never want to do. I’m impressed with the office I’m dealing with, but I started with 2.5 mg, and they’re already saying I should bump up to 5.0 next month. I’m averaging 1.7 pounds lost per week which is perfect to me. I don’t feel the need to suppress my appetite more at this point. I do have some tendonitis in my hips that I’ve been hoping the Tirzepatide can help with, but I’ve not seen any change in pain level. Does a higher dose have greater anti-inflammatory benefits, or does it just cause faster weight loss? I don’t see the need to risk more side effects to lose weight faster if that’s all it will do.

Someone told me GLP-1s and TRT are a crutch and we should just rely on our own ability. This is how I responded. Attached a photo as well. Curious if you guys ever deal with this kind of push back... I replied with this.... "I respect the sentiment and thank you for the comment. However, I see this issue completely differently. I yo-yo dieted for my entire adult life. 30 pounds on, 30 pounds off... Every year for two decades. My "own ability" has gotten me far in life... successful business, complete time-freedom, great family, etc... but my weight was a constant battle that no amount of willpower could overcome. This confused me because all other areas of life my discipline was enough to see sustained results. But not in my weight. Tirzepatide fixed that problem entirely. It would be difficult for me to put into words how thankful I am for that compound. It 100% changed my life. May not be for everyone, and that's totally cool, but for me it's everything. And TRT... same story.... Lifted weights for years, heavy compound movements, lots of protein... all the things they say will raise levels naturally. I was able to "naturally" get my levels from feeling like crap at 345 total testosterone to feeling like crap at 405 total testosterone two years later. Ultimately I decided life is too precious and too limited to withhold treatment just to make a point... I went on TRT 15 months ago and it made me come alive. Again, not for everybody, but for me it's everything. The photos tell the story... on the left I was 31% bodyfat, 240 lbs, tired, overwhelmed with life and desperate. On the right, I'm 14% bodyfat, 185 lbs, energized and taking life on ten toes down."

So I know that we can never really know 100% if someone will be able to have kids or not after being on trt, but I’d love to hear actual experiences of people on both sides of this: - do any of you have taken trt and now regret it because you want kids but aren’t able to? - Do any of you take trt and have been taking it for some time, yet had no problem having kids? I have one kid now, my wife and I want at least one more, the thing is my enclomiphene isn’t really working for me anymore, I am 39 years old, I don’t feel in the gutter but I also don’t feel optimized, and I am in a point in my life where I need to be 100% for me and my family, so I am considering making the switch to trt sooner than later, so just trying to get some opinions and advice from anyone who’s been there. I know hcg can help keep the nuts on, but I also heard it can increase chances of side effects.

I do not have a weight issue nor am I trying to lose weight, though losing a couple bodyfat % would be a bonus. My main goal for taking reta would be to reduce the noise and change my relationship around food. I go through serious binges and I am tired of it, has anyone used it just for that purpose?

Early on in my weight loss journey, I vastly overcomplicated the process. I latched on to any program, any diet. I did all the things: - Whole 30 - Paleo - Keto - Intermittent fasting - Calorie tracking - Macro tracking - Intuitive eating - Reverse dieting I did all of it, every single thing. I tried non-dieting, and what I realized is that the more complicated I made it, the harder it got. I also didn't have the right tools for the job. All I really had was willpower and a plan. When it comes to hunger and hormones and setting habits, willpower and a plan can only get you so far unless you have the right tools. I made a video that I want to share with you about the importance of keeping it simple. I use an analogy of big rocks: what are the big rocks that you have to have in place first? Then you can get more sophisticated and fine-tuned with your program as long as these three big rocks are in place, because they move the needle more than anything else. I've linked the video below. I would love for you to watch it. I'd love to hear what you think about it.