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Female Log OptiRip 10 (Retatrutide) Female Journal

Week 2 log 4 ( 8th Jan to 11th Jan)

Sleep and Mood
I have not been able to sleep since the last log. Feeling really bloated. In the previous log I have mentioned insomnia and thought the reason might be exhaustion. But my rest days debunked it. Before that I thought it was coffee ( In all fairness coffee has done that to me in the past )
I have been avoiding nap during the day so I can I have a proper sleep but I could sleep only for 2 to 4 hours max. No overthinking or distractive thoughts but can’t fall sleep.


Appetite & Eating
Feeling really hungry in the morning from the last 2 days. In fact today I woke up at 6am after 2 hours of sleep because I was starving and my tummy was churning
A massive plus to Reta that I don’t have cravings and if I don’t feel hungry at night I skip dinner. I have slow digesting protein for recovery instead of a proper meal.
Not sure if its because of Ipa and cjc, I am working out harder than before including weights so my body needs more fuel for recovery or if I need to up my dosage of reta.
In saying so, my goal is to build muscles and I don’t want to supress my appetite completely I am still eating clean and under my 1800kcal and above 130gm of protein.

If its because of CJC and Ipa , can’t believe how hungry I would have been without reta!
My meal remained the same as previous logging except on Friday evening- had dinner out; its hard to track and on Sat had an icecream of 130 kcal, stayed well under my calories and overall macros. These exceptions are to maintain sustainability.

Energy & Workout
I have been pushing the same weight in the gym- same reps however my form is better now. Still going to the gym 4 times a week as originally posted

I am going to take melatonin precursor- tryptophan ( 5gm ) tonight and see if it fixes my sleep and circadian rhythm. It has helped me in the past. Used to make me feel sleepy within 2 hours of taking it and wake me up around 6 am.
Also I am getting some minor delayed reaction at Ipa, tesa and cjc injection site. Will be attaching photos- Multiple small itchy bumps . It doesn’t happen on the same day but a day later. I have been injecting KPV as well to calm the reaction close to the site. I have been topically applying Crotamiton 100mg/g to help with the itching sensation.
Check your blood glucose at night too, what i found when i was on reta was my blood sugars were dropping at night and causing my sleep to be really poor
 
Reta does give me some insomnia, and i've not found a way to avoid it 100%. Its only random though, some nights i get it, some i dont.

The HGH really does help with sleep. I've heard those growth hormone releasing peptides can make you very hungry.

I do take melatonin rarely, if my insomia is too bad.

Fingers crossed you get some good rest!
can you describe retatrutide and insomnia issues for you more sister? @Sheshredz here in our retatrutide mega thread
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums/threads/retatrutide-its-the-real-deal.103339/
 
Week 2 log 4 ( 8th Jan to 11th Jan)

Sleep and Mood
I have not been able to sleep since the last log. Feeling really bloated. In the previous log I have mentioned insomnia and thought the reason might be exhaustion. But my rest days debunked it. Before that I thought it was coffee ( In all fairness coffee has done that to me in the past )
I have been avoiding nap during the day so I can I have a proper sleep but I could sleep only for 2 to 4 hours max. No overthinking or distractive thoughts but can’t fall sleep.


Appetite & Eating
Feeling really hungry in the morning from the last 2 days. In fact today I woke up at 6am after 2 hours of sleep because I was starving and my tummy was churning
A massive plus to Reta that I don’t have cravings and if I don’t feel hungry at night I skip dinner. I have slow digesting protein for recovery instead of a proper meal.
Not sure if its because of Ipa and cjc, I am working out harder than before including weights so my body needs more fuel for recovery or if I need to up my dosage of reta.
In saying so, my goal is to build muscles and I don’t want to supress my appetite completely I am still eating clean and under my 1800kcal and above 130gm of protein.

If its because of CJC and Ipa , can’t believe how hungry I would have been without reta!
My meal remained the same as previous logging except on Friday evening- had dinner out; its hard to track and on Sat had an icecream of 130 kcal, stayed well under my calories and overall macros. These exceptions are to maintain sustainability.

Energy & Workout
I have been pushing the same weight in the gym- same reps however my form is better now. Still going to the gym 4 times a week as originally posted

I am going to take melatonin precursor- tryptophan ( 5gm ) tonight and see if it fixes my sleep and circadian rhythm. It has helped me in the past. Used to make me feel sleepy within 2 hours of taking it and wake me up around 6 am.
Also I am getting some minor delayed reaction at Ipa, tesa and cjc injection site. Will be attaching photos- Multiple small itchy bumps . It doesn’t happen on the same day but a day later. I have been injecting KPV as well to calm the reaction close to the site. I have been topically applying Crotamiton 100mg/g to help with the itching sensation.
Great update! And yeah Retatrutide can definitely affect sleep and energy levels, especially at high doses, I found that HGH has really helped me get my energy levels back
 
Great update! And yeah Retatrutide can definitely affect sleep and energy levels, especially at high doses, I found that HGH has really helped me get my energy levels back
Think your right on the money here brother, never had sleep issues on Reta. But on always on 5ius to 10ius hgh. 1 another thing I noticed since adding Reta, have no more carpel tunnel symptoms.Reta gets better and better
 
the bloating is due to lack of digestive aids, add probiotics digestive enzymes and psyllium husk ED sister and you'll see a difference @Iron_rose1

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Thank you. I am already taking pysllium husk. I used to make my own probiotic yoghurt with my choice of strains of bacterias like L Gasseri, L Reutri etc to protect them from stomach HCl by microencapsulation with milk. I should do it again.
 
I'm my experience the absolute best sleep aid is CBD oil. No sides, no groggyness next day, just fall asleep and stay asleep.

There's lots of clinical data coming out on the other benefits of CBD use, but for sleep it's unbeatable. Everyone I know who struggles gets great results from adding it in, apart from people on medications that prevent them from sleeping.
I will look into it. I never used to have trouble with sleeping ( except when I was on systemic bad Roids 😅 )
Fortunately I slept solid 8 hours last night :)
 
Thank you. I am already taking pysllium husk. I used to make my own probiotic yoghurt with my choice of strains of bacterias like L Gasseri, L Reutri etc to protect them from stomach HCl by microencapsulation with milk. I should do it again.
to make things easier I suggest getting probiotic caps and digestive enzymes sister :D @Iron_rose1 what psyllium do you use? can you pic it please
 
Sorry to hear about the sleep issues they really suck. I wish I had answer for these but I honestly think specialist sleep therapy might need to considered. The small red bumps is a delayed allergic reaction of some description. Do you inject Ipa, tesa and cjc combined in the same injection? Or all 3 separately in the same spot?
Your training is going well by the looks of it and if you are improving your form each time there is nothing but gold in that. Great log and detail as usual @Iron_rose1🩵
Thank you ☺️
Sleep- I think I managed to fix it by proper sleep hygeine.
Yeah it's delayed mast cell reaction, more pronounced in females due to Estrogen level ( or on makes due to high E2) . I have added other supps as well to manage thag. Will update in my next log.

I load all of them in the same needle immediately before injecting. Because of the delayed reaction I am running out of space in my body to inject and I wait for that area to calm down 1st. As. they are at least 50 cent coin big and slightly painful, so I dont go anywhere near them. Body will slowly get used to it.
 
Yeah, Reta is amazing. I don't think I can do direct ir indirect GH without reta
Since the combination of both. Never going back to hgh alone
 
Great updates and clearly a lot of effort in your log. Your really getting results at a fast pace and you look night and day from your first pics. Your abs are coming and your lower back fat is just, well, gone it seems! Even the accumulated fat around your bra/top is gone too. Great work and results already! I applaud you for putting everything out there for us including how you're feeling.

Reactions at injection sites are part of the game and I've learned to just ignore it but it's interesting to read some of these hacks you're using to help others who it may affect more.


This was a great review!

This is a good call for sure. It will help with bloating too. For bloating I use psyllium husk, apple cider vinegar (with the mother) as a prebiotic and then take a brand called "Digest Gold" probiotic and I do this each meal and bloating for me has all but disappeared.

Best way to do it!

Have you tried Valerian Root?
Thank you soooo much. Your comment really really made me happy. First because you appreciate my efforts and secondly because after feeling so bloated and yuk I really needed to hear that about visible results ❤️

@Abs coming through- Are they actually abs or just fat there? 😅 Feels soft to touch. Underneath is hard but thr skin is soft?

I will implement probiotics in my routine as well soon. I feel ( could be wrong) that it might have been due to high cortisol due to sleep deprivation. I managed to sleep 8 hours last night and I am feeling a lot better physically. I will monitor the changes.

Valerian root- I tried only when on predinisone. It didnt do anything for me that time. But hey I was steroids, albeit the bad Roids but it was roids 😅
 
Reta does give me some insomnia, and i've not found a way to avoid it 100%. Its only random though, some nights i get it, some i dont.

The HGH really does help with sleep. I've heard those growth hormone releasing peptides can make you very hungry.

I do take melatonin rarely, if my insomia is too bad.

Fingers crossed you get some good rest!
I wasn't sure if Ipa was spiking the cortisol and hence affecting my sleep so I didnt take it last night. I will copy the same routine as yesterday and see how I go tonight. I took tryptophan last night and slept great
 
Hi @Iron_rose1
Ive seen a lot of posts of ruined sleep on retatrutide.
Also bloat is common at the beginning due to delayed gastric emptying
Not sure whats going on but I wake up starving in the morning. I think my intrinsic HGH and workout ( Intense for my fitness level) is cancelling out the lower gastric emptying by reta?
 
Not sure whats going on but I wake up starving in the morning. I think my intrinsic HGH and workout ( Intense for my fitness level) is cancelling out the lower gastric emptying by reta?
Yeah waking up starving is very odd, you should feel no food noise whatsoever on Reta, it is possible you may have a naturally high tolerance due to ur unique physiological circumstances. It seems 2.5mg/week wont cut it for you, id recommend increasing your dosage
 
to make things easier I suggest getting probiotic caps and digestive enzymes sister :D @Iron_rose1 what psyllium do you use? can you pic it please
I have tried taking the capsules in the past. Even if I ignore that it's an extra step, somehow the capsules makes me unpleasant to be around and not so lady like 💨🙊
Probably because I take small dosage when I ferment myself and a full capsule is too much for me?

I transferred mine in a container but this is the brand I use.
 

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Yeah waking up starving is very odd, you should feel no food noise whatsoever on Reta, it is possible you may have a naturally high tolerance due to ur unique physiological circumstances. It seems 2.5mg/week wont cut it for you, id recommend increasing your dosage
I didn't train or took Ipa, cjc or tesa last night, didn't have any food noise. Didn't feel hungry till 2pm ( I was distracted at work 🤣)
 
I didn't train or took Ipa, cjc or tesa last night, didn't have any food noise. Didn't feel hungry till 2pm ( I was distracted at work 🤣)
Also as I look back, I am not having dinner as I dont feel hungry. I always had low carb dinners like steak etc but now I just protein shake to meet my macros and then cjc and ipa probably doesnt help.
 
Thank you 🙂
Health is not a race; it’s a marathon. I’ve been there, done that. I’d read about prednisolone in our medical textbooks, but experiencing it firsthand really made me understand the importance of sleep, nutrition, and hormones on a whole new level.
Also, as women, we have to be extra mindful of nutrition and skin quality. We can’t grow a beard and still look hot 🤣
Hair fall, hormones, and nutrient loss during periods and diet resteiction are equally important, so trying to supplement and support them even before it happens :)
I’m excited to be here. Also thank you such an encouraging message.
As someone that intermittantly takes prednisone and prednisolone i feel your pain. Now im on lyrica which also boosts hunger but reta has definately helped that. You got this. Auto immunes suck ra sufferer here
 
Thank you soooo much. Your comment really really made me happy. First because you appreciate my efforts and secondly because after feeling so bloated and yuk I really needed to hear that about visible results ❤️

@Abs coming through- Are they actually abs or just fat there? 😅 Feels soft to touch. Underneath is hard but thr skin is soft?

I will implement probiotics in my routine as well soon. I feel ( could be wrong) that it might have been due to high cortisol due to sleep deprivation. I managed to sleep 8 hours last night and I am feeling a lot better physically. I will monitor the changes.

Valerian root- I tried only when on predinisone. It didnt do anything for me that time. But hey I was steroids, albeit the bad Roids but it was roids 😅
I not only appreciate your efforts but I can 'see' your efforts. Do me a favour before you read this next part. Go look at your front and side shots from 01Jan to this past Tuesday. Compare the side shot specifically for body fat reduction and the front for abs starting to show.

Your midsection has completely tightened up and your obliques and upper abs are starting to show through already. It looks to me like you've lost at least 5-10lbs already and a lot of it being body fat.

High cortisol, especially chronically high levels can lead to muscle wasting so on your next bloodwork I'd ask to have that done. As you keep dropping that body fat which seems to be going really well for you we'll want your muscle tone to keep being what shines through. There's always abs underneath don't you worry and all we have to do is work the abs like any other muscle with some added weight.

Keep doing what you're doing because it's working and then we can focus on muscle tone and building after the fat loss phase has peaked.

Don't worry about Valerian root if it didn't work before I'd just keep logging your sleep and reporting back here so we know if it's a chronic issue or not that needs to be addressed.
 
I have tried taking the capsules in the past. Even if I ignore that it's an extra step, somehow the capsules makes me unpleasant to be around and not so lady like 💨🙊
Probably because I take small dosage when I ferment myself and a full capsule is too much for me?

I transferred mine in a container but this is the brand I use.
how about chewable probiotics? is that ok? @Iron_rose1

is that raw husk or powder husk?
 
Thank you ☺️
Sleep- I think I managed to fix it by proper sleep hygeine.
Yeah it's delayed mast cell reaction, more pronounced in females due to Estrogen level ( or on makes due to high E2) . I have added other supps as well to manage thag. Will update in my next log.

I load all of them in the same needle immediately before injecting. Because of the delayed reaction I am running out of space in my body to inject and I wait for that area to calm down 1st. As. they are at least 50 cent coin big and slightly painful, so I dont go anywhere near them. Body will slowly get used to it.
Love the way you work through these things systematically and methodically. Really is fabulous to read through @Iron_rose1
 
I not only appreciate your efforts but I can 'see' your efforts. Do me a favour before you read this next part. Go look at your front and side shots from 01Jan to this past Tuesday. Compare the side shot specifically for body fat reduction and the front for abs starting to show.

Your midsection has completely tightened up and your obliques and upper abs are starting to show through already. It looks to me like you've lost at least 5-10lbs already and a lot of it being body fat.

High cortisol, especially chronically high levels can lead to muscle wasting so on your next bloodwork I'd ask to have that done. As you keep dropping that body fat which seems to be going really well for you we'll want your muscle tone to keep being what shines through. There's always abs underneath don't you worry and all we have to do is work the abs like any other muscle with some added weight.

Keep doing what you're doing because it's working and then we can focus on muscle tone and building after the fat loss phase has peaked.

Don't worry about Valerian root if it didn't work before I'd just keep logging your sleep and reporting back here so we know if it's a chronic issue or not that needs to be addressed
Oh thank you soo much ☺️
You are right.
I have done Evolt body scan and my muscle mass is low. I will check again in a couple of months time after training and eating the way I am now to see if it has improved.
 
Oh thank you soo much ☺️
You are right.
I have done Evolt body scan and my muscle mass is low. I will check again in a couple of months time after training and eating the way I am now to see if it has improved.
This sounds like a plan let's do this. Be sure and ask for a copy of it and keep us posted and post pics.
 
Yeah waking up starving is very odd, you should feel no food noise whatsoever on Reta, it is possible you may have a naturally high tolerance due to ur unique physiological circumstances. It seems 2.5mg/week wont cut it for you, id recommend increasing your dosage
I would to increase to 3.5mg. Works a treat for me at that dose
 
Great progress Sister! You can really notice a big difference in the recent updated photos!

It a shame about the sleep because its really important for your physical and mental health. Do you struggle to fall asleep or do you wake up frequently after short periods?

You mentioned you were taking Magnesium supplements, what time of the day do you have it?
 
Great progress Sister! You can really notice a big difference in the recent updated photos!

It a shame about the sleep because its really important for your physical and mental health. Do you struggle to fall asleep or do you wake up frequently after short periods?

You mentioned you were taking Magnesium supplements, what time of the day do you have it?
Thank you ☺️

I was able to fall asleep for but around 30 or an hour latwe would wake up and couldn't go back to sleep.
Been okay from the last 3 nights though.
Due for my Reta tomorrow, so I will see if its reta or just a co-incidence

I take Mg Glycinate only now- before bed :)
 
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It would be good to split the dosage in a week I think because at thr tail end I start to feel hungry.
I do daily injections of reta, works best for myself
 
I have never tried chewable.

I believe it was raw but I sometimes use it in my cooking/ baking so I have blended it in nutribullet
you can get chewable probiotics easy and will help you @Iron_rose1

and you raw husk, get psyllium powder and try 1 tsp of that in water big cup you'll see difference
 
Thank you ☺️

I was able to fall asleep for but around 30 or an hour latwe would wake up and couldn't go back to sleep.
Been okay from the last 3 nights though.
Due for my Reta tomorrow, so I will see if its reta or just a co-incidence

I take Mg Glycinate only now- before bed :)
That's good to hear it's not happening all the time, I haven't experienced the same with Reta.

I also take my Glycinate before bed, I was going to recommend that to you. It really helps, or they have magnesium spray that you can rub/spray under your feet which I've used for my kids when they were struggling to sleep.

Once thing you mentioned that stood out is being hungry and waking up with a growling stomach. Not enough and try to sleep while very hungry can also cause this. It happened to me once or twice when I was consuming low calories and I woke up in the morning with that exact feeling.
 
I not only appreciate your efforts but I can 'see' your efforts. Do me a favour before you read this next part. Go look at your front and side shots from 01Jan to this past Tuesday. Compare the side shot specifically for body fat reduction and the front for abs starting to show.

Your midsection has completely tightened up and your obliques and upper abs are starting to show through already. It looks to me like you've lost at least 5-10lbs already and a lot of it being body fat.

High cortisol, especially chronically high levels can lead to muscle wasting so on your next bloodwork I'd ask to have that done. As you keep dropping that body fat which seems to be going really well for you we'll want your muscle tone to keep being what shines through. There's always abs underneath don't you worry and all we have to do is work the abs like any other muscle with some added weight.

Keep doing what you're doing because it's working and then we can focus on muscle tone and building after the fat loss phase has peaked.

Don't worry about Valerian root if it didn't work before I'd just keep logging your sleep and reporting back here so we know if it's a chronic issue or not that needs to be addressed.
Great assessment!! @Iron_rose1 is making great progress. She already looks amazing!!! Imagine what 6 months from now will look like!!
 
Those pens only inject in multiples of 2.5mg, for daily injections you would need to switch to vials or specialised pens
Like Pigsy suggested I might increase the dosage to 3.5mg and see how I go. Skipped cjc, tesa and ipa for a couple of nights and didnt feel hungry in the morning. So perhaps need to titrate reta dosage when combined with hgh stimulators in my case
 
you can get chewable probiotics easy and will help you @Iron_rose1

and you raw husk, get psyllium powder and try 1 tsp of that in water big cup you'll see difference
Sorry, I didnt get the last part?
I always soak my psyllium husk in water for atleast 20- 30 mins before consuming. Is that what you are suggesting?
 
Love the way you work through these things systematically and methodically. Really is fabulous to read through @Iron_rose1
Thank you so much ☺️
When I was a student, I was struggling to remember which medicine to precribe in which condition. My senior at that time suggested me treat the condition syptomatically and it was a Eureka moment; couldn't let go of that approach. From hating pharmacology, I started to love pharmacology as a subject back then.
 
Thank you so much ☺️
When I was a student, I was struggling to remember which medicine to precribe in which condition. My senior at that time suggested me treat the condition syptomatically and it was a Eureka moment; couldn't let go of that approach. From hating pharmacology, I started to love pharmacology as a subject back then.
If use correctly it's so benefitical
 
That's good to hear it's not happening all the time, I haven't experienced the same with Reta.

I also take my Glycinate before bed, I was going to recommend that to you. It really helps, or they have magnesium spray that you can rub/spray under your feet which I've used for my kids when they were struggling to sleep.

Once thing you mentioned that stood out is being hungry and waking up with a growling stomach. Not enough and try to sleep while very hungry can also cause this. It happened to me once or twice when I was consuming low calories and I woke up in the morning with that exact feeling.
I think my hunger has to do with not feeling hungry at night -hence skiping dinner amd take wpi only, taking hgh stimulant, cortisol spike due to sleep deprivation, ( as cortisol makes you hungry as well).
 
I think my hunger has to do with not feeling hungry at night -hence skiping dinner amd take wpi only, taking hgh stimulant, cortisol spike due to sleep deprivation, ( as cortisol makes you hungry as well).
You could try instead of WPI a slower digesting protein like casein, or a full-fat style plain yogurt or kefir with nuts or chia. I personally like goat’s milk yogurt - it’s low inflammatory, lower lactose, & high in A2 proteins.
 
You could try instead of WPI a slower digesting protein like casein, or a full-fat style plain yogurt or kefir with nuts or chia. I personally like goat’s milk yogurt - it’s low inflammatory, lower lactose, & high in A2 proteins.
Something slower to digest would definitely help here
 
You could try instead of WPI a slower digesting protein like casein, or a full-fat style plain yogurt or kefir with nuts or chia. I personally like goat’s milk yogurt - it’s low inflammatory, lower lactose, & high in A2 proteins.
@Iron_rose1 I think @Alice_In_Ironland is bang on here if you try a Casein whey it takes a while to break down as you probably know and works really well when taken at night. I used to use it before bed to eliminate night cravings and binging but had to cut it out to go bed fasted and now I just tough it out.
 
You could try instead of WPI a slower digesting protein like casein, or a full-fat style plain yogurt or kefir with nuts or chia. I personally like goat’s milk yogurt - it’s low inflammatory, lower lactose, & high in A2 proteins.
Hey Sis,
I have tried casein protein when I was tryind different things. I avoid taking carbs at least 3 hours prioor to cjc and ipa and protein at least 2 hours. I still felt hungry. All settled ever since my slewp is fixed.
 
You could try instead of WPI a slower digesting protein like casein, or a full-fat style plain yogurt or kefir with nuts or chia. I personally like goat’s milk yogurt - it’s low inflammatory, lower lactose, & high in A2 proteins.
Hottie is 💯

I personally like having casein mixed with Greek yogurt.

Gets really thick and it’s super satisfying
 
Week 3- Log 4 ( 12th Janto 17th Jan)

I have injected 2mg reta by @ZenithHealth on Friday arvo. Thursday is was my due date but I wanted to see how I feel if I am not on it, does my hunger increases exponentially or not. I felt same as how I felt on Wednesday or Thursday, maybe just a tad bit more hungry on Thursday late arvo and night but no hinger pangs in the morning of Friday.



I didn’t weigh myself for a while as that’s not the main parameter for me measure my progress but this morning I was 49.5kg

Sleep, Hunger & Training Update


So last time I mentioned I was having trouble sleeping. Over the past days, I’ve made a few changes and things have improved a lot. Apologise for late logging as I was trying to fix my sleep etc and put my devices away early on in the evening. Things I have changed/fixed:

Sleep hygiene

Dim lights, Orange / Amber light ; mimics fire. Our caveman brain thinks it’s night and get ready to go to bed

I put my phone away at least an hour before bed. On days I can’t completely avoid it, I use a screen filter that turns the display fully orange (max setting). My eyes actually feel sleepy when I look at the orange screen. At night, blue light messes with circadian rhythm and tricks the brain into thinking it’s daytime, so this made a big difference.

Along the same lines, I’ve stopped turning on white lights in the evening. About an hour before bed, all the lights in my house are amber/orange, including the bathroom. I even use an orange/yellow lamp in the bathroom.



Tryptophan- around 5 mg
It's an essential amino acid. To me if it't not converted into Melatonin, my body will use it some other way. I take it 2 hours before bed time I didn’t want to rely on melatonin directly. Even though people say melatonin isn’t addictive, I feel like if you keep giving the body something pre-made, it eventually reduces its own production. Tryptophan helps the brain produce its own melatonin, so I chose that route instead.



Sleep sound/ White noise

One issue I had earlier was waking up in the middle of the night. To fix that, I started playing sleep sound music. Now, even if I wake up briefly, it puts me back to sleep almost instantly.

Meditation

I do this specific form of meditation called “ Sleep meditation” . You put awareness in different part of your body and conscious let all the tension release on body part at a time. I do this and in no time I drift into sleep. Also, It makes me feel I am taking care of my body and mind not just the body.



Ever since doing this, sleep hasn’t been an issue. Because my sleep improved, a lot of other things fixed themselves. I’m no longer waking up with hunger pangs, no morning bloating, everything feels calmer. The bloating I was experiencing earlier seems very cortisol induced in my case. Once my sleep normalized, within a day or two all that bloating disappeared.

I usually take 500 mcg of KPV for my injection site reactions, but on days when I wanted my belly to look completely flat, I tried 1 mg the night before, and honestly my stomach looked snatched.

I think the intense hunger I was feeling earlier was a mix of cortisol and GH stimulation. Since I’m taking a GH stimulant, I probably needed to titrate my retatrutide a bit more. Cortisol increases hunger hormones, and because I wasn’t sleeping, cortisol was high. Now that sleep is fixed, I’m not waking up hungry anymore.

Training & Strength Update

Strength-wise, I just saw small improvements. Nothing crazy, but noticeable. I’ve been doing core /TVA exercises every second or third day; depends how I am feeling with my recovery

Today, for example, I did lat pull downs. Previously I was doing 25 kg for 10 reps. Today, after warm-up sets I did 30 kg for 10 reps. That’s the first clear strength increase I’ve seen. Other lifts are still around the same, but this is progress.

Nutrition
I’m eating pretty consistently. I’m not tracking macros perfectly, but I always weigh as its more sustainable for me. I tried calorie counting app but I don’t think I can do it long term. I just copy the meals that I have tracked with the app before and repear the same meal combo

  • Around 1200–1300 calories
  • About 130 g protein per day
  • Roughly 3 meals
  • Trying to aim to hit atleast 2 g protein per kg bodyweight- For satiety as well
  • About 100 g protein source per meal ( like 100 gm of fisg/ lean beef/ chicken)
  • About 100g of carbs source per meal ( like 100gm cooked rice/ Sweet potatoes)
I know calories are low and technically I should eat more, but I genuinely don’t feel hungry right now.
 

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Week 3- Log 4 ( 12th Janto 17th Jan)

I have injected 2mg reta by @ZenithHealth on Friday arvo. Thursday is was my due date but I wanted to see how I feel if I am not on it, does my hunger increases exponentially or not. I felt same as how I felt on Wednesday or Thursday, maybe just a tad bit more hungry on Thursday late arvo and night but no hinger pangs in the morning of Friday.



I didn’t weigh myself for a while as that’s not the main parameter for me measure my progress but this morning I was 49.5kg

Sleep, Hunger & Training Update


So last time I mentioned I was having trouble sleeping. Over the past days, I’ve made a few changes and things have improved a lot. Apologise for late logging as I was trying to fix my sleep etc and put my devices away early on in the evening. Things I have changed/fixed:

Sleep hygiene

Dim lights, Orange / Amber light ; mimics fire. Our caveman brain thinks it’s night and get ready to go to bed

I put my phone away at least an hour before bed. On days I can’t completely avoid it, I use a screen filter that turns the display fully orange (max setting). My eyes actually feel sleepy when I look at the orange screen. At night, blue light messes with circadian rhythm and tricks the brain into thinking it’s daytime, so this made a big difference.

Along the same lines, I’ve stopped turning on white lights in the evening. About an hour before bed, all the lights in my house are amber/orange, including the bathroom. I even use an orange/yellow lamp in the bathroom.



Tryptophan- around 5 mg
It's an essential amino acid. To me if it't not converted into Melatonin, my body will use it some other way. I take it 2 hours before bed time I didn’t want to rely on melatonin directly. Even though people say melatonin isn’t addictive, I feel like if you keep giving the body something pre-made, it eventually reduces its own production. Tryptophan helps the brain produce its own melatonin, so I chose that route instead.



Sleep sound/ White noise

One issue I had earlier was waking up in the middle of the night. To fix that, I started playing sleep sound music. Now, even if I wake up briefly, it puts me back to sleep almost instantly.

Meditation

I do this specific form of meditation called “ Sleep meditation” . You put awareness in different part of your body and conscious let all the tension release on body part at a time. I do this and in no time I drift into sleep. Also, It makes me feel I am taking care of my body and mind not just the body.



Ever since doing this, sleep hasn’t been an issue. Because my sleep improved, a lot of other things fixed themselves. I’m no longer waking up with hunger pangs, no morning bloating, everything feels calmer. The bloating I was experiencing earlier seems very cortisol induced in my case. Once my sleep normalized, within a day or two all that bloating disappeared.

I usually take 500 mcg of KPV for my injection site reactions, but on days when I wanted my belly to look completely flat, I tried 1 mg the night before, and honestly my stomach looked snatched.

I think the intense hunger I was feeling earlier was a mix of cortisol and GH stimulation. Since I’m taking a GH stimulant, I probably needed to titrate my retatrutide a bit more. Cortisol increases hunger hormones, and because I wasn’t sleeping, cortisol was high. Now that sleep is fixed, I’m not waking up hungry anymore.

Training & Strength Update

Strength-wise, I just saw small improvements. Nothing crazy, but noticeable. I’ve been doing core /TVA exercises every second or third day; depends how I am feeling with my recovery

Today, for example, I did lat pull downs. Previously I was doing 25 kg for 10 reps. Today, after warm-up sets I did 30 kg for 10 reps. That’s the first clear strength increase I’ve seen. Other lifts are still around the same, but this is progress.

Nutrition
I’m eating pretty consistently. I’m not tracking macros perfectly, but I always weigh as its more sustainable for me. I tried calorie counting app but I don’t think I can do it long term. I just copy the meals that I have tracked with the app before and repear the same meal combo

  • Around 1200–1300 calories
  • About 130 g protein per day
  • Roughly 3 meals
  • Trying to aim to hit atleast 2 g protein per kg bodyweight- For satiety as well
  • About 100 g protein source per meal ( like 100 gm of fisg/ lean beef/ chicken)
  • About 100g of carbs source per meal ( like 100gm cooked rice/ Sweet potatoes)
I know calories are low and technically I should eat more, but I genuinely don’t feel hungry right now.
Love this log, seriously. The detail you’re putting in is next level and it really shows how switched on you are with your body. The way you’ve tied sleep, cortisol, hunger and the reta together makes total sense, and fixing sleep clearly cleaned a lot of things up fast.

Also the pics look amazing, you look lean, and in a really good place overall. Strength ticking up is a nice bonus too. This is a really solid, honest log and it’s great to follow along. Keep doing exactly what you’re doing.
 
Love this log, seriously. The detail you’re putting in is next level and it really shows how switched on you are with your body. The way you’ve tied sleep, cortisol, hunger and the reta together makes total sense, and fixing sleep clearly cleaned a lot of things up fast.

Also the pics look amazing, you look lean, and in a really good place overall. Strength ticking up is a nice bonus too. This is a really solid, honest log and it’s great to follow along. Keep doing exactly what you’re doing.
Thank you ❤️
I can actually start seeing some changes in my body. The camera isn't doing the justice as compared to what I am seeing in-person. I am size 6 or smaller than size 6 now.
 
Week 3- Log 4 ( 12th Janto 17th Jan)

I have injected 2mg reta by @ZenithHealth on Friday arvo. Thursday is was my due date but I wanted to see how I feel if I am not on it, does my hunger increases exponentially or not. I felt same as how I felt on Wednesday or Thursday, maybe just a tad bit more hungry on Thursday late arvo and night but no hinger pangs in the morning of Friday.



I didn’t weigh myself for a while as that’s not the main parameter for me measure my progress but this morning I was 49.5kg

Sleep, Hunger & Training Update


So last time I mentioned I was having trouble sleeping. Over the past days, I’ve made a few changes and things have improved a lot. Apologise for late logging as I was trying to fix my sleep etc and put my devices away early on in the evening. Things I have changed/fixed:

Sleep hygiene

Dim lights, Orange / Amber light ; mimics fire. Our caveman brain thinks it’s night and get ready to go to bed

I put my phone away at least an hour before bed. On days I can’t completely avoid it, I use a screen filter that turns the display fully orange (max setting). My eyes actually feel sleepy when I look at the orange screen. At night, blue light messes with circadian rhythm and tricks the brain into thinking it’s daytime, so this made a big difference.

Along the same lines, I’ve stopped turning on white lights in the evening. About an hour before bed, all the lights in my house are amber/orange, including the bathroom. I even use an orange/yellow lamp in the bathroom.



Tryptophan- around 5 mg
It's an essential amino acid. To me if it't not converted into Melatonin, my body will use it some other way. I take it 2 hours before bed time I didn’t want to rely on melatonin directly. Even though people say melatonin isn’t addictive, I feel like if you keep giving the body something pre-made, it eventually reduces its own production. Tryptophan helps the brain produce its own melatonin, so I chose that route instead.



Sleep sound/ White noise

One issue I had earlier was waking up in the middle of the night. To fix that, I started playing sleep sound music. Now, even if I wake up briefly, it puts me back to sleep almost instantly.

Meditation

I do this specific form of meditation called “ Sleep meditation” . You put awareness in different part of your body and conscious let all the tension release on body part at a time. I do this and in no time I drift into sleep. Also, It makes me feel I am taking care of my body and mind not just the body.



Ever since doing this, sleep hasn’t been an issue. Because my sleep improved, a lot of other things fixed themselves. I’m no longer waking up with hunger pangs, no morning bloating, everything feels calmer. The bloating I was experiencing earlier seems very cortisol induced in my case. Once my sleep normalized, within a day or two all that bloating disappeared.

I usually take 500 mcg of KPV for my injection site reactions, but on days when I wanted my belly to look completely flat, I tried 1 mg the night before, and honestly my stomach looked snatched.

I think the intense hunger I was feeling earlier was a mix of cortisol and GH stimulation. Since I’m taking a GH stimulant, I probably needed to titrate my retatrutide a bit more. Cortisol increases hunger hormones, and because I wasn’t sleeping, cortisol was high. Now that sleep is fixed, I’m not waking up hungry anymore.

Training & Strength Update

Strength-wise, I just saw small improvements. Nothing crazy, but noticeable. I’ve been doing core /TVA exercises every second or third day; depends how I am feeling with my recovery

Today, for example, I did lat pull downs. Previously I was doing 25 kg for 10 reps. Today, after warm-up sets I did 30 kg for 10 reps. That’s the first clear strength increase I’ve seen. Other lifts are still around the same, but this is progress.

Nutrition
I’m eating pretty consistently. I’m not tracking macros perfectly, but I always weigh as its more sustainable for me. I tried calorie counting app but I don’t think I can do it long term. I just copy the meals that I have tracked with the app before and repear the same meal combo

  • Around 1200–1300 calories
  • About 130 g protein per day
  • Roughly 3 meals
  • Trying to aim to hit atleast 2 g protein per kg bodyweight- For satiety as well
  • About 100 g protein source per meal ( like 100 gm of fisg/ lean beef/ chicken)
  • About 100g of carbs source per meal ( like 100gm cooked rice/ Sweet potatoes)
I know calories are low and technically I should eat more, but I genuinely don’t feel hungry right now.
Woooow yourself and @ZenithHealth are working well can't wait for the next set of progress picks
 
Week 3- Log 4 ( 12th Janto 17th Jan)

I have injected 2mg reta by @ZenithHealth on Friday arvo. Thursday is was my due date but I wanted to see how I feel if I am not on it, does my hunger increases exponentially or not. I felt same as how I felt on Wednesday or Thursday, maybe just a tad bit more hungry on Thursday late arvo and night but no hinger pangs in the morning of Friday.



I didn’t weigh myself for a while as that’s not the main parameter for me measure my progress but this morning I was 49.5kg

Sleep, Hunger & Training Update


So last time I mentioned I was having trouble sleeping. Over the past days, I’ve made a few changes and things have improved a lot. Apologise for late logging as I was trying to fix my sleep etc and put my devices away early on in the evening. Things I have changed/fixed:

Sleep hygiene

Dim lights, Orange / Amber light ; mimics fire. Our caveman brain thinks it’s night and get ready to go to bed

I put my phone away at least an hour before bed. On days I can’t completely avoid it, I use a screen filter that turns the display fully orange (max setting). My eyes actually feel sleepy when I look at the orange screen. At night, blue light messes with circadian rhythm and tricks the brain into thinking it’s daytime, so this made a big difference.

Along the same lines, I’ve stopped turning on white lights in the evening. About an hour before bed, all the lights in my house are amber/orange, including the bathroom. I even use an orange/yellow lamp in the bathroom.



Tryptophan- around 5 mg
It's an essential amino acid. To me if it't not converted into Melatonin, my body will use it some other way. I take it 2 hours before bed time I didn’t want to rely on melatonin directly. Even though people say melatonin isn’t addictive, I feel like if you keep giving the body something pre-made, it eventually reduces its own production. Tryptophan helps the brain produce its own melatonin, so I chose that route instead.



Sleep sound/ White noise

One issue I had earlier was waking up in the middle of the night. To fix that, I started playing sleep sound music. Now, even if I wake up briefly, it puts me back to sleep almost instantly.

Meditation

I do this specific form of meditation called “ Sleep meditation” . You put awareness in different part of your body and conscious let all the tension release on body part at a time. I do this and in no time I drift into sleep. Also, It makes me feel I am taking care of my body and mind not just the body.



Ever since doing this, sleep hasn’t been an issue. Because my sleep improved, a lot of other things fixed themselves. I’m no longer waking up with hunger pangs, no morning bloating, everything feels calmer. The bloating I was experiencing earlier seems very cortisol induced in my case. Once my sleep normalized, within a day or two all that bloating disappeared.

I usually take 500 mcg of KPV for my injection site reactions, but on days when I wanted my belly to look completely flat, I tried 1 mg the night before, and honestly my stomach looked snatched.

I think the intense hunger I was feeling earlier was a mix of cortisol and GH stimulation. Since I’m taking a GH stimulant, I probably needed to titrate my retatrutide a bit more. Cortisol increases hunger hormones, and because I wasn’t sleeping, cortisol was high. Now that sleep is fixed, I’m not waking up hungry anymore.

Training & Strength Update

Strength-wise, I just saw small improvements. Nothing crazy, but noticeable. I’ve been doing core /TVA exercises every second or third day; depends how I am feeling with my recovery

Today, for example, I did lat pull downs. Previously I was doing 25 kg for 10 reps. Today, after warm-up sets I did 30 kg for 10 reps. That’s the first clear strength increase I’ve seen. Other lifts are still around the same, but this is progress.

Nutrition
I’m eating pretty consistently. I’m not tracking macros perfectly, but I always weigh as its more sustainable for me. I tried calorie counting app but I don’t think I can do it long term. I just copy the meals that I have tracked with the app before and repear the same meal combo

  • Around 1200–1300 calories
  • About 130 g protein per day
  • Roughly 3 meals
  • Trying to aim to hit atleast 2 g protein per kg bodyweight- For satiety as well
  • About 100 g protein source per meal ( like 100 gm of fisg/ lean beef/ chicken)
  • About 100g of carbs source per meal ( like 100gm cooked rice/ Sweet potatoes)
I know calories are low and technically I should eat more, but I genuinely don’t feel hungry right now.
Awesome update. Very thorough!

Good to hear you got your sleep sorted out. Thanks for sharing what helped, it's good information.

25kg to 30kg both for 10 reps is actually really good progress.

I would just be careful not to go too light on the food. If you don't get enough food you won't be able to fuel workouts and if protein is too low you may lose muscle.
 
Week 3- Log 4 ( 12th Janto 17th Jan)

I have injected 2mg reta by @ZenithHealth on Friday arvo. Thursday is was my due date but I wanted to see how I feel if I am not on it, does my hunger increases exponentially or not. I felt same as how I felt on Wednesday or Thursday, maybe just a tad bit more hungry on Thursday late arvo and night but no hinger pangs in the morning of Friday.



I didn’t weigh myself for a while as that’s not the main parameter for me measure my progress but this morning I was 49.5kg

Sleep, Hunger & Training Update


So last time I mentioned I was having trouble sleeping. Over the past days, I’ve made a few changes and things have improved a lot. Apologise for late logging as I was trying to fix my sleep etc and put my devices away early on in the evening. Things I have changed/fixed:

Sleep hygiene

Dim lights, Orange / Amber light ; mimics fire. Our caveman brain thinks it’s night and get ready to go to bed

I put my phone away at least an hour before bed. On days I can’t completely avoid it, I use a screen filter that turns the display fully orange (max setting). My eyes actually feel sleepy when I look at the orange screen. At night, blue light messes with circadian rhythm and tricks the brain into thinking it’s daytime, so this made a big difference.

Along the same lines, I’ve stopped turning on white lights in the evening. About an hour before bed, all the lights in my house are amber/orange, including the bathroom. I even use an orange/yellow lamp in the bathroom.



Tryptophan- around 5 mg
It's an essential amino acid. To me if it't not converted into Melatonin, my body will use it some other way. I take it 2 hours before bed time I didn’t want to rely on melatonin directly. Even though people say melatonin isn’t addictive, I feel like if you keep giving the body something pre-made, it eventually reduces its own production. Tryptophan helps the brain produce its own melatonin, so I chose that route instead.



Sleep sound/ White noise

One issue I had earlier was waking up in the middle of the night. To fix that, I started playing sleep sound music. Now, even if I wake up briefly, it puts me back to sleep almost instantly.

Meditation

I do this specific form of meditation called “ Sleep meditation” . You put awareness in different part of your body and conscious let all the tension release on body part at a time. I do this and in no time I drift into sleep. Also, It makes me feel I am taking care of my body and mind not just the body.



Ever since doing this, sleep hasn’t been an issue. Because my sleep improved, a lot of other things fixed themselves. I’m no longer waking up with hunger pangs, no morning bloating, everything feels calmer. The bloating I was experiencing earlier seems very cortisol induced in my case. Once my sleep normalized, within a day or two all that bloating disappeared.

I usually take 500 mcg of KPV for my injection site reactions, but on days when I wanted my belly to look completely flat, I tried 1 mg the night before, and honestly my stomach looked snatched.

I think the intense hunger I was feeling earlier was a mix of cortisol and GH stimulation. Since I’m taking a GH stimulant, I probably needed to titrate my retatrutide a bit more. Cortisol increases hunger hormones, and because I wasn’t sleeping, cortisol was high. Now that sleep is fixed, I’m not waking up hungry anymore.

Training & Strength Update

Strength-wise, I just saw small improvements. Nothing crazy, but noticeable. I’ve been doing core /TVA exercises every second or third day; depends how I am feeling with my recovery

Today, for example, I did lat pull downs. Previously I was doing 25 kg for 10 reps. Today, after warm-up sets I did 30 kg for 10 reps. That’s the first clear strength increase I’ve seen. Other lifts are still around the same, but this is progress.

Nutrition
I’m eating pretty consistently. I’m not tracking macros perfectly, but I always weigh as its more sustainable for me. I tried calorie counting app but I don’t think I can do it long term. I just copy the meals that I have tracked with the app before and repear the same meal combo

  • Around 1200–1300 calories
  • About 130 g protein per day
  • Roughly 3 meals
  • Trying to aim to hit atleast 2 g protein per kg bodyweight- For satiety as well
  • About 100 g protein source per meal ( like 100 gm of fisg/ lean beef/ chicken)
  • About 100g of carbs source per meal ( like 100gm cooked rice/ Sweet potatoes)
I know calories are low and technically I should eat more, but I genuinely don’t feel hungry right now.
2mgs reta good dose :D I think you should be staying high protein dont worry about calories

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I can see some massive changes from your first log entry 17 days ago.

Log has a lot of detail . You’re doing a great jog in and out of the gym. Keep it up you’re looking great
 
Week 3- Log 4 ( 12th Janto 17th Jan)

I have injected 2mg reta by @ZenithHealth on Friday arvo. Thursday is was my due date but I wanted to see how I feel if I am not on it, does my hunger increases exponentially or not. I felt same as how I felt on Wednesday or Thursday, maybe just a tad bit more hungry on Thursday late arvo and night but no hinger pangs in the morning of Friday.



I didn’t weigh myself for a while as that’s not the main parameter for me measure my progress but this morning I was 49.5kg

Sleep, Hunger & Training Update


So last time I mentioned I was having trouble sleeping. Over the past days, I’ve made a few changes and things have improved a lot. Apologise for late logging as I was trying to fix my sleep etc and put my devices away early on in the evening. Things I have changed/fixed:

Sleep hygiene

Dim lights, Orange / Amber light ; mimics fire. Our caveman brain thinks it’s night and get ready to go to bed

I put my phone away at least an hour before bed. On days I can’t completely avoid it, I use a screen filter that turns the display fully orange (max setting). My eyes actually feel sleepy when I look at the orange screen. At night, blue light messes with circadian rhythm and tricks the brain into thinking it’s daytime, so this made a big difference.

Along the same lines, I’ve stopped turning on white lights in the evening. About an hour before bed, all the lights in my house are amber/orange, including the bathroom. I even use an orange/yellow lamp in the bathroom.



Tryptophan- around 5 mg
It's an essential amino acid. To me if it't not converted into Melatonin, my body will use it some other way. I take it 2 hours before bed time I didn’t want to rely on melatonin directly. Even though people say melatonin isn’t addictive, I feel like if you keep giving the body something pre-made, it eventually reduces its own production. Tryptophan helps the brain produce its own melatonin, so I chose that route instead.



Sleep sound/ White noise

One issue I had earlier was waking up in the middle of the night. To fix that, I started playing sleep sound music. Now, even if I wake up briefly, it puts me back to sleep almost instantly.

Meditation

I do this specific form of meditation called “ Sleep meditation” . You put awareness in different part of your body and conscious let all the tension release on body part at a time. I do this and in no time I drift into sleep. Also, It makes me feel I am taking care of my body and mind not just the body.



Ever since doing this, sleep hasn’t been an issue. Because my sleep improved, a lot of other things fixed themselves. I’m no longer waking up with hunger pangs, no morning bloating, everything feels calmer. The bloating I was experiencing earlier seems very cortisol induced in my case. Once my sleep normalized, within a day or two all that bloating disappeared.

I usually take 500 mcg of KPV for my injection site reactions, but on days when I wanted my belly to look completely flat, I tried 1 mg the night before, and honestly my stomach looked snatched.

I think the intense hunger I was feeling earlier was a mix of cortisol and GH stimulation. Since I’m taking a GH stimulant, I probably needed to titrate my retatrutide a bit more. Cortisol increases hunger hormones, and because I wasn’t sleeping, cortisol was high. Now that sleep is fixed, I’m not waking up hungry anymore.

Training & Strength Update

Strength-wise, I just saw small improvements. Nothing crazy, but noticeable. I’ve been doing core /TVA exercises every second or third day; depends how I am feeling with my recovery

Today, for example, I did lat pull downs. Previously I was doing 25 kg for 10 reps. Today, after warm-up sets I did 30 kg for 10 reps. That’s the first clear strength increase I’ve seen. Other lifts are still around the same, but this is progress.

Nutrition
I’m eating pretty consistently. I’m not tracking macros perfectly, but I always weigh as its more sustainable for me. I tried calorie counting app but I don’t think I can do it long term. I just copy the meals that I have tracked with the app before and repear the same meal combo

  • Around 1200–1300 calories
  • About 130 g protein per day
  • Roughly 3 meals
  • Trying to aim to hit atleast 2 g protein per kg bodyweight- For satiety as well
  • About 100 g protein source per meal ( like 100 gm of fisg/ lean beef/ chicken)
  • About 100g of carbs source per meal ( like 100gm cooked rice/ Sweet potatoes)
I know calories are low and technically I should eat more, but I genuinely don’t feel hungry right now.
Sister you are changing by the DAY. You definitely know your body and have everything dialed in. I love the 2g/kg protein goal let's keep it there as your minimum daily goal because this is what's really working for you with the low fat diet. Awesome.

Ok now... go look at picture # 1 on 01Jan and then look at picture # 3 from today (17Jan)... WILD!!! On top of that your abs are coming in already. Your lower back on 01Jan had some stretch marks showing and they are now GONE if you compare the two photos so your lower back is tightening up too.

This is the fastest transformation I've seen in a while it's usually EVO bros that can do this (being men) and is harder for females but this is epic and I can't wait to see what happens in the months to come. Great work!
 
Week 3- Log 4 ( 12th Janto 17th Jan)

I have injected 2mg reta by @ZenithHealth on Friday arvo. Thursday is was my due date but I wanted to see how I feel if I am not on it, does my hunger increases exponentially or not. I felt same as how I felt on Wednesday or Thursday, maybe just a tad bit more hungry on Thursday late arvo and night but no hinger pangs in the morning of Friday.



I didn’t weigh myself for a while as that’s not the main parameter for me measure my progress but this morning I was 49.5kg

Sleep, Hunger & Training Update


So last time I mentioned I was having trouble sleeping. Over the past days, I’ve made a few changes and things have improved a lot. Apologise for late logging as I was trying to fix my sleep etc and put my devices away early on in the evening. Things I have changed/fixed:

Sleep hygiene

Dim lights, Orange / Amber light ; mimics fire. Our caveman brain thinks it’s night and get ready to go to bed

I put my phone away at least an hour before bed. On days I can’t completely avoid it, I use a screen filter that turns the display fully orange (max setting). My eyes actually feel sleepy when I look at the orange screen. At night, blue light messes with circadian rhythm and tricks the brain into thinking it’s daytime, so this made a big difference.

Along the same lines, I’ve stopped turning on white lights in the evening. About an hour before bed, all the lights in my house are amber/orange, including the bathroom. I even use an orange/yellow lamp in the bathroom.



Tryptophan- around 5 mg
It's an essential amino acid. To me if it't not converted into Melatonin, my body will use it some other way. I take it 2 hours before bed time I didn’t want to rely on melatonin directly. Even though people say melatonin isn’t addictive, I feel like if you keep giving the body something pre-made, it eventually reduces its own production. Tryptophan helps the brain produce its own melatonin, so I chose that route instead.



Sleep sound/ White noise

One issue I had earlier was waking up in the middle of the night. To fix that, I started playing sleep sound music. Now, even if I wake up briefly, it puts me back to sleep almost instantly.

Meditation

I do this specific form of meditation called “ Sleep meditation” . You put awareness in different part of your body and conscious let all the tension release on body part at a time. I do this and in no time I drift into sleep. Also, It makes me feel I am taking care of my body and mind not just the body.



Ever since doing this, sleep hasn’t been an issue. Because my sleep improved, a lot of other things fixed themselves. I’m no longer waking up with hunger pangs, no morning bloating, everything feels calmer. The bloating I was experiencing earlier seems very cortisol induced in my case. Once my sleep normalized, within a day or two all that bloating disappeared.

I usually take 500 mcg of KPV for my injection site reactions, but on days when I wanted my belly to look completely flat, I tried 1 mg the night before, and honestly my stomach looked snatched.

I think the intense hunger I was feeling earlier was a mix of cortisol and GH stimulation. Since I’m taking a GH stimulant, I probably needed to titrate my retatrutide a bit more. Cortisol increases hunger hormones, and because I wasn’t sleeping, cortisol was high. Now that sleep is fixed, I’m not waking up hungry anymore.

Training & Strength Update

Strength-wise, I just saw small improvements. Nothing crazy, but noticeable. I’ve been doing core /TVA exercises every second or third day; depends how I am feeling with my recovery

Today, for example, I did lat pull downs. Previously I was doing 25 kg for 10 reps. Today, after warm-up sets I did 30 kg for 10 reps. That’s the first clear strength increase I’ve seen. Other lifts are still around the same, but this is progress.

Nutrition
I’m eating pretty consistently. I’m not tracking macros perfectly, but I always weigh as its more sustainable for me. I tried calorie counting app but I don’t think I can do it long term. I just copy the meals that I have tracked with the app before and repear the same meal combo

  • Around 1200–1300 calories
  • About 130 g protein per day
  • Roughly 3 meals
  • Trying to aim to hit atleast 2 g protein per kg bodyweight- For satiety as well
  • About 100 g protein source per meal ( like 100 gm of fisg/ lean beef/ chicken)
  • About 100g of carbs source per meal ( like 100gm cooked rice/ Sweet potatoes)
I know calories are low and technically I should eat more, but I genuinely don’t feel hungry right now.
Really is a fabulous log and I love reading it. It covers so many things and is truly insightful and self aware.
I especially love the sleep segments as I can struggle with that myself and will try some of these methods. I already meditate but mine is in the morning. I might try dojng this in the evening for a bit and see if it works 🤔.
Your progress is great, your log is awesome and I am looking forward to seeing where things go next 🩵
 
Awesome update. Very thorough!

Good to hear you got your sleep sorted out. Thanks for sharing what helped, it's good information.

25kg to 30kg both for 10 reps is actually really good progress.

I would just be careful not to go too light on the food. If you don't get enough food you won't be able to fuel workouts and if protein is too low you may lose muscle.
Yeah that's why I am definitely hitting my protein goals.
 
Sister you are changing by the DAY. You definitely know your body and have everything dialed in. I love the 2g/kg protein goal let's keep it there as your minimum daily goal because this is what's really working for you with the low fat diet. Awesome.

Ok now... go look at picture # 1 on 01Jan and then look at picture # 3 from today (17Jan)... WILD!!! On top of that your abs are coming in already. Your lower back on 01Jan had some stretch marks showing and they are now GONE if you compare the two photos so your lower back is tightening up too.

This is the fastest transformation I've seen in a while it's usually EVO bros that can do this (being men) and is harder for females but this is epic and I can't wait to see what happens in the months to come. Great work!
Amazing observations that even I didnt notice. I knew I am looking better but those details makes total senze.

Thank you so much.
Just curious - why is it harder for women? Because of our hormones vs test?
 
Really is a fabulous log and I love reading it. It covers so many things and is truly insightful and self aware.
I especially love the sleep segments as I can struggle with that myself and will try some of these methods. I already meditate but mine is in the morning. I might try dojng this in the evening for a bit and see if it works 🤔.
Your progress is great, your log is awesome and I am looking forward to seeing where things go next 🩵
Thank you.
Try evening meditation when you are actually in your bed :)
 
Week 3- Log 4 ( 12th Janto 17th Jan)

I have injected 2mg reta by @ZenithHealth on Friday arvo. Thursday is was my due date but I wanted to see how I feel if I am not on it, does my hunger increases exponentially or not. I felt same as how I felt on Wednesday or Thursday, maybe just a tad bit more hungry on Thursday late arvo and night but no hinger pangs in the morning of Friday.



I didn’t weigh myself for a while as that’s not the main parameter for me measure my progress but this morning I was 49.5kg

Sleep, Hunger & Training Update


So last time I mentioned I was having trouble sleeping. Over the past days, I’ve made a few changes and things have improved a lot. Apologise for late logging as I was trying to fix my sleep etc and put my devices away early on in the evening. Things I have changed/fixed:

Sleep hygiene

Dim lights, Orange / Amber light ; mimics fire. Our caveman brain thinks it’s night and get ready to go to bed

I put my phone away at least an hour before bed. On days I can’t completely avoid it, I use a screen filter that turns the display fully orange (max setting). My eyes actually feel sleepy when I look at the orange screen. At night, blue light messes with circadian rhythm and tricks the brain into thinking it’s daytime, so this made a big difference.

Along the same lines, I’ve stopped turning on white lights in the evening. About an hour before bed, all the lights in my house are amber/orange, including the bathroom. I even use an orange/yellow lamp in the bathroom.



Tryptophan- around 5 mg
It's an essential amino acid. To me if it't not converted into Melatonin, my body will use it some other way. I take it 2 hours before bed time I didn’t want to rely on melatonin directly. Even though people say melatonin isn’t addictive, I feel like if you keep giving the body something pre-made, it eventually reduces its own production. Tryptophan helps the brain produce its own melatonin, so I chose that route instead.



Sleep sound/ White noise

One issue I had earlier was waking up in the middle of the night. To fix that, I started playing sleep sound music. Now, even if I wake up briefly, it puts me back to sleep almost instantly.

Meditation

I do this specific form of meditation called “ Sleep meditation” . You put awareness in different part of your body and conscious let all the tension release on body part at a time. I do this and in no time I drift into sleep. Also, It makes me feel I am taking care of my body and mind not just the body.



Ever since doing this, sleep hasn’t been an issue. Because my sleep improved, a lot of other things fixed themselves. I’m no longer waking up with hunger pangs, no morning bloating, everything feels calmer. The bloating I was experiencing earlier seems very cortisol induced in my case. Once my sleep normalized, within a day or two all that bloating disappeared.

I usually take 500 mcg of KPV for my injection site reactions, but on days when I wanted my belly to look completely flat, I tried 1 mg the night before, and honestly my stomach looked snatched.

I think the intense hunger I was feeling earlier was a mix of cortisol and GH stimulation. Since I’m taking a GH stimulant, I probably needed to titrate my retatrutide a bit more. Cortisol increases hunger hormones, and because I wasn’t sleeping, cortisol was high. Now that sleep is fixed, I’m not waking up hungry anymore.

Training & Strength Update

Strength-wise, I just saw small improvements. Nothing crazy, but noticeable. I’ve been doing core /TVA exercises every second or third day; depends how I am feeling with my recovery

Today, for example, I did lat pull downs. Previously I was doing 25 kg for 10 reps. Today, after warm-up sets I did 30 kg for 10 reps. That’s the first clear strength increase I’ve seen. Other lifts are still around the same, but this is progress.

Nutrition
I’m eating pretty consistently. I’m not tracking macros perfectly, but I always weigh as its more sustainable for me. I tried calorie counting app but I don’t think I can do it long term. I just copy the meals that I have tracked with the app before and repear the same meal combo

  • Around 1200–1300 calories
  • About 130 g protein per day
  • Roughly 3 meals
  • Trying to aim to hit atleast 2 g protein per kg bodyweight- For satiety as well
  • About 100 g protein source per meal ( like 100 gm of fisg/ lean beef/ chicken)
  • About 100g of carbs source per meal ( like 100gm cooked rice/ Sweet potatoes)
I know calories are low and technically I should eat more, but I genuinely don’t feel hungry right now.
Great update babe!

You’ve made pretty noticable improvements already!
 
Just curious - why is it harder for women? Because of our hormones vs test?
Metabolism and hormone fluctuations working against you especially with your period cycle. Also, men tend to have more lean muscle mass on their frame (even the overweight estrogen bodied beta males) so everything from BMR to response to diet/training/PED's, etc are all amplified in men.

This makes your fat loss progress and body recomp that much more impressive!
 
Metabolism and hormone fluctuations working against you especially with your period cycle. Also, men tend to have more lean muscle mass on their frame (even the overweight estrogen bodied beta males) so everything from BMR to response to diet/training/PED's, etc are all amplified in men.

This makes your fat loss progress and body recomp that much more impressive!
Hahah laughed @estrogen bodied beta males.
You are right about more muscles even when its visible.
I know a guy - lots of visceral fat, never lifted or any kind of sports his whole life, desk job and yet on his evolt scan he had more muscle mass than me 🤣
My dad used to do body building when he was in his prime, hopefully got some good genes from him.
 
Hahah laughed @estrogen bodied beta males.
You are right about more muscles even when its visible.
I know a guy - lots of visceral fat, never lifted or any kind of sports his whole life, desk job and yet on his evolt scan he had more muscle mass than me 🤣
My dad used to do body building when he was in his prime, hopefully got some good genes from him.
I think you find you will, when you hit your straps
 
Hahah laughed @estrogen bodied beta males.
You are right about more muscles even when its visible.
I know a guy - lots of visceral fat, never lifted or any kind of sports his whole life, desk job and yet on his evolt scan he had more muscle mass than me 🤣
My dad used to do body building when he was in his prime, hopefully got some good genes from him.
I think it's pretty darn obvious in the short time you've been logging you have crazy genetics and are going to be one of the 2026 nominees for biggest transformation if you log this out the whole year.

Fat estrogen bodied beta males get on my nerves by the way LOL... their seeming inability to make any attempt to man up and instead accept their fate for looking like that and then act like know-it-alls. The body will respond to what we do to it, so their skittle and potato chip eating shows accordingly. The charming ones are all that's left due to Natural Selection. There's not too many fat loser estrogen beta males left, they're mostly out of the gene pool.
 
I think it's pretty darn obvious in the short time you've been logging you have crazy genetics and are going to be one of the 2026 nominees for biggest transformation if you log this out the whole year.

Fat estrogen bodied beta males get on my nerves by the way LOL... their seeming inability to make any attempt to man up and instead accept their fate for looking like that and then act like know-it-alls. The body will respond to what we do to it, so their skittle and potato chip eating shows accordingly. The charming ones are all that's left due to Natural Selection. There's not too many fat loser estrogen beta males left, they're mostly out of the gene pool.
Epic rant brother 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Oh, I agree with all of it though 😁🩵
 
I think it's pretty darn obvious in the short time you've been logging you have crazy genetics and are going to be one of the 2026 nominees for biggest transformation if you log this out the whole year.

Fat estrogen bodied beta males get on my nerves by the way LOL... their seeming inability to make any attempt to man up and instead accept their fate for looking like that and then act like know-it-alls. The body will respond to what we do to it, so their skittle and potato chip eating shows accordingly. The charming ones are all that's left due to Natural Selection. There's not too many fat loser estrogen beta males left, they're mostly out
Thank you ❤️
Could be the beginner's gain or good gentics or combo. I love reading your remarks though. Keeps me motivated to be consistent.

@Estrogen men- I am with you. Although I am not a man but I have seen " its my hormones". " Obesity runs in the family"..No, Nobody runs in the family is the issue. Would be a slow progress but if you dont eat rubbish, your body will change.

Lol yeah looks like that. All alpha guys are usually taken.
 
Thank you ❤️
Could be the beginner's gain or good gentics or combo. I love reading your remarks though. Keeps me motivated to be consistent.

@Estrogen men- I am with you. Although I am not a man but I have seen " its my hormones". " Obesity runs in the family"..No, Nobody runs in the family is the issue. Would be a slow progress but if you dont eat rubbish, your body will change.

Lol yeah looks like that. All alpha guys are usually taken.
Wish I was an Alpha Male
 
" Obesity runs in the family"..No, Nobody runs in the family
OMFG this is absolute GOLD!!! Do you mind if I steal this line? I can't wait to use this the next time I hear the Beta's say this. That was my second gut laugh today from EVO. Thanks @Iron_rose1 I needed that! :ROFLMAO:
 
OMFG this is absolute GOLD!!! Do you mind if I steal this line? I can't wait to use this the next time I hear the Beta's say this. That was my second gut laugh today from EVO. Thanks @Iron_rose1 I needed that! :ROFLMAO:
Hahaha glad I could make you laugh.
Lol yeah, steal away. Lets make those lines famous 🤣
 
Hahaha glad I could make you laugh.
Lol yeah, steal away. Lets make those lines famous 🤣
It will be on the tip of my tongue ready to pounce next time I hear anyone say that... it's majestic, clever, and has zero comeback too because no one we say that too is going to come back and say "fuck you I do run, I'm training for a marathon right now and so is my Uncle and he's 360 lbs"
 
Week 4 ( 18 Jan to 23rd Jan)


I am trying to be consistent but this log is not going to be as detailed as usually they are. I am not in a good shape in every way possible.
I hurt my shoulder, don't know if I am sleeping funny or its from the workout but I couldnt do any upper body workout.
It's so bad today, that I couldn't even write on a paper.
I am as genuine as I possible with everything thats why I am saying this here.
Something happened on the weekend and my relationship is rocky. I can't get over some incident and I haven't seen him since then.
My partner used to give me topical bpc and tb 500, on the back side of my shoulder. I cant reach that area on my own. I dont have much fat, so cant pinch the skin either.

Also, no photos this week as he used to take the photos and I need to figure out a way to do these things on my own.
Espcially the back and side photos.
I did my last dose of Reta by @ZenithHealth yesterday. Again no pain.

Diet and sleep- Not great. I couldn't eat, sleep or train. Not hydrated enough either. Not due to Reta or anything else but with whats going on with my life. Probably just eating one meal and a protein shake.

Weight loss- I know it's not ideal but I have lost a fair bit of size. My xs clothes were loose ( like falling off me kinda loose) on me.
I am about size 4 now. I didnt realise, when clothes shrink, they become longer 🤣
My friends took me out last night to cheer me up but I had nothing to wear that fits me. Ngl it's a good problem to have 🤣

Cleavage- I naturally had fuller cleavage but have noticed it was getting smaller and seeing loss in upper pole fullness.
I was ready for it as you can't eat your cake and have it too.

I always wanted to have smaller waist and bigger boobs. I felt I am at a good spot now so I booked my consult with the plastic surgeon.
To give you some background- I had consult with 4 different surgeons and they all said I naturally have big girls, I will need a lift and an implant. I hated the idea of having a scar so prominent and chances of loosing sensation there that I kept delaying it.
It must be the combination of reta, GHK cu, regular chest workout that it must have lifted my girls and the surgeon said I dont need a lift.
I was soooo happy, as I was absolutely dreading the scar you get from the lift.
For implant alone, scar is not visible and very small. I am planning to have my surgery done in March and by that time, hopefully I will be at my targetted BF %

About my shoulder- I would love to have a recommendation in Sydney- a good excercise physiologist or a coach who can see my form, check what I am doing wrong and correct it. I have tried to work with a couple of PTs but wasn't impressed.
 
Week 4 ( 18 Jan to 23rd Jan)


I am trying to be consistent but this log is not going to be as detailed as usually they are. I am not in a good shape in every way possible.
I hurt my shoulder, don't know if I am sleeping funny or its from the workout but I couldnt do any upper body workout.
It's so bad today, that I couldn't even write on a paper.
I am as genuine as I possible with everything thats why I am saying this here.
Something happened on the weekend and my relationship is rocky. I can't get over some incident and I haven't seen him since then.
My partner used to give me topical bpc and tb 500, on the back side of my shoulder. I cant reach that area on my own. I dont have much fat, so cant pinch the skin either.

Also, no photos this week as he used to take the photos and I need to figure out a way to do these things on my own.
Espcially the back and side photos.
I did my last dose of Reta by @ZenithHealth yesterday. Again no pain.

Diet and sleep- Not great. I couldn't eat, sleep or train. Not hydrated enough either. Not due to Reta or anything else but with whats going on with my life. Probably just eating one meal and a protein shake.

Weight loss- I know it's not ideal but I have lost a fair bit of size. My xs clothes were loose ( like falling off me kinda loose) on me.
I am about size 4 now. I didnt realise, when clothes shrink, they become longer 🤣
My friends took me out last night to cheer me up but I had nothing to wear that fits me. Ngl it's a good problem to have 🤣

Cleavage- I naturally had fuller cleavage but have noticed it was getting smaller and seeing loss in upper pole fullness.
I was ready for it as you can't eat your cake and have it too.

I always wanted to have smaller waist and bigger boobs. I felt I am at a good spot now so I booked my consult with the plastic surgeon.
To give you some background- I had consult with 4 different surgeons and they all said I naturally have big girls, I will need a lift and an implant. I hated the idea of having a scar so prominent and chances of loosing sensation there that I kept delaying it.
It must be the combination of reta, GHK cu, regular chest workout that it must have lifted my girls and the surgeon said I dont need a lift.
I was soooo happy, as I was absolutely dreading the scar you get from the lift.
For implant alone, scar is not visible and very small. I am planning to have my surgery done in March and by that time, hopefully I will be at my targetted BF %

About my shoulder- I would love to have a recommendation in Sydney- a good excercise physiologist or a coach who can see my form, check what I am doing wrong and correct it. I have tried to work with a couple of PTs but wasn't impressed.
I’m really sorry you’re going through all of this. It honestly sounds like a lot to be carrying at once, especially with things not working out with your partner. That stuff alone can knock the wind out of you, so don’t beat yourself up for training, food, or sleep being off right now.

The shoulder sounds nasty too, especially if it’s stopping you from even writing. Definitely the right call to back off upper body for now and not push through it. We can sort the training side once things settle and you’ve got some proper eyes on it.

Even with everything going on, the progress is still obvious. Clothes falling off and dropping sizes doesn’t just happen by accident, even if it doesn’t feel like a win right now.

Take this week as damage control and self care more than anything else. Get through the rough patch first, then we’ll tighten things back up together. I’m here and you’re not doing this alone. 🙏🙏🙏
 
Week 4 ( 18 Jan to 23rd Jan)


I am trying to be consistent but this log is not going to be as detailed as usually they are. I am not in a good shape in every way possible.
I hurt my shoulder, don't know if I am sleeping funny or its from the workout but I couldnt do any upper body workout.
It's so bad today, that I couldn't even write on a paper.
I am as genuine as I possible with everything thats why I am saying this here.
Something happened on the weekend and my relationship is rocky. I can't get over some incident and I haven't seen him since then.
My partner used to give me topical bpc and tb 500, on the back side of my shoulder. I cant reach that area on my own. I dont have much fat, so cant pinch the skin either.

Also, no photos this week as he used to take the photos and I need to figure out a way to do these things on my own.
Espcially the back and side photos.
I did my last dose of Reta by @ZenithHealth yesterday. Again no pain.

Diet and sleep- Not great. I couldn't eat, sleep or train. Not hydrated enough either. Not due to Reta or anything else but with whats going on with my life. Probably just eating one meal and a protein shake.

Weight loss- I know it's not ideal but I have lost a fair bit of size. My xs clothes were loose ( like falling off me kinda loose) on me.
I am about size 4 now. I didnt realise, when clothes shrink, they become longer 🤣
My friends took me out last night to cheer me up but I had nothing to wear that fits me. Ngl it's a good problem to have 🤣

Cleavage- I naturally had fuller cleavage but have noticed it was getting smaller and seeing loss in upper pole fullness.
I was ready for it as you can't eat your cake and have it too.

I always wanted to have smaller waist and bigger boobs. I felt I am at a good spot now so I booked my consult with the plastic surgeon.
To give you some background- I had consult with 4 different surgeons and they all said I naturally have big girls, I will need a lift and an implant. I hated the idea of having a scar so prominent and chances of loosing sensation there that I kept delaying it.
It must be the combination of reta, GHK cu, regular chest workout that it must have lifted my girls and the surgeon said I dont need a lift.
I was soooo happy, as I was absolutely dreading the scar you get from the lift.
For implant alone, scar is not visible and very small. I am planning to have my surgery done in March and by that time, hopefully I will be at my targetted BF %

About my shoulder- I would love to have a recommendation in Sydney- a good excercise physiologist or a coach who can see my form, check what I am doing wrong and correct it. I have tried to work with a couple of PTs but wasn't impressed.
So very sorry you are having a rough time of it at the moment. After bouncing around the planet for the last nearly 59 years all I can really offer is sometimes life can be bumpy. BUT having a healthy lifestyle, good friends and a community like the Evo Fam, who will always have your back, will make things easier now and bright into the future.
On to the other stuff.....
Can't weigh into the cleavage conversation as that is a very personal decision that you have obviously researched thoroughly.
Do you have anyone else who you trust that you can get to help with the BPC and TB500 injections? I can't recommend anything else with confidence as quite honestly I have no experience with PEDs women can take to assist in this regard.
Hopefully one of the other brothers or sisters from your area can give a recommendation for a exercise physiologist.
No really alot of help in any of this I know, but I will send all the Evo love and positive vibes your way that things improve soon 🩵
 
So very sorry you are having a rough time of it at the moment. After bouncing around the planet for the last nearly 59 years all I can really offer is sometimes life can be bumpy. BUT having a healthy lifestyle, good friends and a community like the Evo Fam, who will always have your back, will make things easier now and bright into the future.
On to the other stuff.....
Can't weigh into the cleavage conversation as that is a very personal decision that you have obviously researched thoroughly.
Do you have anyone else who you trust that you can get to help with the BPC and TB500 injections? I can't recommend anything else with confidence as quite honestly I have no experience with PEDs women can take to assist in this regard.
Hopefully one of the other brothers or sisters from your area can give a recommendation for a exercise physiologist.
No really alot of help in any of this I know, but I will send all the Evo love and positive vibes your way that things improve soon 🩵
Thank you
decision that you have obviously researched thoroughly.
I have and in order to prevent the immune response I am doing to regularly use thymosin alpha and kpv. ☺️
I havent paid or booked anything but for me it was good to know that reta, ghk cu and workout is working together that the body is changing something that can be corrected only by surgery.

Self injection - someone recommended to use those big paper clips to pinch the skin and it leaves one hand free 😀
Will try to buy that clip soon.
 
Thank you

I have and in order to prevent the immune response I am doing to regularly use thymosin alpha and kpv. ☺️
I havent paid or booked anything but for me it was good to know that reta, ghk cu and workout is working together that the body is changing something that can be corrected only by surgery.

Self injection - someone recommended to use those big paper clips to pinch the skin and it leaves one hand free 😀
Will try to buy that clip soon.
The paper clip trick works
 
Week 4 ( 18 Jan to 23rd Jan)


I am trying to be consistent but this log is not going to be as detailed as usually they are. I am not in a good shape in every way possible.
I hurt my shoulder, don't know if I am sleeping funny or its from the workout but I couldnt do any upper body workout.
It's so bad today, that I couldn't even write on a paper.
I am as genuine as I possible with everything thats why I am saying this here.
Something happened on the weekend and my relationship is rocky. I can't get over some incident and I haven't seen him since then.
My partner used to give me topical bpc and tb 500, on the back side of my shoulder. I cant reach that area on my own. I dont have much fat, so cant pinch the skin either.

Also, no photos this week as he used to take the photos and I need to figure out a way to do these things on my own.
Espcially the back and side photos.
I did my last dose of Reta by @ZenithHealth yesterday. Again no pain.

Diet and sleep- Not great. I couldn't eat, sleep or train. Not hydrated enough either. Not due to Reta or anything else but with whats going on with my life. Probably just eating one meal and a protein shake.

Weight loss- I know it's not ideal but I have lost a fair bit of size. My xs clothes were loose ( like falling off me kinda loose) on me.
I am about size 4 now. I didnt realise, when clothes shrink, they become longer 🤣
My friends took me out last night to cheer me up but I had nothing to wear that fits me. Ngl it's a good problem to have 🤣

Cleavage- I naturally had fuller cleavage but have noticed it was getting smaller and seeing loss in upper pole fullness.
I was ready for it as you can't eat your cake and have it too.

I always wanted to have smaller waist and bigger boobs. I felt I am at a good spot now so I booked my consult with the plastic surgeon.
To give you some background- I had consult with 4 different surgeons and they all said I naturally have big girls, I will need a lift and an implant. I hated the idea of having a scar so prominent and chances of loosing sensation there that I kept delaying it.
It must be the combination of reta, GHK cu, regular chest workout that it must have lifted my girls and the surgeon said I dont need a lift.
I was soooo happy, as I was absolutely dreading the scar you get from the lift.
For implant alone, scar is not visible and very small. I am planning to have my surgery done in March and by that time, hopefully I will be at my targetted BF %

About my shoulder- I would love to have a recommendation in Sydney- a good excercise physiologist or a coach who can see my form, check what I am doing wrong and correct it. I have tried to work with a couple of PTs but wasn't impressed.
sorry to hear about relationship issues sister we all have them @Iron_rose1
are you able to do subq bpc?
 
Week 4 ( 18 Jan to 23rd Jan)


I am trying to be consistent but this log is not going to be as detailed as usually they are. I am not in a good shape in every way possible.
I hurt my shoulder, don't know if I am sleeping funny or its from the workout but I couldnt do any upper body workout.
It's so bad today, that I couldn't even write on a paper.
I am as genuine as I possible with everything thats why I am saying this here.
Something happened on the weekend and my relationship is rocky. I can't get over some incident and I haven't seen him since then.
My partner used to give me topical bpc and tb 500, on the back side of my shoulder. I cant reach that area on my own. I dont have much fat, so cant pinch the skin either.

Also, no photos this week as he used to take the photos and I need to figure out a way to do these things on my own.
Espcially the back and side photos.
I did my last dose of Reta by @ZenithHealth yesterday. Again no pain.

Diet and sleep- Not great. I couldn't eat, sleep or train. Not hydrated enough either. Not due to Reta or anything else but with whats going on with my life. Probably just eating one meal and a protein shake.

Weight loss- I know it's not ideal but I have lost a fair bit of size. My xs clothes were loose ( like falling off me kinda loose) on me.
I am about size 4 now. I didnt realise, when clothes shrink, they become longer 🤣
My friends took me out last night to cheer me up but I had nothing to wear that fits me. Ngl it's a good problem to have 🤣

Cleavage- I naturally had fuller cleavage but have noticed it was getting smaller and seeing loss in upper pole fullness.
I was ready for it as you can't eat your cake and have it too.

I always wanted to have smaller waist and bigger boobs. I felt I am at a good spot now so I booked my consult with the plastic surgeon.
To give you some background- I had consult with 4 different surgeons and they all said I naturally have big girls, I will need a lift and an implant. I hated the idea of having a scar so prominent and chances of loosing sensation there that I kept delaying it.
It must be the combination of reta, GHK cu, regular chest workout that it must have lifted my girls and the surgeon said I dont need a lift.
I was soooo happy, as I was absolutely dreading the scar you get from the lift.
For implant alone, scar is not visible and very small. I am planning to have my surgery done in March and by that time, hopefully I will be at my targetted BF %

About my shoulder- I would love to have a recommendation in Sydney- a good excercise physiologist or a coach who can see my form, check what I am doing wrong and correct it. I have tried to work with a couple of PTs but wasn't impressed.
@Iron_rose1 this is a good update, even though things aren't perfect right now. You are still updating us and taking it one step at a time, which I have a lot of respect for
 
Week 4 ( 18 Jan to 23rd Jan)


I am trying to be consistent but this log is not going to be as detailed as usually they are. I am not in a good shape in every way possible.
I hurt my shoulder, don't know if I am sleeping funny or its from the workout but I couldnt do any upper body workout.
It's so bad today, that I couldn't even write on a paper.
I am as genuine as I possible with everything thats why I am saying this here.
Something happened on the weekend and my relationship is rocky. I can't get over some incident and I haven't seen him since then.
My partner used to give me topical bpc and tb 500, on the back side of my shoulder. I cant reach that area on my own. I dont have much fat, so cant pinch the skin either.

Also, no photos this week as he used to take the photos and I need to figure out a way to do these things on my own.
Espcially the back and side photos.
I did my last dose of Reta by @ZenithHealth yesterday. Again no pain.

Diet and sleep- Not great. I couldn't eat, sleep or train. Not hydrated enough either. Not due to Reta or anything else but with whats going on with my life. Probably just eating one meal and a protein shake.

Weight loss- I know it's not ideal but I have lost a fair bit of size. My xs clothes were loose ( like falling off me kinda loose) on me.
I am about size 4 now. I didnt realise, when clothes shrink, they become longer 🤣
My friends took me out last night to cheer me up but I had nothing to wear that fits me. Ngl it's a good problem to have 🤣

Cleavage- I naturally had fuller cleavage but have noticed it was getting smaller and seeing loss in upper pole fullness.
I was ready for it as you can't eat your cake and have it too.

I always wanted to have smaller waist and bigger boobs. I felt I am at a good spot now so I booked my consult with the plastic surgeon.
To give you some background- I had consult with 4 different surgeons and they all said I naturally have big girls, I will need a lift and an implant. I hated the idea of having a scar so prominent and chances of loosing sensation there that I kept delaying it.
It must be the combination of reta, GHK cu, regular chest workout that it must have lifted my girls and the surgeon said I dont need a lift.
I was soooo happy, as I was absolutely dreading the scar you get from the lift.
For implant alone, scar is not visible and very small. I am planning to have my surgery done in March and by that time, hopefully I will be at my targetted BF %

About my shoulder- I would love to have a recommendation in Sydney- a good excercise physiologist or a coach who can see my form, check what I am doing wrong and correct it. I have tried to work with a couple of PTs but wasn't impressed.
Sister, what's the deal with the bad sleep and bad training? Maybe find a good electrolyte drink that should help you with hydration. @Iron_rose1
 
Sister, what's the deal with the bad sleep and bad training? Maybe find a good electrolyte drink that should help you with hydration. @Iron_rose1
I am going to assume you didn't read the complete post. Life and being a woman with emotions is the issue atm.
I do take eletrolytes and other supplement but when you mind is in a mess, it's hard to focus. I am still taking the steps and fixing things as they are coming my way.
 
sorry to hear about relationship issues sister we all have them @Iron_rose1
are you able to do subq bpc?
I can do sc injections but I can't do it on localised area the pain is arising from. Bpc words fairly locally. But that's okay now, I am going to use the big paperclip to pinch. I am fairly flexible ( like most chicks are 😁) , so I can reach there but I needed 1 hand free.
 
Hahaha girls on chubby chicks don't count, same as abs don't count on skinny men.
As I am getting smaller my girls are tad bit smaller as well.

You look great.
A good bra and your golden 😛

No guy is going to complain, I guarantee it!
 
I can do sc injections but I can't do it on localised area the pain is arising from. Bpc words fairly locally. But that's okay now, I am going to use the big paperclip to pinch. I am fairly flexible ( like most chicks are 😁) , so I can reach there but I needed 1 hand free.
perfect :D I hope it works sister @Iron_rose1
 
Something happened on the weekend and my relationship is rocky. I can't get over some incident and I haven't seen him since then.
My partner used to give me topical bpc and tb 500, on the back side of my shoulder. I cant reach that area on my own. I dont have much fat, so cant pinch the skin either.


Ask a friend or just inject as near as you can
 
Thank you ☺️
Sleep- I think I managed to fix it by proper sleep hygeine.
Yeah it's delayed mast cell reaction, more pronounced in females due to Estrogen level ( or on makes due to high E2) . I have added other supps as well to manage thag. Will update in my next log.

I load all of them in the same needle immediately before injecting. Because of the delayed reaction I am running out of space in my body to inject and I wait for that area to calm down 1st. As. they are at least 50 cent coin big and slightly painful, so I dont go anywhere near them. Body will slowly get used to it.
You seem to know your body pretty well, which is a good thing. @Iron_rose1 hopefully your sleep can stay consistent. I know that things were rough with me with sleep with my wife but I meditate before bed; that helps.
 
Week 4 ( 18 Jan to 23rd Jan)


I am trying to be consistent but this log is not going to be as detailed as usually they are. I am not in a good shape in every way possible.
I hurt my shoulder, don't know if I am sleeping funny or its from the workout but I couldnt do any upper body workout.
It's so bad today, that I couldn't even write on a paper.
I am as genuine as I possible with everything thats why I am saying this here.
Something happened on the weekend and my relationship is rocky. I can't get over some incident and I haven't seen him since then.
My partner used to give me topical bpc and tb 500, on the back side of my shoulder. I cant reach that area on my own. I dont have much fat, so cant pinch the skin either.

Also, no photos this week as he used to take the photos and I need to figure out a way to do these things on my own.
Espcially the back and side photos.
I did my last dose of Reta by @ZenithHealth yesterday. Again no pain.

Diet and sleep- Not great. I couldn't eat, sleep or train. Not hydrated enough either. Not due to Reta or anything else but with whats going on with my life. Probably just eating one meal and a protein shake.

Weight loss- I know it's not ideal but I have lost a fair bit of size. My xs clothes were loose ( like falling off me kinda loose) on me.
I am about size 4 now. I didnt realise, when clothes shrink, they become longer 🤣
My friends took me out last night to cheer me up but I had nothing to wear that fits me. Ngl it's a good problem to have 🤣

Cleavage- I naturally had fuller cleavage but have noticed it was getting smaller and seeing loss in upper pole fullness.
I was ready for it as you can't eat your cake and have it too.

I always wanted to have smaller waist and bigger boobs. I felt I am at a good spot now so I booked my consult with the plastic surgeon.
To give you some background- I had consult with 4 different surgeons and they all said I naturally have big girls, I will need a lift and an implant. I hated the idea of having a scar so prominent and chances of loosing sensation there that I kept delaying it.
It must be the combination of reta, GHK cu, regular chest workout that it must have lifted my girls and the surgeon said I dont need a lift.
I was soooo happy, as I was absolutely dreading the scar you get from the lift.
For implant alone, scar is not visible and very small. I am planning to have my surgery done in March and by that time, hopefully I will be at my targetted BF %

About my shoulder- I would love to have a recommendation in Sydney- a good excercise physiologist or a coach who can see my form, check what I am doing wrong and correct it. I have tried to work with a couple of PTs but wasn't impressed.
@Iron_rose1 Shoulder injuries are not good at all. Hopefully you just slept on it wrong. Try and do some circles and see if you can get things more mobile; that can definitely help.
 
Week 4 ( 18 Jan to 23rd Jan)


I am trying to be consistent but this log is not going to be as detailed as usually they are. I am not in a good shape in every way possible.
I hurt my shoulder, don't know if I am sleeping funny or its from the workout but I couldnt do any upper body workout.
It's so bad today, that I couldn't even write on a paper.
I am as genuine as I possible with everything thats why I am saying this here.
Something happened on the weekend and my relationship is rocky. I can't get over some incident and I haven't seen him since then.
My partner used to give me topical bpc and tb 500, on the back side of my shoulder. I cant reach that area on my own. I dont have much fat, so cant pinch the skin either.

Also, no photos this week as he used to take the photos and I need to figure out a way to do these things on my own.
Espcially the back and side photos.
I did my last dose of Reta by @ZenithHealth yesterday. Again no pain.

Diet and sleep- Not great. I couldn't eat, sleep or train. Not hydrated enough either. Not due to Reta or anything else but with whats going on with my life. Probably just eating one meal and a protein shake.

Weight loss- I know it's not ideal but I have lost a fair bit of size. My xs clothes were loose ( like falling off me kinda loose) on me.
I am about size 4 now. I didnt realise, when clothes shrink, they become longer 🤣
My friends took me out last night to cheer me up but I had nothing to wear that fits me. Ngl it's a good problem to have 🤣

Cleavage- I naturally had fuller cleavage but have noticed it was getting smaller and seeing loss in upper pole fullness.
I was ready for it as you can't eat your cake and have it too.

I always wanted to have smaller waist and bigger boobs. I felt I am at a good spot now so I booked my consult with the plastic surgeon.
To give you some background- I had consult with 4 different surgeons and they all said I naturally have big girls, I will need a lift and an implant. I hated the idea of having a scar so prominent and chances of loosing sensation there that I kept delaying it.
It must be the combination of reta, GHK cu, regular chest workout that it must have lifted my girls and the surgeon said I dont need a lift.
I was soooo happy, as I was absolutely dreading the scar you get from the lift.
For implant alone, scar is not visible and very small. I am planning to have my surgery done in March and by that time, hopefully I will be at my targetted BF %

About my shoulder- I would love to have a recommendation in Sydney- a good excercise physiologist or a coach who can see my form, check what I am doing wrong and correct it. I have tried to work with a couple of PTs but wasn't impressed.
This is why we log right here. There are different things going on with you and we need to work on each thing one at a time. Let's make sure that we do that and let's make sure we get you into the best shape, both mentally and physically, you've ever been. @Iron_rose1
 
Hahaha girls on chubby chicks don't count, same as abs don't count on skinny men.
As I am getting smaller my girls are tad bit smaller as well.

You look great.
I meeeaaaan. There’s skinny guys without abs, and chubby (actually chubby, I wouldn’t say you were ever “chubby”) women with no boobs really. So I have to disagree somewhat.

Something to think about: if you gain muscle without losing fat, you have still effectively improved your body composition and will have a lower percentage of body fat and will look better. I think that looks good, not that my opinion should matter more than yours, of course. But even somewhere in the middle between being very lean and only adding muscle I think would be a really good look.
 
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