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Giving myself a cheat day. I've been very disciplined (compared to my old ways) for 5 weeks. Heading off to the hotel gym now to burn some of it offbreakfast buffet brohigh carbs you going to control that? @rustle
Lol let's not go too far now!nice i like cheat days but at least have ice cream bro lol
Gym session over now sweating it out in the sauna.
I have returned home. It's now been a week since stopping the reta. I haven't had any more heartburn issues or skin hyper sensitivity. I feel.confident stating both these sides were related to the reta.
My appetite is back to normal. I don't dread the thought of eating anymore.
Now I would like to re-introduce the reta. I'm thinking of going to 0.5mg EOD and assessing sides after a week.
My appetite is back to normal. I don't dread the thought of eating anymore.
Now I would like to re-introduce the reta. I'm thinking of going to 0.5mg EOD and assessing sides after a week.
Interesting, I would like to see your whole diet during the retatrutide use but its already done, thats likely related to your diet overall. @rustle
you can post an update here too please
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums/threads/retatrutide-its-the-real-deal.103339/
Sunday 18 May 2025:
Food (1650cals):
Breakfast: 45g protein, 1/2 cup oats, metamucil
Morning snack: Protein Bar
Lunch: 45g protein shake
Dinner: Chicken Kiev
PWO: 45g protein shake
Other: ghost hydration powder with 500ml water and 1x tbl spoon apple cider vinegar
Training:
Upper Body 2
Deadlift: 80kg x 12, 100kg x 5, 100kg x 5, 100kg x 5, 80kg x 6 - Grip strength fails before lifts fail. I want to avoid using straps if i can. Clearly i need to work on grip strength
Overhead Dumbell Press: 30kg x 12, 50kg x 10, 50kg x 9, 55kg x 5
Shrugs: 40kg x 15, 60kg x 12, 60kg x 15, 70kg x 10
Pull-ups (40kg assist): 10, 10, 10
Reverse Pecdec/Delts: 19kg x 15, 26kg x 12, 33kg x 8, 33kg x 8 + DP 19kg x 10
General Health and Wellbeing:
Still feeling good overall. Re-introduced reta at 0.5mg @ 11am. By 4pm i had a mild feeling of heartburn coming on. I mixed some ghost hydration powder with water and apple cider vinegar as @LevButlerov suggested. Sipped on that for about 20 minutes. Kept the feeling at bay.
Workout felt really good. Great pumps and feeling very solid overall. Starting to see visual progress in multiple locations, but still hidden away behind excess body fat.
Food (1650cals):
Breakfast: 45g protein, 1/2 cup oats, metamucil
Morning snack: Protein Bar
Lunch: 45g protein shake
Dinner: Chicken Kiev
PWO: 45g protein shake
Other: ghost hydration powder with 500ml water and 1x tbl spoon apple cider vinegar
Training:
Upper Body 2
Deadlift: 80kg x 12, 100kg x 5, 100kg x 5, 100kg x 5, 80kg x 6 - Grip strength fails before lifts fail. I want to avoid using straps if i can. Clearly i need to work on grip strength
Overhead Dumbell Press: 30kg x 12, 50kg x 10, 50kg x 9, 55kg x 5
Shrugs: 40kg x 15, 60kg x 12, 60kg x 15, 70kg x 10
Pull-ups (40kg assist): 10, 10, 10
Reverse Pecdec/Delts: 19kg x 15, 26kg x 12, 33kg x 8, 33kg x 8 + DP 19kg x 10
General Health and Wellbeing:
Still feeling good overall. Re-introduced reta at 0.5mg @ 11am. By 4pm i had a mild feeling of heartburn coming on. I mixed some ghost hydration powder with water and apple cider vinegar as @LevButlerov suggested. Sipped on that for about 20 minutes. Kept the feeling at bay.
Workout felt really good. Great pumps and feeling very solid overall. Starting to see visual progress in multiple locations, but still hidden away behind excess body fat.
Monday 19 May 2025:
Pinned 0.5ml Test E last night
Weight: 93.7kg (fasted). Thats another 0.7kg gain for this cycle. Is it because i stopped the reta? is it because i had 2 large breakfasts on the weekend during my trip away? Is it lean mass? Probably no to all these questions. Will continue to weigh in on monday mornings and see how things go.
Food (2000cals):
Breakfast: 45g protein, 1/2 cup oats, cappuccino, metamucil
Lunch: 45g protein shake
Dinner: 1 cup white rice, 1/2 cup beef vindaloo, 1/2 cup butter chicken, 1/2 cup goat curry
PWO: 45g protein shake
Training (9pm):
Lower Body
Squats: 60kg x 15, 80kg x 10, 100kg x 3 - stopped as right knee tweaked slightly. Stopped squats to avoid injury
Leg Press: 1155kg x 15, 145kg x 12, 145kg x 12 - didnt go higher to avoid risk of injury from squats
Lying leg/hamstring curl: 39kg x 12, 60kg x 10, 60kg x 8, 60kg x 7
Standing Calf Raise: 145kg x 10, 145kg x 12, 165kg x 10, 165kg x 10
Cardio: 20mins incline treadmill @ 6km/h
General Health and Wellbeing:
Not a great day for actual food intake, but still exceeded calorie target primarily due to overeating at family dinner. Took the workout a bit easier than usual due to my right knee tweaking slightly during squats. I dont want an injury so stopped loading up as soon as i felt it,
Pinned 0.5ml Test E last night
Weight: 93.7kg (fasted). Thats another 0.7kg gain for this cycle. Is it because i stopped the reta? is it because i had 2 large breakfasts on the weekend during my trip away? Is it lean mass? Probably no to all these questions. Will continue to weigh in on monday mornings and see how things go.
Food (2000cals):
Breakfast: 45g protein, 1/2 cup oats, cappuccino, metamucil
Lunch: 45g protein shake
Dinner: 1 cup white rice, 1/2 cup beef vindaloo, 1/2 cup butter chicken, 1/2 cup goat curry
PWO: 45g protein shake
Training (9pm):
Lower Body
Squats: 60kg x 15, 80kg x 10, 100kg x 3 - stopped as right knee tweaked slightly. Stopped squats to avoid injury
Leg Press: 1155kg x 15, 145kg x 12, 145kg x 12 - didnt go higher to avoid risk of injury from squats
Lying leg/hamstring curl: 39kg x 12, 60kg x 10, 60kg x 8, 60kg x 7
Standing Calf Raise: 145kg x 10, 145kg x 12, 165kg x 10, 165kg x 10
Cardio: 20mins incline treadmill @ 6km/h
General Health and Wellbeing:
Not a great day for actual food intake, but still exceeded calorie target primarily due to overeating at family dinner. Took the workout a bit easier than usual due to my right knee tweaking slightly during squats. I dont want an injury so stopped loading up as soon as i felt it,
@rustle yes if you stop a GLP1 you will gain weight for sure. It's just a fact of life.
You need to mode your diet, start adding more high fiber foods and fiber in generally. get psyllium husk powder not metamucil, drink 2 times per day.
@rustle cardio is looking on point. 20 minutes of incline treadmill 6mg/h is solid. burn some good cals
Metamucil is 3.4g psyllium husk per serving and i have 2 servings each morning. How much do you recommend taking daily?
cheers mate. i usually walk to the gym to get my cardio in but its just getting too cold to do at night time now.
you must be in south australia then if it gets cold this time of year.
Canberra. Its cold all the time, except Dec-Feb
yeah that is not surprising how close it is to south pole. even read it snows in some areas in australia. crazy stuff
@rustle bro if knees no good then try changing your stance on squats. or try lunges instead.
you get good results that way
@rustle Bros. Continue to weigh yourself. Let's see what ends up happening going forward. You might be dealing with some rebound.
About 15-20 grams of psyllium husk ED plan for it @rustle
Wrap, strap or sleeve it
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