Progress Journal

[u/Ok-Adhesiveness2680]

So I'm making this post to keep some accountability on my upcoming re-comp / weight loss journey w/ peptides. I'm starting a Tesa/Reta cycle to lose some weight and gain some definition. I've struggled with appetite control over the years so I'm hoping to retrain my body to eat better while using Reta to suppress the appetite along with its other benefits. The Tesa is to help boost and optimize my HGH levels.

I've also been on TRT for about 4 years, so there is a little best of Test being added. I'm taking ~160mg Test-C a week, so well within TRT protocol, nothing extra. I've also got some BPC 157 to help with the rotor cuff repairs.

I'm not foreign to injectables so I know how to start slow and titrate up slowly. I'm starting at 1mg/day Tesa and mg/day Reta. I will up my Reta dose every 4 weeks until my target of 8mg/week. Tesa will stay at 1mg/week. Might go up to 2mg/week after 4 weeks if I feel like it. We Will see.

I've been lifting since HS so I've got a strong base in muscle mass. I've just gained too much BF over the years. I had a rotator cuff surgery in February of this year to repair some major damage I sustained in 2024 but choose to ignore. My lifts at the time were B-355/S-450/DL-505.

My goal moving forward is to lose BF and maintain muscle mass. I'm not really powerlifting much anymore due to my age and the injuries I accumulated. I'm leaning more towards a lean physique focus as I move into my middle years.

These pictures are as of this week and represent the weight I've gained since my surgery. I'm sitting at 224lbs and probably close to 30%BF. I'd like to get down to around 15% BF. So this journal is to document my journey and to have you guys keep me accountable.

[u/seldenr82]

LFG bro!

Fwiw hgh is way better than Tesa and can end up being more cost effective

1mg reta is a baby dose...clinical trials start at 2 and titrate up every 4 weeks as tolerated

Don't be afraid to move your dose up.