Hello everyone,
I have been lurking without an account for a couple weeks and figured I should make it official. I am not currently using anything nor have I in the past, but am interested in the idea and wanting to learn more and eventually determine if this is ideal for me or not, whether through gray, compounding, or my PCP (though he has been hesitant to prescribe anything preferring to refer me to their internal "fat loss expert team" and this route would likely be cost prohibitive).
Quick background, I played D1 football on the offensive line until repeated injury (blown knees) ended that career. When you play at that level and on the oline, you pretty much get to eat whatever you want and are encouraged to be as heavy as you can be without sacrificing any speed, no matter the cost to your health. I played at around 380lbs. This was more than a decade ago, but the habits remain. I lost 30 pounds last year through traditional diet and exercise and have since plateaued at 400lbs.
I still workout to this day, though not as vigorously or extensively as I used to. If you were to ask me my goals right now, in this moment, they would be to improve my overall health, lose the gut, but retain my muscle mass as much as reasonable. I haven't done a dexa scan or anything, but I think I can lose at least 120lbs.
I am looking forward to continue reading threads here and being able to participate a bit more, like posts, etc.
I have been lurking without an account for a couple weeks and figured I should make it official. I am not currently using anything nor have I in the past, but am interested in the idea and wanting to learn more and eventually determine if this is ideal for me or not, whether through gray, compounding, or my PCP (though he has been hesitant to prescribe anything preferring to refer me to their internal "fat loss expert team" and this route would likely be cost prohibitive).
Quick background, I played D1 football on the offensive line until repeated injury (blown knees) ended that career. When you play at that level and on the oline, you pretty much get to eat whatever you want and are encouraged to be as heavy as you can be without sacrificing any speed, no matter the cost to your health. I played at around 380lbs. This was more than a decade ago, but the habits remain. I lost 30 pounds last year through traditional diet and exercise and have since plateaued at 400lbs.
I still workout to this day, though not as vigorously or extensively as I used to. If you were to ask me my goals right now, in this moment, they would be to improve my overall health, lose the gut, but retain my muscle mass as much as reasonable. I haven't done a dexa scan or anything, but I think I can lose at least 120lbs.
I am looking forward to continue reading threads here and being able to participate a bit more, like posts, etc.
