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Just posting an update on my 50th birthday. I'm 5'7" and went from 227 lbs down to 141 lbs. DEXA scan done this morning shows body fat from…

I'm in the best shape since my teens. Three months ago I had already added muscle and lost more fat, now at 11% body fat after dropping alm…

Most of the reduction happened early during the first four months, after which the pace slowed and then held steady.

Ten months on that medication at age forty nine brought my scale reading from two hundred twenty seven pounds down to one hundred forty thr…

This was the earlier check-in around five months: down 67 pounds on Tirzepatide. The medication has been very effective. Blood pressure set…

A rat study by itself proves little for humans, but the muscle-loss worry did not come from nowhere. DXA scans showed lean-mass drops and p…

Cardio is three or four Peloton power zone sessions a week lasting 30 to 60 minutes. Because I race the leaderboard the efforts are demandi…

Quick version: a few years back I got into shape and lost the same amount of weight but gained it all again. During that period my VO2 max …

Five foot seven. Wilpers is solid. I prefer Denis Morton but those two are my top choices.

Holding steady has gone okay. Still on the 10 mg dose but I will probably lower it a bit in a month or so. I turn 50 soon and want to reach…

Nothing fancy. I skip calorie tracking and mostly eat whole foods with protein as the focus.

All natural here. Thanks.

Appreciate it. I added the breakdown below. Nothing else was used. I kept everything fairly basic. Muscle memory from earlier heavy trainin…

At 49 my stats moved from 227 lbs to 143 lbs for an 84-pound drop. Dexa body fat went from roughly 37 percent down to 12 percent. BMI fell …

I combined BMI with a twice-yearly DEXA scan. My first goal was simply to get BMI close to the normal range. Then the scan showed my body-f…

My current amount is seven point five milligrams since that level worked fine and there was no point going any higher. After I reach my goa…

My setup isn't anything special. I eat basic ingredients with a strong protein emphasis, along with plenty of zone cycling sessions mixed i…

The medication has been remarkable. My blood pressure normalized around 115/75 from roughly 135/90. Snoring has stopped entirely. Resting h…