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Prescribed 140mg Test cyp per week. I’m pinning delts daily.

I’ve been in a 500 calorie deficit for 3 months. Have been consistently losing weight…until I started trt.

Before trt I was 168lbs (at 5’10”). Weight this morning was 175.

I’m prescribed 1mg anastrozole 2x weekly. So far I’ve only taken 0.25mg a couple times when I felt discomfort around nipples.

The weight has to be water, as my calories are tracked perfectly. I weigh everything I eat by the gram. Diet is high protein, all clean meats, vegetables, bananas, a bit of rice…no sweets of any kind, no junk carbs. I never go over my daily calorie goal (currently at 1478).

I drink around 1 gallon of water daily. I only drink water.

I lift weights 4+ times weekly, run a 5k 1-2 times weekly. I sit in the sauna daily for 30-45 minutes.

I want to get rid of this water weight. Do I ride it out until my hormones level out, as I’m only 3 weeks in? Pop more anastrozole? Take diuretics?

I’m new to trt. Urologist prescribed 140mg/week, injected once weekly. I was prescribed 18g to draw and 23g 1in. to inject. Used these needles once, and would like to reduce needle size to avoid pain and scarring.

I’ve had gynecomastia since puberty, so I’m wanting to increase injection frequency to avoid estrogen spikes.

I picked up BD 25g 5/8 insulin needles at the pharmacy. They didn’t have 27g available.

I drew the medicine from the vial, then attempted to inject into delt with the same needle. I could not get the needle to break the skin! Eventually after pushing very hard, the skin barely broke…I pulled the needle away and a pool of blood formed.

I’ve seen many people here draw and inject with the same 27g needles. So why would the 25g not work?

I’ve since ordered Easy Touch 27g 5/8in insulin needles…hopefully they work a bit better.

Anyone have some idea for what I may be doing wrong?