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Hey guys! Here's my 8-month progress so far using Tirzepatide.

Quick recap: I'm diabetic, hypertensive, hyperuric, high cholesterol, MAFLD, Morbidly obese when I started my Glp-1 treatment. I'm using compounded tirzepatide and has never gone above 5mg in my dose.

I did my routine blood tests and the results are in:

 HBA1C - 5.2

 Slight iron deficiency

Slightly elevated uric acid

 Slightly elevated cholesterol

Lab Results:

Let's start with the labs, my endo is really happy with my blood chemistry and my treatment results in general.

The iron deficiency he says can be corrected through diet by eating more red meat, uric is not really concerning so i wasn't put back on febuxostat. For cholesterol since there will be changes in my diet he put me back on 5mg of rosuvastatin - lowest dose. Just so i dont think about it anymore. One maintenance pill before bed is a lot better than 7 pills a day, which I was on before.

Weight Progress/ Stats:

 Current Weight: 71kg (from 116kg)

 Waist: 31.5in (from 50in)

 BMI: 24.8

 Total Weight Loss: 45kg

Weight

 Starting weight: 116kg

 Lowest weight: 69kg

 Current weight: 71kg 

Body Fat Percentage

 Starting: 35.5%

 Lowest: 12.6%

 Current: 14.8%

Shirt Size

 Starting: 5XL

 Current: M-L

I'm finally done with cutting. I have reached my goal weight. I went as low as 69kg with 12.6% body fat but I didn't like it, I felt like my body was too dry, my muscles seemed small, and I felt weaker at the gym, also at the 12.6% body fat I can't sit for long periods of time anymore since my butt will hurt due to the lack of padding 😅. I gained back a few kilos to look more "full". I'm happy with the 45kg lost any my physique now is the best it has ever been.

I have completely changed my wardrobe, I went on a shopping spree one day and completely changed everything. Yes, including underwear.

I now fit Medium to Large size shirts and even small if it's oversized. This is life changing to me as I came from wearing 5XL shirts at one point, I almost exclusively shopped at maxwear and Uniqlo online because they were the only brands that carried my size.

Shopping at a mall and returning the item because it was TOO LOOSE was a completely alien feeling to me. I used to skip to the back of the rack to see how big they go in size and that usually would still be too tight for my belly.

I wear size 34 jeans now and department stores actually carry my size.

My wife has cleared my wardrobe completely of all my fat man clothes. I still sometimes look at the shirt and double take thinking "Ooh, that's waaaay too small" but end up fitting me just right.

Honest side effects

Here's the truth, shedding all this weight also had consequences.

Hairfall

I recently noticed that I have a lot of hairfall. I'm blessed to have a thick head of hair that even with all the hairfall my hair still looks ok. But I do feel it, hairline is not receeding, but the volume is just really less.

Loose Skin

Loose skin all over my body, specially in my mid section. When I say all over I mean it. Arms, thighs, belly, chin. Some of it is getting fuller, my arms are getting tight again as my biceps are getting bigger, my inner thigh has a bunch of lose skin that I sometimes feel it fold when i shift arond. But generally the loose skin doesn't concern me, It reminds me where I came from and how far I've come.

NSFW Side Effect

Because of all the weight loss, my wife and I's sex life been the best! We could do positions I could never have imagined possible. I have more energy now in bed, and my wife tells me I grew in size 😅. So yeah, there's that.

What's Next

My doctor said that he feels like I have built a solid routine while on the medication, my food habits changedI'm slowly tapering off the medication. My doctor has actually allowed me to go down to 2.5mg weekly. I tried it for 2 weeks but the revenge hunger was through the roof! I gained 3kg back in those 2 weeks 😅.

The plan now is to slowly taper off, until i finally go down to 2.5. I plan to go 4 weeks at 4mg, 4 weeks at 3mg and 4 weeks at 2.5mg. That would be right in time with my 1 year check up in october.

Final Thoughts

All in all, this medication has been life changing to me. I can

move better now, no more catching my breath every few steps, I'm not sweaty at all anymore, I feel more confident with my appearance and I'm much healthier now.

Thank you everyone for reading through this! I might just post pictures next time to visualize my progress if you guys want that.

Hey guys! Here's my 8-month progress so far using Tirzepatide.

Quick recap: I'm diabetic, hypertensive, hyperuric, high cholesterol, MAFLD, Morbidly obese when I started my Glp-1 treatment. I'm using compounded tirzepatide and have never gone above 5mg in my dose.

I did my routine blood tests and the results are in:

 HBA1C - 5.2

 Slight iron deficiency

Slightly elevated uric acid

 Slightly elevated cholesterol

Lab Results:

Let's start with the labs, my endo is really happy with my blood chemistry and my treatment results in general.

The iron deficiency he says can be corrected through diet by eating more red meat, uric is not really concerning so i wasn't put back on febuxostat. For cholesterol since there will be changes in my diet he put me back on 5mg of rosuvastatin - lowest dose. Just so i dont think about it anymore. One maintenance pill before bed is a lot better than 7 pills a day, which I was on before.

Weight Progress/ Stats:

 Current Weight: 71kg (from 116kg)

 Waist: 31.5in (from 50in)

 BMI: 24.8

 Total Weight Loss: 45kg

Weight

 Starting weight: 116kg

 Lowest weight: 69kg

 Current weight: 71kg 

Body Fat Percentage

 Starting: 35.5%

 Lowest: 12.6%

 Current: 14.8%

Shirt Size

 Starting: 5XL

 Current: M-L

I'm finally done with cutting. I have reached my goal weight. I went as low as 69kg with 12.6% body fat but I didn't like it, I felt like my body was too dry, my muscles seemed small, and I felt weaker at the gym, also at the 12.6% body fat I can't sit for long periods of time anymore since my butt will hurt due to the lack of padding 😅. I gained back a few kilos to look more "full". I'm happy with the 45kg lost any my physique now is the best it has ever been.

I have completely changed my wardrobe, I went on a shopping spree one day and completely changed everything. Yes, including underwear.

I now fit Medium to Large size shirts and even small if it's oversized. This is life changing to me as I came from wearing 5XL shirts at one point, I almost exclusively shopped at maxwear and Uniqlo online because they were the only brands that carried my size.

Shopping at a mall and returning the item because it was TOO LOOSE was a completely alien feeling to me. I used to skip to the back of the rack to see how big they go in size and that usually would still be too tight for my belly.

I wear size 34 jeans now and department stores actually carry my size.

My wife has cleared my wardrobe completely of all my fat man clothes. I still sometimes look at the shirt and double take thinking "Ooh, that's waaaay too small" but end up fitting me just right.

Honest side effects

Here's the truth, shedding all this weight also had consequences.

Hairfall

I recently noticed that I have a lot of hairfall. I'm blessed to have a thick head of hair that even with all the hairfall my hair still looks ok. But I do feel it, hairline is not receeding, but the volume is just really less.

Loose Skin

Loose skin all over my body, specially in my mid section. When I say all over I mean it. Arms, thighs, belly, chin. Some of it is getting fuller, my arms are getting tight again as my biceps are getting bigger, my inner thigh has a bunch of lose skin that I sometimes feel it fold when i shift arond. But generally the loose skin doesn't concern me, It reminds me where I came from and how far I've come.

NSFW Side Effect

Because of all the weight loss, my wife and I's sex life has been the best it has ever been! We could do positions I could never have imagined possible. I have more energy now in bed, and my wife tells me I grew in size 😅. So yeah, there's that.

What's Next

My doctor said that he feels like I have built a solid routine while on the medication, my food habits changedI'm slowly tapering off the medication. My doctor has actually allowed me to go down to 2.5mg weekly. I tried it for 2 weeks but the revenge hunger was through the roof! I gained 3kg back in those 2 weeks 😅.

The plan now is to slowly taper off, until i finally go down to 2.5. I plan to go 4 weeks at 4mg, 4 weeks at 3mg and 4 weeks at 2.5mg. That would be right in time with my 1 year check up in october.

Final Thoughts

All in all, this medication has been life changing to me. I can

move better now, no more catching my breath every few steps, I'm not sweaty at all anymore, I feel more confident with my appearance and I'm much healthier now.

If you need a referral to a legit clinic with doctors who actually care about you, send me a message. I'd be happy to refer you to them. My team of doctors includean Endocrinologist, Nutritionist, and Cardiologist. All IMs with subspecialties.

Thank you everyone for reading through this! I might just post pictures next time to visualize my progress if you guys want that.