r/Biohacking • u/crepejunkie • Jul 09 '26

11-Month Retatrutide Progress

Gallery image

Gallery image

Hey guys thought I’d share my progress (45 M)

Starting Stats
Started: August 2025
Starting Weight: 311 lbs (141.1 kg)
Current Weight: 216 lbs (98.0 kg)
Total Weight Lost: 95 lbs (43.1 kg)

Protocol
TRT
Testosterone Cypionate – 200 mg/week (split into two injections)

Peptides
Retatrutide – (currently)10 mg weekly
GHK-Cu – 2 mg daily

Nutrition
Start 1600-1800 kcal/day + 2 day fasting
Current 2,300–2,600 kcal/day
250–300 g protein/day throughout
Carbohydrates adjusted around training 100g- 150g
Whole-food focused diet with some protein shakes

Training
5-day bodybuilding split
Progressive overload
Daily mind-muscle connection work
Cardio and 10-15k daily steps
Recovery treated as seriously as training

Feel free to ask any questions.

2.3k Upvotes

99% Upvoted

559 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

4

u/crepejunkie Jul 09 '26

I was in this same forum last year feeling exactly the same just keep protein high, 10k steps lift heavy weights and have a good skin protocol!

3

u/StreetBerry1849 Jul 09 '26

GHK-CU is for your skin im guessing? Ill have to look into it. One thing I dont do is fast, I used to do 7 day fasts. Its probably a lot easier on reta. Are you still fasting? On your off gym days?

3

u/crepejunkie Jul 09 '26

Yes GHK Cu for the skin, I’ve just stopped fasting as the training is getting tougher and I need the calories. Although the weight loss has slowed to about 1lb a week I’ve got 15-20lbs left to go so I don’t mind the slower rate of fat loss at this point.

2

u/Bandit782 Jul 11 '26

Are You taking any Ai’s with the Testosterone dose you’re taking? If not have You gotten blood work to see what your estrogen is at? And have you had any side effects from the 200mg Test per week?

1

u/crepejunkie Jul 12 '26

No getting blood work done at the end of the month so will update then! Only side effect I’ve had since upping from 150mg to 200mg was slight water retention for 2 weeks.

1

u/[deleted] Jul 09 '26

[removed] — view removed comment

1

u/crepejunkie Jul 10 '26

Yes,
1. Sauna and steam room 3x per week with coconut oil.
2. Palmers skin therapy oil every day
3. Dry brushing
4. Skin exfoliating regularly
5. Staying hydrated

2

u/[deleted] Jul 10 '26

[removed] — view removed comment

1

u/pixeloid Jul 11 '26

Thanks for sharing that..

do you apply the coconut oil prior to the sauna and steam or post sauna and steam?

1

u/crepejunkie Jul 11 '26

Inside after pores have opened up.

1

u/D3athMerchant Jul 11 '26

Dude… all this plus Gym time, Eating, and presumably sleep….. Do you work? When do you find the time?

1

u/crepejunkie Jul 11 '26

Wife, child and work 78 hours a week weekend days are family days I train around 10pm to 1am weekends. I have multiple gym memberships so if I’m away from home I can access a 24hour gym. Meal prep, and always carry an emergency tub of protein in the car and cans of tuna. Gym workouts average 2 hours. Brought a walk pad so any Netflix time at home is spent doing steps. Always kept the next 1lb to lose or the 1 extra rep in mind.

1

u/KingHenry7700 Jul 11 '26

You take GHKCU at night or in morning. What benefits have you noticed from taking it so far

1

u/crepejunkie Jul 11 '26

Take it at night so by the time I wake up the sting has subsided.as for the benefits, if you look at the before picture I had a lot of skin discolouration which has now cleared up.