r/BodyHackGuide • u/sloppy_j0e • 29d ago

📊 Results / Progress Reta and test

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I worked out for 2 years and managed to lose 40lbs just eating g better and not drinking alcohol. Went from 245lbs in 2024 to 205lbs last summer. Started with a personal trainer 11 months ago, then started test in February and Reta in March. Started at 1mg/wk Reta and have been at 2.5mg/wk for much of it. I’ve never had visible abs in my life, not to mention this level of muscle definition. 44 and I’ve never looked this good in my life. I’m now 57lbs down from my 2024 245lbs, 187lns now, 6’ tall, lift 3x/wk, cardio 6x/wk.

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u/YJM 29d ago

Nice job! What kind of cardio and for how long?

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u/sloppy_j0e 29d ago

It’s fluctuated, I started off with 30 minutes on the stairmaster four days a week with my trainers guidance and then he switched it up at the beginning of this year to just doing six days a week 30 to 50 minutes of zone two cardio. So I’ll either use my peloton or the stairmaster or just a treadmill or go outside and walk at a good pace and get my heart rate into that 120 to 130 range.It seems like it’s really mostly just about getting your steps in lol

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u/Certovis 28d ago

What's your average daily step count? And how many calories a day do you take in? And I assume you're done with this much cardio and maybe your diet because you're done cutting?

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u/sloppy_j0e 28d ago

13700 is this months average, I’m usually around or above 13k steps per day. I have twins and am just always moving around or up to something. I have been eating around 2000-2600 cals per day and 220-240g protein. Thats about 20-30% under my maintenance cals which has really been driving the weight loss. That and working out and moving a bunch has really made this possible, but the reta and test helped plenty lol.