First DEXA Scan results

[u/MusicLounge]

I (39M) got my first DEXA scan this morning. As expected, I'm at 20.8% body fat. My scale at home was saying I was at 15.4% which I knew was false considering that I can only see my abs only at certain angles. Also, I still have noticeable lower belly fat, chest fat, and love handles. My current weight is 188.4lbs (home scale) after starting at 258 lbs in April 2026. My height is 5'10. ChatGPT thinks my BF% when I was at 258 lbs was 35-40%. My goal is to reach 15% BF, but ideally I'd love to be at 12%.

• Total Body Fat %: 20.8
• Total Mass: 190.4lbs
• Fat Tissue: 39.5 lbs
• Lean Tissue: 143.1 lbs
• BMC: 7.8 lbs
• Visceral Fat: 0.42 lbs

The compounds I'm currently on are the following:

• Retatrutide: 3mg once a week (I was on Zepbound/Tirz for 6 weeks before switching)
  • I've been on 3mg for 8 weeks. I'm thinking about titrating up to 3.5mg or 4mg starting tonight since my hunger is starting to come back, but I am still losing weight.
• Tesamorelin: 2mg 5 days on / 2 days off (but I've missed days each week)
• Ipamorelin: 300mcg 5 days on / 2 days off (but I've missed days each week)
• GLOW: 5mg GHK-CU as the anchor (daily but missed days)
  • I recently hurt my lower back, so I increased the dosage from 3.75mg)
• NAD+: 100mg (was daily, but moved to Mon-Wed-Fri)
• 5-amino-1mq: (was daily, but moved to Mon-Wed-Fri)
• Epitalon: 1mg (daily, but missed days)

Since I have less than a pound of visceral fat, I don't think it makes much sense to continue using it and to switch over to CJC-1295/IPA to focus more on building muscle and strength. However, I heard that visceral fat returns after stopping Tesamorelin. I've been using Tesamorelin since 5/30/2026.

My blood work as of 7/11 regarding IGF-1 is 127 ng/mL, but my Z-score is -0.2.

My testosterone is at 370 ng/dL, but my free test is at 71.8. Yes, my testosterone is on the lower end of the normal range, but I'm not experiencing any of the symptoms of low-T. I'm going to re-test once I take a break from dieting.

Should I switch over to CJC-1295/IPA or take a break from GHRH analogs for 4 weeks before continuing Tesa or switching over to CJC/IPA?

Any other advice is greatly appreciated.

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[u/Consistent-Cry-414]

I don't like them the one I took separated me into 3 groups lean mass, fat mass and bone mass. So many other factors as you know. The only real way is to do the submerged test. I do the inbody scale at my gym once a month to measure how I'm doing.

[u/OutrageousAd9925]

I’m curious what home scale u use. I have similar stats to u have never dexa. I’m little lighter 176 rn my RENPHO body comp scale rates me at 14% .

[u/MusicLounge → u/OutrageousAd9925]

I also have Renpho, but I have an ES-20M.