If you’re considering running these two, check out my video where I explain what i experienced while being on them. https://youtu.be/YdrA-8FAwiM?si=aZubGdCNNh9tjv0E

If you’re interested to know why I’m switching from Tesamorelin to HGH in a few weeks. I talk about that in this video. https://youtu.be/WmEE7WDlzrM?si=SYpB1ptVNrxYwzeu

If you’re interested, I talk about my first 2 weeks on TRT. https://youtu.be/60v_qyMhrec?si=D5IIghTqH1cdb6eJ

Today was the first time since adding IGF‑1 into my protocol that I clearly felt the “low blood sugar” side of this peptide combination, and looking back at what I took, it makes sense why it happened. Yesterday evening I trained around 5:30–6:00 p.m. and took my usual post‑workout IGF‑1 LR3 injection. That alone has a functional half‑life in the 20–30 hour range, which means a lot of it was still active in my system overnight. This morning, I went to train at 7:00 a.m. with my friend Rich, so I ended up working out just a little over 12 hours after that last IGF‑1 dose. Because this was my first time back at that gym since starting this stack and it was a chest day, I brought IGF‑1 LR3 and PEG‑MGF with me. After some cardio to warm up, I pinned IGF‑1 pre‑workout, then when we finished lifting I went into the empty locker area and pinned PEG‑MGF. So at that point I had: - Residual IGF‑1 LR3 from the prior night still active - A fresh pre‑workout IGF‑1 LR3 dose on top of it - A post‑workout PEG‑MGF dose layered in as well Up to that moment I still felt fine. The trouble started later when I added the rest of my normal peptide stack for the day. Around lunchtime I took my Retatrutide as usual, but this time I also dosed my CJC‑1295 and Ipamorelin at the same time, like I typically do. So now the picture looked like this: - IGF‑1 LR3 stacked (two doses inside ~12 hours) - PEG‑MGF on board - Retatrutide (incretin‑style peptide affecting appetite and glucose handling) - CJC‑1295 + Ipamorelin (GH secretagogues that can also influence blood sugar and insulin dynamics) Individually, I’ve tolerated all of these well. Together, overlapped this tightly, they were too much. Not long after that midday stack, my blood sugar started behaving strangely. It wasn’t a simple “low and stays low”; it was bouncing in a way I could both see and feel. My glucose readings would jump and drop within minutes – for example, from the 60s up into the 90s, then back down into the high 60s, then up again into the low 110s. I could feel those swings in real time: eyes tracking a bit off, feeling slightly weak, and getting lightheaded when I bent down and stood back up. Mentally I could still function, but I knew my system was wobbling.

I’m excited to share a 56-day update on my current transformation, along with photos comparing day 1 to day 56. Since September, I’m down about 40 pounds total, with 22 of those pounds coming off since November 3. Over that same window, my body fat has dropped by about 12%, with roughly 8% of that reduction happening since November 3. The difference in my arms is especially noticeable now, with clear growth in my biceps that really shows up in the side-by-side photos. Over these 56 days, I’ve been training consistently 4–5 days per week and have stayed locked in on my plan. I’ve continued using IGF‑1 LR3 and PEG‑MGF after my workouts as part of my recovery and muscle-building protocol, which has helped support muscle growth and repair alongside my training and nutrition. In the last week and a half, I’ve raised my daily calories from around 1600–2000 up to about 2000–2400, with a few days going above 2400–2500, to fuel strength gains as I push for some new bench press PRs soon. I’ve been on RETA at 5 mg for the last week at a dose of 1 mg per day m-f and will be increasing the dose to 7 mg, 1mg everyday, this week so I can keep my momentum going. If you wanna know about the rest of my stack comment below. The last photo set I’m sharing—the ones where I’m wearing a hat in each picture—shows just a six-day difference, and even in that short time you can see continued tightening and muscular changes. I’m sharing this not as “perfect” or “finished,” but as proof of what steady effort, structured training, and disciplined nutrition can do in under two months. If anyone in the community is working on their own health goals and wants to talk training, tracking, or mindset, leave a comment.