cuthere100
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Looking for recommended supplements that help me drop fat ASAP.
Here's my situation:
I'm 42/M who previously couldn't seem to get any results. I got on TRT, and am doing 200mg/week (100 every 3.5) - at first nothing happened. Was about to throw in the towel when out of nowhere my strength came back, and my body began to change. Love-handles disappeared on their own, that part was weird, but welcome.
Started: 5'10 - 185 lbs at 19.5% BF
3 months in the gym: 196 lbs at 15% BF
Strength just went through the roof, and I got up to 203 lbs and starting to look good, but after being in lockdown for nearly 3 months overseas, I've lost some muscle mass and gained a few extra pounds back...
Now here's my problem... It seems as if my body requires insanely low and PERFECT diet to lose fat... As in my daily calories are ridiculously low for someone at 200 lbs. If I creep over 1,800 - 1,850 calories per day (Macros dialed in) - I start putting on fat even when I'm eating clean as a whistle. Now, I've done it for months and stuck with the eating schedule, but I'm getting so sick and tired of being hungry 24/7 due to such low calories. No snacking, no condiments, just chicken breast, Whey protein, a little beef, eggs, and low-fat cheese, oatmeal, and I'm damn near at my limit for the day minus my veggies.
Eat very clean, weigh my food, and track with an app. Not sure why my metabolism seems to be so darn low. I know lock-down leads to a rather lethargic lifestyle for the moment, but even at normal activity range I was struggling. As lock-down lifts, and the gym reopens, I'm going to hit it hard, but I'm looking for an edge in dropping fat, but reading all the threads here on what supplements work, vs. which don't do much is a bit frustrating trying to decipher between honest feedback, and monetized/sponsored ads. So looking for recommendations.
I was originally looking at Iron Legion Keto V, Invictus, and Virtus, but now I see Keto 11 is available... So that was one option, but now I'm seeing this Iconic Formulations, then Epistane... What would match best with my test base to just unleash HELL on this body-fat! I don't need to get down to single digits. Even at 13%, my frame seems to carry fat nicely and looks leaner than it is. So I'd like to drop to 12% and enjoy a few extra calories and mass rather than get ripped. So what do you think will help?
Side note: No recent blood-tests to confirm, but part of me suspects I may have higher than normal cortisol due to unusual sleeping habits. Perhaps underactive thyroid as well. But my blood-test will have to wait until lock-down lifts. But energy levels have been VERY low for a while now.
Here's my situation:
I'm 42/M who previously couldn't seem to get any results. I got on TRT, and am doing 200mg/week (100 every 3.5) - at first nothing happened. Was about to throw in the towel when out of nowhere my strength came back, and my body began to change. Love-handles disappeared on their own, that part was weird, but welcome.
Started: 5'10 - 185 lbs at 19.5% BF
3 months in the gym: 196 lbs at 15% BF
Strength just went through the roof, and I got up to 203 lbs and starting to look good, but after being in lockdown for nearly 3 months overseas, I've lost some muscle mass and gained a few extra pounds back...
Now here's my problem... It seems as if my body requires insanely low and PERFECT diet to lose fat... As in my daily calories are ridiculously low for someone at 200 lbs. If I creep over 1,800 - 1,850 calories per day (Macros dialed in) - I start putting on fat even when I'm eating clean as a whistle. Now, I've done it for months and stuck with the eating schedule, but I'm getting so sick and tired of being hungry 24/7 due to such low calories. No snacking, no condiments, just chicken breast, Whey protein, a little beef, eggs, and low-fat cheese, oatmeal, and I'm damn near at my limit for the day minus my veggies.
Eat very clean, weigh my food, and track with an app. Not sure why my metabolism seems to be so darn low. I know lock-down leads to a rather lethargic lifestyle for the moment, but even at normal activity range I was struggling. As lock-down lifts, and the gym reopens, I'm going to hit it hard, but I'm looking for an edge in dropping fat, but reading all the threads here on what supplements work, vs. which don't do much is a bit frustrating trying to decipher between honest feedback, and monetized/sponsored ads. So looking for recommendations.
I was originally looking at Iron Legion Keto V, Invictus, and Virtus, but now I see Keto 11 is available... So that was one option, but now I'm seeing this Iconic Formulations, then Epistane... What would match best with my test base to just unleash HELL on this body-fat! I don't need to get down to single digits. Even at 13%, my frame seems to carry fat nicely and looks leaner than it is. So I'd like to drop to 12% and enjoy a few extra calories and mass rather than get ripped. So what do you think will help?
Side note: No recent blood-tests to confirm, but part of me suspects I may have higher than normal cortisol due to unusual sleeping habits. Perhaps underactive thyroid as well. But my blood-test will have to wait until lock-down lifts. But energy levels have been VERY low for a while now.