Hello, I am a newbie from NC.
Height: 5'2 (my driver's license, but I have shrunk to 5'1 at age 49)
Starting weight: 193lbs November 2025, down to 176 in June 2026 through Ketovore diet and 3-4 days strength training, and daily walking. I am already eating well, and working out, but I only lost a few lbs, meanwhile my husband who is on the same diet and same work out (lifting lighter weights than I do) lost 25 lbs. (Maybe I am stressing too much in making us both healthy. I prep all the food and force him to work out every other day)
I am perimenopausal, and my latest lab works says I am pre-diabetic, highly insulin resistant, have a high cortisol level, and high inflammation markers, and with other biomarkers also out of whack.
Since nothing is working, I have decided to try GLPs, but it is so cost prohibitive, even going through Ro and Noom is still expensive. So, I dug around some more and bought my first Reta in September from a reseller who has a high rating on trustpilot. Product was great, but price was still high. Some more digging led me to this website.
I bought my second batch of Reta from a vendor I found here and also bought SS31, Mots-C, GHK-cu, KPV, BP153, TB-500 from 2 other vendors which I also found here.
I added KPV to reta last Friday to address chronic inflammation, will add SS31 next week, and then add Mots-C week after, and GHK-cu the following week.
I also started my husband on KPV last Friday, and then add BPC153 next week, then TB-500 week after, then GHK-Cu the following week. I know I could get him started on the KLOW stack, but I wanted to see if he has any reaction to any of the individual peptides, and I also want to have complete freedom with dosing however his body responds. He has joint pains: shoulder and knees, as well as restless leg syndrome.
Thank you to the admin and to all the individuals whose combined knowledge and first hand experiences make this website/forum AMAZING!