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I started writing a small post on another thread and this just kept getting longer. Hope this can inspire someone at any point on their journey.

10 years ago I was 387 pounds. Addicted. Depressed. Self centered and miserable. Something needed to change but it didnt. Atleast not for another 3 years.

7 years ago I kicked the drugs and alcohol. In the 4 years after that my weight continued fluctuating between 260 and 330 pounds.

3 years ago I decided to get serious about my health. To do so I was going to have to deal with my first and most insidious addiction. Food. I decided to try Tirzepitide at the urging of my doctor and for the first time in my life the food noise quieted. I was able to hit calorie goals and after a ton of research I knew I had to resistance train. I have now been training for 3 years.

This March I was down to 235 pounds and after a 4 month break from Tirzepitide I started Reta. I just hit 200 pounds. I cant believe it.

So what were the last 3 years like? Every pound lost along this journey my feet and back hurt less. I had more energy. I was eating better so I decided why not compound that by walking and moving. That led to more weight lost. Every thing I read and all the videos that I watched stressed the need to resistance train. So I wondered what would happen if I added that too. Turns out. Everything. Everything would happen. Weight loss acceleration. Strength increase. Visceral fat loss. I had a 46 inch waist. Im down to a 32.

Once I had some small succeesses I wanted more. Each goal achieved built on the next. The GLPs gave me the reduction in food noise and calorie restriction. The food tracking gave me the data and discipline. The walking raised my TDEE. Now Im even doing some running. 3-5 days a week Im lifting weights. Tracking every workout. Progressive over load. Deload. Run it again. I have never been in better shape. Better health or happier. Im living a life beyond my wildest dreams.

If you are starting a journey or are in the middle of one I have a challenge for you. What if you did everything. Everything you know you should do and really want to do but haven't.

You tracked what your eating and hit your daily calorie target. Hit that elusive protein goal. Went to the gym consistently. Hit your daily step goal. Figured out how to sleep more and consistently. Drank water. Maybe even a peptide or 10. Lol

What if you did that? What would future you think in 30 days, 6 months or 3 years?

My V-4 Pen just broke! Put a new cartridge in it, and attempted to push down the plunger and it would not move. I pushed a little to hard and it went down. now its not working at all. Anyone know of anyway to save it or is it trash? It will not move now when I try to use it, is only the 4th cart I put thru it.

Did anyone have the measurements for this?

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Rating: (5/5) · Peptide: GLP3-R · Reviewed September 24, 2026

Overall extremely satisfied with zc labs! Ordered Wednesday received Friday so insanely fast shipping. Can’t speak on customer service as i’ve never had a problem to even need to contact. Community…

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Rating: (5/5) · Peptide: MOTS-c · Reviewed September 24, 2026

ive ordered from them multiple times, SS-31, MOTS-c, bpc157, tb500, and more. Everything is working as it should! I'll be making another order soon.

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Cracks me up every time.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYmn5J8Ag6n/?igsh=ODRrYWUybjJ2b3dp

Ive been taking reta for around 6 months now I started at 198 and currently 165. I still need 5 more lbs for my goal weight. What is the best way to leave reta or should I keep taking it but just in lower doses? I just pumped up to 4mg a week and have 3 dosages left on my vile.

Have any of you had bad reactions with Semax and caffeine? Started researching semax. Had morning coffee with a shot of espresso and it was a bad day. Highly highly irritable and just all around bad attitude. Had to apologize to multiple people. Very very out of character.

Hi all,

I'm looking for any guidance, suggestions, and experience for researching nad+ and glutathione (Korean pharma gluta 1200mg). I do not have access or time for any IV protocols so I was planning to research these as intramuscular. I have done some previous research with 600-700mg injectable carnitine doses so a bit of PIP is tolerable for this research.

I have seen varying recommendations all over the place for daily to 3x weekly to once a week at all kinds of dosages and was just looking for any input and experience you will have had.

Thanks!

Has anyone bought from these guys out of Columbus?

Anyone ever have their stuff tested and if so who would be good to test BAC Water?

What labs are we trusting today? Who are we not trusting? I just saw ethos as a lab on Glacier and haven’t heard of this one before.

Hey yall, as you know I am fairly active in this community, and many steer clear of us due to low pricing and basic testing, we want to change that, we are thinking of adding sterility, endotoxins, and conformity over at vanguard and would love some feedback!

It is costly but we would love to draw in a new crowd and also continue safe research at a reasonable cost, let us know your thoughts

Here's a quick comparison of what's left behind in a cart after each pen version has pushed to its limit.

If you really need to get every last drop out, just use a syringe to pull out the remaining; never use a spacer.

Hello folks. New to the forum and just secured my first batch of BPC-157/TB-500 , “Wolverine” . Gonna run a cycle to help heal from recent neck surgery. (ACDF) I did verify the batch the Freedom diagnostics and every think looks good. But still have reservations on sterility. So far the customer service has been great with the getting back to me promptly. Any one have any helpful input for my first go at this?

Jeff- kindly relocate if not appropriate for a new category.

Multi-vial care package delivered today from BioLongevity, pinned both with 30 minutes between each. No site reactions, feel fine, great actually.

Super intrigued by both, I've done my homework. 60's male in great health, 2.5 year carnivore, focused on maximizing healthspan. Anyone else throwing caution to the wind and researching these two?

What's the preferred protocol for Deadpool research? Am or Pm?

I bought two vials of Hospira bacteriostatic water from PeptideTest.com on 9/4/2026. Then on 9/17, I picked up two more from Southern Aminos during their $13 sale.

What I found interesting is that both sets have the QR code on the metal crimp, and they all have the exact same lot number and expiration date.

In the photo, the two unopened vials on the left are from Southern Aminos, and the two on the right are from PeptideTest.

Lot: NT9150
Expiration: 2028-FEB-29

My understanding is that Southern Aminos is in California, while PeptideTest is in Tennessee, so I was surprised that purchases from two different vendors ended up coming from the same Hospira lot.

Does anyone know how large Hospira production lots typically are? I'm curious how widely a single lot like this gets distributed.

There goes another. Apparently ISO certified! @randy you wanna "shit test" this one? Krysia has exposed one part.

https://substack.com/@krysia0430/note/c-341849658?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=1m8gw2

MHC was my first peptide purchase, and I genuinely like what Max has built. Even though I mostly use grey-market sources and Nexaph now, there are still a few retail resellers I keep an eye on, MHC included.

What has kept me from ordering is the pricing. Of the companies I follow, they tend to be among the highest-priced. Their platform has always been strong testing, but lately it feels like more and more testing is being added to justify that premium.

I’m not sure it necessarily adds enough value for me personally. Once purity and endotoxin are confirmed, I’m usually comfortable. Sterility testing is a plus, but I have rarely seen a failure reported and understand true failures should be uncommon. The same goes for heavy metals, since they generally are not part of peptide production. Residual-solvent testing is newer to me, so I’m still open to learning more about its value.

With the growing availability of well-tested grey-market options, I think the question becomes whether the additional retail testing justifies the price difference.

How does everyone else feel?