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      02-16-2024, 02:06 PM   #485
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Well said my friend. I'm 53. I remember 10yrs ago tearing my rotator cuff in my dominant right arm plus arthritis build up from years of lifting. Then electing not to have surgery. I was instructed not to lift weights by my sports doctor and PCP for at least 9 months if i wanted to heal and recover properly. During that time, I lost @ 25lbs of muscle and put on @ 30lbs of fat and water weight. Although I regained full motion and use of my right arm through therapy, cortisone and plasms injections, my journey took 2yrs to get myself back into the shape I was used to. Aging and slow metabolism is a "undefeated titan". LOL!
Have you looked into other medical alternatives like peptides or stemcells? I've been doing some light reading on this stuff but can't really find anything conclusive. However, I am holding out hope that with advances in medicine I will eventually be able to have my lower back repaired.
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My experience: I struggled to keep weight off, was losing muscle mass, and was constantly exhausted. Tried a lot of different things but nothing worked.

Long story short, as a byproduct of blood work for a massive spike in PSA (everything ok just an infection) it turns out my body quit producing testosterone. I now take weekly injections, and while I have not lost a lot of weight (fat to muscle), I did have had to buy a belt 5 inches smaller.

TLDR, see if you can get a comprehensive blood panel to see if everything is working as it should.
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Have you looked into other medical alternatives like peptides or stemcells? I've been doing some light reading on this stuff but can't really find anything conclusive. However, I am holding out hope that with advances in medicine I will eventually be able to have my lower back repaired.
I have read about this but haven't explored. Definitely interesting and I can see the benefits based on its current application and success.
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I've been seeing a lot of this lately. The "stop counting calories and just eat better" theory. While I dropped 90lbs while "counting calories," I can see their point about the inaccuracy of both calories burned estimates and calories contained in foods. For a few years now (since the pandemic started), Wifey and I have been doing way more cooking at home, which means way less ultra-processed foods. And I've even started cutting back further by checking the ingredient lists of simple things like bread. I've pretty much adopted their view that if the ingredient list contains a bunch of chemistry set stuff you don't normally have in your kitchen, then skip it.

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