Recent content by HUSTON1976

The anti-anxiety medication. I certainly felt less stressed... until it stopped working. I wasn't going to keep upping the dose so I was weened off it. It sucks, because I didn't used to have anxiety. I rocked climbed back then, but now I can't even watch a movie (where I know it's fake) if...

My doctor has some, but he was more concerned with cholesterol and liver enzymes. I was on an anti-anxiety medication for a while. I think that helped with the cortisol, but it stopped working.

Thanks, I'll look into retatrutide. I do fast 24 hours around once a month and a 4-day fast a couple times a year (I have to quit early if my blood pressure drops too low). I ride a stationary at 20 mph for an hour every other day and try for one day for 2 hours. I can't do every day like I used...

Thanks for your input. I answered a similar question below concerning my diet.

Breakfast: Kind Protein Max (6 net carbs, 20g protein, 13g fat, 240 calories). Lunch: Sandwich made with Sola bread and a cheese stick (3 net carbs, 28g protein, 29g fat, 402 calories). Dinner: Varries, but follows a similar line of low carbs with more protein. I estimate my calorie intake...

Sure. I'm 6' tall and currently weigh 165 lbs., and climbing. I have over 20% body fat. For reference, when I was in my 20's, I was 150 lbs. with 10% body fat. I've lost muscle since then and at one point I was 195 lbs. My doctor put me on this diet and I got down to 160 lbs., but now I'm...

I'm 49 and am finding it harder to lose and keep weight off. I don't eat sugar at all and limit my carbs to 100g/day as directed by my doctor. Still, I gain weight. I know my cortisol is high. I've seen some supplements starting they can lower cortisol. Do they and if so how good are they at...