Thanks, it maybe, I just didnt like the way i looked at that weight. When I said I had a large frame, I wasnt referring to my fat. I was referring, I guess, my bone structure. When I was at 245, my face looked sunken, and i just didnt like it. When I was down to 280 and doing a LOT of heavier exercises, I was on a good path, and had a very solid muscle structure. I am pretty certain I wold have continued to slim down as I built muscle, however I did something to (I assume) my rhomboid while doing a new kettle bell exercise. It put me well out of commission in regards to exercise for months… without the gym, my diet went to absolute shit, and I never got back on it, and just turned back into a sedentary eating machine.

Again, appreciate your input!

Thanks for your response. I appreciate the advice. I realize that you and others might see a goal weight if 280 as insane… and it is frustrating to try to make people realize i know its not ideal, and if i reach that weight i may very well carry on. But it is a goal, and if i ever manage to reach it, I will frankly be amazed, AND it will represent a huge chunk of weight. When i went to the doc in December, i was 370. So 280 might seem crazy, but that is my current long-term goal, and one I would expect is over a year off.

Thanks, i agree, I felt like it was premature as well, however i wasnt sure if at my age my body would benefit from taking some. I also agree with the free weights for those particular exercises… So I will likely try to move to those as i build a better base to work from. The only one that concerns me is squats… Which funny enough is the primary free weight exercise I want to do, sinply because loading and unloading the isolated squat machine with hundred of pounds of weight is a pain in the ass. Lol

Youre debating something that im not.

I realize its the glp1, thats why i said “this drug has given me control…” i fully recognize its the drug. And in my first post I said that i had lost massive amounts of weight twice before, without it… And understand what it takes to do it, and it hasnt been from lack of trying. Im not sure if its age, or a combo of that and the endless wall of shit being thrown at me every day from the political atmosphere in the us… But i cannot do it anymore. Im at wits end with this. You can look at it as a weakness. I probably would have 15 years ago… Hell i pretty much looked at it like that 6 months ago… So be it.

Im losing weight with the drug. Im going to the gym with the drug to try to help build myself up for if/when inever do go off of it. Im trying to eat healthier with it in an effort to lay down tracks for when/if that day comes. But tbh, im not doing this to try to stretch my life out another 35 years. Im just doing it so maybe my knee hurts less, and i can do more shit right now. Inam probably not as worried about a massive heart attack as you might think. Hell, thats the lotto ticket. Cancer is more likely to hit me before coronary failure does. My arteries are clean according to my sonographer, and my heart is in good condition according to my cardiologist. Im not sure how, but it is… Maybe from a very active lifestyle when. I was younger… Who knows.

My goal isnt to be classified as not obese, its to be classified as “i just cut the grass on the back hill and didnt have to collapse on the garage floor for 20 minutes afterwards to regain the energy to take a shower.”

Thanks for the recommendation on brand and the advice on both supplements! I am at a calorie deficit, and trying to keep it that way. Lol. My food intake has drastically changed. I might still have a giant shitty meal every now and again… But 1) the term “giant” now isna lot different than it used to be, and 2) the “cheat” meal doesn’t carry on for the following day/week/month/year.

Im trying hard to watch my workouts, so i dont get hurt. Ive already identified some tricep exercises im doing that are going to go back to dumbells, because the machine i was using did not feel great on my shoulder.

So far, ive been surprised at the calories I burn in a workout, and the enjoyment I get at doing it. Its a chore to drag myself there, but i always like being there and doing some work

No, im not taking creatine to bulk up. Im taking creatine to hopefully help boost muscle growth. Im not looking to get big, im just looking to get generally stronger.

And no, 280 is probably not a healthy weight, but when i cut down to 245 i looked anemic. And really, i just want to have some level of fitness, where i can do a bootcamp, or workout, then go on a hike or cut grass, and end the day feeling ok. I asked about cardio, and was told to include it, but not focus on it … that going into old(er) age they recommend strength training over cardio.

Again, im not trying to get swol, but im relatively weak and want to get back to being strong.

I appreciate your concern, and its noted. If i manage to get down to 280, ill look into trying to trim down some more while building actual muscle bulk, but right now, im just trying to do some work while I drop lbs. The glp1 has given me control of my diet i have never had before… Its not even that it helps curb my appetite, but how i think about food as a whole. Like when im out, the urge to eat fast food isnt gone per say, but I just think “meh, ill go home and have something healthier.” That was NEVER part of the thought process before… Even at my lowest it was a tooth and nail struggle. All of that to say, im eating much healthier… And def a lot more fiber.

Sorry for over explaining. Im probably a little defensive. But i am trying to do better, and that plan may evolve as i (hopefully) do. I see a lot of people going on these meds and not changing their lifestyle. I dont want to do that.