Brother… first of all, there’s absolutely nothing embarrassing about this.

Going from 240 down to 167 at 46 years old while raising teenagers and still showing up consistently is something MOST people will never have the discipline to do.

That already tells me your mindset is in the right place.

And honestly? You’re approaching this way smarter than a lot of guys:
researching first
staying conservative
caring about health/longevity
thinking about your kids/future
not just blindly hopping on every compound people hype online

That mentality alone will probably keep you progressing for years.

Also don’t fall into the trap of thinking:
“I started too late.”

Bro… there are guys in their 20s already destroyed physically and mentally, and there are guys in their 40s and 50s building the best physiques of their lives because they finally developed consistency and discipline.

You already did the HARDEST part:
changing your lifestyle and losing that amount of weight.

Now it’s more about refining things slowly

building muscle patiently, staying healthy, keeping bloodwork in check, improving recovery, finding what YOUR body responds well to

And honestly, if hair/chest/health are concerns, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with keeping things relatively simple and bioidentical-focused for awhile instead of jumping straight into harsh compounds. (Love your hair? Your mood? Your peace of mind? Don’t make life gray too early, brother… stay away from Tren until you’ve got a lot more experience and mileage in the game)

Test, food, sleep, training consistency, recovery, maybe eventually adding small things strategically… you’d be surprised how far that alone can take you.

Respect Big bro. Keep it up !

Nice progress buddy you're an inspiration to many +1

Nice work man!!! You fkn made it here so take it wherever you want. Loads of insight here to pick from. This is the fun part, be surgical with your choices. Execute and enjoy the results!

Man you’re doing awesome, nothing to be embarrassed about.

Like its been said... not sure what's embarrassing about this. That's awesome progress.

You’re doing great bro. Nothing to be embarrassed about. Nice work.

Hell yeah bro and I'm sure your kids look at you differently now.
Your thinking correctly with risk vs reward, I feel like you're already on the right track. You've made amazing changes in a short time, shift your focus and your diet like others have said. Can other gear help? Of course but is it worth it for you? That's what you need to decide. I definitely wouldn't consider anything like Tren, ever, not worth it for you. Something lighter like npp or primo, sure but do you need it? You haven't tried to bulk yet, give it a go with what you're currently running, check back in 6 more months and show us your progress, I bet you'll be surprised.

Amazing weight loss achievement!
I started my gym and weight loss stuff after starting trt. Now 31 I’ve still got time on my hands though ofc.
You’re in for a whirlwind of feelings looking in the mirror.
Just be happy with what you’ve achieved and if you feel the mirror shows no changes you should do body measurements as those don’t lie!

As for your chest, what is it the issue is?
Personally for my chest to grow I needed to really warm the pecs up before going heavy otherwise I’d injure myself snd they wouldn’t grow.

Also started cjc snd ipa recently and love these as an sddition to 200mg test 100 primo

Keep up the consistency brother.

Great job after a good cut like that at 46 a good basic test cycle would do wonders for you like everything metal emotional physical.... Just follow basic protocol get blood work done ... Your average about 250 mg a week I wound up it to like 400 and add something for estrogen if needed ...I prefer primo .,.test hgh primo is the old guy stack my man ...start super low do blood work you got the drive it shows ...have some fun with this ... At 46 you should know about your hair I hair recession but I'm m not bald so I just watch does and compounds fr me and we can chat .... I'm not being critical but sometimes guys on here expect the world and it's like most of them haven't been as safe or just using at your age stay away from anything hardcore you should be good get swoked up have some fun ...you were a fat ass get a chest and some guns .....wtf this so funny it's eroids and guys are telling you after busting your ass to stay natty at 46 ...as long you have health and hair have fun my friend....this is a hobby is my main on I love it.. Just don't get hurt

You went from beer gut to skinny winner.
Good job.
Also , did you get those tattoos at Alamo Tattoo Studio in Sandy Shores?

Up your gym routine by double. Add a good 15lbs first then look at cycles. Awesome fat loss.

Great progres. Impressive

You should feel proud of the progress you have made brother. And it’s never too late to take care of our health and start pushing weights in the gym.

Absolutely nothing to be embarrassed about! Great transformation

Sick work brother.
We have almost identical stats so I cant relate a little with you I went from 255 to 170 at 5'8 34 y/o I did PPL/PPL for all the time I just recently switched to PPL/UL so far im liking it alit and seeing great results i think cause the bit of extra recover. I have done some cycles a bit higher but my favorite so far and by no means am I a seasoned vet of this stuff or anything but I liked pushing test and with a little primo for e2 control 750 test 200 primo I had added npp and and I got way stronger and made some crazy progress but I cut the npp a little early cause some anxiety issues but everyone different. Ive tried some other stuff but so far pushing test has been my favorite. Also idk but im pretty sure if you have your hair at 46 you dont have to worry about balding. It worried me as well but actually my hair got better cause I started just taking care if myself more. Test is best then sprinkle in some fun stuff but you'll have to test out what works well with you. Oh and hgh is good and solid

There’s literally nothing embarrassing here. You’ve made huge changes. Bring up that confidence. I’m talking walking into the room like your dick is 12inches energy. Look how far you’ve come. Idk what advice you’re specifically looking for though, I’d swap those to just gh. More affordable, more benefits for someone in 40’s. Reta would be an excellent addition. Also, don’t underestimate the benefits of your fat loss in relation to muscle gain. Having a leaner state drastically improves insulin sensitivity and a myriad of diff other mechanisms that will make your growth process a whole lot cleaner.

Just want to chime in saying good work! Everyone starts somewhere and you hard work is very much seen through your transformation.

Fuck ya dude. You should be proud! Now you can get to the fun part!!

Saw you’re confused as to what and how much to eat

This is my fav website for a TDEE calculator. Remember though this isn’t perfect, this is a great starting point. Start with those calories, build your macros (4 cals = 1g of protein and carbs. 9 cals = 1g of fat)

From there eat to the diet perfectly. Pick a day to weigh yourself let’s say, Monday morning. Pee first every time and wear the same clothes or none at all. Be consistent. Track the weight gain. Shoot for 1lb a week. Even .75 is fine. In a growth. More isn’t better. If you do a 16 week growth phase at .75lb a week you’ll grow 12lbs and that’ll be muscle and stay leaner.

You basically just did a body recomp. Hone in on what you need to do to fill out your shoulders and back; Bench Press, Lat Pull Downs, Pull Ups and dumbbells. Do some pendulum squats and dead lifts and it’ll help with filling out what you developed as the base. Should be proud of that.

Nice progress brother! not embarrassing at all, you should be proud, gang!

I just wanted to say we all gotta start from somewhere. You look fantastic. Keep it up! Read pretty much every comment on here and everyone solid advice.

Don’t be embarrassed brother. The first steps have been taken and you are well on your way. My advice is don’t even look at anything like tren. You can make an enormous amount of progress from the point you are at without anything like that. Stick with test. Keep bloods in check. Get down to a body fat where you can focus on building muscle and learn that whole process with what works for you before anything else.

Once eating/exercising you will be astonished at the differences you see when losing fat vs. building muscle. Don’t go for a shortcut- they often don’t work, and if they do there is no free lunch.

Awesome transformation dude! The hard work really shows!

What does your most recent bloodwork look like at this dosage? When you say your biggest concern is your chest does that mean that’s the muscle group you’d like to grow more?

Huge progress man. Looks like you have gotten pretty damn lean. I take it you're still eating in a deficit or near deficit?

After coming off that hard of a cut, reintroducing calories is what is going to signal to your body to begin to grow. As long as you are eating right, sleeping enough and training right, you will grow.

You look very depleted in your current pics. No glycogen retention, not much water weight. It's pretty obvious that you aren't eating to grow.