This is a follow up post from my earlier post back in November with universally disapproving "feedback." Overall I'm extremely pleased so far and glad I stuck the course (with adjustments). I'v lost 22lbs fat , 24.9 lean tissue gained, 24% body fat --> 12% body fat. I have a significant amount of loose skin in my lower belly, though actually seeing the outlines of my upper abs has been dope AF. Hopefully with enough time and collagen supplementation and more training my loose skin, will tighten up eventually.

previous post for reference:

https://www.eroids.com/comment/4768783#comment-4768783

TL;DR is I started anavar only (25mg) for about 6 weeks, crashed my test and estrogen, got some decent body comp results and then immediately went to testosterone because I figure one PCT would be better than two and the anavar already crashed my T. Had very high lipids at the end of my anavar only cycle and before I started test. NOT IDEAL. Made some dietary changes (I was previously pretty close to a keto diet) and cut the anavar and added couple supplements. Lipids brought back down after just a few weeks of the changes.

Dexa scan used for body comp data.

Progress

Baseline Body Comp Week 1

180.8 lb
24.3% Body Fat
129lb lean tissue

Body Composition Week 8 (after anavar only for about 6 weeks)
178.2 lb
18.9% Body Fat
136.6 lean tissue

Body Composition Week 17 (after 3 weeks test only then testosterone and anavar)
184.0 lb
12.1% body fat
153.9 lean tissue

Training includes 4 days lifting (push/pull/legs) + yoga and jiu jitsu once or twice a week. I've a few years of weight training previously, so had some knowledge of working out but was definitely out of shape and had no consistent resistance training in the past 4 years. My cardio has never been terrible, bpm in 60- 70s, low end of normal blood pressure. Not surprisingly I'm beating my PRs pretty regularly (at least from recent history). Other than the week of thanksgiving, I have been able to stick to 4 days week of strength training.

Diet has admittedly been shit but has been good since I started the test. A lot of fats, not enough proteins. I switched eggs to egg whites, added plant stanols and sterols, citrus bergamot , and berberine for the lipid management. I've been getting about 1g protein (sometimes more). Greek yogurt, whey, chicken are main sources of protein. My maintenance cals are around 2800 (or I thought), and other than a few cheat days around the holidays have been consistently at about 500 cal deficit, but probably a little bit more because I've training much more often so my maintenance cals are probably actually higher than what I thought.

Gear

250 mg Test enanthate split into two doses over the week, Saturday and Tuesday
Aromasin 12.5mg twice a week (same day as injections)
HCG 500mg twice a week, same time at injections
Anavar 20mg daily (split into two doses AM and PM) -- but will probably cut that in a couple weeks to prevent lipids going crazy again.

Sides

During my oral only cycle developed headaches a couple of times. I think it was cause of electrolytes and crashed E and T. Have not had any side effects at all when on T or with T and anavar. Except that my balls starting getting sore the week I started test. I then started taking HCG twice a week and that's gone away completely. Hair is same. I am probably less compassionate and patient than I was previously but I'm also hangry a lot so hard to tell if it's a side of my long term diet or the gear.

Numbers:

Baseline Body Comp Week 1

180.8 lb
24.3% Body Fat
129lb lean tissue

Baseline Blood work Week 1

Testosterone Total 739 ng/dL
Estradiol 27 pg/mL
Testosterone Free 67.3 pg/mL
Testosterone Bioavailable 138.5 ng/dL
SHBG 55 nmol/L

HDL 54
LDL 144

Blood Work at Week 7 (after 3 weeks of anavar @25mg daily)

Testosterone Tole 97 ng/dL
SHBG 14 nmol/L
Testosterone Free 2.5 pg/mL
Albumin 4.8

HDL 25
LDL 233

Body Composition Week 8
178.2 lb
18.9% Body Fat
136.6

Week 1-4
Unenhanced Diet and Exercise

Week 5-8
25mg anavar only

Week 9
375mg Test enanthate

Week 10 to Week 13
250 mg Test enanthate split into two doses over the week

Aromasin 12.5mg twice a week (same day as injections)

HCG 500mg twice a week.

Blood work at week 13

Testosterone Total 1455
Estradiol 17 pg/mL

SHBG 19 nmol/L
Testosterone Free 300.2 pg/mL
HDL 33 (prev 25 at week 7)
LDL 163 (pre 233 at week7)

everything else for kidneys, liver are in normal range. hematocrit is 51, over range of 50, but that's insignificant.

Week 14 to Current Week 17
250 mg Test enanthate split into two doses over the week

Aromasin 12.5mg twice a week (same day as injections)

HCG 500mg twice a week, same time at test injections

Anavar 20mg daily (split into two doses AM and PM) -- but will cut that out at Week 20 cause I'm sure my lipids are going back up again.