so what's your general sourcing strategy now?

[Desertteepee2]

I've not reached my goal weight. Which is a conservative goal, and ~20 lbs heavier than I was at 18 (I'm 47). Which was already 20 lbs heavier than most height-weight charts recommend for my height. I've just always been heavy so I want to keep my expectations realistic, I am not looking for a bikini body. I just want to bend over to tie my shoes comfortably and live to see my son turn 30, 40 if I'm lucky.

I doubt most of us would tip into anorexia. I'm of the philosophy that obesity is a chronic disease, and will require lifetime meds. For me, anyway.

My heaviest was 250 for a 5’9” male frame. Lap-band got me down to 165 in 2007. Weight crept back inexorably to 190 and than lap band failed. Stomach stapled after lap-band was pried out of my body in 2018. Back down to 165 which I really thought was my natural go-to body weight. Weight crept back up to 195 until 13 months ago when I started Mounjaro. My life has been transformed. All health metrics are healthy…problems like BP, A1c, lipids and cholesterols, all back down to normal and I am now easily maintaining my new weight on 5mg Tirz at 145 lbs. I workout with weights to maintain muscle mass and I hike 5 miles per session 4 times per week. Brain fog/cognition significantly improved. I’m 65 years old and have the cardio health of someone closer to 40 or better. I have defined musculature and vascularity and a body fat percentage of 10.3%. I switched to compounded and then grey within only a few months of paying insane prices for Lilly. I’m grateful for their work and resentful of their predatory behavior. So…my response to your comment was really about “tipping into anorexia”. No…I don’t allow it…but I can see how it can happen or at least something like it in the sense of just not getting sufficient calories/nutrition and protein on a daily basis when the desire to eat is just sometimes non-existent. People absolutely must guard against the ability to lose too much weight at a certain point in this journey.

 

[Desertteepee2]

I'm just going to stick with Amo until something changes.

Yeah…AMO is good. They should be back up and running in a little over a week either a new website. I email exchanged with him a few days ago.

 

[hotdog!]

My heaviest was 250 for a 5’9” male frame. Lap-band got me down to 165 in 2007. Weight crept back inexorably to 190 and than lap band failed. Stomach stapled after lap-band was pried out of my body in 2018. Back down to 165 which I really thought was my natural go-to body weight. Weight crept back up to 195 until 13 months ago when I started Mounjaro. My life has been transformed. All health metrics are healthy…problems like BP, A1c, lipids and cholesterols, all back down to normal and I am now easily maintaining my new weight on 5mg Tirz at 145 lbs. I workout with weights to maintain muscle mass and I hike 5 miles per session 4 times per week. Brain fog/cognition significantly improved. I’m 65 years old and have the cardio health of someone closer to 40 or better. I have defined musculature and vascularity and a body fat percentage of 10.3%. I switched to compounded and then grey within only a few months of paying insane prices for Lilly. I’m grateful for their work and resentful of their predatory behavior. So…my response to your comment was really about “tipping into anorexia”. No…I don’t allow it…but I can see how it can happen or at least something like it in the sense of just not getting sufficient calories/nutrition and protein on a daily basis when the desire to eat is just sometimes non-existent. People absolutely must guard against the ability to lose too much weight at a certain point in this journey.

I'm so glad you're doing so well on tirz. All your health markers are excellent, congratulations! I do take your point about guarding that health against both extremes with proactive measures like weight lifting and watching protein/general nutrition.

 

[Glp1judd]

My plan? Stop treating the “cheap” tirz I have in the freezer as replaceable and get my plan in place to better protect it from my friends and fam who didn’t stock up.

Lolz. Who am I kidding? I’ll be needing more, more, MORE!

 

[chmuse]

My plan? Stop treating the “cheap” tirz I have in the freezer as replaceable and get my plan in place to better protect it from my friends and fam who didn’t stock up.

Lolz. Who am I kidding? I’ll be needing more, more, MORE!

Is it terrible that I told my friend I couldn't give him free vials anymore and now that he knows what he's doing, he can buy his own? Then linked him to Nexa and Skye and this forum and basically said go research and good luck?

 

[biggaok]

I'm just going to stick with Amo until something changes.

Isn't Amo's website down?

 

[nonyabizznez]

Is it terrible that I told my friend I couldn't give him free vials anymore and now that he knows what he's doing, he can buy his own? Then linked him to Nexa and Skye and this forum and basically said go research and good luck?

Nope. Some people take comfort in getting it from a friend or paying more to a spa. Reminds me of all those people who bummed smokes who'd never buy a pack. Even worse would offer you a dime when smokes were $5.00! like dude... There's 20 in a pack, learn some math!

There's gonna come a day when all us well intentioned people are gonna get bit in the ass for being unselfish with our peptides. Somebody gonna get sued by a friend or family member even if we let them have it free! We're going to see it on Dateline and I'm not talking about the Memphis housewife. If your friend is too weak to order for themselves they'll also be to weak to say no to that attorney who says "have you been talking semaglutide or tirzepatide from a non FDA approved source? You might be entitled to a settlement"

Buh Bye and if you need anything else it's all online!

 

[Dnauni1952]

Vendors are coming back from holiday...I have been planning a decent sized purchase. But the geopolitical environment seems to be quite a mess right now. It seems like there is increased seizure risk at the least, and prices will probably be going up if they really are collecting tariffs on all packages.
There's a rumor that raws prices have increased in china as well.

I'm starting to think we might not see Tracy again. ASC is also effectively dead and I think GYC is rebranding. and I've been trying to get some stuff from SRY but they are being pretty difficult to work with right now.

so what's everyone doing now? Are you trying to get your orders in asap before prices go up? Are you standing pat for a while until the dust settles? Who are you thinking you'll use in 2025 given the shakeup in the vendor landscape?

I am considering going through some of these group buys, because they reship from within the US, and it seems like they are able to get pretty good prices now because of the volume they bring in.

The key question is how do find information on group buys? I plan on staying on peptides as long as needed but finding trusted sources is hard to find.

 

[keangkong]

The key question is how do find information on group buys? I plan on staying on peptides as long as needed but finding trusted sources is hard to find.

Use Peptide Groups Buys (PGB). My understanding from people who sound much more knowledgeable than myself is that they're about as close as you can get to a trusted source when you buy grey. Veterans feel free to disagree with me.

 

[beefsteak]

Next month all the panic buyers will have fully stocked up and the sellers will be desperate once again. That's when the promos will resume. They still have to keep the lights on and mouths to feed.

It'll be exactly like the covid toilet paper hoarding.

 

[keangkong]

Next month all the panic buyers will have fully stocked up and the sellers will be desperate once again. That's when the promos will resume. They still have to keep the lights on and mouths to feed.

It'll be exactly like the covid toilet paper hoarding.

You are likely correct. But I've bought so much during the panic that I won't be making anymore GLP-1 purchases for a while. That reminds me: When I go to Costco, I better purchase toilet paper.

 

[Panda King]

Use Peptide Groups Buys (PGB). My understanding from people who sound much more knowledgeable than myself is that they're about as close as you can get to a trusted source when you buy grey. Veterans feel free to disagree with me.

Is this the same PGB as the member pass people? I can't find their forums for info, only the price guide. A little confused on a few names there.