Test 2 weeks

[James]

Hey guys. I've been on test Cypionate for 2 weeks (160 mg injections, once a week). According to my scale, I've gained 8 pounds. I'm new to this, is it common to gain weight like this? There has been no change to my diet and exercise program. Thanks for your help.

 

[GettingAnswers]

Weight gain can happen. However, so the others can help better, what dose and schedule are you on, are you on an AI, plus any other info you can provide.

 

[James]

As stated above, 160 mg Cypionate, once a week. No AI at this point because labs showed my Estrodiol was very low.

 

[GettingAnswers]

Sorry my eyes were blurry at five am!!!!

 

[Vettester Chris]

Probably most of it is water weight.

 

[Gene Devine]

Probably most of it is water weight.

^^^^What the wise one said above.

It's not uncommon when starting on a TRT protocol to gain some initial water...you will lose it in time...and then the good stuff happens

 

[Vettester Chris]

^^^^What the wise one said above.

It's not uncommon when starting on a TRT protocol to gain some initial water...you will lose it in time...and then the good stuff happens

Yeah, exactly ... I remember my first month or so was a lot of water retention.

Best thing to do is double up on water intake. Whenever I feel a bit bloated or anything, I double down on the water, and amazingly it's gone the following day. Kind of like fighting fire with fire.

 

[James]

Thanks guys for your comments.

 

[EverettCD]

Same here, I gained about 10 lbs the first month or so after beginning TRT. I upped my water intake to 1.5 gallons per day from 1 gallon per day & I dropped the 10 lbs in a couple weeks.