From an old dog who is paying the price
I am a Marine vet, was a SGt and when I went in at 18 I was not your John Wayne Marine. I was 5'10" and 175 lbs. It was the 70's and Arnoalds hey day and the only info you got was from Muscle & Fitness. I worked out and ate and for some meals I would have 4 pieces of Bread and 4 pats of butter with sugar sprinkeled on top ! I was carb out and going to gain weight at any cost ! I got into Supplements and took 2 shots a day and this started at 20. after 2 years of working out and pigging out. Well I started gaining and I was huge after a 4 yr supplement routine 6'2" and 235 lbs. BMI was not that well known then , to me any way. I was a 32 waist and a 52 jacket. I got out and slowed up but maintained for another 2 years. We thought when on supplements just eat every thing you could get in your mouth every 2 to 3 hrs.
Well the Thyroid Tabs were what hurt me the most when I could not get them any more, ny thyroid glad had stopped doing it's job. I started gaining bad weight and went to the doc and he said I was stupid and I had to deal with it and suggested a 1000 cal a day diet. I shot up to 260 lbs and looked like a baloon. So I went to energy supplements from the guy on the corner and I trashed 2 years of my life.
Now I am 53 6" and weight about 235 I am not obese (can't spell either) but I will not make the cover of any mag. My test level is around 100 and I suffer from deep depression, tiny jewels, no libido, grumpy ole man, and it is all because of the massive amounts of supplements I took 30 years ago that is destroying me now. I swear someone should commit you and find a specilist to figure out your issues Nutrision and not juc is a lot of the answer to a lot of teens and 20 year olds lack of gains and feel the need to cheat ! I hope these guys got your attention and you will not face the long term life I have managed to exist in ! Not to mention the Marine B.S. ? Get a grip and be healthy !
I am 53 and I have been searching finally for the past 2 weeks when I admitted what I had done to myself. Finding this site is the best thing that has happened in my life short of Jesus ! I had to work to find a real MD that does blood work and checks on things works with my emotions and is a caregiver. I have a thread started and I will keep you posted on what I will still have to go through to just reach livable life levels of hormones. BE SMART DON"T START !