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c/maintenancephase·posted 5 months ago by u/sena_balogun

goal weight: what the trials say vs what this community says

Long Term

I have had 24 orders now and I keep a table, so here is the honest summary rather than a vibe.

Material has been consistent. Communication has not. Shipping has varied by about 24 days on nominally the same lane, which matters more in summer than in February.

The independent number came back 93.7% against a claimed 94.2%, which I read as agreement rather than a discrepancy — inter-lab variance on this assay is a point or two either way and treating one lab as ground truth is how people end up in pointless arguments with vendors.

Batch number is in the comments. Ask if you want the method.

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u/cesar_oyelaran3 points·5 months ago

This is correct. Weight variance is normal at maintenance.

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u/vitamin_d_void1 point·5 months ago·edited

What dose are you on?

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u/still_here_2026MOD2 points·5 months ago

Removed a chain here. The rule is one line long and it is not negotiable.

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u/draw_up_dizzy2 points·5 months ago·edited

regain after taper is expected, plan for it

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u/santiago_ndiaye1 point·5 months ago

regain after taper is expected, plan for it

Yes, exactly this, and it is the bit that took me 57 weeks to accept.

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u/nadia_nascimento3 points·5 months ago·edited

Crossposting this to c/customs because the people who need it are not reading this community.

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