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Originally Posted by ZenX I am getting really pissed off. I have been on DNP for almost 2 weeks at 500mg ED and I have lost only 1-2lbs...
I know I do not have bad stuff due to the fact that my source has very very good rep.
What can be going wrong, why isnt the dnp working; is it possible I have built up a tolerance over the past times I have done cycles? |
1) I'm assuming that your DNP is crystal (250mg/caps). Crystal is not as strong as powder, as 25% of its weight is the sodium salt. This means you're taking 375mg/day of actual DNP. (And if your source has not increased the amount of DNP in his caps from 200mg to 250mg, like he announced he has, that would only be 300mg of actual DNP per day.)
2) A dose of 375mg/day would result in an average increase in metabolic rate of about 55% or so. That means if your metabolism is 3000 Cal/day, you're burning about an extra 1500 Cal.
3) Your diet can negate some of DNP's results. If you're eating an extra 500 cal/day (carb cravings, etc), then you'd only expect to lose 1000 cal/day, or 2 lbs/week. That might expain your results right there.
4) DNP is notorious for causing water retention. Even if you are watching your diet and cutting calories, this water weight can mask your fat loss, making the true fat loss almost impossible to calculate until after you finish the cycle and drop the water weight.
5) Tolerance to the drug does build up, particularly to lower doses. I haven't experienced this personally, but the research but Cutting and Tainter (1935) and also Simmons (1937) bears this out. You very well may need higher doses to elicit the same metabolic boost that you used to get from a lower dose. As always, take every increase in dosage very seriously and very carefully, especially duing this warm part of the year.
Hope that helps,
Conciliator