Everything I keep on hand
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How my week looks
Same day every week, with the 1 mL syringes.
Its own weekly day, alongside Reta.
Daily with the 3 mL syringes, plus one rest day.
Dark days are gym days. I log every shot so I always know where I'm at.
Clean and simple
The basic routine for a shot just under the skin.
If the spot gets hot, swollen or oozing, or you have trouble breathing or your face or throat swells, get emergency help right away.
Monday · Wednesday · Friday
Every day starts with 30 minutes on the treadmill and ends with a 5 minute stretch.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Air fryer + microwave only
I prep everything on Sunday so the whole week is ready to grab.
Protein at every single meal.
Easy in the air fryer and cheap in bulk.
My story
pounds down on Retatrutide
I first tried Reta back in 2022, but my mental health wasn't in the right place and I ended up giving up. Once I got things more together, I came back to it and did it the right way this time.
I've lost 100 pounds, and I'm so happy and confident in myself now.
Read up before you order
What I've learned about peptides, the three I use, and how to tell a good vial from a sketchy one.
A peptide is a short chain of amino acids, the same building blocks that make up protein. Your body makes lots of them on its own. Some famous medicines are peptides too, like insulin and the GLP-1 shots behind Ozempic and Zepbound.
Made by Eli Lilly. It's called a "triple agonist" because it works on three hunger and metabolism hormones at once: GIP, GLP-1 and glucagon.
In two big late-stage trials reported in 2026, people on the higher doses lost about 19–23% of their body weight over 80 weeks. Upset stomach, nausea and diarrhea were the most common side effects.
Still not approved. Lilly plans to apply to the FDA in early 2027.
Made by Novo Nordisk. It copies amylin, a hormone that helps you feel full and slows how fast food leaves your stomach.
It's been studied on its own and paired with semaglutide in a combo called CagriSema.
Not approved as a medicine on its own.
A blend, not a single peptide. It's usually sold as a mix of BPC-157, TB-500, GHK-Cu and KPV, but the recipe can vary from seller to seller.
Most of the research on those four is in animals or in the lab, and the blend itself hasn't been through big human trials.
Not FDA-approved.
That label is the shop telling you the product is meant for lab work. It isn't a prescription, it isn't a medicine that's been cleared for people, and it doesn't give anyone the green light to inject it. Plenty of popular peps are sold this way, including:
A COA (Certificate of Analysis) is the lab report for one batch. Here's what I look for:
Even a perfect COA only tells you what's in that one vial. It doesn't mean the product is approved or safe for people.
Tap a word to open it.
Fancy word for freeze-dried. That's why your vial shows up as a little cake of powder. It keeps the peptide stable until you mix it.
To turn that powder back into a liquid by adding a fluid. The right fluid and amount come from the specific product's instructions.
Into the fatty layer just under your skin, not into a muscle or vein.
Something that switches on a receptor in your body. Retatrutide switches on three different ones.
How long it takes your body to clear half of something. A longer half-life is why some peps are once a week instead of daily.
Think of it like sweet tea. Two cups can be filled to the same line and still have totally different amounts of sugar, depending on how the batch was made.
Peps work the same way. How much peptide is in each mL depends on how the vial was mixed, so the line on your syringe alone can't tell you your dose. You have to know your vial's exact strength first.
If a peptide has been researched, it's approved.
FactApproval is for one exact product, made one exact way, for one use. A study on a peptide doesn't approve every vial that shares its name.
FDA-approved means zero risk.
FactIt means the agency decided the benefits outweigh the risks for certain people. Approved meds still have side effects and aren't right for everyone.
Not approved means it's dangerous.
FactNot always. It might still be in trials, the evidence might not be there yet, or the maker never applied. It just means nobody has officially confirmed it's safe, works, and is made right.
Getting approved is just paperwork.
FactThe maker has to show safety, results, side effects, how it's manufactured, and exactly what it's for, usually across years of trials.
Beyond my three
The names you'll see everywhere, what people use them for, and which ones are actually approved.
Copies a gut hormone that turns down hunger and steadies blood sugar. Sold as Ozempic for type 2 diabetes and Wegovy for weight loss.
Approved as Ozempic & WegovyWorks on two hormones at once, which is why it's often called a “dual agonist.” Reta's older sibling.
Approved as Mounjaro & ZepboundNudges your body to release its own growth hormone. Prescribed to reduce belly fat in people with HIV-related fat buildup.
Approved as EgriftaActs on the brain's melanocortin system. Prescribed for low sexual desire in women before menopause.
Approved as VyleesiBased on a protein found in stomach juices. Hugely popular for gut and injury recovery, but most of the research is in animals.
Not FDA-approvedA lab-made piece of thymosin beta-4, a protein involved in tissue repair. Mostly animal research, and banned in pro sports.
Not FDA-approvedFound naturally in the body and loved in skincare serums for skin and hair. The injectable version isn't approved.
Not FDA-approvedOften stacked together to prompt your own growth hormone release. Banned in pro sports.
Not FDA-approvedComes from the mitochondria, your cells' power plants. Studied for energy and metabolism, mostly in animals so far.
Not FDA-approvedNasal-spray peptides developed in Russia, where they're used for focus and anxiety. Not approved in the US.
Not FDA-approvedMarketed for longevity and sleep. The research is small and mostly older studies.
Not FDA-approvedI don't use these myself. This is just what I've read, so do your own digging too.
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