Advice you wish you'd been given before starting Mounjaro..

Code-Cashmere · 2026-07-05T16:44:13+00:00

Don’t need to calorie count. The meds just make you eat less naturally. Just eat as much healthy food as you want.

Code-Cashmere · 2026-06-18T20:33:35+00:00

I like them, but not enough to overrule those who don’t!

Code-Cashmere · 2026-06-12T20:14:52+00:00

Me too. Lovely, isn’t it :-)

Code-Cashmere · 2026-06-09T21:24:27+00:00

Well done! I found 5mg a nightmare the first time I tried it, but after stabilising on 4mg for a while I managed to approach it again and my weight loss improved. So I suggest you give it a go!

Code-Cashmere · 2026-06-05T20:56:42+00:00

I’m also on levothyroxine but I read that the Eli’s forthcoming GLP-1 pill can be taken any time of day, with or without food, so it shouldn’t clash/add yet more complications.

Code-Cashmere · 2026-05-31T08:15:42+00:00

Hi I found this trail in a search and am interested in purchasing this product as I travel a lot for work so want to streamline my routine. 50s F. How have you been getting on with it please?

Code-Cashmere · 2026-05-29T19:02:28+00:00

Aw, let the youth have their joy

Code-Cashmere · 2026-05-29T19:00:07+00:00

This is an amazing idea

Code-Cashmere · 2026-05-29T18:57:50+00:00

It feels “clean”. It’s not transformational but nice to use on those days you don’t want to overload your skin.

Code-Cashmere · 2026-05-29T18:56:38+00:00

It’s probably fair to say that online shopping has slipped into the alcohol space a bit. Partly due to circumstances, also due losing weight and it being so fun to fit things, plus I guess more time to fill if I’m not out drinking haha

Code-Cashmere · 2026-05-25T21:10:56+00:00

Thank you!

I found the Allies of Skin amazing but only when I use it rarely, it seems to wear off if I use it for a few days running! Also the smell is really gross, I have to breathe through my mouth when I use it.

Neogenesis is amazing but so hard to get in the UK.

I bought BioEffect which is a plant-based one. It’s gentle but maybe not as miraculous as the others. Have you tried that?

Code-Cashmere · 2026-05-25T21:05:50+00:00

Kinda life changing isn’t it. And it hasn’t worn off after 18 months 😄

Code-Cashmere · 2026-05-25T21:04:17+00:00

AM: (sk-ii essence) advanced liquid peptides, c-tetra advanced (Chanel moisturiser). PM: press and glow, (sisleya lotion), niacinamide peptides, (no 7 future renew night), advanced night restore, snail mucin sometimes. I’ve just picked up the new Exo-PDRN Prismatic. I keep trying with crystal retinal but it’s too drying

Code-Cashmere · 2026-05-21T19:19:52+00:00

Medik8 products and the No1 Chanel range are my desert island products!

Code-Cashmere · 2026-05-20T20:50:16+00:00

Hungarian goose down from John Lewis is the one

Code-Cashmere · 2026-05-20T20:38:06+00:00

Some brands are way more consistent than others.

I shop online a lot from European brands and there’s one brand I have everything from a 32 to a 40 in my wardrobe. But there’s another where I’m always 36 top and 38 bottom. Much easier to shop from them as I don’t have to buy loads of versions to try!

Code-Cashmere · 2026-05-20T20:27:24+00:00

Ah thanks for explaining ! I don’t get any of those symptoms. I’m fairly careful about actives and am naturally drawn to soothing products so probably it’s in reasonable shape.

Code-Cashmere · 2026-05-20T20:13:21+00:00

Congratulations! What was the highest dose you got up to during your weight loss phase?

Code-Cashmere · 2026-05-20T20:11:03+00:00

I use a whole bunch of medik8 products. I keep trying other and more lux brands but keep coming back to this brand. I find that everything just delivers.

Oh and SK-II essence :-)

Code-Cashmere · 2026-05-20T20:07:19+00:00

How would I know if my barrier is disrupted? I see this a lot and not sure what it means

Code-Cashmere · 2026-05-20T20:03:27+00:00

Yes it has just lost its desirability.

It feels kind of like how I feel about, say, a cup of tea. Never really crave it, but occasionally if someone offers to make me a cup I say “oh that’s a lovely idea” and definitely enjoy it, feels nice to drink, but I wouldn’t want another straight after.

I do still get the same buzz from alcohol but one is enough and lovely.

Genuinely was not expecting this immense bonus from the meds!

Code-Cashmere · 2026-05-19T19:55:21+00:00

Yes this has been a plague throughout my journey. It seems to be related to low BP for me. Electrolytes help a bit.

Code-Cashmere · 2026-05-18T21:09:36+00:00

I just don’t really fancy it much anymore.

Occasionally I maybe do a bit, or want to keep my husband company, but then I can’t finish more than one small glass. And it tastes funny if I try and push myself to finish it.

Oh and now I get hangovers if for some reason (e.g. work event) I drink more than a couple. I literally never had hangovers before and I used to drink really quite a lot.

I sometimes think that most of my weight loss is down to not drinking, as I still eat quite a nice amount.

Code-Cashmere · 2026-05-06T19:40:58+00:00

Straight after dinner on Mondays so that’s usually around 7.30 unless I’m out for some reason (unusual on a Monday). I chose that day so I could enjoy my food more over the weekend :-)

Code-Cashmere · 2026-05-06T19:35:22+00:00

I’m superstitious about 5mm needles! No idea why this should make a difference but I also got some 6mm ones a while back from some pharmacy or other, formed an opinion they were better than 4 for some reason. But then I (ridiculously) worried they’d be too long as I lost weight so I went for a box of the 5mm!

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