I just did the viome test for gut health on my last video - week 27! I will tell you I 100% agree it's in the food. I really think our food has something about 50% of people cannot process contributing to our obese % in the US IM FINALLY able to watch my kids and husband eat ice cream or cake or whatever and not even be jealous but genuinely think "I hope they are enjoying that" and not even want a bite. Even the smell bothers me now. I cut sugar completely for years! and even so if I saw someone having it i would get mad or think gosh I bet that tastes nice...I wish I could try it. Now I don't think that at all. So even cutting sugar completely doesn't stop the thoughts

my kids were watching the barbie movie this past weekend and I giggled at the long speech given to snap the barbies out of being all about Ken. I feel like everyone is turning from the body positivity movements and calling it dumb and being supportive of obesity. I hear ppl completely bashing GLP1s (just all this week in things I watch). And this will be within 1 interview. So... it's not supported to be obese but it's also not supported to be on meds to aid in it? it's just annoying and 1 Dr kept saying his prescription is for people to just go work out more 😂 I used to work out (before my autoimmune diagnosis) every single day after work. And it got me about 20 lbs lost and that was it. Then once I stopped doing it every single day - it all came back. I was still working out 3 days. Didn't matter, it all came back anyway. To me it is like people think Everyone's body works exactly the same. So therefore if they aren't overweight other people should not be either.

@jazzmoon77 that's amazing! Is this a generic ? or what is brand name?

@@KetosisMom I get mine compounded which is typical for the low dose (

Oh nice! Audio and equipment can be super expensive yes! I'm glad it was used for something you ❤️!!! Maybe I need to come on the podcast haha 😄

What a great way to use the gift card too good luck with your pod cast 🎉

agree. and for ppl with allergic reactions to B vitamins, like me. that research is necessary!

WOW! 5 months back and forth?! What is weird is a lot of ppl say their insurance covers the surgery but not the medication which seems backwards to me...but that's my opinion

That's great! I'm much slower than most bc 2 to 2.5 weeks of my month is spent losing what I gain from my autoimmune treatments 😬

I go on Fri for my annual exam. So I will go over my lab results next week with everyone and see what my cholesterol, a1c, everything is doing! But yes I said to someone... no one cares what autoimmune injection I'm taking so why so worked up over this? to me this is like taking the metformin and no one cared I was having to do that for insulin resistance 🤷🏼‍♀️

Yes, it looks like I'll be stuck at 2.5 mg for Zepbound until the 5 mg is not listed as in shortage anymore which is not ideal. But yes my GI Dr said she prefers slow loss than quick

I was on Topiramate (Topomax) for years for Migraines. I don't think I knew it worked for weightloss. Also kinda wondering if that's why I don't need these drugs now :/

Also good to know about contrave! thank you for sharing!!!

You’re welcome! Least I can do with all the help/information you provide in your videos. Yes, topomax is primarily used for migraines! Qsymia is made up of phentermine and topomax, but my insurance didn’t cover it and it’s expensive, so my Dr prescribed it separately so that it was affordable. If Zepbound is too much trouble to continue to attain due to the shortages, I may request to go back to P and T, and hopefully it’ll work again after a break and with my diet changes and exercise I’ve added.

Thank you for the Love ❤️ 😍

Interesting. I asked them would I be able to obtain from Hallandale bc I am allergic to B vitamins and I am in KY and they told me yes.

how long have you been using emerge and did you previously use anything else? (if you do not mind my asking!)

@@KetosisMom I signed up this week with them. I wonder if they'll allow it for allergies? I was hoping to use Empower, but they told me they cannot pick a specific pharmacy and that for patients in my state they use Hallandale. I've been on Zepbound 5mg the last few months, can't find 7.5 anywhere (or any other dose) so I'm going with Emerge for a while during this crazy shortage.

@@KetosisMom although I am also happy with Hallandale as a choice. Their process was very straightforward and instructions for the Rx are clear and easy. Your video and blog with helpful research and sources helped me finally pick from the many companies I keep seeing. Thank you for it!

@whtnyjdb You're very welcome! I felt like even after showing ppl where to go they were still lost. so I just pulled it all together for ppl to be able to click and see (IF they want to). Most the "complaints" I see are about shipping and I think they didn't realize the meds were inside an ice pack bc I saw now they put a sticker that says "do not throw away meds inside" lol

I’m still trying to email you but it didn’t go through so I think I have the wrong email address

@MounjarojourneywithPam ketosismom@gmail.com and just msg here what's the last 3 letters/numbers you're emailing from so I make sure I have the right person!

@@KetosisMom thank you Last 3 are mez :)

@@MounjarojourneywithPam Emailed you! I'll wait for your response. Be sure to come back and tell us all what you snag!

I have them on my blog post attached above. I linked information found on them within the blog if you're interested in looking into them :) I believe they have 503b as well. I think they are the largest or atleast 1 of the largest in the US

I too felt like I would be on 7.5 mg right now and kinda hang there if working. I was supposed to have moved up to that and then no one could find it. I will say the WW Clinic offers to make calls for me, but I'm typeA personality and want to do things myself to make sure all bases are covered and I know it got done. But I do see lots of people finding it through their care team with WW Clinic. I'm not sure who your insurance provider is... BUT Caremark told me that they could help me find it if I need them to as well. Bc they can see member charges coming in and what the location is. You may want to try calling your PBM and ask them to help you locate it. I'm kinda surprised they have not pushed these for weightloss (not diabetic side) over to specialty mail order only. I feel like the compounds are also overpriced. *from pharmacies making them with FDA API approved ingredients* Personally I think that in a shortage FDA should require the pricing to match lowest price available. i.e. everyone would pay $25 regardless I feel like the compounds are a huge racket of platforms/providers/pharmacies trying to make as much money as they can off people

any type of b vitamins I break out in under the skin hives all over and have to go on antibiotics and steroids

I don't think anyone has commented that. so then she would be diabetic likely

go.emergeweight.com/Kdb2wj That's the referral link it says it will EMAIL you a code to whatever email you input. And THAT is the code you input :) LMK if it works! If it still does not work, email me at Ketosismom@gmail.com with screenshots and I will ask them if they can apply it to your account somehow

I got it thank you!!

@juliekendrick3671 Good deal! I had to go test it myself too so I learned something as well from this :)

Interesting. Bc I was on metformin and don't have diabetes. and I have on my chart to never give metformin again after my reaction to it

@@KetosisMom I also said I was taking Mounjaro for it. I'm pretty sure my next blood test will indicate I'm no longer type 2, oh well.

​@MariaEm8 Do you have to then switch to zepbound for insurance to cover it? Or not sure yet?

@@KetosisMom Not that I know of, I have prior authorization for a year. I'm not sure if my insurance company will ask for updated test results, but if they drop me I'm just going to gain the weight back... I do have other comorbidities so I guess they could approve Zepbound.

​@MariaEm8 you will have to keep my posted on how this plays out. bc i was told once i am under 30 bmi my insurance may not keep paying

Were you on linzess 145 mg before starting injections as well? Basically *my GI Dr* told me that she understands that it is slowing everything down and her concern was when I move back up to 5 mg + that it will get worse again. She told me I can always half the 290 mg or take every other day if it is too much. I have only been taking it 2 days now, but I finally had a BM today. So that seems promising. I also got my magnesium tablets back into my normal routine too though. and I've been walking after each meal to try and stimulate movement 😅 But I will make sure to cover in future weeks how the linzess is doing. I did not do well with trulance.

FYI the 290 mg is GOOD. I am doing much better on it!!!

Make sure you see below Winner Winner 🏆

It depends on which service/platform. A lot of the ones I looked up does not share which pharmacy they fill from. And also they rotate so it may be from somewhere different each time. The last one I reviewed, No. That was via amble. They did not communicate where it was going to be coming from it just showed up. With emerge Yes, you can request which one. Bc I discussed with them how I found the b vitamin additives in 2 of the 3 they prescribe too, so I would only be able to order from the 1 without any additives. That is probably one of my biggest issues with a lot of the platforms - they won't state where your compound will 100% be coming from before you enroll and pay them. So with emerge they have no platform or clinical fees etc. which was another reason I felt people would like that option.

Look into 503A pharmacies that are at minimum also a 503b outsourcer and get a script for compounded Tirzepatide or compounded Semaglutide edit: Olympia Pharmaceuticals (Olympia Pharmacy) or Empower Pharmacy are 2 that come to mind. Your doctor or another medical provider that you trust can write a prescription for you directly to one of them.

@shopece8807 None of my providers I see will write to compounders. But yes Empower is via Emerge but bc they also compound with B vitamins I cannot take that. I have allergic reactions to B vitamins

Yes. IF her agent got her paid to do their commercials... or a paid segment on her show. BOOM 💥 yelling it from.rooftops with 0 cares ha

@@KetosisMom exactly lol

This was asked for by multiple audience members after I showed one I received weeks ago from a platform that never even checked anything about me and it just showed up at my door. I was showing how easy it is for ppl to obtain these however NOT know anything about what it is they are actually getting. The platform never told me where it was coming from and to this day it still shows "at the pharmacy". After I looked up inspections, license, import API supplier 411, and patient reviews. No I never used what they sent me and I never will. The past few videos have been about looking up and researching what you ARE getting. so you know what you're putting in your body. So I'm not sure why showing ppl how to look things up, and providing research FOR THEM to review would be hypocritical. I also found a platform with no additional fees bc ppl did not like me saying I would likely get from Olympia who charges close to $1k. I pay $25 for name brand. It makes no sense for me to go pay more for something that is not an fda approved drug.

I already could not find any of mine well before the special. It has been in shortage basically within 3 months of them getting approvals for weight management

I think they are released in other countries but I know the last few inspections by the fda for vials in the US did not go so well so I don't think they are allowed to release within the US for those reasons. I doubt they would stop to make the necessary changes required by the FDA to "maybe" get an ok ok the vials. But I could be wrong. Multiple ppl have commented that their last shipment was in vials but they did not put what their location was either. I'm personally more interested in the new pills that work with osteoarthritis, muscle loss AND weightloss. I'll take those faster over vials!

I didn't realize Kelly had been telling people that she was only eating high protein and exercising when she and whoppi sat down and very nonchalant she says "me too!" when Whoopi said she was on injections. When I watched it I thought "why do you care if ppl think it's ozempic?" bc she kept saying it's NOT what people think it's something else. And then my mom told me oh gosh no she's been telling ppl all along she wasn't on ANYTHING. I myself knew if I didn't just come out of the gate and show ppl that follow me for keto stuff that hey I've tried it all and none of it worked so now I'm going to try this... that I would have a LOT of backlash too. But I don't really get why. No one cares what meds I'm on so I can have BM, or what I'm taking for my autoimmune LOL but they outrage over weight injections that literally help people's bodies process food and sugar like it should. the lady I showed 1st on the special went off for days about oprah and WW sending a msg that people who are bigger should be on these instead of just accepting who they are. I think I look at it more clinically. Where I feel people who NEED to lose weight bc they are setting themselves up for disease, heart attacks, stroke... they NEED these drugs to help their body function properly. Is the backlash for people who don't really "need it"? no. it's just in general. So you're wrong if you're overweight and you're wrong if you try and do something about it that is not just diet and exercise ... 🤔

*side note* my mother Is at my house and I don't usually watch Kelly Clarkson 🤣 so I don't know much about her or how long she was telling anyone these things. My mom had me pull up the 1 episode and I watched thinking "this seems to be making her very nervous"

@@KetosisMom well this started with her voluntarily telling us her mother brought her some weight loss gummies. Then it turned into eating protein and exercise and then the weight loss meds. No one cares until they can bust you in that lie. The “shot” is way too common now for people to be upset. They love the gotcha moment. Kelly got caught trying to BS us.

@@KetosisMomthey’ve been selling gummies with acv with Kelly’s endorsement, saying this is how she lost the weight. Seems deceptive. 🤷‍♀️

​@@TisDanasay whaaaat!? Ok not I have to go Google it