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You've lost weight. You've seen progress. But that last bit of stubborn belly fat just won't go away. Or maybe you're stuck in a weight loss plateau that seems not to want to budge no matter what you do. Then there's those of you have something coming up really soon, a vacation, a wedding, or maybe another event, and you need to see visible results fast, but you also care about doing it the right way. I'm going to show you how to run the perfect peptide stack and how to do it right the first time instead of wasting months guessing and spending money on compounds that aren't even worth your investment. And if you're already stacking peptides, but you're not sure that you're doing it correctly or you're dropping hundreds or thousands of dollars and your midsection still isn't quite where you want it to be or quite frankly improved at all, then stay with me because this one's specifically for you.
I'm Dr. Jones, DC, and I coach thousands of patients on GLP-1s and peptides for various body comp, weight loss, and stubborn fat loss, including belly fat. You see, this passion of mine comes from losing over 100 lbs myself, and now I get to work with my medical practitioners helping people like you do exactly the same. So, today, I'm going to give you the exact peptide stack that we use with our patients for eliminating stubborn belly fat. Not the theoretical this should work stack, but the one that actually produces visible midsection results when you execute it correctly. But what most people get wrong isn't only the compounds, it's also the order, the sequence, and all of that behind the scenes stuff, right? The compounds are important, but there's actually a lot more to the story. Then there's one compound in particular that almost everybody [clears throat] uses wrong, and by the end of this video, you're going to know exactly how to fix that.
But before I give you the stack real quick, you need to understand something. You see, there's a reason most peptide advice online turns into a shopping list that ultimately fails many of the times. It's because people skip the framework. So, take mental notes or write this down because you're going to want to know this later. Okay?
See, your body runs three systems when it comes to fat loss. And these systems, they work in a specific order. So, you skip one and the next one can't do its job. Okay? So, we're going to start with I'm going to break down all three systems. System one, tight. System two is the fat mobilization. And then system three. Okay.
So, system number one is crucial because it's your appetite. At the end of the day, I don't care what workouts you do or what strategies you take. You've heard the expression before, you know, your abs are made in the kitchen. Even if you're not trying to get abs, the food that you eat, the energy balance is greatly dictated. And the biggest variable is going to be your appetite. So if you have massive amounts of food chatter, getting that under control is number one. Okay.
Then number two is the fat immobilization. So this is the ability for your body to when in a calorie deficit actually access stored fat. So this is the whole insulin resistance thing that you hear, but the truth of the matter is energy balance is ultimately going to dictate the scale changing. But long-term, the less fatty immobilization you have, the more stressed out your body is because insulin's blocking it. So the whole point is if you increase fatty mobilization, you decrease the stress response. And when you decrease the stress response, you can actually do things like fasting and achieve metabolic health, which is going to sustain long-term results. We'll get back to that. That's going to make more sense later.
And then finally, system number three is your metabolism. How much energy are you burning? Not just through exercise, but the opposite side of what you're eating is the basil metabolic rate. How do we keep your metabolism burning at rest? A high amount of calories. How do we keep it from slowing down? This is crucial. And again, this is all going to make sense.
The critical insight, these systems must be addressed in order. You can't just mobilize fat that you're going to ree because your appetite's not controlled. And you can't burn fat that's still locked in your cells. And you can't enhance a metabolism that has nothing to work with. The mistake that most people make is asking, "What's the strongest peptide?" when they should be asking, "Which system in my body is actually struggling." See, the strongest peptide isn't the answer as much as it is the right peptide for the stuck system that you're in. So, stay with me here. So, as we go through this, pay attention to which systems you already been working on and which ones that still might need attention. And identifying that could be what finally unlocks the results that you've been chasing.
Now, if you're watching this and you're realizing that you've been guessing at this stuff, throwing compounds at the problem without knowing which system is actually stuck, that's exactly what we help people figure out. Our team does free discovery calls where a patient educator will walk through your situation, what you've tried, and what might actually be the missing piece. You guys can text number on the screen, or you can check out the link in the description if you want to explore that. But let's get back to the actual stack.
See, this is the core, the foundation that handles system one and system two. So, you get this right and you're 80% of the way there. Okay, so system one, this is your GLP-1 medication, baby. This is your appetite control foundation. But here's where people mess this up. They think that all GLP1s are the same or they just grab whatever is the cheapest available. But they're not the same, and which one you choose matters significantly. So, let me give you a quick cheat sheet so that you don't have to guess and that you can actually really determine which GLP1 might be right for you.
If your main issue is food noise, you can't stop thinking about food, cravings are constant, hunger is driving your decisions, saglutide is a strong choice. It's a GLP-1 agonist that hits appetite hard. If you have more weight to lose and you need more appetite suppression, tepatide is the move. It's a dual agonist GLP-1 gip. And for most people, it's more powerful and the appetite control is better along with better results and lower side effect profile. For the most part, think of some of if that's all I can get, fine. It'll do. But tozepatide is the better option in every case. But if you've already been plateaued on a GLP1 and you want to add fat mobilization boosting effects from the medication, that's where reatrite comes in. It's a triple agonist GLP-1 GIP and glucagon. That glucagon receptor activation helps drive fat metabolism primarily through hippatic action, liver action, which is why some people stack reatride at a low dose along the tzepatide. You get the appetite control from tzepide and the metabolic boost from reatide.
But here's the key that most people are missing here. The goal is not the highest dose. The goal is the lowest effective dose. The dose that quiets your food noise enough so that you can actually function, hit your protein targets, and build the habits that are going to keep this weight off long term. If your appetite is so suppressed that you can't eat, you barely eat, you're going to lose muscle, precious muscle, you're not going to burn a lot of this, you're going to crash your metabolism and end up worse than when you started. By the way, one pound of of fat, one pound of muscle. If you're not in a calorie deficit, that mobilized fat is just going to get restored.
So now you might be thinking, okay, so Dr. Jones, why would I even use it then? Because when you pair AODD with the GLP-1 that's handling your appetite and then you add therapeutic fasting into the mix, it becomes a completely different tool. GLP-1 creates the deficit. The fasting drops your insulin so that those fat cells can actually unlock. And AODD amplifies that release, which is going to come into play for stubborn areas, stomach, belly fat, the reason you're watching this video.
Now, here's an interesting thing I want to share. So, you probably maybe have been told fasting is not good for you, right? Maybe you're a woman, permenopause, menopause. You've heard something about cycling and and your your 28 day cycle and how fasting is bad. Maybe you have an autoimmune disease and inflammatory condition. They're not wrong when they told you to be careful with fasting, but that's a massive problem because fasting is, in my opinion, one of the main ways to fix insulin resistance, especially when you're really, really deep into that hole, dropping those insulin levels down. Therapeutic fasting is a total game changer.
So, how can you fast without harming your body? Well, you got to understand where that harm is coming from. Fasting is a stressor. You are forcing your body to be able to grab its fat from stored energies, right? belly and all throughout the body and burn it and use it. Sounds simple, but not when there's a lock, aka insulin levels, which is the reason why we want to do the therapeutic fasting to begin with. So, AODD removes that lock, sort of counters the insulin's effect, if you will, so that the fast itself is less stressful because now your body can burn the energy, which is what it wanted to do originally. The missing piece to click this to make this all make sense for you is the fact that what your body would have done in this scenario when it's forced to lose weight calorie deficits fasting or not when insulin is high is now it has to get its own arsenal out its own stress hormone. So essentially your body's equivalent to AODD would be cortisol and stress hormones that and we know when cortisol is elevated causes a whole host of problems. So in summary, if you want to keep the cortisol spike low, you got to make your body respond better to fasting. How can we make fasting less stressful? We can tap into the store fat. Take a little bit of AOD or some sort of fat mobilizer. Redide has a little bit of that. The growth hormone peptides themselves have a little bit of that impact and that'll make the fasting less stressful and allow a lot of these patients who were told fasting is not ideal to tap into the therapeutic benefits of fasting.
Okay, so here's the play. You lock down appetite with your GLP1s. You find your lowest effective dose and then you layer in the AODD9604 during your fasting windows. Morning injection, insulin is low, fat cells are primed to release. That's system one and that's system two. Now, if that just clicked for you, if you've been confused about AODD and now it actually makes sense, you need to hit that subscribe button right now because we put out two GLP-1 videos every single week breaking down exactly this kind of stuff, the things that actually matter that most people get wrong.
Okay, so let's keep this going. So here's the real question. If somebody asked you right now why AODD has a bad reputation, could you explain it better? Now, think about that for a second because understanding this is what separates people who waste money from people who actually get results. Now, if you want me to make a complete video on just AODD9604, the injection timing, the fasting protocols that make it actually work, and why I think most people give up on it too early, let me know in the comments if that would be helpful to you.
Okay, so system number three, the big guns, metabolic enhancement. This is where things get optional. And I want to be really clear about that word optional. Some people do not need this layer. If you lock down systems one and systems 2, you're going to see results. But for other people, chronic dieters with metabolic damage, people who physically can't exercise, people whose metabolism has been in battery saving mode for years, this layer can help. So, let me walk you through the main players.
Here we got sloop 332. This is what I call the exercise mimetic. The exercise in the bottle. It puts your body into marathon mode. Boosts mitochondrial function. Burns fat more efficiently. Produces more energy. For people with chronic fatigue, injuries, or physical limitations that prevents them from exercising, this is like getting some of the metabolic benefits of exercise without actually doing the exercise. Okay.
Next up is 0304. This is an AMK activator and it comes in pill form, which some people prefer. It shifts your body towards energy burning and it helps combat metabolic slowdown. Matsi is similar. It's also an AMPK activator. It's an injection. It's got more therapeutic mitochondrial benefits, muscle preservation, but it costs a lot more too as well.
So, here's where people mess this up. They add these compounds way too early. They throw them in during a metabolic reset phase when they should be used afterwards. And a metabolic reset is when you've identified your metabolism as really slow from chronic undereating and you decide to fix it by eating more food over time. You need a surplus, a calorie surplus signal. MSI and 0304 are going to do the opposite. These are amplifiers. If your foundation isn't solid, you're just amplifying a broken system.
Okay, one more thing. Sourcing. These are newer compounds. There's less data, less regulation. If you're going to use them, sourcing matters even more so than it does with more established peptides. Make sure you're getting them from a verified source. I'm talking thirdparty testing, certificate of analysis. Don't cut corners here. This is why our doctors prescribe 503A peptides only. Remember, you layer these in after systems one and two are locked.
Okay, so let's get back to the stack here. So, systems one, systems two, and maybe three if you need it. But here's the question that I get more than almost any other. Will this actually last or is the fat just going to come right back? Let me be honest with you here. So, the research shows that if you stop GLP1s and you don't change anything else, most people regain a significant portion of the weight within freaking 9 to 12 months. Visceral fat, the dangerous belly fat, comes back fast. And this isn't a failure of the compounds. It's a failure to use the window of opportunity they gave you.
So, here's how I explain this to patients. GLP ones don't reset your body set point. They don't fix the underlying metabolic issues that made you gain the weight in the first place. What they do is they give you a window, a period where your appetite is quiet, where you can actually build the habits and make the changes that will hold the weight off long term. But if you waste that window, you're just riding the medication and you're going to be right back where you started when you taper off. And everybody tapers off at some point for one reason or another, whether intentional or not. I want to be clear.
So, what are the lifestyle locks that actually make this stick? Protein is number one. You got to hit your target roughly 1 g per pound of ideal body weight. This protects your muscle right here, the precious muscle while losing body fat. Okay.
System two is fat mobilization. This is where peptides like AODD9604 comes in. One of our favorites. Now, if you've been in the peptide space for any amount of time, you probably have heard people say AODD is garbage. It doesn't work. Waste of money. And I get why people think that because the clinical trials, they failed. But here's what those trials got wrong. The earlier trials tested AOD by itself, no structured fasting, no appetite support. But the largest trial, 536 people over 24 weeks, actually included a bit of a diet and exercise program. And it still failed to beat the placebo by much. Nothing to be impressed about. That's the trial that ultimately ended the program. See, AODD is a fragment of human growth hormone. What it does is unlock the fat cells. It releases store triglycerides into your bloodstream so that they can be utilized as energy. That's the mobilization. But it doesn't suppress your appetite. It doesn't create a calorie deficit. It doesn't burn the fat. It just mobilizes it. Though, it does have some direct oxidation effects, but those are marginal.
You got to get your ass to the gym, okay? Three times a week. Resistance training not only increases fat burning across the day, but more importantly, it creates the conditions where mobilized fat can get burned. Without that, the results slow down. You got to optimize your sleep. 7 hours minimum, 7 to 9 for most humans. This is where growth hormone does its work and cortisol levels can get managed. Alcohol, pause it or cut it way back because it's directly competing with fat metabolism. and fasting and therapeutic fasting, specifically morning fasted injections for your AODD. We actually recommend troies, pop them in your mouth cuz they're way easier. Insulin levels are low, fat cells are primed. That's where you get the most out of your mobilization layer. The peptides get you there, but the lifestyle locks it in. Use the window while you have it, guys.
Okay, so drop your current peptide stack in the comments. what are you taking, your dosing schedule, and whether or not you're seeing belly fat loss results, and I'll jump in and tell you what I'd adjust based on what we actually see working in our clinic.
So, now let me give you the execution mistakes that ruin perfectly good protocols. And I see these constantly, people with the right compounds doing the wrong things. Number one, using AOD before appetite's controlled. We talked about this keys without doors. If you're not in a calorie deficit, mobilized fat just gets restored. Waste of time, waste of effort. Number two, using metabolic enhancers like 0304 or MC C during the reset phase. These are amplifiers. You add them in after your metabolism has increased and stabilized, not while you're still trying to fix it. And then number three, sleep debt. If you're not getting adequate sleep, you're undermining your growth hormone optimization, spiking cortisol. The peptides can outwork bad sleep in almost every case. Number four, a protein deficit. If you're not hitting your protein target, you're losing muscle along with fat. And when you lose muscle, your metabolism slows down, which freaking makes everything harder. And then number five, no resistance training. Fat mobilization means nothing if there's no demand signal. Your muscles need to be asking for energy. Otherwise, where is that mobilized fat supposed to go? H number six, panic stacking. This is when you throw four or five compounds at a problem all at once because you want faster results. Now you have no idea what's working, what's causing side effects, or what you actually need. One compound at a time. Let it prove itself before you add the next. Okay. Number seven, treating the peptides as the plan. The peptides are tools. They're not the strategy. And if you don't have a foundation, sleep, protein, training, fasting protocol, you're just amplifying chaos.
Now, let me tie all this together with my 90day framework. Weeks 1 through 4 is your foundation phase, right? GLP-1 only. You can add other peptides, but I'm just trying to give you guys a foundation. you can get away with just your GLP1 during this stage. Then system number two, find your lowest effective dose. Lock in your protein, your sleep, your resistance training. This is where you build the habits that everything else depends on. Okay, the next phase is going to be weeks 5 through 8. And this is where we can start adding the AOD. This is the targeting phase. Fasted morning, take your troies, continue the lifestyle locks. This is where stubborn areas start to move. And then finally weeks 9 through 12 this is the optimization phase. So this is where we can add peptides like 0304 or mc because we've done the metabolic reset in the earlier phases. Post 90 days you assess maintain taper or cycle based on your results.
Now before I tell you how to get started with this I want you to be honest with yourself for a second. Which of those seven mistakes have you been making? Really think about it because knowing that is half the battle. And then one more thing, if you want me to break down how to prioritize this stack if you can't afford all the other compounds at once, what to start with, what to add second, and what you can skip entirely, let me know in the comments if that would be helpful to you. More of like a financial concern stacking program.
Okay, look. If you've been spending money on peptides and not seeing belly fat results, or you're stuck in a plateau and nothing seems to move it, or you just want to make sure that you're doing this right for the first time instead of wasting months figuring out on your own, that's exactly what we help people do. We offer free discovery calls where one of our patient educators will go through your history, what you've tried, what's worked and what hasn't, and your long-term goals. They'll walk through what it looks like to work with me, our coaches, and our medical team. and then they'll go over the programs and pricing so that you know exactly what you're getting into. You guys can text the number on the screen with any questions or click that link in the description to book that call.
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