Before we get into this remember our philosophy. Controlling blood sugar (which controls insulin) through lower carbs and getting protein makes you lose weight. Diet pills help you controll your behavior to ease the change to the new dietary style and control binges..
The pill makes me full I'm not hungry PATIENT X, came into our office last week and is in her 30's. Over the past few years she gained about 70lbs and feels like she needs to get the weight off as quickly as possible, as she felt it was effecting her job and marriage. I was so impressed, because she fully understood the diet and was determined to make changes. She was happy she found us and found areas of her diet where there was room for improvement. A few days after being on Phentermine, she sent me an email and stated I am doing well with the diet pills, but 3 meals and two snacks a day is difficult. Is it possible to eat one healthy meal and two small snacks daily, and still see fast results?
OUR RESPONSE - Unfortunately not. Weight loss is about making changes which take some time. All the changes will not take place at once but it's the drive to change that is important (THE WEIGHT WILL COME OFF IF YOU ARE PERSISTENT). Basically Patient X asked can you eat a little bit of food to lose weight. This will work temporarily but you will lose muscle (muscle burns fat). Also from seeing over 3000 patients, people who try to eat one meal a day, can do it for awhile and will lose some weight at first, but they eventually fail and the weight returns. They fail because diet pills suppress appetite in your brain, but all the cells of your body need a certain amount of fuel (food). If you don't get your minimum food intake, at some point your body will fight through the pill and you will binge (see the Minnesota Semi Starvation Study ). In the study men ate only 1000 calories a day (semi starvation for a man) for many weeks. When they came off the strict diet the rebound hunger was so great that many of the guys ate as many as 10,000 calories a day. If you do not eat enough of the right foods in a day you will binge. This is why most of our patients who eat once a day are the most overweight. THE SOLUTION If you truly don't feel like eating, I encourage you to find a good protein shake meal replacement or a good meal replacement bar. You can find one yourself or go on one of our custom plans which includes bars and shakes. If you are not hungry you can at least drink your nutrition. The Cornerstone shake is the best product out and our meal replacement plan cost about the same as what you are spending on food right now. You would do two shakes per day one meal and eat two small snacks. This would be the fastest way for you to lose weight. Patients on the shakes lose weight at a faster rate. They are high protein, low carb meals that keep INSULIN LEVELS LOW, this is what the shake was designed for. ----- (HIGH INSULIN IS WHY WE GAIN WEIGHT) . If your body senses you are starving by eating one meal a day it will slow the metabolic process and you will not lose weight.  | | Cornerstone Wellness |
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