A natural approach to rapid weight loss

People ask each January, “What’s really the best way to lose weight and keep it off?”  Experts will tell you that any diet that helps you lose unhealthy pounds and keep them off is the best diet for you, but that answer is not specific enough for many.

For two years, the weight loss specialists at Draelos Metabolic Center have worked to develop an easy-to-follow weight loss program that produces rapid results while also better safeguarding one’s health. We call it Easy Start.  We do not use hCG. Instead, we base our program on a diet plan scientifically proven to be more effective in weight loss.

“We have seen great success with this program. Many participants lose up to 25 pounds their very first month with Easy Start*,” said Karon Potter, R.D., L.D.

Patrick Fuller has lost 63 pounds in seven months, which is 20 percent of his starting weight and an average of nine pounds lost each month, on the Easy Start plan at Draelos Metabolic Center.*

“The program gave me the tools and also the accountability I needed to be successful,” Fuller said.

The Easy Start program begins with two meal replacement shakes plus a lean and green meal each day and two daily snacks.  The lean/green meal and the snacks are “normal” food purchased from the grocery store or ordered from the menus of restaurants. Even fast food restaurants offer selections that can be considered lean and green when you learn how to make the proper choices. The Easy Start meal replacement shakes are a medical food. That’s a classification of foods specially formulated to be used as part of a health improvement program under the supervision of a physician and selected for each individual based upon current health status and potential health risks.

The addition of the medical food meal replacements has been shown to significantly boost results.  In fact, research showed those who consumed a modified Mediterranean diet plus medical food achieved a 33 percent reduction in triglycerides compared to only a 12 percent reduction in those consuming only a modified Mediterranean diet.  Other health parameters such as total cholesterol, bad cholesterol, and indicators of blood sugar control showed similar improvements.

"What I really like about a program like Easy Start is that it provides a simple-to-follow eating plan that better ensures optimum nutrition and also a way to gradually add additional foods and meals back in as weight loss goals are achieved,” said Karon Potter, R.D., L.D., of the Center. “This low calorie program allows you to achieve dramatic results in a rapid fashion, while taking out the guess work of what to eat and when. It's simple and it works!”

Fuller has learned that weight loss is a process and does not happen overnight.

“This is a commitment. Temptation is going to be there and the trick is to find a way to have variety and still stick to your individualized plan,” he advised others beginning a weight loss journey.

If you would like to begin a medically supervised, rapid weight loss plan, contact Draelos Metabolic today to schedule your initial visit and be sure to take a look at our January Weight Loss Special.  It’s our way of helping you get started on the road to a healthier 2011!