Fat is a very concentrated form of energy. Ounce-for-ounce or gram-for-gram, fat supplies 2.25 times as many calories as carbohydrates or protein. Learning ways to limit your fat intake from foods you purchase and in the foods you cook for yourself can significantly improve your ability to manage your weight.
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If you are in the active weight loss phase of a meal replacement program be sure to:
- Discuss your travel plans with the weight loss program healthcare staff.
- Preorder an adequate amount of meal replacement products several weeks ahead of time. If you will be traveling by air, chose powdered formula and soups as well as nutrition bars.
- Make sure you have an emergency card with emergency contact information, and directions for substituting conventional foods for meal replacement products in case you somehow run out of product.
- If you will be visiting an area with unique regional cuisine, schedule an appointment with the program dietician a few weeks before you leave so you can figure out how to fit fun foods into your maintenance diet.
- Carry, or better yet wear, comfortable waling shoes (don't forget to pack plenty of walking socks) so you will be motivated to burn off calories while sightseeing.
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Diet Drugs Can be a Valuable Part of a Weight Loss Treatment
Weight loss medications (sometimes called diet drugs) have a complicated history. Many overweight people would like nothing better than to be able to take a medication to help them reach a healthy weight. However, many physicians are reluctant to prescribe these medications because of widely publicized complications and adverse side effects associated with many classes of diet drugs. Furthermore physicians who have been in practice for more than a decade are often reluctant to prescribe weight loss medications because they completed their training before obesity was recognized as a disease requiring medical treatment.
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Meal Replacement Diet Plans
Our meal plans are designed to help you ensure that your diet consists of enough nutrients to stay healthy while you lose weight. Including adequate protein will help reduce the feelings of hunger that often make dieting attempts unsuccessful.
Remember: The quantities used in these meal plans are carefully calculated to ensure your safety. Reducing the quantities further will not improve your chances of successful weight loss and may be dangerous to you.
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Do you always feel sleepy even when you get extra sleep? Do you drift off to sleep if you sit still for more than a few minutes during the day? Does your partner complain that you wake him/her by snoring? If you can answer, "yes" to one or more of these questions, there is a good chance you have a condition known as sleep apnea.
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The fact you are visiting this website suggests that you are concerned about your weight. Perhaps you just want to lose that last stubborn 10 pounds, or you maybe afraid to look at the number on the scale but you feel like your weight is affecting your health. In either case, it is good to know the facts about body fat so you can decide how to deal with your weight concerns.
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"People who are Insulin Resistant tend to store fat, this makes it hard for them to lose weight even if they eat less. At TriStar Medical we treat the underlying metabolic disorder so they can begin to shed pounds." ~Anton Steiner, MD
When people become overweight, the cells in their body may become resistant (less sensitive) to insulin. This insulin resistance makes it difficult for the cells in their body to absorb glucose. Glucose stays in their blood stream and gets converted to body fat. The more weight the person gains the worse their insulin resistance becomes.
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