Alex lost over 40 lbs. in five months, by following a customized weight loss program that began with an OPTIFAST® 800 plan to jump-start her weight loss efforts, then transitioned to a Protein Plus plan which added one high protein meal to her daily weight loss menu. Recently, Alex reached an important new milestone; she has maintained her weight loss for one full year.
About two months before entering the TriStar program, my brother was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, which in the very simplest of terms is, a hardening of the heart. He is four years older than I am. I knew, given my weight at the time, that I too was on a collision course with various health hazards, not the least of which was adult onset diabetes. TriStar measured this and other health risks and reassured me that despite some scary test results and a lack of success losing weight in the past, I could turn things around. For the first time in my life I heard someone say, "Your weight problem is not your fault. I have a very low resting metabolic rate, so I must eat in a completely different way than I have my entire life.
I was only on the Optifast program for a few weeks, but starting there then moving to a personalized high protein plan changed my outlook on- and appreciation of- food. With much handholding and counseling from the TriStar staff, I gradually acquired the tools to manage my weight for the rest of my life. All of my test results are now in the normal/acceptable/"not scary any more range. One of my favorite things about the TriStar approach is summed up in a sign on the office wall that reads, "Discipline is doing it (almost) everyday." Now I know I just need to be the best I can be, and that is a wonderful realization.
