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Lose Fat in a Flash: Here's How
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Several years ago, talk show star Oprah Winfrey walked onto
her set pulling a wagon full of fat to demonstrate how much
she had lost on a highly touted liquid diet. Her dramatic
weightloss results gave hope to dieters around the country
that they, too, could lose weight fast.
But Oprah's triumph didn't last. Within a year or so, the
television superstar had regained most of what she'd lost.
A quick and painless path to a size 6 is the dieter's
ultimate dream. And at least one scientist has given hope to
millions of dieters looking for a quick fix. The plan
doesn't have a catchy name -- yet. Originator James
Anderson, MD, just calls it the VLCD, for very-low-calorie
diet.
The formula? Consuming only 900 calories a day by drinking
only five weight-loss shakes. Or dieters also can choose to
take in their allowed calories by drinking three shakes and
substituting two low-calorie meals for the others. When 112
people tried the diet as part of Anderson's research, they
lost an average of 65 pounds over five months.
What's really impressive, however, is that most people kept
off 15 of those pounds -- 23% of the initial loss -- for
more than five years, according to results published in the
December 1999 issue of the Journal of the American College
of Nutrition. That's significant because most people who
lose weight can only maintain 5% to 15% of their losses,
says George Blackburn, MD, PhD, associate director of the
division of nutrition at Harvard Medical School.
"Our study shows that people do better if they bite the
bullet and get down to a weight they desire and then try to
maintain it," says Anderson, the study's lead author and a
professor of medicine and clinical nutrition at the
University of Kentucky in Lexington. "It's a myth that if
you lose weight slowly you do better in the long run."
Shaping a Skinny Lifestyle
Don't go running for the Slim Fast yet. On top of carefully
controlling their calories, the researchers also coached the
dieters on how to change their weight-gaining habits and
ways. Physicians and dietitians in the study stressed the
importance of eating fruits and vegetables. Dieters learned
how to count calories, assess the nutritional value of
various foods, and understand the importance of exercise.
Those parts of the program are essential to any weight-loss
regimen, not just Anderson's. "Weight loss isn't just about
restricting calories," Anderson says.
Other weight-loss experts agree. "The diet itself was an
important element of Anderson's study, but if the subjects
hadn't also made substantial behavioral changes, the outcome
would [have been] very different," says psychologist Tom
Wadden, PhD, director of the weight loss and eating
disorders program at the University of Pennsylvania.
Research has shown that such fast-track diets are only as
good as long as they last, says John Foreyt, PhD, director
of the Behavioral Medicine Research Center at Baylor College
of Medicine in Houston. "Rapid weight loss typically leads
to rapid weight gain," he says. "Very-low-calorie diets are
diets we can't live with and can't live on. The bulk of
research shows that they're short-term fixes, and when you
go off the diet, you return to old habits."
Battling the Bulge
Still interested in giving quick weight loss a try? Anderson
offers these tips, which he thinks made the big difference
for his dieters.
Exercise.
Try to burn at least 2,000 calories through exercise each
week. Start with one 10-minute walk a day, every day, and
work up to at least 20 10-minute exercise sessions a week.
Walking just one mile burns 150 calories.
Eat at least five servings a day of fruits and vegetables.
"You get a lot of food for the calories," says Anderson.
Three cups of broccoli, for instance, contains roughly 120
calories -- about the same as a tablespoon of butter or oil.
Incorporate meal replacement products into your daily or
weekly menu. Meal replacements -- whether they're packaged
foods such as Lean Cuisine, or shakes such as Slim Fast --
are very helpful for maintaining long-term weight loss.
"Using just two meal replacements a week would be enough to
keep off 10 pounds in a year," says Anderson. "That's a lot
of weight for a minimal change in eating patterns."
Source: WebMD
About the Author
Michael Lewis has been collecting articles and information
on Weight Loss and HGH (Human Growth Hormone) and related
health benefits. He has created and edits numerous web
sites about this subject. Michael is a staff writer for
www.ageforce.com. Please visit us at http://www.ageforce.com.
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