Until I can convince you to stop eating carbohydrate, you’re probably not going to lose weight. Every day I see patients who don’t lose any weight for a week, eating 1200 calories a day. I convince them to eat the same 1200 calories without carbohydrate (usually eliminating bread and fruit) the next week, and they […]
2010
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The fastest weight loss is on 500-600 calories a day, and the good news is that if you cut calories this much, it almost doesn’t matter what you eat. On 500-600 calories a day, you will deplete your liver glycogen supply, so you will burn body fat directly and efficiently. The trick is to figure […]
Qnexa was recently approved by the FDA and Contrave is likely going to be approved in December. These 2 drugs aren’t new, but they are combinations of safe and effective medications that can be used to help weight loss. Qnexa is a combination of phentermine and Topemax. Phentermine is a controlled appetite suppressant and Topemax […]
If I can get you off low carb fake food, and get you to think about both calories and carbohydrates, I can get you to lose weight. Most low carbohydrate fake foods are caloric nightmares – they contain far too many calories, often more than the real thing. Whipping cream has more than 800 calories […]
The most important thing I can tell you, if you want to lose weight, is that you cannot feed freely on protein and fat. Contrary to Atkins, South Beach, The Zone, etc. – whenever unlimited feeding low carbohydrate diets have been studied – all the weight loss happens in the first 2 months, then you […]
Low carb pizza is very do-able. You prebake the crust from 8 ounces of cream cheese, 2 eggs and 1 cup of shredded parmesan. You top it with pizza sauce, mozarella cheese and pepperoni. It tastes terrific and has less than 5 grams of carbohydrate per slice. The problem is that low carb pizza is […]
Weight loss has to be fast, to keep you motivated, and the fastest weight loss is on 500 calories of protein and fat (without carbohydrate) a day. If you really want to lose weight, figure out 500 calories a day you can live on, and try it for a week. It doesn’t matter if you […]
The only maintenance program I’ve found that works, in 25 plus years of medical weight loss practice, is to eat a low carbohydrate diet Monday through Friday, and then cheat on Saturday or Sunday or both. Then go back on the low carbohydrate diet on Monday. The low carbohydrate maintenance diet that I recommend is […]
The quicker you lose weight, the more likely you are going to be successful. Weight loss has to be rapid, in order for you to stay motivated. Eating 3000 calories a day is alot more fun than eating 500-1000 calories a day. When you are losing weight, you will have less energy and you will […]
The 3 Day Diet is a 600-800 very low calorie diet, designed to help you lose up to 10 pounds in 3 days. Half of this weight loss is usually water, but the diet is generally safe and effective for most patients, as long as you make sure you drink at least a gallon (128 […]