What is Optifast?

What is Optifast?

Optifast is a scientifically formulated and clinically proven system. It is a low-calorie diet that provides roughly 800 calories a day. The diet contains sufficient amounts of protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals to help you lose weight safely.

This system consists of three scientifically formulated shakes along with vegetables, a small amount of fat, and lots of water. This is called the intensive phase and lasts up to 12 weeks, after that you move onto the weaning off stage. Regular visits with your dietician are an important part of this diet to help to lose the weight safely and to help you keep the weight off permanently. The average weight loss is 1-2.5kg per week.

This diet has proven very successful in the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes. Optifast results in a significant decrease in blood glucose levels, and has a positive impact on blood pressure, fatty liver and raised cholesterol levels. In some cases, it may result in remission of Type 2 Diabetes.

How does Optifast work?

Each Optifast shake replaces a meal and helps control your intake, proving you with 200 calories per meal. It keeps you full, which is extremely difficult to do using a normal diet. There is no need to measure and weigh your food, so it is perfect for people with a busy lifestyle who still wish to eat healthy meals. Because the shakes have a very low GI formulation, they allow you to stay full for longer by stabilizing your energy levels. This also decreases you urge to snack and to snack on unhealthy foods.

Although this system is restrictive in terms of fats, it does provide your body with the good quality fats it requires. This allows you to consume your calories in other food groups and helps to change your long-term eating habits. The Optifast system forces your body into a fat burning state, while controlling your appetite and blood sugar levels.

With Optifast, you are not on this journey alone, I help and educate you through the process and at the end show you how to maintain your weight-loss and establish a new eating plan. for the future, using food, not shakes.

The Optifast system gives you results quickly and safely and this motivates you to keep working towards your health goal. It allows you time to look at your relationship with food and to start changing habits. Optifast is not forever, it is a system you follow to: learn, lose weight and start creating the new, healthier you.

Helping you towards a healthy and more dynamic life!

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