Medical Weight Management Centers | Marsha's Weight Loss Success Story. I lost 70 lbs with Optifast.

MARSHA'S SUCCESS STORY

My name is Marsha G and this is my story. In 2000 I was at what I thought was my heaviest weight ever. I was desperate to lose weight so I had bypass surgery. I went to the surgeon's information session and decided to go forward with the surgery. The surgery went smoothly, 5 days in the hospital and 5 weeks for recovery at home.

I didn't lose weight as fast as I thought I would and I quickly learned I would spend a lot to time in the bathroom vomiting after most meals. I only lost 55 pounds in 6 months. I then developed a muscle disease that required steroid therapy. Within 3 months I gained 60 pounds and weighed more than I did before the surgery!

In 2005 I got the good news that my illness was in remission so I was taken off the steroids. I decided to try Optifast. I started at the Medical Weight Management Center in February and by September I had lost 70 pounds.

I regret that I ever had the surgery; I thought it was the quick fix. The surgeons don't tell you about all the vomiting and they don't teach you how to eat properly. They just "surgically enhance" you and leave you to figure the rest out on your own.

With Optifast I have learned behavior modification and proper nutrition. I still have more weight to lose but this time I will have all the tools to keep the weight off, thanks to Medical Weight Management Center and their wonderful staff.

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Yes, chew your food!

An abstract presented at the 2011 European Association for the Study of Diabetes suggests that thorough chewing stimulates the release of two intestinal peptides that reduce appetite and food intake in obese individuals. In a study of obese non-diabetic individuals, thorough chewing stimulated postprandial increases of plasma glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1 and peptide YY (PYY), both of which are secreted by intestinal L cells.

It was reported that the postprandial plasma levels of both hormones were statistically significantly higher after chewing 30 times than after chewing 5. This suggests that thorough chewing of food might have a clinically meaningful effect in controlling body weight in obese individuals.

Once again, mom was right. Slow down, don’t talk with your mouth full and chew your food before you swallow….