Weight loss experience
Weight loss experience
Hi there
I am another new member, now 1.5 weeks from surgery to repair ascending aortic aneurysm and maybe the aortic valve. While I can't speak to the smoking issue as I have never been a smoker, I can share some weight loss experience.
I have just completed a session with an outfit called HMR, or Health Management Resources. They are sort of a 'court of last resort' for people that have tried most other diet plans and failed. Most people do end up failing when they attempt weight loss. It's hard to do.
I dropped 40 lbs in about 3 months...from mid January to mid March. Their most aggressive program has you on a 500 calorie a day diet of their products. For those of us who have medical problems or have a BMI > 30 you are required to be medically supervised, which means blood gets drawn every two weeks to ensure your blood chemistry is OK. In most cases the programs are run in conjunction with a local hospital.
An integral part of their program is a weight management class that will teach you the tools you need to maintain a healthy weight. Frankly, losing the weight is the easiest thing in the world with this program. But maintaining an ideal weight is not.
Conventional wisdom and many people will tell you that it is unhealthy to lose more than 2 lbs a week. If the diet is medically supervised and you get all the nutrients you need, it is not unhealthy.
HMR has been in business for > 20 years. Here is a link to their main site.
http://www.healthysuccessonline.com/
Take a look and see if it could help you. I'm sure that my surgery and recovery will be easier without the extra 40 pounds
Ed "Fast Eddie" Friedman