During a full formula program, your normal food is replaced with high quality, nutritionally complete shakes, soups, and snack bars. Each product is precisely calorie controlled making following the weight loss plan extremely easy. Dr. Briones prescribes a specific number of product servings to be consumed each day achieving optimal weight loss.
Eliminating the need to count calories or prepare special food, a full meal replacement program is more convenient and most patients find this program provides a welcome break from conventional food. During this break, it becomes easier to make behavioral changes and develop eating strategies that will ensure weight loss is maintained once the active weight loss phase is completed.
What to expect from a Full Formula Diet
When combined with a comprehensive treatment program, the full formula program is the most effective non-surgical obesity treatment currently available. It is the only proven effective solution for mild to moderate obesity.
Using a full formula program patients can lose between 2 and 4 pounds each week depending on their starting weight.
A typical full formula diet lasts for 18 weeks. The first 12 weeks are the active weight loss phase during which you will consume five or more shakes, snack bars and soups each day. During the last 6 weeks of the program, you will slowly transition back to a conventional foods diet. During the last two weeks of the transition phase, we will help you develop a calorie-controlled maintenance diet designed to sustain your weight loss success.
Depending on your specific weight loss needs, the full formula and transition phases of your program may be shorter or longer than 18 weeks. Many patients using OPTIFAST have lost over 150 lbs on full formula diets.
