OPTIFAST® is a serious solution for weight loss. A comprehensive, medical weight loss program, OPTIFAST works because it offers a different path--one that's clinically proven to help people achieve long term weight management. Caloric intake is very specific. Like the Quick Start Plan, the OPTIFAST Plan breaks your total daily calories into 5-6 meals, spaced evenly throughout your day. There are numerous benefits to this approach, since appetite is easier to control and blood sugar remains stable. A lower average calorie count and time saved in meal preparation are just two of the benefits of a plan that uses portion-sized, packaged nutritional foods. Because of this, patients on the OPTIFAST Plan tend to lose weight faster than those on the Traditional and Quick Start Plans; the typical OPTIFAST patient loses 52 pounds in 22 weeks.. The benefits of this plan are clear:

• Very low in calories while providing complete nutrition
• Calorie intake is tightly controlled and the pace of weight loss is remarkable--most patients achieve a loss of 10% of their starting weight within 6 weeks
• Pre-packaged food choices choices are nutritional equivalents, so the food decisions you must make on this diet will not affect daily calorie intake or the pace of your weight loss
• Simple, uncomplicated approach makes your plan manageable--no need for grocery shopping, meal planning, food preparation, cooking or cleaning up after meals
• After a period of time on full OPTIFAST® formula, table food will be gradually reintroduced while we work on the eating and activity habits that will produce continued success