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The hallmark of the Ultra Lite Program is simplicity of implementation. This is why healthcare practitioners have been successful in implementing it in their offices, and why compliance by patients is so high. It is important to note however that weight loss for us has two components. The first component is to lose fat while muscle mass is protected, and the second component is to learn how to maintain this fat loss over time - the weight maintenance. Let's explain below how the "fat loss" phase of the program works using Ultra Lite.

With Ultra Lite patients receive a 30-page manual, 80% of which are recipes. However, if cooking to recipes is of no interest, there are only 3 pages that are important in this manual. These 3 pages list foods people can eat during the weight loss phase. The first page lists the proteins and nuts, the second page lists vegetables, and the third page lists fruits and drinks accordingly:

The Protein Page
The protein page lists all the proteins patients can eat. They are all listed in portion size. As an example 1 portion size of chicken is: breast meat, no skin, 60-grams.

The Vegetable Page
The vegetable page lists all the vegetables patients can eat but they are quantified in grams of carbohydrates. As an example 50 grams of steamed cauliflower is equivalent to 2.5 grams of carbohydrates.

The Fruit and Drink Page
Similar to the vegetable page we list here the fruits and drinks that can be taken and their corresponding grams of carbohydrate; as an example 100 grams of grapefruit has 3.5 grams of carbohydrates.

During training, how many portions of protein and grams of carbohydrates patients are to eat per day are reviewed. Using a "Daily Menu Planner" (sample shown) patients use the three pages of food items to decide which foods and how much of it they will eat during the day for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The only constraint is to not exceed the maximum number of grams of carbohydrates for the day, and number of protein portions. Using the above background, here are the eating rules of the first phase of the weight loss program known as Ultra Lite:

1. Every day you need to have a breakfast, lunch and dinner.
2. You must have a protein and carbohydrate at each meal.
3. If a food you want is not listed on the 3-page food list, you cannot have it.
4. You will be given a total number of protein portions and grams of carbohydrates to eat for the day that you should not exceed.

The specific foods you eat and the equivalent amount of protein portions and grams of carbohydrates are also written onto the "Daily Menu Planner" (example shown). This is the information that is reviewed when the patient comes back for their weekly 15 - minute check up.

By combining proteins and carbohydrates in the right ratios, patients get into a very mild state of ketosis within 2-4 days of going on the program, at which point they will experience great energy, high mental state and no hunger. In conjunction with combining proteins and carbohydrates in the right ratios, patients also take a nutritional packet between meals, 4x a day as a snack (not a meal replacement).

There are no suppressant or stimulants in the packets, only vitamins, minerals, and amino acids, and their purpose is to ensure:

1. Stabilized blood sugar throughout the day.
2. Basic nutrient support.
3. Help with cravings at specific times of the day.

The packets are taken 4x a day (1st thing in the morning, mid morning, mid-afternoon and at dinner time). There are 8 flavors, so people find what they enjoy and look forward to taking them, as they are very tasty and satisfying. In this two-step approach: getting to a mild state of ketosis, and taking the nutritional packets, the typical weight loss problems of hunger, cravings, lack of energy, or bad mood are not experienced.

Once patients achieve ideal weight status they are taken off the ketogenic state, where they are burning fat for fuel, and started on the "WeightlossforLife" program, where maintenance issues that can stop people from maintaining weight loss over time are addressed.

Daily Menu Planner