Services--Transitions Lifestyle System for Weight Loss

Smooth Solutions Medical Aesthetics is proud to offer the Transitions Lifestyle System to help you safely and systematically lose weight and keep it off! No more yo-yo dieting, no more fads, no more starvation.

We know you've tried the latest diet fads. They work for a while, and then those "lost pounds" somehow find their way back "home." Most of these diets are based on calorie restriction.

The problem with calorie restriction is that our bodies have built-in defense mechanisms that slow down our metabolism when it thinks food is scarce. A sudden decrease in calories shocks our body into saving energy. Metabolism slows, fat and calories are burned more slowly, weight loss takes forever and we eventually revert to old habits out of frustration (and hunger!)

Instead of restricting calories, the Transitions Lifestyle System focuses on the Glycemic Index (or GI), a measurement of the impact that a carbohydrate food has on your blood sugar. White bread has a high GI value, beans and lentils have a low GI value. You can get a complete index of GI values of food in the Transitions Glycemic Index Food Guide by Shari Lieberman. (There are also some great DVDs available.)

The problem with high GI foods is this:

1. High GI foods cause a rapid rise in blood sugar (glucose), which ...
2. Causes a rapid rise in insulin production in the body, which then ...
3. Causes the body to store fat.

The advantage of the low GI diet is that you really don't count calories. Low GI foods have lower calories to begin with, are healthier, and are more nutrient-dense. Furthermore, the Low GI diet has been associated to lower LDL ("bad") cholesterol, lower body mass index, and better lipid profiles.

More information is available in an interview with Dr. Shari Lieberman.

We have not found a more sensible, reliable, or effective weight loss program anywhere. Please call us today so you can get started on a new you.