Today's ThinStick Testimonial

Written to JJ Virgin regarding Metabolic's product, ThinStick...

JJ:

I have often wondered how when thin people had tempting food placed in front of them, they couldn't eat it unless they were hungry. I have no problem eating at any time, anywhere, providing it is something that I like.

I had eaten a late breakfast and was meeting a friend to see a movie at 1 pm and I didn't want to watch a movie and listen to my stomach growl, so I mixed a thin stick in milk and went on my merry way. My friend is one of those really thin people with an over-active thyroid, so she can eat all the time and not worry about her weight. She had a large soda and popcorn, which I normally would have been tempted to share. (This theatre has an assortment of flavors to sprinkle on your popcorn!)

I not only was not hungry, I actually felt that I absolutely did not want to eat. It wasn't like when you eat too much and you are so stuffed that you can't eat, I was very comfortable but had no desire to eat. Amazing!

Later in the day, I was hungry enough to eat but was able to control what and how much I ate. After using ThinSticks for 3 days, I have lost 2 pounds. I definitely like this product!!

- Janet Bollinger

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Eat Less, Lose Weight

Nutrition Alert
By: Elizabeth Somer, M.A., R.D.

It doesn't matter whether you eat high-carbs, low-fat, high-protein, or moderate net-carbs, people lose weight because they eat less and cut calories, state researchers at Harvard School of of Public Health who studied a variety of diets and how they affect weight loss. More than 800 overweight adults were randomly assigned to one of four diets varying in the amount of carbohydrate, fat, and protein. the diets consisted of similar foods and met the recommendations for heart health. After six months, dieters had lost an average of 13 pounds or about 7% of their initial body weight. Most began to regain the weight after one year. By two years, weight loss was similar in those who followed a diet with 15% protein, 25% protein, 20% fat, or 40% fat (~7.26 pound loss in each). Those people following a 65% carbohydrate diet lost about 6.4 pounds, and those on a 35% carbohydrate diet lost about 7.5 pounds each. Satiety, hunger, satisfaction with the diet, and attendance at group meetings were similar for all diets (attendance was strongly associated with the greatest success at weight loss). Weight loss from all diets improved risk factors for heart disease and diabetes. In short, no one diet was better than another for long-term weight loss. What was critical to success was to eat a heart-healthy diet and cut back on the quantity of food.

To help control quantity of food, add 1 or 2 ThinStick packets to your meal or liquid. Drink ThinStick Shake for breakfast as a meal replacement drink.

ThinStick Testimonial

“At the Institute for Functional Medicine Symposium, I stopped by the Metabolic Maintenance Products booth and was introduced to their new product, ThinStick. As a formerly obese person I am always interested in, yet skeptical of, any kind of "quick fix" when it comes to products for weight loss or weight maintenance. Given the science behind the ingredients in their ThinStick product, I hesitatingly tried the powder and was pleasantly surprised to find it mixed well with water and had almost no taste, then went on with my day.

“Five hours later at a special dinner, I was amazed to discover that I wasn't hungry and wasn't tempted by anything available. I feel ThinStick may be a viable tool to support satiety, assist with portion control, and help manage the food part of a weight loss program.”

--Paula Mendelsohn, Registered Dietitian