Medplexmd : Weight Loss Program

At Medplex MD our MDTRIM weight loss program will provide you with a full comprehensive weight loss program that can be easily incorporated into your daily life. Our Program will help you have many positive benefits by losing weight, feeling better and knowing that we take vested interest in your well being. Our program is far from a drug only program. We offer you a proper diet and exercise outline along with any medication that may be admistered by our licensed physicians. Proper diet and exercise will only enhance the results of this program.

Please feel free to contact our trained staff at anytime with questions. Or Call us anytime at our Birmigham Weightloss Center at 205-731-9090.

Nutritional Guide

With the MDTRIM weight loss program we will try to give you as many options to choose from for each meal. We would like to offer you as many options as possible, but please remember the most important decision you make, when it comes to dieting, will be portion size.

With the MDTRIM program, we recommend that you eat 5 to 6 small meals a day this will keep your metabolism moving throughout the day. Below are some options and portion sizes for breakfast lunch and dinner. Keep in mind breakfast is the most important meal of the day. This meal starts your metabolism into action. Breakfast is the key the starts the engine for the day. For your second meal we at MDTRIM like to limit carbohydrates, but in moderation are alright. Carbohydrates taken in early in the day have time to break down before evening meals. For evening meals we would like you to stick to meat (protein) and vegetables, at least 3 hours before bedtime.

A Healthy Diet

Healthy Diet, Healthy LIfe. The important connection between health and nutrition is undeniable. The old Saying "you are what you eat," still holds true today Proper food choices are essential to attaining a healthy body, higher enegry levels, overall health, and more importantly, maintaining them.

Most diet trends may yield short term success, but is not maintainable. For eaxample, fasting or cutting meals to lose weight will actually signal your body to start storing fat reserves. In the short term you may be lighter, but your body will be predisposed to store more fat leading to long term weight problems. The fact is by eating helathy meals 5 or 6 times a day will stimulate you metabolism and increase your energy. As a result, you burn fat reserves and maintain lean muscle mass which burns more calories. Ironically you have to eat more often to lose weight.

Breakfast Options

-Tea or Coffee ( no creamer, sugar substitutes are ok)

-Grapefruit, Banana Apples (limit fruit to one option for breakfast)

-1 or 2 slices of toast(wheat) processed or refined wheat takes longer to break down. Sugar free jelly may be used in moderation.

-Oatmeal (no sugar) Splender or cinnamon is ok to add flavor. ALmonds and raisins may be added in moderation.

-cottage cheese, or low fat yogurt.

Lunch Options

-1/2 Cup of tuna light mayo if needed 2 slices of wheat toast.

-boiled eggs are also good for lunch.

-Turkey sandwich (wheat bread 2oz of turkey low fat cheese light mayo if necessary mustard is ok). 1 banana, apple or orange.

Dinner Options

Your evening meal should consist of meat (proteins) and vegetables.

Accpetbale Proteins

-6 oz chicken ( broiled or grilled)

-4 oz salmon, tuna, etc

-6 oz sirloin steak

-8 oz shrimp grilled, broiled, sautéed with light olive oil (1 teaspoon)

-Baked chicken (no skin) with vegetables preerable green leafy

-Salad with grilles low fat meat.Remember low fat dressings. If these do not work for you, regular dressings may be ok but you will need to limit use to only half the dressing normally used.

Acceptable Vegatables

Serving size 1 cup

-cauliflower

-cabbage

-cooked spinach

-broccoli

-grilled onions

-asparagus

-turnip greens

Snacks

-1 cup non fat (light) yogurt

-1/2 cup fruit cocktail in juice (not syrup)

-1 cup rasberries 8 oz skim milk (blend with ice to make a smoothie).

-6 saltines with 2 oz fat free cheese.

-1/2 cup of cottage cheese.

-1/2 cup low fat vanilla ice cream. Limit this to 2 times a week after dinner meal.