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We at Vtrim were not surprised by the latest study in the New England Journal of Medicine that concluded, “Reduced-calorie diets result in clinically meaningful weight loss regardless of which macronutrients they emphasize.”  In other words no matter what your diet consists of, be it low fat, high protein or low carb, reducing calories on a regular basis is what leads to weight loss.

This has been the Vtrim mantra since day one.  It’s all about calories in and calories out.  You need to create a calorie deficit in order to lose weight.  The most sustainable way to do this is to decrease your food intake and ramp up your exercise expenditure.  The kicker is YOU decide what you eat.  Of course, we encourage eating a healthy, balanced diet in line with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans but ultimately it is your choice to eat what you want within your calorie goal.  Eat less and move more will achieve weight loss regardless of your diet composition.  Your heart won’t appreciate a diet high in saturated fat but your heart health and your weight loss are not one in the same.  Best to do both but it is not necessary for weight loss.

Principal Investigator Dr. Frank Sacks of Harvard said a restricted calorie diet gives people greater food choices which makes the diet less tedious and boring.  We agree wholeheartedy.  You need to find what is going to work for you in the context of your life.  A reduced calorie diet puts the onus on you to eat within your weight loss calorie goal.  If you are making choices that work for you, the chances of sustaining those behavior changes is greater.  Eat less and move more is a very simple concept that once again has been backed by scientifc study.  We at Vtrim know that simple concepts aren’t alwasy easy to consistently implement.  That is why group support within a program can be so beneficial to staying the course when you’d rather hang a hard left.  Check out what Vtrim has to offer.  Our methodolgy mirrors what the NEJM article says is most effective for weight loss.  Bottom line: Eat less, move more!

Vtrim was one of 4 university-based weight loss programs profiled in this month’s issue of Prevention Magazine. The article featured a success story from each program and highlighted Nancy Rabinowitz of Vtrim. Great job Nancy! It is fun to see our participants get press and kudos for all of the enormous lifestyle changes they have achieved.

Vtrim, a University of Vermont program, is in good company with this list. Duke University, University of Alabama and the University of Colorado were also featured. All of these universities are home to obesity research programs that inform their community offerings. Jean Harvey-Berino, PhD,RD Chair of Nutrition and Food Sciences at UVM and Vtrim Founder has been conducting behavioral weight loss research at UVM for the last 17 years. Of those 17 years, the last 11 have focused on delivering weight loss and weight maintenance treatment over the internet. This research formed the basis of the Vtrim online program which is now available nationally. Our online program differentiates us from the others in this article because we have removed the need to be local to a university in order to receive high quality research-based weight loss treatment. Participating in a highly successful and clinically effective program is now only as far away as your nearest internet connection!

You can check out the article by following this link (Vtrim review begins on page 4):

Vtrim Featured in Prevention Magazine