After I'm done using the OPTIFAST® products, what makes this program different from any other diet?

Our program is not merely a "diet." This word refers to the way we feed our bodies. But the word "diet" to many people means something like this, "DIE-ett: a painful, unrewarding form of punishment involving reduced food intake." This is why we refer to the way we eat with our program as "lifestyle nutrition". Trivial semantics? Not really.

The Sparrow Weight Management Center staff has discovered that one of the biggest challenges people face when they attempt to lose unwanted body fat and improve their health is to allow themselves to believe they can and will succeed - to begin with an open and optimistic mind. However, when they think they're starting a "diet," their minds immediately begin to send negative, self-defeating messages such as, "Diets don't work... I'm going to be so hungry... I'm going to miss out on all the fun at parties, weddings, celebrations... other people can diet, but I just can't do it... after all, diets don't work." The result? They create their own reality. They fail because they decide (unconsciously) to fail.

Our program is based on scientific research as well as what works and what doesn't work in the real world. Therefore, we have to accept the fact that people (including us!) love food. We want to eat. We need to eat. The good news? With our program, you are not only "allowed" to eat, you're required to eat... often. Also, participants in our programs can continue to use limited amounts of OPTIFAST® products on an ongoing basis - for convenience or to reduce the number of food choices.