Medical Weight Loss

Fast Trak

What is Fast Trak?

Stacy before and after losing weight with the Fast Trak program.

Fast Trak is an aggressive weight loss program that helps you safely and efficiently lose more weight by using medical weight loss meal replacement shakes, bars, and other "snack" foods, with or without your own regular food. At Midwest Weight Control, we use several different medical weight loss products because they offer superior quality, taste, and convenience. We select the meal replacement product that is right for you based on your specific needs and the product's nutritional composition. We realize that thick, grainy shakes are a terrible alternative to meals and we don't want you to have to endure that. We want you to enjoy your weight loss product so it can provide the maximum benefit in your weight loss program.

The Fast Trak program at Midwest Weight Control combines medical monitoring by our bariatric physician, Nancy Richardson, M.D., with lifestyle and nutrition education and support from registered dietitians.

The Fast Trak program provides all of the essential components of comprehensive treatment with the flexibility to meet each person's needs with support and accountability, diet counseling, medical monitoring, and a long-term maintenance program.

How long does the Fast Trak last?

Although many of our clients start out needing to lose fifty to several hundred pounds, we have adjusted this program to also meet the needs of those who have less than fifty pounds to lose. People who have less weight to lose may be candidates for the Fast Trak short-term weight loss program.

Generally speaking, women who need to lose more than fifty pounds will typically be in the active weight loss phase for about 12 weeks and gradually transition back into conventional food for six weeks. After the transition period, the maintenance program lasts an addition 52 weeks and helps provide our clients with the support they need to maintain their lifestyle changes. 

Men typically lose weight about twice as fast as women. If a person needs to go longer than the customary 12 weeks, the program may be extended.

Is the Fast Trak right for me?

Your age, metabolism, medical history, sex, years being overweight, and history of substantial weight loss effect how quickly you will lose weight. Weight loss success is possible for all individuals, and we are committed to helping you succeed. If you comply with the diet through use of our weight loss products and are able to incorporate some physical activity into your life, you will lose weight more quickly than those who do not. To find out more about the Fast Trak weight loss program and if it is right for you, contact us about our information session.  

Why and how does it work?

The program is based on the scientific principle of stimuli narrowing. Clinical research has shown that when a diet is very structured and there are very limited food choices, most people are not tempted to overeat. Therefore, they find it much easier to comply with a prescribed diet, especially if all of their nutrition needs are being met and their weekly weight loss is significant. The Fast Trak weight loss program uses medical meal replacement food to achieve stimuli narrowing. Contact us to find out more about the products we use.

Benefits of meal replacement formulas include:

• Limited food choices 
• Elimination of meal planning and food choices
• Reduced food handling and clean up
• Pre-portioned, calorie-precise packaging

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