This is the story of Chester's struggle with weight from youth to adulthood. Learn about his weight loss success & how you can follow in his footsteps towards a healthier you!  To read Chester's complete story, refer to the article index below.

Weight Loss & Milk

Can adding milk to your daily diet assist with healthy weight loss results?

HOW CHESTER LOST WEIGHT - THE BEGINNING OF HIS DIET PLAN

Chester's doctor showed him an example of the official Food Pyramid. He reviewed the foods that Chester needed to eat each and every day to ensure a healthy diet. The doctor went on to suggest how many calories Chester should consume per day to accomplish weight loss.

Chester noticed that the recommendation for fat intake was 'minimal'. He also noticed that he had not been eating nearly enough vegetables as recommended on the Food Pyramid.

He remembered his trip to the market, on a day that he had read the frozen food labels. He remembered the low calories contained in the bags of frozen veggies and fruits. Chester began to incorporate these frozen foods into his daily diet and soon, he noticed a big change.....a change in the numbers on his weight loss scales.

CHESTER'S MILK & COOKIE DAYS

Chester had completely given up processed sweets these days, even his jelly donuts and cookies. However, he was discovering that he wasn't as excited about his diet as he used to be. Even the fear of what his diabetes could do to his body was a fading motivating factor.

Before his diet got completely derailed, he decided to visit his doctor to discuss these new feelings.  

He was doing really well; he had dropped more than half the weight that he needed to lose. He was more active now and his diabetes was under control.  His cholesterol numbers were also looking better. So why would he even consider returning to his old diet ways?

His doctor told him that he had become too strict on his diet plan, that he needed to incorporate a few treats into his diet so he would stay on track. Chester's diabetes prohibited crunching down cookies, but the doctor made some very good suggestions that worked out well. Chester remained on track with his diet plan....

MILK WEIGHT LOSS CONNECTION

One of the suggestions that Chester's doctor made was drinking more milk. Due to recent studies, there was good reason to believe that drinking twenty-four ounces of milk per day would accelerate weight loss. His doctor suggested skim milk due to its low caloric content and high calcium content - more calcium than whole milk.

When Chester inquired about calcium supplements, his doctor told him that supplements didn't render the same effect that calcium-rich foods did in the studies, that is was best to get calcium from foods such as skim milk, real cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese and sour cream.

Chester began to incorporate skim milk and skim dairy products into his daily diet and soon, he noticed a big change.....a positive change in the numbers on his weight loss scales.

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