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Introduction

Welcome to the road to permanent weight loss.

No doubt you’ve been there.You’ve fasted, fad dieted, popped pills, and created your own form of calorie cutting. But you’re still dangling from the bungee cord, not sure when your weight will hit bottom, but certain it will bounce back up.

The road to permanent weight loss outlined on these pages is surprisingly simple. If you can do easy math, read a calendar, understand the fundamentals of how the body functions and can follow a simple guide, you can toss your bungee cord aside. That’s because the trip down the scales will be a one-way path to your ideal weight that will still give you an exhilarating ride.

This three-step road map can start your trip to permanent weight loss sooner than you think. Days 1-2 get you started. Day 3 begins your weight loss. And before you know it, you’ll reach the all-important holding phase where your life begins to change.

So why is this plan different from the others? One, it is natural. Two, its foundation is the Almased Wellness Concept, a weight loss regimen that is supported by a respected German physician and educator, who is noted for his research in health sciences, including nutrition, disease prevention, immunology and biochemistry.

By explaining the essentials of how the body processes food and energy, Aloys Berg, M.D. walks you through a common sense plan for weight control. He explains why fad diets and fasting produce hunger pangs that are nothing more than a lack of the right nutrients, not a sign of sound weight loss. Dr. Berg relies on the newest scientific discoveries of Adipositas Research or the study of obesity. He combines this with all the requirements of a healthy and sensible diet that 1) gives you the necessary nutrients, 2) enables you to make long term changes to your eating habits and 3) ensures that muscle mass is not compromised.

So, read on to learn the basics of food consumption, the source and importance of balanced nutrients and the proper way to burn fat. While you read, think of “Almased Wellness Concept - A Program for Health Weight Loss” as the source of another dimension on your road to better health. It will restore your faith in the fundamentals of body science and how, when applied to daily living, you can overcome the effects of yo-yo dieting and begin a change that will accompany you throughout life.

To Your Better Health,
Klaus Sinn
President, Almased USA Inc.

Being Overweight is a Widely Spread Phenomenon

Being overweight is a widely spread phenomenon of our western civilized society. While fluctuation of up to 10% of normal weight (height in cm – 100) is acceptable, more than 20% over normal weight can be a health risk. The reasons for being overweight are mostly due to diet and lifestyle, i.e. whether we are physically active or not. Only two out of a thousand people can legitimately claim hormone trouble as the cause for being overweight. A heavy bone structure only adds 4-6 pounds to your weight. Heredity certainly plays a role as a potential cause but the extent of genetic influence is mostly unexplained.

A calculation of what your ideal (or target) body weight should be from an objective point of view is very important. The calculation in Step 1 of the Almased Workbook for Weight Loss section at the back of this book is widely used to calculate ideal body weight.