OPTIFAST, the Ally to Help You Reach Your Ideal Weight

Today we want to answer a question asked by many people who want to start taking care of themselves and adopt a healthy lifestyle.

Do you also want to get back to your ideal weight and are not sure whether to include meal replacements in your daily diet?

If the answer is yes, do not miss this article. We explain how the range of Optifast® products can be a great ally in your new lifestyle.

As well as helping with weight control, these replacements also offer a wide variety of flavours, both sweet and savoury, and different formats such as shakes, custards, soups and desserts. This makes them very easy to include in your daily meals, and they are a great help when controlling calorie intake. In addition, the different varieties are easy to prepare, so they adapt to your needs and lifestyle.

We recommend using Optifast® under the supervision of a doctor or nutritionist. This expert will choose the approach that best suits your needs. There are two ways to use these products:

Exclusive diet This type of diet is based on taking 4 sachets of Optifast® each day, which you can combine with flavoured bars. By following the guidelines set by your specialist, you will not run the risk of making dietary mistakes with this type of diet, as the supply of essential nutrients for the body will always be sufficient and constant.

Mixed diet This diet combines a varied low-calorie diet with replacing one or two meals with Optifast® products. Each sachet provides 208 kcal and one third of daily vitamin and mineral requirements. Either form of diet should always be accompanied by at least two litres of water a day. If you are thinking about following this type of diet, do not ignore some of the guidelines recommended by specialists. We will focus on those related to physical exercise, because without them it will not have the desired effects:

• Walk for 30 minutes every day.
• If you do not have time,try getting off one stop earlier when you go to or return from work.
• Do not take the motorbike or car for short journeys.
• Take the stairs instead of using the lift.
• Do activities with company: walking, cycling, going on trips, etc.

* Remember to consult your Farmaciasdirect.com pharmacist whenever you have any doubts, as we offer an exclusive and free Your pharmaceutical adviser service.