The 10-20-30 Program: Long-term Weight Loss and Maintenance

Do you know that no matter how hard you exercise and how strict your diet is, the weight you lose in 6 months will slowly creep back and in no time, you are no better off from the time you started your weight loss regimen?

It is not easy to lose weight, but with so many medications and treatments available in the market today, all it takes is a sound regimen. The bigger problem is how to maintain your weight loss because it is maintaining your ideal weight that you will be able to reap the various health benefits it can bring about. One of these is decreasing your chances of diabetes-related deaths by more than 30%!

The need for long term weight loss and maintenance can be achieved by the 10-20-30 Program. The 10-20-30 Program simply means taking 10mg. of sibutramine a day, eating 20% less food tailored to individual needs, and 30 minutes of exercise or activity a day.

The program promotes lifestyle changes that can be effectively translated into long-term weight control. It is in the addition of sibutramine that makes the program not only effective in losing weight, but also in sustaining the weight loss for a long time! Sibutramine helps maintain weight loss by promoting the following: increased satiety (food satisfaction), reduced hunger pangs, reduced cravings for sweet food and reduced cravings for carbohydrates.

Sibutramine completes the equation for a long-term solution to the problem of excess weight. The 10-20-30 Program, if followed religiously, can provide dramatic changes to your over-all health profile. Visit your doctor and ask him about the 10-20-30 Program. Find out how it can solve your weight problem, and even other health problems associated with it!

For more information about the 10-20-30 Program, e-mail reductilph@abbott.com or write Abbott Laboratories, Inc. c/o Reductil at 102 EDSA, Mandaluyong City. You can also fax your queries at 634-0045 c/o Reductil.

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