The Vtrim™ LIFE-STYLE APPROACH

There are no guarantees. However, research at the University of Vermont shows that the average weight loss is about 21 pounds over the course of a Vrtim™ Program.

NO DIETS
There are no printed food lists or meal plans to follow. Vtrim™ helps you figure out how to MANAGE what you eat, not what foods to eat. The goal is permanent weight loss, not going on or off a diet. Calorie goals are individually set to achieve a one to two pound weight loss per week.

NO WEIGHT GOALS
Vtrim™ is a behavioral weight maintenance program. “We don’t set weight goals,” says Dr Harvey-Berino, Vtrim™ creator. “We set behavior goals. The weight loss follows naturally.”

“I’m going to lose 30 pounds” is a weight goal.

“I’m going to walk home from work,” is a behavior goal.

The research shows that setting small, short-term goals that can be achieved and built upon is more important than a number on a scale.

NO QUICK FIXES
Vtrim™ is a six-month program; 24 one-hour meetings. New lifestyles
evolve gradually from weeks of tracking calories in and calories burned.

NO SPANDEX
You don't need to join a gym, though many participants do. You do need to move if you want to lose weight and keep it off. Walking is the exercise of choice.

NO BOGUS INFO
There are more than 16 years of scientific research on the Vtrim™ method. For a list of abstracts please click here. Facilitators are trained and certified by the University of Vermont. They are Registered Dietitians, or have a Masters degree in Psychology, Nursing or Nutrition.

VTRIM™ IS A GROUP PROCESS
Twenty participants work with the same facilitator throughout the program. The support you'll get from you classmates is invaluable.
Class topics run from figuring out your individual calorie needs, how to judge portion sizes, understanding the impact of body image, dealing with emotional eating, all the way to transitioning from the program.