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Title: Weight Loss and Maintenance
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Moderator:ASICS::LESLIE
Created:Mon Jul 09 1990
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:933
Total number of notes:9931

80.0. "Dream Away plan" by COMET2::LAFOREST (Make Love, Not War) Mon Jul 13 1987 12:45

        One of the more interesting advertisments on TV lately has been
    for a diet called 'Dream Away'. 
    
        Anyone have any experience with it?
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80.1I'm a Believer...BOXTOP::BOONETue Oct 06 1987 11:4018
        I used Dream-Away about 2 months ago to lose about 15 pounds.
    It really worked for me. What you do is take these tablets at night
    before you go to bed (2 of them) And they are rather BIG to swallow.
        You don't need to follow any rigid type of eating plan, just
    do watch what you eat. I ate my regular meals 3 times per day. The
    plan tells you tell make sure that you eat your final meal before
    6:00 at night, and after 6:00 you don't eat any more.
    
    I cheated a few times and ate after 6 o'clock but it was only something
    real light like a cracker or something. I also exercised whenever
    I could. So it really did work for me.
    
    Also I had a full feeling for the most part all day long, so it
    was easy to stick to good eating habits.
    
    Chris
80.2???MASTER::EPETERSONMon Oct 12 1987 09:329
    RE:  .1
    
    Chris,
    
    What is the principle behind the pills?  Does it fill you up with
    fiber?  
    
    Marion
80.3in my mailbox ...SHIRE::BIZETue Oct 13 1987 02:3713
    I have found and ad for this "dream away" plan in my letter box.
    I normally throw away any such ad as perfect piffle, but remembered
    having seen it mentioned in this notesfiles.
    
    Chris,
    
    You mention in your note that you lost 15 pounds. Could you tell
    me how long it took? They propose the "cure" in 2 weeks, 1 month
    and 2 months packages, and pretty expensive too!
                                     
    Regards,   Joana
80.4Dream-AwayBOXTOP::BOONETue Oct 13 1987 07:4322
    In response to .2 and .3
    
          When I received my package of Dream-Away, there really was
    not a whole lot of literature to fully explain the product and how
    it worked. What there was was a list of foods to avoid (mostly sweets
    and breads) while you were taking the pills, and a sample diet to
    follow; which I did with no problem. They also recommend drinking
    your fill of water each day, and no eating after 6:00 in the evening.
          My weightloss was approximately 2-3 pounds per week. So in
    about 1 month and a few weeks I was 15 pounds lighter. It comes
    in a 1 month or 3 month supply and the cost is approximately $20.00
    (I think) for the smaller supply.
                    I would like to stress though that even though I
                    did lose weight, it didn't necessarily have to be
                    a result of the Dream-Away product, because I was
                    following a diet plan and exercising every day.
                    The pills did seem to give me a "Full Feeling",
                    so it was pretty easy to not eat as much.
    
               Chris.....