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Rob, Management Consultant, North Sydney

I've been a type 2 diabetic for 13 years. After just 8 weeks on Professor Trim's I lost 14kg. But better than that, I decreased my diabetic medication (insulin) by over 50%. Even my eyesight has improved. I never knew these things were related.

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About The Program

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Professor Trim's Men's Weight Loss Program is the successor to the GutBuster's 'Waist Loss' program for men developed in 1990 and reported widely in the scientific literature. Professor Trim's has incorporated state-of-the-art technology as well as the most up-to-date scientific information in weight control. Short instructional sessions are provided in video and audio form on CDs in kits provided (see content below). Joining the Professor Trim program entitles you to 12 month's membership carried out in three stages (see below). The program can be done with or without the Internet. The process for either is:

The Professor Trim Process

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1 3 weeks Register on web-site
Start stage 1 from kit
  • follow planner
  • record measures in journal section of website
  • use meal replacement plan
  • post questions on Net
Start stage 1 from kit
  • follow planner
  • record measures
  • use meal replacement plan
  • ring hotline if required

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2 3 months Start stage 2 from kit
  • follow CDs/workbooks etc
  • record measures on journal section of website
  • use meal replacement as desired
  • receive e-mail newsletters
  • post questions on Net
Start stage 2 from kit
  • follow CDs/workbooks etc
  • record measures
  • use meal replacement as desired
  • ring hotline if required

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3 9 months Start/Continue Stage 3
  • attend Club Gutless meetings if desired and where available
  • receive ongoing mail-outs
  • post questions on Net
  • participate in club activities if desired
Start/Continue Stage 3
  • attend Club Gutless meetings if desired and where available
  • ring hotline if required
  • participate in club activities if desired

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Garry Egger

Club Gutless Meetings

Club Gutless meetings are held regularly around Australia. Check for updatres of new areas or contact 1800 100 550 if you would like to set up a Club Gutless meeting in your area.

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About Dr Garry Egger (MPH PhD MAPS FACHPER)

Garry Egger has post-graduate qualifications in behavioural biology and epidemiology. He has worked in preventive health for over 35 years in Government, Industry and privately, and has consulted for the World Health Organisation and several National and regional Governments in his specialty of Lifestyle Medicine. Dr Egger initiated Fitness Leader training in Australia in the 1980s and Medical training in weight control in the 1990s. He developed the GutBusters program for men in 1991, which was the first men's program of its type, to be widely reported in the scientific literature. Dr Egger has written 25 books (including several University texts), and around 100 scientific publications. He holds Adjunct Professorships at three Australian Universities and is a board member of the Australasian Society for the Scientific Study of Obesity. He wrote the National Clinical Guidelines in Weight Control and Obesity Management and the National Physical Activity Guidelines for the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia.

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Associated Professors

These professionals are mentors to the Professor Trim program. However, they are not responsible for detailed program content.

Professor John Blundell Ph.D. C Psychol. MBPS, Professor of Bio-Psychology, Leeds University, and Board Member of the International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASSO), UK.

Professor Wendy Brown B.Sc (Hons), Msc., Dip Phys Ed., Phd. Professor of Physical Activity and Health, University of Queensland, Australia

Professor Ian Caterson MBBS BSc (Med) PhD FRACP Bowden Professor of Nutrition, Sydney University and Vice President, International Association for the Study of Obesity, Sydney, Australia.

Professor Terry Dwyer M.B.B.S., MPH, M.D., FAFPHM, Director Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia.

Professor Garry Egger MPH PhD MAPS, Director, Centre for Health Promotion and Research Sydney, and Adjunct Professor: Health Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne; Applied Health Promotion, Southern Cross University, Lismore; and Applied Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, Australia.

Professor James Hill Bsc., Msc., Ph.D., Director, Centre for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado Health Sciences Centre, co-founder, National Weight Control Registry, USA

Professor Kerin O'Dea B.Sc.PhD. Director; Menzies School of Health Sciences, Darwin, NT, Australia.

Professor Stephan Rossner MD, PhD. Director, Obesity Research Program, Luddinge Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden and Past President of the International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASSO), Sweden.

Professor Boyd Swinburn MD, MBChB, FRACP. Professor of Population Health and Nutrition, Deakin University, Melbourne. Australia.

Professor Klaas R Westerterp PhD, Professor of Human Energetics, Head of the Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, The Netherlands.

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Scientific Literature

Refereed Articles

Egger G.
The Australian Experience: From GutBusters to Professor Trims.
In White A and Pettifer M. Hazardous Waist: Tackling Overweight and Obesity in Men, London, Radcliffe Publishing Ltd (in press).

Egger G., Pearson S, Pal S.
Individualising weight loss prescription: A management tool for Clinicians.
Australian Family Physician 2006, August.

Egger G.
Are meal replacements effective as a clinical tool for weight loss?
(Editorial) Medical Journal of Australia 2006;184(2):52-53)

Egger G., Thorburn A.
Environmental and Policy Approaches: Alternative methods of dealing with obesity.
In Kopleson et al (Eds). Clinical Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders.Blackwell Publishing, London, 2005.

Swinburn B., Egger G.
The runaway weight gain train: Too many accelerators, not enough brakes.
Brit Med J ., 2004;329(7468):736-9.

Vogels N., Egger G., Plasqi, G., Westerterp KR.
Estimating changes in daily physical activity levels over time: Implications for health interventions from a novel approach.
Int J Sports Med, 2004; 25: 607-610.

Swinburn B, Egger G
Influence of obesity-producing environments In:
Bray G, Bouchard C, (Eds),Handbook of Obesity,: Clinical Applications. 2nd edition; NY; Marcel Dekker Inc., ,2004.

Egger G, Cameron-Smith D, Stanton R.
Alternative Treatments for Weight Loss.
In Progress in Obesity Research 2002; John Libbey, London ,2004.

Pal S., Egger G., Wright G.
Dealing with obesity: An Australian Perspective.
Asia Pacific J. Nutr., 2003.

Egger G, Swinburn B, Rossner S.
Dusting off the epidemiological triad: Could it apply to obesity.
Obesity Reviews, 2003;4(2):115-120.

Egger G, Swinburn.
Obesogenic environments: The forgotten factor in the obesity pandemic.
WHO Bulletin (in press).

Swinburn, B, Egger G.
Preventive strategies against weight gain and obesity.
Obesity Reviews, 2002;3(4):289-302.

Aoun,S., Donovan, RJ, Johnson,L., Egger G.
Preventive Care in the Context of men's Health.
J Health Psych., 2002;7(3):243-252

Egger G.
Laughing off fat.
IASSO Obesity Newsletter, 2002; 4(1):19

Swinburn B, Egger G.
Prevention of type 2 diabetes. Prevention needs to reduce obesogenic environments.
Brit Med J. 2001 Oct 27;323(7319):997.

Egger G, Binns A.
A model approach to obesity.
Medicine Today, 2001; Oct:39-46.

Egger G, Vogels N, Westerterp K.
Estimating historical changes in physical activity.
Medical Journal of Australia, 2001;175:635-636.

Bauman A, Egger G.
The dawning of a new era for physical activity as a risk factor.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, 2000; 30(1): 65-7.

Egger G, Donovan R, Giles-Corti B, Bull F, Swinburn B.
Developing national physical activity guidelines for Australians.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2001 Dec;25(6):561-3.

Egger G.
What we have learned about men from the GutBuster program.v
Australian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2000; 57(1):46-49.

Egger G, Cameron-Smith D, Stanton R.
The effectiveness of non-prescription drugs for obesity.
Medical Journal of Australia, 1999, 171(11-12):604-8. Review.

Egger G and Dobson A.
Clinical measures of obesity and weight loss in men.
International Journal of Obesity, 2000. 24(3):354-7.

Egger G, Fisher G, Piers S et al.
Abdominal obesity reduction in Indigenous men.
International Journal of Obesity, 1999, 23(6):564-9.

Swinburn B, Egger G, Raza F.
Dissecting obesogenic environments: Part of a public health approach to reducing obesity.
Preventive Medicine, 1999; 29:563-570.

Egger G and Swinburn B.
An ecological model for understanding the obesity pandemic.
British Medical Journal, 1996; 20: 227-231.

Egger G., Bolton A., O'Neill M, and Freeman D.
Effectiveness of an abdominal obesity reduction program in men: The GutBuster 'waist loss' program.
International Journal of Obesity, 1996;20:227-235.

Egger G.
Men's health in the middle years.
In Galbally R (Ed). Health Promotion: refocusing the issue. Melbourne (1996)

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Texts

Egger, G., Spark.R., Donovan RJ.
Health Promotion: Strategies and Methods.
McGraw-Hill, (2005)

Egger G, B, Binns A.
The Expert's Weight Loss Guide. Sydney,
Allen and Unwin, 2001.

Egger,G., Champion,N., Bolton A.
The Fitness Leader's Handbook, (4th Edition)
Kangaroo Press, Sydney, 1991. (4th Edition, completely revised 1998).

Egger G, and Swinburn B.
The Fat Loss Handbook: A Guide for Professionals.
Allen and Unwin, Sydney (1996)

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