The inventor of this nutritional breakthrough is nutritionist Charlie Remington. What Remington discovered was a way to hormonally influence the body to lose fat, without the loss of lean muscle tissue or a reduction in metabolism. What made this so unique is that participants in his discovery were not responding the way they would on most conventional diets. The average fat loss was 1.5 lbs - 3 lbs per week, but there was no loss of lean muscle tissue and they were reporting not being tired or hungry. The news of the success of Remington's program spread like wildfire and within 2 years he had 2,500 clients.

Another aspect of this amazing story was Remington is preaching that a lack of exercise was not causing America's weight problem, which seemed strange coming from the mouth of a two-time Mr. Connecticut. He was saying that the problem was a result of three mistakes of eating, which were causing blood sugar levels to rise and fall throughout the day. The three mistakes were not portioning foods properly, eating poor quality foods and not eating frequently enough. Also seemingly strange was Remington's insight that overweight clients were over - fat, yet they were being under - fed. That's right! He was saying that 9 out of every 10 individuals he worked with were under-eaters, not over-eaters. He was encouraging listeners that food is not the problem, but the solution, and that they would have to start eating more. Results would come at a cost, however: they would have to start eating the right foods, in the right amounts, and at least 4 meals each day. What makes this a challenge is that the right amounts are different for each individual, based on the amount of muscle one has and the activity level that he or she keeps.

The ability to personalize the portion of food is what makes Remington's invention so noteworthy. He developed a software program that could customize his concept to anyone. Each participant was fitted to the perfect amount of food, much like being fitted for a pair of shoes. Within the first couple of years he was working with just about anyone, from worldclass professional athletes to an 81 year old grandmothers. The program just worked, no matter who the client. The success of the program continued to spread and now Charlie was gaining national recognition. He was the featured guest on several national talk shows and his program in 1997 was produced into a nationally televised infomercial called The Fat Loss Coach. More than 100,000 individuals purchased his program and it was rated as one of the top 25 infomercials in the U.S. from January, 1997 to June, 1997 by the Jordan Whitney report.

What truly stands out about Remington is that his number one desire is not fame or fortune, but simply to help people. Charlie has maintained a private nutritional practice in Cheshire since 1992 and has now helped more than 10,000 clients. He has had more than 50,000 one on one counseling sessions. Charlie's ability to educate, communicate and behaviorally transform his clients is what has led to their success. He has taken very complicated biological principles and communicates them in ways that make sense.

Known as The Fat Loss Coach, Remington has also been well received by the medical community. He has more than fifty doctors throughout New England that regularly refer their patients. One out of every three clients Charlie now sees is a doctor referral. Many of the physicians are clients themselves. The medical profession sees the program as a healthy alternative to dieting. In addition to losing fat, the program has been effective at lowering cholesterol, triglyceride, and blood sugar levels. In stabilizing blood sugar at healthy levels risks of hypertension, heart disease, and type II diabetes were lowered. In fact, Remington has helped over 800 diabetes clients.