Dear All,
As a follow up to the post on Friday regarding changes to the formula of Tony Ferguson sachets, we have tried to again answer the questions raised throughout a number of posts over the past week. Again it needs to be pointed out that detailed information about our products and formulas is often sensitive commercial information. If at times we are unable to answer questions in as much detail as some forum users wish, it is not to deliberately keep information hidden, only to protect our business.
Protein; as previously posted, the change to the quantity of protein in the shakes has been made based on recommendations by our nutritional team. This change results from research into the roles of various proteins in weight loss.
Carbohydrate; as a result of the change in protein, the amount of carbohydrate in the formula needed to be increased to maintain the sachets energy content (which is required to be at least 850 kj). Importantly the change in protein and carbohydrate has resulted in no change to the energy content of the sachet and will not affect your ability to lose weight using the product. Our nutritional team has pointed out that natural variation in your diet through your daily choices of fruit, vegetable and protein containing foods while on the Tony Ferguson Program will result in larger changes in protein and carbohydrate levels.
Maltodextrin; there has been a very small change in the amount of Maltodextrin as a result of the small increase in carbohydrate in the sachet. Again the impact of this change is far smaller then potential variation in your diet while on the program.
Sodium and Vitamins; as previously posted, these nutrients can vary based on the original milk product supplied. This information is updated each time a new label is prepared to reflect the latest information provided by our milk product supplier.
Flavour/Texture; when making a product such as this, there will always be very minor variations in flavour and texture from one batch to another. The changes made to the formula will not cause any greater change than would normally be expected.
Allergies; because there has been no new ingredients added to the formula, only small variations in ratios of current ingredients, there is no reason for customers to now suffer allergic reactions who were previously allergy free.
Communication; due to the minor nature of these changes, as a company we decided that it was unnecessary to make widespread announcements about the change. Clearly for a small number of customers this has caused some confusion and concern. This was certainly not our intention.
Finally a suggestion was made by one post that these changes were designed to lengthen the amount of time customers took to achieve their goal weight. This is categorically not the case. The success of our company is completely based on the success of our customers. To deliberately delay or risk the weight loss of our customers completely undermines the principles of Tony Ferguson and the ultimate success of Tony Ferguson Weightloss.
We hope that this will allow each of you using Tony Ferguson to continue your weight loss journey with confidence.