Comments on: The Invisalign Diet

By: anon

anon — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 14:59:37 +0000

When I got my first set of aligners last week my ortho said to me “A lot of people lose weight while they’re on Invisalign.” I’m looking forward to it. hahaha~ Actually I’m not the type to sit down and eat meals. I generally just snack whenever I get hungry. Now this isn’t a problem when I’m at home since it’s easy to brush my teeth at home but it’s definitely going to be a struggle when I go out. I love getting cheap street food while I’m out and constantly having tons of small snacks throughout the day. It’ll be interesting to see how my eating habits change during treatment and if they stay changed when I’m done.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:43:33 +0000

Maria- That would be great, thank you. Please let me know the address of your blog- I’d love to read it.

Bec- that is a lot of attachments, but it does get easier honestly! I seem to be managing mine at the moment, but when I change to my next set I may just give the crochet hook a go.

Glad to hear that you have found the weight loss easy kaz. I agree that it works like a dream, the only problem is that I’m so hungry! I can’t remember being this hungry the first time around so I hope I get used to it soon….

Thanks to you all for reading.

By: Kaz

Kaz — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 04:01:29 +0000

I totally agree that the Invisalign diet is better than any other. My own weight loss has seemed effortless as I don’t feel like I’m eating any less, but foregoing all those little snacks because of the cleanup hassle must be what has made the difference. I can’t count the number of times in the last 12 months I have said that I can’t be bothered eating! Amber is right, Invisalign should include a “low cal” tray as a permanent optional extra.
Bec – It will get easier. My attachments have been there from day one so I have no comparison of with and without and I only have 5 uppers and 4 lowers. I did however find them very scratchy at first but over time things settled and I hardly notice them now. I’m sure that they do make removal more difficult but after a day or so of each new tray I quickly developed a technique to flick the tray off. I tried a crochet hook a couple of times but found my finger nails much easier (my nails are pretty strong but I did break one right down to the quick on my first day – ouch!).

By: María

María — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 11:56:15 +0000

Hi!

I’m creating my own blog about my own invisalign adventure.

I really enjoyed reading yours and I was wondering if I could put a link to it in mine to share it with other people.

Thanks.

By: Amber

Amber — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 05:08:22 +0000

Oh, I hear you! My weight has been roughly the same all of my life, and Invisalign is literally the only thing that’s ever made me lose weight – I have no idea why they don’t market it as a diet aid, they could probably make a killing

I’m currently on vacation in the US, and so far it’s been the hardest time of all in terms of the compliance thing. Like you, I have no problems at all with how it looks, etc, but we’re eating out all the time and all of that brushing/flossing in public restrooms has been a little hard to manage. I think I’ve done pretty well, all things considered, but it’s made me look forward to the end of the treatment even more!

By: Bec

Bec — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:30:13 +0000

Hi, I love reading about your experiences.

I’ve just started recently and am on my third set of aligners (total 49 for lower and 39 for upper). Yesterday I had attachements on for the first time and my ortho tells me I have a LOT of them. Today I counted 9 for the upper and 12 for the lower arch. What are your experiences with attachments? This morning it took me 20 mins to remove my aligners and 10 minutes tonight.

BTW, I notice you mentioned aligner hooks – my ortho gave me a crochet needle (1.5mm size) and that’s what I’m using to help remove my aligners. they seem to work so maybe you should give that a go.

Anyway, I am really hoping that someone can tell me that the aligners will get easier to remove in time because my mouth hurts from all the tugging and pulling.