No need to make sacrifices! Just follow these simple guidelines to lose your first 10 pounds, last 10 pounds or give your weight loss program a boost when it seems to have stuttered to a halt. This is a balanced and flexible plan that you can use for as long as you want.

1. Keep a note of everything that you eat and drink. You do not need to estimate calories. Just write down what it was that you had and the approximate quantity. You will find that being more aware of what you are eating helps you to plan healthy meals and snacks.

2. Halve your intake of all pure or added fats. This means using half as much butter or spread on your bread, toast, muffins and potatoes; half the usual amount of mayonnaise or sauce on your salad; and half the oil in the frypan every time.

3. Limit treats containing sugar to three times per week. This includes chocolate, ice cream, desserts, cake, pastries, cookies, etc.

4. Include a lower fat source of protein at most meals: chicken, fish, beans, cottage cheese, or low fat yogurt. Have eggs, nuts and red meat occasionally but not every day.  Also use soy protein shakes by Herbalife.  These are great tasting, highly nutritional meal that can cut your cravings, boost your protein intake (curbs hunger) and provides daily nutrition.

5. Plan at least one lunch and dinner every week without meat or cheese. Build those meals around whole grains, vegetables and beans to increase fiber and reduce fat.

6. Reduce the fat content in your milk products. If you are currently drinking whole milk, reduce to 2% fat. From 2% reduce to 1%. Choose lower fat cheese and yogurt. When you buy yogurt, also check that it does not contain sugar.

7. Have at least two servings of fruit every day. This can be for dessert or snacks. Choose fruit that is in season.

8. Drink water instead of sodas, juices, milky drinks or alcohol. Avoid diet soda – the sweet taste only encourages you to crave sugar. Hot water with a slice of lemon can be very refreshing in the morning.   Lemon water is wonderful for you and can provide great taste and help to your body. Importance of drinking water.

9. Include at least two servings of vegetables at lunch and dinner. If you are getting hungry, have more.

10. Eat slowly. The body is slow to register when you are full and it is easy to eat too much if you are racing through your meals.

11. Grated carrot makes a great snack. You will find that a grated carrot is much more filling than a whole carrot. Strange but true.

12. Use whole grains wherever possible. The fiber will give you a fuller feeling and also help your digestion.

13. Choose food that you can chew. Again this will increase your fiber intake, and the act of chewing will make you feel more satisfied too. This means eating fruit instead of drinking juice. If you have soup, make sure it is chunky.

14. Plan your meals and snacks ahead of time. Plan your shopping too – make a list of what you need and stick to it. If you just grab something when you are feeling hungry, you will probably choose high calorie food.

15. Always switch off the TV when you eat. That includes snacks as well as meals. Studies have proved that we eat larger portions in front of the TV, probably because we are much less aware of what we are eating. When you eat, only eat if you want to lose weight fast.

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I think that almost everyone says that they could stand to lose or wants to lose 10 pounds. I am definitely one of them. I can honestly say that I could lose 20 pounds and it would be welcomed. No matter how much weight you want to lose, you have to be dedicated.

Weight doesn’t just disappear. Even celebrities and plastic surgery junkies who lose the weight fast have to fight like crazy to not put it back on. To lose 10 pounds is certainly easier than losing a lot more than that, but it does take dedication and will power.

When someone believes they are over weight, the main cause is usually lack of exercise and too big of meal portions.

Exercise is definitely not my favorite word. In fact, it ranks up there with my least favorite words. But, even
minimal exercise can help you lose 10 pounds more quickly than simply adjusting your eating habits. You will be amazed at how much better you feel once you do start to exercise and become more active.

One simple way to lose some extra pounds is to make it a point to walk at least three times a week for 30 minutes to an hour.  This is a great way to lose calories and to get your heart active.

In addition to starting your walking routine, you should also examine your food intake.  Decide whether it is possible for you to cut back on how much you eat and also watch what you eat.

Taking junk food out of your diet is a great way to gain more energy and to lose that weight.  In between meals, choose a healthy snack such as fruit to help satisfy your hunger.  A little bit of exercise and a change of snacks is a great way to start your new lifestyle.

Starting the day off right will help you in keeping your diet in tact for the rest of the day.  Eating a healthy meal for breakfast can set the tone for the rest of your day.
Try to eat things most natural such as nuts and fruit.
Oatmeal is a great way to get your energy for the day as well as starting the day healthy!

Before a meal in order to help you eat less, drink a full glass of water and eat maybe half a banana about 20 minutes before your main meal.  This helps you to eat less and therefore not in take all those unnecessary calories.

Another important thing to do when planning to lose weight is to plan your attack.  Plan what time you’ll be walking in the day and plan what you are going to eat.

We recommend taking Herbalife as your nutritional supplements.

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• Take your products CONSISTENTLY!!
• Drink at least 72 ounces of water a day.
• Eat three meals a day!  An Herbalife shake counts as a meal.
• Decrease your fat intake.
• Cut back on breads, pasta, and rice. If your body does not use these immediately, they are converted to fat almost instantly.
• Use Formula #3, Cell Activator, to dramatically enhance your body’s absorption rate.
• Use Herbal Aloe and/or the 21 Day Herbal Cleansing Program to cleanse your system.
• If you experience a headache it is probably because you are not eating enough. You should also double check your water intake to be sure you are not dehydrated.

Call us immediately if you are not losing weight.
Diarrhea?  If it occurs in the first 3-5 days, no problem. Your body is cleaning out all the “junk”.  Processor
Constipation?  Drink more water and add Florafiber or Active Fiber to your program.

REMEMBER: Alcohol, medications of any kind, dairy products, smoking, and even second hand smoke, will slow your ability to absorb nutritional foods and products and reduce their effectiveness. Be sure to let us know if you are a smoker and /or any medications you may be using, so we may adequately adjust your program for you. If you smoke, you should absolutely be using the Schizandra Plus and the RoseOx.
Exercise while taking your products will increase weight loss.  Walking is a terrific form of exercise.
The people who call me every week with an update are the people
experiencing fantastic results on their program!  I cannot help or adjust
your program  if I do not know what is happening!

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Don’t get all worried, I’m not suggesting that you need to
count calories and get out that little food weight scale to
measure everything you eat in ounces. That’s the last thing
I would want to do as well.

It’s all about reducing the amount of calories you eat and
you can do this by educating yourself on the different food
groups and their calorie counts. For instance I bet you
didn’t know that fruits even have varying calorie counts.

A lot of people have absolutely no idea what type of foods
they should be eating to lose weight and how many calories
they should have each day to be able to lose weight.
Different food groups have different calories, with fruits
and vegetables being in the lower calorie food group.

Losing weight is all about calories…even fruits and
vegetables in the lower calorie food group have different
calorie values. Did you know that a medium banana is
approximately 105 calories, a medium apple is approximately
71 calories and a medium orange is approximately 61
calories? I know your thinking, big deal.

Being aware of calories, is a big deal, if you want to lose
weight you have to take in less calories than what you
normally do. I know for myself I would rather have a banana
split than a flavored yogurt for dessert, but just look at
the difference in calories. I could have had 2 nutritious
meals for the same amount of calories I ate in the banana
split.

I understand what you are going through, not long ago I
would choose spaghetti and meatballs over a balanced meal of
meat, vegetables potato and salad. Now I prefer the balanced
meals and rewarding myself. Being 30 pounds lighter has
really inspired me to succeed in reaching my goal weight.

It’s not really that hard to do once you get used to
recognizing the amount of calories in your food selections.
Adjust your calories to the amount of weight you want to
lose and how quickly you want to lose it.

If all of the magic actually worked, why would so many
people still be seeking the elusive elixir? Let’s face it,
the models you see posing attractively while using the
equipment and demonstrating the routine did not get those
six-pack abs and sculpted bodies from using the equipment.
The models were chosen because they already had six-pack
abs.

So how did they get those sexy stomachs? For sure it is not
from abs exercise alone. Even if exercise by itself was
enough, the exercises most people are looking for are not
the correct types to help lose that stubborn belly fat.
Besides which, there simply is no combination of abs
exercises or complete workouts that will melt off that belly
fat.

Ab exercises do strengthen and build muscle tissue. They are
just not designed to burn fat. The purpose of abs routines
is to tone and strengthen the abdominal muscles. The abs are
already there under the fat but if you want to see them you
have to work on getting a full body workout. This increases
the metabolic rate and increases the fat burning potential
of your system.

Many authorities stress cardio routines to gain this, but
again, cardio alone is not the answer. What it takes is a
complete, rounded program that works all of your lean muscle
tissue with resistance training and multi-joint high
intensity exercises.

The real magic to burning that extra belly fat covering the
abdominals is consistent full body, high intensity routines
combined with a healthy, nutrient rich balanced diet. Ab
workouts by themselves even if they include specific ab
exercises like crunches and leg raises will never make you
lose your belly fat.

In spite of this, the majority of people trying to lose
their gut still continue with their daily ab workouts using
hundreds of reps. And the internet is full of people still
handing out this bogus advice in fitness forums. But it does
not work! The “experts” did not get six-pack abs that way
and neither will you.

I am not saying that you should ignore ab routines.
Abdominal exercises are important. You need them to
strengthen and tone the abdominal muscles and they are a
major aid to your back. But you need to add them into a
complete exercise routine to enjoy their full benefit. The
fact is that abdominal exercises are not designed to burn
fat and they never will.

The most important factors for weight loss in general and
belly fat loss in particular are a full body resistance
workouts and a healthy, balanced diet. Full body exercises
will also work the abs and core muscles and melt the belly
fat so you can see that six-pack of abs that you already
have buried in there.

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Below are 5 healthy ways to lose weight
1. Try Kettle-bell training – This is different from
conventional weight training because it focuses on the
body’s natural movements, and it leaves no muscles
untouched. So rather than exercising just your arms, legs,
or back, kettle-bell training works the entire body – which
is more demanding and has a greater impact on your body’s
metabolism.  You can get an incredible workout in just 20
minutes and burn huge amounts of fat compared with regular
long drawn out exercise.

2. Enjoy food – If healthy eating and exercise is your rule,
the occasional Cake is not a problem. Let me clarify that,
if you make fitness your normal habit, the occasional
favorite treat or desert, such as a mud cake, wedding cake
or even a party cake, will not ruin your body.  As long as
you always come back to the original rule, and not change
the rule as you go along.

3. Trim the fats – fat is very dense in energy. so even
cutting out 1 tablespoon per day can help you lose nearly
2kg a year.  Avoid or reduce butter, cream, copha, coconut
milk and margarines.  Choose trim cuts of meat and cut off
all fat before cooking.  Plus, cut back on takeaways, chips,
biscuits and pastries.  But it is OK to have a treat now and
then, but in moderation.

4. Exercise and diet is the best: Exercise is an essential
component for fat loss. This can be achieved through intense
activity, and the person will achieve better results when
compared to taking on a diet program by itself. Not only
does exercise contribute to fat loss, rapid weight loss is
also accompanied by reduced stress levels, an energy boost,
increased body endurance, a reduced risk for diseases, and
an overall improvement to your health.

5. Throw out the sodas and energy drinks – The sodas out of
your company snack machine are nothing more than a sugary
fix which will just add to your waistline. Step away from
these at all costs.  The problem is all these false fluids
do not hydrate your body in the same way as plain water, and
in many cases cause further dehydration.  Stick to water, or
low fat smoothies!

The above 5 points are just some of the healthy ways to lose
weight with. There are simple measures for a lifestyle
change and requires a ‘just do it’ attitude.  To lose the
weight,  have a long term view and plan to make small
changes , and be consistent.  Everyday, make it a point to
follow the 5 points above and include more over time. That
way, it becomes second nature and the body fat will drop.

1. Eat to live.  Starvation diets are like poison for your
metabolism. When the body thinks it is in a food scarcity
crisis, it conserves energy.  Hence you will burn your
calories more slowly to compensate for eating less.  The net
effect you will suffer from this – is nothing.  I hate that
- wasting time and effort for zero result.  So eat up and
eat smart – it is the best way to fuel your body.

2. Boost activity by building incidental exercise into your
day – park further away from your destination and walk, take
the stairs, walk and talk to colleagues instead of sending
emails, offer to mow your neighbor’s lawn, get up at least
every hour and walk around.  All the little extras combined
can make a big difference to your health.

3. Fiber fitness – because men eat less salad than women
they are more likely to suffer constipation.  Simple
remedies are adding bran to your breakfast cereal, drinking
more water, bulking up those lunch time with wholemeal
sandwiches that includes salad and ensuring you include a
range of veggies on your dinner plate.  apart from cutting
your bathroom time, fiber is filling and lessens the
cravings.  Reduce the cravings, you will reduce the belly
fat.

4. Slim down on comfort foods.  To boost your veggie intake
and cut calories without really noticing, add spinach and
squash them to pastas and casseroles.  The vegetables add
flavor and fiber, so you end up eating fewer calories and
less fat.  As well – when it comes to snacks, many of us
down 300 or more calories when 100 or 200 are all we need to
fend off hunger.  The next when you have the dreaded
cravings, go for fruits like a banana, a handful of nuts or
just go out running to take your mind off food.

5. Trim the fat – Ounce for ounce, fat has double the
calories of protein and carbs, so cutting back just a little
pays off big.  Do it with simple swaps, such as subbing
Canadian bacon for the regular stuff in your egg sandwich,
using low fat ground turkey instead of beef, and sauteing
veggies in low fat chicken stock or wine instead of butter
or oil!

There you have it, the above tips are just some of the best
way to lose belly fat now.  It is all about making changes
to what you are doing now – and improving your lifestyle for
the better. Take the chance to control your life and make it
happen.

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No matter if you are going to be doing a cardio
workout or a resistance workout, you should always
make it a point to eat a balanced mix of protein and
carbohydrates. I recommend the Herbalife weight loss products to accomplish that blend. What makes that determining percentage of carbs and protein you consume is whether or not
you are doing cardio or resistance exercise and the
intensity level that you plan to work at.

The ideal time for you to eat your pre workout meal
is an hour before you start. If you plan to work
at a low intensity level, you should keep your pre
workout meal down to 200 calories or so. If you
plan to exercise at a high level of intensity, you
will probably need your meal to be between 4,000
and 5,000 calories.

Those of you who are doing a cardio session will
need to consume a mix of 2/3 carbs and 1/3 protein.
Doing so will give you longer sustained energy from
the extra carbs with enough protein to keep your
muscle from breaking down while you exercise.

For resistance exercise, you’ll need to eat a mix
of 1/3 carbs and 2/3 protein, as this will help
you get plenty of energy from the carbs to perform
each set you do and the extra protein will help
keep muscle breakdown to a minimum while you
exercise.

Eating after you exercise is just as important as
your pre workout meal. Anytime you exercise,
whether its cardio or resistance, you deplete energy
in the form of glycogen. The brain and central
nervous system rely on glycogen as their main
source of fuel, so if you don’t replace it after
you exercise, your body will begin to break down
muscle tissue into amino acids, and then convert
them into usable fuel for the brain and the
central nervous system.

Keep in mind that mostly during resistance
exercise, you’ll break down muscle tissue by
creating micro tears. What this means, is that
after a workout, your muscles will instantly go
into repair mode. Protein is the key here for
muscle repair, as you don’t want muscle breaking
down even further to create fuel instead of
lost glycogen.

Once you have finished a cardio session, you’ll
need to consume mainly carbohydrates, preferably
those with high fiber. Rice, oatmeal, whole wheat
pasta, and northern fruits are excellent sources.
Also, try to consume 30 – 50 grams of there
types of carbs after you exercise. After your
cardio workout, it is fine to eat within 5 – 10
minutes.

Once you’ve finished a resistance workout, you
will need to consume a combination of carbs and
protein. Unlike cardio workouts, resistance
workouts will break down muscle tissue by creating
micro tears.

You’ll need protein as this happens to build up
and repair these tears so that the muscle can
increase in size and strength. The carbs will
not only replace the lost muscle glycogen, but
will also help the protein get into muscle cells
so it can synthesize into structural protein, or
the muscle itself.

After your resistance exercise, you should wait
up to 30 minutes before you eat, so that you won’t
take blood away from your muscles too fast. The
blood in your muscles will help the repair process
by removing the metabolic waste products.

Your own personal need for water can vary greatly
due to exercise, weight, and temperature.  Research
has proven that over 2/3 of adults don’t get the
water they need on a daily basis.  By drinking water
on a regular basis you can replenish your body and
keep it well hydrated and functioning as it should be.

A majority of us wait until we are thirsty before
we drink water.  Keep in mind, this way isn’t a
reliable gauge of the water needs for the body.  By
the time you are thirsty you have already lost two
of more cups of the body’s water supply.  Therefore,
drinking water regularly is much better than simply
waiting until you are thirsty.

It is very important that you don’t substitute
beverages with alcohol and caffeine for water.  The
reason behind this is that those types of beverages
act as a diuretic and can cause you to lose more
weight through increased urination.  You may think
and feel as if you are getting more water through
these beverages, although the fact is that you
are letting it go almost as fast as you consume it.

Anytime you exercise, you need more water. Due to
perspiration, your body will lose quite a bit of
water.  For each pound lost due to exercise, you need
to drink 2 cups of water.  Even when you lay down
to sleep, your body loses water.  By drinking a
glass or more of water before you go to sleep, you
can wake up with your body functioning as it should
be.

It should become more obvious that when you are sick
you’ll need more water than any other fine.  When
you get a cold or the flu, your body can become
dehydrated quite quickly.  You can help to prevent
this by drinking more water at times when you become
sick.

There are several mixed opinions as to whether
purified water will actually provide benefit.  This
is a subject you should explore yourself as you
determine the best type of water for yourself.

Always make it a habit to drink water on a daily
basis.  You should keep a bottle of water with you
at all times and drink it throughout the day.  You
should also teach yourself to drink water instead
of other beverages that don’t replenish the nutrients
your body needs.

A quick tip to help is to add a couple drops of real lemon  into the water.  This is good to help flavor the water and to help alkalize your body.

Carbs are to be your major source of food. You need
carbohydrates for energy. Stay away from simple sugars that
break down rapidly and easily in your system. If you stick
with complex carbs from grains and starches, like a baked
potato, you will stay full longer. Complex carbs are healthy
in moderation.

Fats are chemically similar to carbohydrates, and contain
fatty acids essential to health. Proteins are lysed (split)
to make amino acids, that are then recombined to form
proteins used in muscles and other structures.

Meat is a valid and healthy source of protein for almost
everyone. About 3 ounces per meal is about right for the
average sized person. A cup of pasta is a good source of
carbohydrates. Two cups of leafy green vegetables supply
fiber, minerals and vitamins.

Anyone can make a basic balanced meal. It is easy to fix if
you just remember the following. You can make it up simply
from a serving of meat or if you are a vegetarian, other
protein source. Then add a starchy carbohydrate such as
pasta, rice, corn, potatoes, or some fruit. Do not over do
it on the condiments, like butter, cheese, sauces and other
sources of sugar or fat.

Fat contains nine calories per gram, which is double than
other energy sources. Thus, you need to keep those foods
high in fat down to modest levels. That also helps control
cholesterol levels.

Carbohydrates have four calories per gram. You will find
your favorites among fruits (strawberries, apples, pears),
nuts (pistachios, macadamia, walnuts. Try to avoid fatty
peanuts or cashews) and grains (they supply fiber and
minerals).

Why is candy bad, unless consumed in very modest portions?
Because they are designed to be high in fat, high in sugar
with much lower amounts of helpful nutrients. Neither fat
nor sugar are harmful in moderation. Indeed, they’re
essential to good health. But when consumed in a form that
contains an excessive proportion, they provide enormous
calories and fewer other nutrients.

If you create a list of items that you consume daily, it
will show you the amount of helpful nutrients broken down
into how many calories each contains. There are numerous
calculators that can help you put a little math into your
diet plan. This information will aide you in reducing the
other number you obsess over – what shows on your scale in
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