Losing Weight

Changing ones diet is a huge under taking and everybody knows that shedding that excess weight is no easy job. To do this you need a safe, effective and reliable method. There are may weight management methods that can achieve weight loss, but with other methods, within weeks the weight is back again, and usually, with a little extra to add to the misery. The correct information, provided by a consultant who understands how to apply a safe and effective method, is your most direct route to success. Your consultant will help ensure that you achieve your goals; that your weight comes off and STAYS off.

Calculating a "Distribution Period"

------ Womens Structure ------	--------- Mans Structure ---------

Height	Large	Medium	Small	Height	Large	Medium	Small
147	47-54	44-49	42-45	157	54-64	54-59	51-55
150	48-56	45-50	43-46	160	59-66	55-60	52-56
152	50-58	46-51	44-47	162	60-67	56-63	54-57
155	51-59	47-53	45-49	165	61-69	58-63	55-59
157	52-60	49-54	46-59	168	63-71	59-65	56-60
160	54-61	50-56	48-51	170	65-73	61-67	58-62
162	55-63	51-57	49-53	173	67-75	63-69	60-64
165	57-65	53-59	51-54	175	69-77	65-71	62-66
168	58-66	55-61	52-56	178	71-79	66-73	64-68
170	60-68	56-63	54-58	180	72-81	68-75	66-70
173	62-70	58-65	56-60	183	75-84	70-77	67-72
175	64-72	60-67	57-61	185	76-86	72-80	69-74
178	66-74	62-69	59-64	188	79-88	74-82	71-76
180	67-76	64-71	61-66	190	81-91	76-84	73-78
183	70-79	66-72	63-67	193	83-93	78-86	75-80

First let's calculate how much weight is "excess", and distribute it over a weight management period that is achievable. The chart below shows the 'normal' weight range of men and women, based on height and structure.

Example using chart above :

• You currently weigh 72 kilos. Your height is 165cm,
• Your structure is medium. Therefore your 'normal'
• weight range should be : 53-59 kilos.
• You would need to lose between 13 and 19 kilos.

Safe and effective weight loss is best achieved slowly and steadily, this slow method is better for the body - if weight is lost to fast, the body switches to 'survival mode' and tries even harder to retain fat as fuel for later use, because the enforced 'starvation' (reduced calorie intake) is seen as a threat to survival.

During the program, your weight loss rate will vary. For instance in the first couple of weeks, the rate can be considerably faster as the body releases stored water. After this initial 'rapid' period, the weight reduction rate slows down. We will therefore use a distribution period rate of two kilos lost on a average per month. Your actual weight loss rate may be higher or lower, depending on how active your lifestyle is and whether you include regular exercise. Weight loss also varies with the seasons, for instance, during the cold winter months, cold weather, reduced activity and heavier foods, can slow the body's metabolism slightly, which in turn can slow weight loss.

Example : A person needing to lose 18 kilos:

• 18 kilos divided by 2 kilos = 9 months
• If the same person were to include 30-40 minutes of exercise 3-4 times a week, this rate could increase to 3 kilos per month
• 18 kilos divided by 3 kilos = 6 months

Now you have your excess weight distribution period calculated, all you need to add is COMMITMENT, CONTROL, PATIENCE and the TOOLS of the TRADE!

The Tools for Success

• 1. The Herbalife Weight Management Products
• 2. A change in eating habits
• 3. Regular exercise
• 4. Milestone achievement rewards
• 5. Weight Maintenance

1. The Herbalife Weight Management Products

You can choose how you want to control your program with the Herbalife Shape works Systems - Take a look at our Recommended Programs and make your choice.( Link is at the bottom of the page - first continue reading )

The key feature in our program is the consistent use of our Nutritional Protein Drink Mix, an unbeatable meal replacement super-food. Nutritional protein Drink Mix is extremely versatile, tastes delicious and has helped millions of people around the world achieve their target weight.

2. A change in eating habits

The body responds to change, both good and bad. Herbalife's Weight Management Program helps you introduce positive dietary changes to encourage a positive fat-reducing response. The products provide balanced macro nutrients to support your body's energy requirements, vitamins and minerals to help your body function optimally, and herbal ingredients chosen specifically for their ability to support the body's vitality and assist in removing accumulated wastes. The combined actions are unique to our Program.

3. Regular exercise

Your body is built for movement. Compare the energy and sparkle you see in a stream of running water with water that lies motionless in a still pond, one is fresh and energized, the other is stagnant. Your body is similar, movement requires energy, energetic activity invigorates us and enlivens the body's systems. Lack of movement results in the body's systems becoming stagnant, sluggish and inefficient. Which would you rather be - a sparkling stream or a stagnant pool? Commit yourself to 30-40 minutes exercise three times a week and feel the difference it can make.*

4. Milestone achievement rewards

This is the fun part of the program. When you were at school, what encouraged you to do well? Praise from your teacher, parents, peers? Everybody responds to praise, it makes us feel good. You were probably also awarded for your achievement, in the form of certificates, medals and treats. Before you start the program, work out and inspiring milestone reward. For example, when you reach your first weight loss target of five kilos, you reward yourself a new hair do, or a day at a health farm - what ever makes you feel special! These rewards are vital stepping stones to help keep you motivated, they also stop you from focusing on the ultimate and sometimes seemingly too far off final target weight. You are more likely to achieve success if you focus on the steps in-between - smaller steps are easier to take!

5. Weight Maintenance

What happens when you've reached your target weight? Of course, you celebrate! You've achieved your ultimate goal, you feel absolutely terrific and everyone around you showers you with compliments. But the program doesn't stop there. Now you have the responsibility of keeping your new and healthier shape . It's quite simple; you revert to the Maintenance Period: keep going with exercise, continue to eat a balanced, healthy diet, revert to one meal replacement Nutritional Protein drink Mix shake a day instead of two and keep taking the fibre and herb supplements and reward yourself once a month for maintaining your ideal weight. The changes you make to your eating habits at the beginning of the Program are so good that it makes sense to adopt them permanently - cut out sugar and fat saturated fast foods and eat what your body prefers - natural whole foods!