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I had tried everything I thought and nothing helped, I spent thousands to have the Gastric Lapband operation as I was desperate to lose weight and thought Bariatric surgery was a sure thing, it wasn't. After 4 years with it and no weight loss I had given up on life and ...I had no quality of life at 5'3 and a little over 300 pounds.

My blood pressure was out of control although I was on 4 BP medications, I had high cholesterol, suffered from depression and constant headaches, my back, knees, and hips hurt constantly. I didn't want to go anywhere or do anything, life was passing me by.

Then I heard about someone who had lost 100lbs with Herbalife. I didn't know what it was but that same day I found out and ordered the products. The very first day on the products I just felt better, for starters I didn't fall asleep that afternoon. I used to fall asleep every afternoon and I haven't done that since starting Herbalife. I didn't feel hungry and what I just couldn't believe was the cravings went away. I was a junk food aholic and I no longer crave junk food!

I lost about 80 pounds in 10 months and never felt deprived or like I was on a diet. I've gone from a size 28/26 to an 18/16. Even when it seems I haven't lost weight my body is still shrinking! My cholesterol is normal and I no longer take meds for it, I am down to 1 BP medication from 4 and my BP is consistent at 110/80, headaches are rare and joint pain has all but disappeared ! I feel like living again! My body has never been so well nourished and the best part is it has been so easy!

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Since the "fat-free craze" began, statistics show we have grown fatter and fatter.

Just because a food is fat-free doesn’t mean it’s calorie-free. Get up to speed on “good fats” and lose the fat from your body, not your diet.

Today, supermarket shelves are packed with meals that call to dieters with the words “FAT-FREE.” But as conscientious weight watchers load up their shopping carts with fat-free foods week after week, many discover this alarming fact: their weight is going up!

Getting fat on fat-free meals
Since the beginning of the “fat-free craze,” statistics show Americans have grown fatter and fatter. Although we’ve been taught to think of fat as the culprit in the weight-loss battle, clearly this is only part of
the whole diet picture. Just because a food is fat-free doesn’t mean it’s calorie-free. Many fat-free foods are actually very high in sugar and carbohydrate calories. And these calories, when eaten in excess, become
converted into the one thing we’ve been taught to avoid–fat!

Lose the fat from your body, not your diet Ironically, in order to burn fat and lose weight you need a certain amount of good quality fat. That’s why the ShapeWorks® Weight-Management Program stresses the importance of a well-balanced diet that includes enough “good fats,” such as those found in fish and olive oil, together with Herbalife’s highly nutritious meal replacement shakes and snacks.

By avoiding the fat-free craze and giving your body the complete nourishment it needs with Herbalife’s Cellular Nutrition supplements and weight-management products, you’ll lose weight steadily and feel healthier along the way.

Escape the fat free meals diet trap

If your diet looks something like this -cereals and toast for breakfast, a jacket potatoe for lunch and then pasta for dinner with additional carb based snacks such as choc bars and rice cakes, then any diet pills would have to work miracles...to lose weight!

If you miss meals and only eat in the evening resulting in a slowing of the metabolism then again the diet pills would have to work miracles to overcome the body going into starvation mode. Even if you only miss breakfast then your body has been fasting for say 13 hours. How can you expect to run efficiently throughout the day if you haven't fueled up? When you go without eating for an extended period of time, the brain reacts by sending signals to the body that you are "starving" - the metabolism slows to conserve energy.

Better to make gradual long term changes to your diet. Follow simple rules such as getting protein into every meal. Protein controls your appetite long term whereas many carbs often ony fill you up short term. For example, have a bowl of sugary cereal for breakfast and you feel hungry an hour later. This however, is not an excuse for having lots of animal proteins which can contribute to an increase in your cholesterol and as most people realise is not be a healthy option

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