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Weight Loss Basics

Eat Slowly and enjoy your food. Do not skip meals or shakes! Skipping meals can result in headaches or binge eating.

Drink at least 8 glasses of fresh water daily. This is in addition to other liquids you drink which may include low calorie beverages like herbal teas, decaffeinated coffee or diet sodas. Not drinking enough fluid can lead to dehydration, a common cause of headaches. Keep in mind that alcoholic beverages and fruit juices are high in calories and if used in excess can sabotage your weight loss effort.

Keep high-calorie sweets and desserts (like cake, biscuits, ice cream, and dried fruits) as well as fried and fatty foods out of the house. Also avoid products made with white flour such as white bread, rice and pasta even low-fat or non-fat biscuits.

Eat plenty of high-fibre foods including a minimum of 2 cups of garden salad daily along with plenty of dark green and yellow vegetables. Snack on fresh vegetable sticks. Also include 1-2 pieces of fresh fruit daily as snacks. Fibre promotes a natural, healthy colon.

For your main meal, starchy servings should include whole grain, complex carbohydrates such as whole-grain breads and pasta, brown rice, corn, potatoes, beans and lentils.

Season your foods with herbs, garlic, pepper, vinegar or lemon rather than salt. Avoid high-sodium soups, frozen entrees and vegetable juices.

Weigh and take measurements only one time per week. Body weight can fluctuate on a daily basis, so frequent weighing and measuring can lead to unwarranted frustration.

Use the Weight Management Programs to lose weight and to maintain your desired weight. Refer to this guide if you find yourself gaining back weight or returning to poor eating habits.

The Dangerous Gap in Fad Diets

FAT-FREE 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. Today, supermarket shelves are packed with foods 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

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 picture. 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 Herbalife's balanced dietary formulas include enough "good fats", with Herbalife's highly nutritious meal shakes and snacks. Bad fats include trans-fatty acids or hydrogenated fat. Good fats are mono-saturated and polyunsaturated fats containing omega-3 and omega-3 fatty acids, which help to lower cholesterol, improve eyesight and boost brain power.

By avoiding the fat-free craze and giving your body the complete nourishment it needs with Herbalife's supplements and weight-management products, you'll lose weight steadily and feel healthier as you do.

FAST WEIGHT-LOSS DIET FADS

Quick-weight-loss diets usually overemphasize one particular food or food type. They violate the first principle of good nutrition, which is to eat a balanced diet that includes a variety of foods. There are no "super foods". No one type of food has all the nutrients you need for good health. Fad diets also violate a second important principle of good nutrition - eating should be enjoyable. Fad diets are so monotonous and boring that it's almost impossible to stay on them for long periods.

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. Today, supermarket shelves are packed with foods 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!