How Cinch Diet Plan Really Works - if you follow it.

Ups, Downs, and Side-ways - Cinch Diet Plan Results

While I haven't been logging my posts about weight-loss and inch-loss progress, it's not like I haven't had any.

The problem is, as I've found, that if you don't follow the program, you get different results.

My core problem has been getting past 220lbs. However, I've done down 3 pants' sizes. That is more the result I wanted.

The deal is that if you don't follow the diet choices, then you simply are rolling the dice. Today, I'm back to 230. Now, I started at 244, so I still have a net loss of 14 pounds. (And don't forget the 3 pants' sizes.)

The side benefit is that I have considerably more energy available. So I often will skip the afternoon snacks and have found that "dinner like a pauper". Result is leftover snack bars and meal bars.

And I adjust this now to enter my final month of this diet. Final, because I entered this with the idea that I'd be able to afford the diet if I took their 4-for-3 month's purchase special. It was simply a test which concludes when the supplements do.

The idea originally was to move over to a more extreme version for the last month. Unfortunately, the only reference I found was to use water instead of milk, and use 3 scoops instead of 2. For that, I'd also drop my morning banana (which was added tomy morning mix to give it more substance). Probably move that banana to evening, or have it at my lunch - or something.

This is where the diet drops off the cliff, as it were. We are beyond what Shaklee recommends. And means anyone using this for extreme weight loss is on their own.

But I did find this article, which seems to be unique: http://www.articlesbase.com/nutrition-articles/a-healthy-diet-4959234.html

Their salient quote is this: 

But I always recommend that you fit Cinch into your life, don't make your life fit into the Shaklee Diet. Many diets are unrealistic with the rules, the points, the special food to buy with no education on how to cook healthy yourself. Cinch is simple: Drink a protein packed delicious shake for breakfast and lunch ( or just breakfast or Lunch), eat a healthy snack of raw fruits and veggies or a Cinch snack bar when you are hungry and have a  nutritious dinner. Enjoy some Cinch energy tea instead of diet soda and fill in the gaps with powerful nutrients in the Cinch 3-in-1 boost supplements.

Grab and Go, Shake and drink, Move and move and you will see the results. You will enjoy the inches falling away and not miss those lost pounds.

It's the point, which I found, that you are able to shake these cravings for excessive fats and sugars in your diet. That is the result of the Cinch Diet Plan. Drop fat, improve your metabolism. Make this stuff a part of your life - for real.

That's the trade-off. And is a consistent point of Shaklee - make their products a part of your life, and improve your quality of living immeasurably. I've already gone over the point that the Cinch Diet Plan is affordable simply on dropping out the expensive treats and restaurants and replacing these with a structured diet with their supplements.

Similarly, you can afford to replace your household cleaning compounds by simply shifting over to Basic H and their "Get Clean" product line. They last longer, and are less toxic - plus are designed to be environmentally responsible.

Even with a month left, I already have my "Plan B" in action. The 3-in-1 Cinch daily vitamins are replaced with their Vitalizer set. Cinch is replaced with the less-expensive Soy Protein Vanilla, and as well, the Nutriferon immune booster. It's called the "Vitalizer Men's Wellness Pack" This gives me the vitamins and protein I need, as well will then take the immune response booster in order to improve my resistance to infection even higher. You simply can't beat the quality of Shaklee vitamins. Period. Especially at that price. (Good enough for NASA and all that.)

Practically, what has kept my blogging progress down in this area is that I've more energy and have taken on additional projects, which keep me particularly busy. And so you may not hear from me all that much in the coming days - until some of thos projects are completed. (Not to mention earning a living meanwhile...)

What I am happy with is the product of losing the waist sizes and in proving for myself that this Shaklee diet plan works exactly to the degee you follow it just as laid out. Simple. I've met no one who has followed it and has been unable to lose weight/inches.

The overall outcome is that now I'm able to simply reduce my input at will, and so able to decrease my weight - all under my own control.

May your results be as effective.

Diet Plans: How your "Sugar Belly" is slowly killing you off

Diet Plans: Our Addiction to Sugar is our fat creator

What makes any diet plan hard to keep, and what makes our extra fat to begin with are one and the same. Sugar.

This one flavoring and additive is also what sells us the fast food, treats, and so on that is causing all out pre-diabetic conditions. However, we are the ones who buy this stuff, so don't think I'm going to get on a rant about the big, bad, corporate evils out there. Our bellies and thighs are what we did to ourselves. Even if your family has a heredity factor for being heavy-set - if you know about it, you can do something about it.

My sister brought me an article the other day that actually got me to stop everything until I'd read it completely through. (Rare in these days of Internet video's and scanning web pages.) I had gone for a blood screening our local Cattleman's Association put on (before I started this diet) and we were both stumped on what "triglycerides" were in the results. (They roughly measure sugar content in your blood.) This article was an eye opener.

I searched around and found it on Free Online Library, almost exactly like it was published. And I want to take some excerpts in review of it below (emphasis added):

You've heard of a beer belly. Now there's new evidence that the fructose in added sugars may send more of your extra calories to that bulge where your waist used to be.

For years, researchers have found a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, high triglycerides, gout, and weight gain in people who consume more sugar-sweetened beverages. Now a flurry of new
studies suggests that our out-of-control sweet tooth is connected to our out-of-control belly fat.

And it's that kind of fat that may cripple the body's ability to use insulin, setting the stage for diabetes and heart disease.

Soft drinks, sports drinks, fruit drinks, energy drinks, coffee drinks, cupcakes, cookies, muffins, doughnuts, granola bars, chocolate, ice cream, sweetened yogurt, cereal, candy. The list of sweet temptations is endless.

The average American now consumes 22 to 28 teaspoons of added sugars a day--mostly high-fructose corn syrup and ordinary table sugar (sucrose). That's 350 to 440 empty calories that few of us can afford.

How much added sugar is too much? Cutting back to 100 calories (6 1/2 teaspoons) a day for women and 150 calories (9 1/2 teaspoons) a day for men might mean slimmer waistlines and a lower risk of disease.

This is the key point. Look over what you are eating and see how much of it has been "sweetened". Tons of the stuff in almost everything we eat. And the "funny" part is that we've now been conditioned to think (Westernized) that food is supposed to be sweet all the time.

Clearly, too many calories from anything--sugary beverages, beer, burgers, fries, pizza, ice cream, or dozens of other foods--explains why many American waists have been replaced by a spare tire.

And studies haven't found that you'd gain more pounds from, say, 100 calories of added sugars than from 100 calories of other foods. But calories from fructose (which is found only in added sugars and fruit) may be more likely than other calories to aim for your waist.

To find out if fructose is destined to end up around your midsection, researchers compare fructose to glucose (which is found in added sugars but is also the building block of starches).

The first solid evidence came in 2009. Researchers gave 32 overweight or obese middle-aged men and women 25 percent of their calories from beverages sweetened with either fructose or glucose for 10 weeks. Both groups gained the same weight (about three pounds). But their new fat didn't all go to the same place.

"We saw an increase in visceral fat in people fed fructose," says study author Kimber Stanhope of the University of California, Davis.

Visceral (deep belly) fat is more closely linked to a higher risk of heart disease and diabetes than subcutaneous (just
below the skin) fat.

That's the rub. This deep belly fat is what is increasing our chances of getting heart disease and diabetes.

The link between diabetes and sugars is clearest when researchers look at sugary drinks.

"We summarized the results from eight studies," explains Harvard's Vasanti Malik. All told, the meta-analysis pooled
data on more than 300,000 people. (14) The results: "For each 12 oz. serving of a sugarsweetened beverage you drink per day, you're getting about a 15 percent increased risk for diabetes," says Malik. "So it really doesn't take much to increase your risk."

"Fewer studies have looked at cardiovascular disease," she observes. "But we found an increased risk."

When Malik and colleagues tracked 88,000 nurses for 24 years, those who consumed at least two sugar-sweetened beverages a day had a 35 percent higher risk of heart attack than those who drank less than one a month.

Sugar-sweetened-beverage drinkers also have a higher risk of the metabolic syndrome, which can lead to type 2 diabetes or heart disease. (14,16) (You have the metabolic syndrome if you have at least three of the following:

elevated blood sugar, blood triglycerides, blood pressure, or waist circumference, or low HDL cholesterol.)

If you thought this was bad, it's not just the deep belly fat we have to worry about - it's also the fat we're putting in our liver from all these over-sweetened foods.

...[T]he people who drank a liter a day of sucrose-sweetened cola didn't just have more visceral fat. Their liver and muscle fat more than doubled. ...

Why does liver fat matter? When the body stores fat anywhere but in fat cells, it's called "ectopic" fat. And ectopic fat, especially in the liver, means trouble.

"When liver fat levels go up, that may trigger the sequence of events that leads to insulin resistance," says Stanhope.

That's when insulin loses its ability to admit blood sugar into cells. It's often the first step on the road to diabetes or heart disease. The liver may also explain why fructose leads to higher levels of triglycerides.

"Fructose gets metabolized by the liver very quickly," says Welsh. "When there is more sugar than the liver can process, it converts the sugar to fat. Some of the fat goes into the bloodstream, and that's why we get elevated triglycerides."

What's more, in Stanhope's study, the fructose drinkers burned less fat (and more carbohydrate). "The body doesn't make fat and burn fat at the same time," she explains.
"In our study, fat oxidation got blocked every time people drank the fructose drink because that fructose is getting turned into fat."

Here's the bottom line - the more sugar you eat, the less the body has to digest and so it stores it all as fat. That fat (both deep belly and liver types) is actually preventing your body from normal function. So you are setting yourself up for illnesses and chronic diseases which will make your retirement a living hell on earth. (No wonder health insurance is so high.)

The point is that you are better off taking control of your life and living with a decent diet to begin with. Preventative medicine is where all this is heading. All the pills and surgeries are useless when you've already wrecked your health with lack of good choices and self-control.

So I continue with my Cinch diet plan. It's not easy, but it's effective and as good as they can possibly make it. Yes, all these shakes and teas and meal bars have some sort of sweetener in them to make them taste "good". However, the point with these is that you now are learning to eat less with your portions and be aware of the calories you are putting in your body. Since the diet shakes fill you up, plus the supplements give you the energy you need, you don't need to be constantly snacking and keeping "diet" drinks around.

As this Cinch Transformation scene continues, I'm finding out more and more about myself and how these things tend to work. I'm also finding out more about how the conventional wisdom of this society we live in is slowly decreasing our life spans.

Of course, and as usual, I don't expect you to take my word for all this. It's more that you need to do your own research.

And if you are really interested, I'd suggest you try the Cinch Starter Kit and see how these shakes and bars and such agree with you. 2 weeks worth, plus the measuring tape, odometer, and what not. If you like it, take the Transformation challenge.

Up to you - like everything in your life.

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Weight Loss Supplements and Shakes

Cinch Inch Weight Loss Shakes, Smoothies, and Supplements

As you've been following these articles, we've covered that all diet plans have to deal with reducing calorie input, while increasing calorie burn-rate, meanwhile providing enough nourishment as well as mental re-training and social support. If any of these are missing or skimped, the program fails.

Another aspect came in, based on research into sports nutrition. It was found that a destructive "yo-yo effect" was produced by most diets. When calorie intake is lowered, the body invokes a "famine response", by burning muscle fiber and water first. And then, when the diet is ended, a "feast response" occurs, where extra calories are stored in the fat against the next shortage. The net result is that you lose muscle mass, which is actually needed to keep metabolism high. Low metabolism makes you feel out of sorts and tired. And a frequent reason to quit a diet - because you "feel lousy."

The Cinch Inch Loss Plan is different. It addresses one of the primary reasons why other diets fail. Cinch provides you a plan to lose the right way. Instead of helping you lose weight from fat and muscle, the Cinch Inch Loss Plan is Powered by Leucine^TM to help preserve muscle while you lose weight from fat. Preserving muscle mass also prevents your metabolism from dropping. The Cinch Inch Loss Plan with leucine is scientifically formulated to help you lose weight, lose inches, and break the cycle of perpetual dieting.

The Cinch Inch Loss Plan is designed for real life, so it also addresses the physical and emotional challenges that come along with your weight control efforts. With proprietary formulas, the Cinch products will help you control your hunger, boost your energy, and keep you feeling satisfied. Plus, you'll get healthy personalized menus specific to your body's needs and your individual preferences.  

Benefits

•     Helps you lose pounds and inches

•     Helps you lose weight and inches without feeling hungry

•     Clinically tested leucine formula to help preserve muscle during weight loss

•     Promotes weight loss from fat

•     Provides protein to help control hunger and preserve muscle

•     Offers personalized and flexible meal plan options

•     Provides the support and tools you need to be successful

•     Helps you achieve healthy lifestyle changes

If you would like an alternative to a shake, try the Cinchﾮ Meal-in-a-Bar. You've got two delicious flavors to choose from: Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip, and a newer addition to the Cinchﾮ product line, Blueberry Almond Crisp. Both bars are packed with 20 grams of protein for staying power and leucine to help you preserve muscle while you lose weight and inches. And, with 6 grams of fiber, they're low glycemic with 260 calories for the Blueberry Almond Crisp and 270 calories for the Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip. As always, the bars have no artificial flavors, colors, or sweeteners. It's a real winner for "cinching" your waist and satisfying your appetite.

You can also take a break in the middle of the afternoon to enjoy one of our amazing Cinchﾮ Snack Bars. If you're a chocolate lover, you won't believe the rich flavor of the Chocolate Decadence Bar. Try the Peanut Butter Crunch and Lemon Cranberry bars, and you'll have a hard time deciding which flavor is your favorite. And, of course, the Cinchﾮ Snack Bars do not contain any artificial flavors, colors, sweeteners and have no trans fats.

But these bars don't just taste great. They're 120 to 130 calories, and yet provide you with a full 10 grams of protein, 3 grams of fiber, and are low on the glycemic index. They're good for you and really keep you satisfied. Plus, each bar is Powered by LeucineTM to help you hold on to muscle.

Also included, Cinchﾮ 3-in-1 BoostTM is a multipurpose supplement containing 23 essential vitamins and minerals and features a proprietary thermogenic blend of botanical ingredients, including EGCG, an ingredient from green tea that helps boost your metabolism. Also included are chromium, vanadium, and banaba leaf extract in the formulation to help you retain normal blood sugar levels. In the context of a healthy, high fiber diet, Cinchﾮ 3-in-1-BoostTM helps keep your energy up and your food cravings down.* Cinchﾮ 3-in-1 BoostTM is designed to work in tandem with the Cinchﾮ Shake. Together they provide you with 100% or more of the Daily Value for 19 essential vitamins and minerals.

The final step in the Cinchﾮ Plan is Cinchﾮ Energy Tea, a unique blend of tea that offers a natural alternative to sugar laden snack foods or high calorie coffee drinks. Cinchﾮ Energy Tea contains a unique proprietary triple tea blend that includes rooibos red tea, white tea and green tea extracts including Matcha green tea powder, a special green tea traditionally used in Japanese tea ceremonies. Also added is the amino acid taurine, which has been studied for its role in physical and mental performance and for promoting a general sense of well being. Cinchﾮ Energy Tea, available in original Unsweetened and juicy, lightly sweetened Pomegranate flavors, is an good way to chase away those mid-morning or mid-afternoon low energy blahs. You can either drink it hot or over ice for a natural energy lift.

The Cinchﾮ Inch Loss plan provides an optimal balance of carbohydrates, protein and fat to help control hunger, promote satiety and feelings of fullness.

When you incorporate all the delicious Cinchﾮ products, along with the healthy meal plan included as part of the Plan, and add regular physical activity to the mix, you absolutely will lose inches and fat as demonstrated by our preliminary clinical trial.

And this is especially important when you consider losing fat, especially around the waist, reduces that waist to hip ratio, which in turn, reduces the risk of coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

Our preliminary study results showed that participants on the Cinchﾮ Plan were able to keep muscle, burn fat, lose inches, and improve their health at the same time.

In our next article, we'll bring you more information on Obesity and the epidemic it's become in just two decades. Of course, that's the real reason we are taking up this subject - to help you make an informed decision about your diet, so you can reach and maintain a healthy weight.

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1 Pilot study showed participants retained 100% of lean muscle mass while losing an average of:

•  16.3 pounds of fat

•  4.1 inches from their waists

•  2.6 inches from their hips

 More than 90% of participants in a study reported having "very good" energy levels

 Officially tested to have a low glycemic index for a more steady rate of digestion and better weight control

*None of the above statements have been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease.

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Fat Loss Diet Reasons for Health

Reasons to get on a Healthy Fat Loss Diet

10 Reasons Why Shaklee Cinchﾮ

Clinically tested† and specially formulated to help you break the diet cycle so you:

      •    Keep muscle you have. 
      •    Burn fat you don’t need. 
      •    Lose inches you don’t want. 

1. The Real Deal 
With the Cinch Inch Loss Plan, which includes a regimen of protein-packed shakes and energy-boosting teas, you will lose inches and pounds. Period. Our medical doctors, nutritionists, and scientists have drawn on years of sports and nutrition science to develop a plan that works. In fact, those who participated in our clinical study lost an average of 16.3 pounds of fat, 4.1 inches from their waists, and 2.6 inches from their hips over a 12-week period.†

 2. Easy on Your Wallet 
Why pay for calorie-rich fast food that can add more inches to your waist when you could have a tasty, wholesome, protein-rich Cinch meal replacement for a fraction of the cost?
 

Meal**	Cost	Calories	Protein (grams)	Fat (grams)
Cinch Shake (1 serving) in 1 cup of nonfat milk	$2.91‡	270–280	24	3
Starbucksﾮ Mocha Grande and blueberry muffin	$5.90	790	20	37
McDonald’sﾮ Big Macﾮ, medium fries, diet soda	$5.99	920	29	48
Subwayﾮ turkey “diet” sub, Baked Laysﾮ chips, diet soda	$6.66	410	20	5.5

** Comparisons conducted November 8, 2010, and are valid only for the named products marketed at that time.

‡ Based on Shaklee Member price for Cinch Shake Mix.All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

 3. One Word: Leucine 
Our tasty Cinch Shakes, Meal-in-a-Bars, and Snack Bars are Powered by Leucine™, a muscle-retaining amino acid that helps you keep muscle while you lose fat and inches. Why are muscles important? Muscle = Metabolism. This translates into more calories burned and fewer inches on your waist. Good? Yes! It’s the key to long-term success. In fact, those who were tested in a clinical study lost fat, pounds, and inches while retaining 100% of their lean muscle mass.†
† Findings based on lean mass estimates in a 12-week preliminary study. Cinch Vanilla Shake Mix Whey Protein Blend and Cinch Meal-in-a-Bars were not included in this study. 

4. Pleases Taste Buds, Satisfies Hunger 
Not only do Cinch products taste great, they’re packed with protein so you feel full and not deprived. More than 90% of participants in a study reported that their energy levels were either “very good” or “great” while on the Cinch Inch Loss Plan.† The program provides loads of nutrition and includes our Cinch 3-in-1 Boost™, which helps reduce cravings by retaining normal blood-sugar levels, and two flavors of Cinch Energy Tea Mix to help keep you feeling great all day long.*

 5. Packed with Goodies—And Then Some
Every Cinch Shake and Meal-in-a-Bar is high in protein and provides a healthy serving of vitamins, minerals, and fiber. When mixed as directed, our shakes—available in four great flavors: vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, and caf?latte—deliver 24 grams of protein per serving while each Meal-in-a-Bar contains 20 grams. Choose from Blueberry Almond Crisp or Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip. Many people continue to use the shakes, bars, and the tea mix after they lose weight simply because they enjoy the great taste.

 6. Grab and Go
On the go? Crazy schedule? Back-to-back meetings? No more excuses. Just throw a Cinch tea stick, Meal-in-a-Bar, or one of our convenient single-serve shake packets in your briefcase, purse, or gym bag and enjoy when you want.

 7. Thank Yourself Now—And in the Long Run 
Being overweight not only makes you feel bad, but can compromise wellness. Cinch to the rescue with leucine-enhanced protein-powering results. Join the thousands who have lost weight using the Cinch Inch Loss Plan, including Matt (pictured at right). Log on to CinchClub.com to see our monthly success stories. Is your Cinch success story just waiting to be told?

 8. We’ve Got Your Back, 24/7 
Cinch provides all the tools you need to reach a healthy weight. When you log on to CinchWellness.com, you’ll find an online community message board where you can meet, greet, and share your Cinch experience with others already using the plan. You can track exercise and meals; browse meal plans and recipes to help you make the right food choices; access Cinch University, a 12-week educational series to help you better understand all the factors that influence your weight; and read articles on topics of nutrition, fitness, and more to help you reach your goals. Plus, each Cinch Starter Kit comes with a Cinch Program Guide, designed to help you get started on the Plan, and many other features designed to enhance your success. 

9. Say Hello to a New You 
Get used to all the attention. People will notice a difference—you will, too. Once you lose the weight on the Cinch Plan, you’ll not only be healthier, you’ll look and feel great. 

10. Don’t Like It? Don’t Pay for It 
With our 100% money-back guarantee, you have nothing to lose except the inches. And everything to gain in a whole new life. 

*This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. 

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Obesity in America - Facts

Obesity Treatment in America - Facts and Solutions

We are unfortunately reaching the point of no-return with Obesity in America. In 1980, 35% of Americans were overweight to obese. By 2010, more than 65% of Americans range from overweight to obese. (Source: Behavorial Risk Factor Survelliance System, CDC).

And while the increasing percentage of adults has leveled off, childhood obesity continues to soar as an epidemic. It is suggested that for the first time in our country's history, this next generateion will live shorter lives than their parents.

Obesity is a key contributor to other illnesses, such as:

• Stroke

• Dyslipidemia

• Hypertension

• Osteoarthritis

• Type 2 Diabetes

• Gallbladder Disease

• Coronary Heart Disease

• Sleep Apnea and Respiratory Problems

• Some Cancers (endometrial, breast, and colon)

And according to the American Journal of Epidemiology (2011), 1 out of 2 obese people will die prematurely due to complications associated with their weight.

The Wikipedia has devoted an article entirely to the Epidemiology of obesity:

"The United States has the highest obesity rates in the developed world.[2] This is a long-standing phenomenon: already by 1962, 45% of adult Americans were overweight, and 13% of adult Americans were obese;[34] these numbers were already higher than obesity rates observed in most developed countries as late as 2001-02. From 1980 to 2002, obesity rates have doubled, reaching the current rate of 33% of the adult population.[35] As of 2007, 33% of men and 36% of women are obese.[36] Rates of obesity vary between social groups, with minorities and low-income individuals more likely to be overweight. The rates are as high as 50% among African American women.[37] Geography is a major factor. The American South has been described alternatively as "Stroke belt", "Obesity belt", or "Diabetes belt", to reflect the fact that all residents of the region have high incidences of these three conditions, compared to people of the same race/ethnicity elsewhere in the country.[38] The lowest obesity rates of major racial/ethnic groups across 50 states are thought to be among non-Hispanic white residents of Colorado and Hawaii, at around 16%. However, these numbers are based on self-reported height and weight data and likely to be underestimated (the bias is so large that, for example, estimates of obesity that rely on self-reported data arrive at the rate of 22% among non-Hispanic white females, whereas studies that involve direct measurement show that the rate is closer to 34%.) [39]

The prevalence of class III obesity (BMI ≥40) has increased the most dramatically, from 1.3% in the late 1970s,[40] to 2.9% in 1988-94, to 4.7% in 2000,[41] to 5.7% in 2008. Among African American women, its prevalence is estimated to be as high as 14%.[42]

The overall rate of obesity began to plateau in the '00s, but severe obesity and obesity in children continued to rise.[36] In January 2010, a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that the obesity rate for American women has remained constant over the last decade, with only small rises amongst men and children.[43]

Obesity is one of the leading health issues in US society, resulting in about 300,000 deaths per year in the United States.[44] About 65 percent of Americans are now considered either overweight or obese.[45] According to National Health and Nutrition Examination Study collected between 1970s and 2004, overweight and obesity prevalence have increased steadily among all groups of Americans over the past three decades.[46][47]"

Solution to this seems simple: lose weight. But that isn't necessarily true of all diets. They can make you lose the wrong type of weight.

If you're like 65% of Americans, overweight or obese, now is the time to achieve a healthy weight that's right for you. And the good news is that you don't have to lose a lot of weight to reduce your risk for disease and improve your health. A modest weight loss of 5-10% in body weight (10 lbs. for example) can significantly reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease and can also help lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Achieving a healthy weight starts by watching your caloric intake and the best way is to make modest decreases in the amount of food you eat each day combined with a significant boost in your level of physical activity. Commit to a comprehensive weight management program, designed to help your body preserve lean muscle which is essential to weight management success. Preserving lean muscle while you lose weight from fat helps preserve your metabolic rate or your ability to burn calories.

The only weight loss or management program I've found to preserve lean muscle mass while reducing fat is the Cinch Inch Loss Diet from Shaklee.  You may have seen my other articles on this point, which go into much more detail. The short and long of it is that Shaklee scientists have found from their studies with sports nutrition that the amino acid Leucine is vital to ensuring the body preserves muscle and burns fat. To do otherwise, lowers your metabolism and puts you on a yo-yo cycle of gaining and losing weight, but really only losing muscle volume. And feeling more and more lousy, more and more of the time. Muscles are needed to keep your metabolism up, and feeling your best.

If you have questions about the Cinch Inch Loss Diet, please check out the Cinch Frequently Asked Quesions.

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