Complaints, Clients, and Cowboys

When the customer is absolutely right - and horribly wrong.

photocredit: Mind Adventures

Had someone contact me the other day by email and simply dump his load. He wasn't a farmer, or ever farmed. But someone in his family knew how good grass fed beef was and got him some. 

He loved the taste and quality, but thought he should have been getting more pounds from his order. He wasn't even the person who did the deal, so he actually had little room to speak. 

But speak he did. 

What he wasn't watching was the effect he was creating. 

You see, any commerce is based on fragile agreement between the producer and the buyer. That price is worked up based on that agreement. If the product is misrepresented, that's the producer's fault. If the buyer lives in la-la land - that's their problem, even if they try to make it belong to the producer. That agreement can break down easily - and is the difference between a one-time purchase and a lifetime client.

The underlying scene with raising cattle is that it's a crap shoot. Mother Nature takes care of that. No two summers of weather will produce the same grass. No two pastures are the same - even from year to year. No two cows will produce identical calves, and the genetic combinations can run into the millions between a sire and dam (bull and cow).

What mass-marketing and assembly-line production has done is to spoil people into thinking that stuff which looks the same size, shape, and color are identical and can compete on price. 

Go into your supermarket and ask whoever stocks their meat department where those two steaks laying side by side in their plastic wrap came from. They won't know the farmer, they won't know which cow it was.

When we have to ship a cow to the processor, it isn't because the law is requiring us to. It's because there is a window of time where we have enough grass to keep feeding that calf and it will keep gaining weight. Calves quit the fast growing, generally, after about 2 years. Corn fed beef will take advantage of this and produce "units" in 16 to 18 months, filled with all sorts of additives and GMO corn residues. Their shills who visit the auctions buy at the lowest prices possible, and buy as uniform a steer as possible. 

One odd fact, which anyone can verify by going to the Ag department stats is that auction buyers pay an average amount per beef, which means lower-weight calves will bring a higher cost per pound, and higher-weight will bring less. If you do a rough measure, you'll find that they are paying close to the same amount per animal. Not identical. (And if you've been to an auction, you'll also see that solid black animals bring a higher price than the same-sized red, dun, white, spotted, or striped ones.)

Grass fed beef when mature can vary several hundred pounds between calves, which affects how much beef they put on. I have a pair of twin bulls here right now which are different heights, because they were fed different diets (one was by bottle I gave him twice a day for months, the other from his mother.)

Of course, you learn as you go in this industry. This means updating what we tell people about what they buy.

You do have to feel sorry for people who have to complain even when they've gotten a bargain by buying wholesale quality beef. 

The problem that they don't see is that they are ruining their relationship with their supplier. 

Small farm operators don't like to get into the headaches of dealing direct with buyers. Because no two people are the same. One will be a crook, another a saint. 

There's no law saying I have to keep selling beef off my farm direct to consumers. I'm not being force to do this. It's a lifestyle choice. We like to help people find better quality meat, improve their health by eating this, and live better lives in general.

So when someone tries makes your life miserable, it really tends to shut down that activity. Smart producers simply stop selling to those-type customers. Good clients are rewarded and cared for like family. You'll keep going through hoops to get them the best possible deal. 

What happened to this guy and his complaints? Won't get anymore beef from me. He can go to the farmers' market and pay three or four times what he bought from us. Or he can go to Wal-Mart and get their "mystery meat" described above.  

I can't cure his passion for complaining. But I can quit dealing with him. 

He doesn't realize what he's doing to the people around him. 

He doesn't realize that there are people waiting to take his place in line for our beef. If not, I can always take them to auction, stripes and all. 

And he doesn't understand that one email just shut off his supply. 

I'm not in this business to change people's minds. I'm here to help people who want to be helped.

There's a lot of good road on both sides of any rough patch. Hope the rest of that guy's life is better. I know mine will be.

Short Note about Cinch Diet Plan

Cinch Diet Plan gets Results if You Follow Advice

When I finally moved my cattle down to their next pasture - and farther away from the house - I realized that the pounds I regained in the last couple of weeks were due to dropping the mile and 1/3rd which I was walking cross-country every day in checking on them.

For I had my "patient patient" up at the house by now, and so the herd was also there - giving me only a few hundred feet of walking daily, if that.

So, since the calorie intake was not reduced along with the calorie "burning", extra weight was restored. (Wondered why I wasn't hungry at night.) And that's the advice with this Shaklee weight loss program which I didn't heed.

The rule then becomes - sleep when you're tired, drink when you're thirsty, and eat only when you are hungry: but only enough to satisfy, not to satiate. (Pleasantly full, not stuffed.)

And do get some substitute activity if you find yourself temporarily at odd ends.

(Needless to say, I did about 2 miles to check my other pastures, where I could find elderberries this year, and how a remote patch of blackberries was doing...)

One month more of this - and we'll see how it progresses.

 

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.

Turnkey Business for Women - Low Risk, High Income?

Women's Income Opportunity - Turnkey Business Makes Sense

from http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-500164_162-20045344-2.html

Jen Groover, author of "What If? and Why Not?: How to Transform Your Fears Into Action and Start the Business of Your Dreams," filled viewers in on some of what she deems well-worthy of consideration.

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She says making money and starting your own business in your spare time doesn't have to be daunting.

Groover explains that a turnkey company "is essentially a company that is already set up for you. The operations and the products are ready to go. You have all of the tools and technology at your fingertips, so essentially, you are given everything and just have to "turn the key" to get started. These companies are very low risk because you're working with brands that have been built over generations, so you already have the brand-value there which is one of the biggest concerns for a new business owner to create. You'll also get personal discounts on the product you're selling and, many have web support, education support and meetings with other people who are working with the organization who can help you learn and grow.

"They're really for anyone. Why I love all of the companies I'm going to talk about so much is because they can work for you and how well you do at them really depends upon the amount of time you want to put into them. You could start one of these businesses as a stay-at-home mom, but then it can turn into something that makes you a lot of money where you're doing it full time if you want to, building yourself a true business for decades to come. You could even start one of these companies as a hobby. People that go at these companies aggressively have built their own empires, hiring their own sales forces and are making good money.

Groover says there are three things every woman should consider before choosing a turnkey company:

No. 1, choose something you're passionate about. You can't sell something you don't believe in. Choose a company whose mission you believe in.

No. 2, know what it takes to get involved. For some, it's $25. For others, it might be $250. You really need to consider the costs.

Third, you really want to assess the tools that will be available to you that you feel you'll need to support you in getting things done.

Shaklee

The key thing to know about Shaklee is that it is the No. 1 natural nutrition company in the US and is focused on creating the most sustainable and effective whole health product on the planet. To get started, Shaklee offers a full kit of products for $600. They also have a less expensive kit at $300 (with slightly fewer products), but there's also the ability for new distributors to start for $40...but for that price they only receive business materials (no products). Under their compensation plan, people earn between 20-50 percent and have the ability to participate in a car payment program, trips and other cash bonuses.

Their sweet spot is women aged 35-45 that have come out of the workplace or want to come out of the workplace and create their own businesses.

These are people that have a passion for healthy living and understand that the things they put in, on and around their bodies make a difference in their long term health. Their key product categories include Healthy Nutrition (core and targeted health solutions), Healthy Weight (weight management), Healthy Home (natural non toxic cleaning products) and Healthy Beauty (personal care products).

If you're interested in starting a turnkey business, click here for more information.

My Men's Diet Program Results & Review

My Cinch Diet Plan Weight Loss Progress

One week of regular use shows results. And some of my residual skepticism is laid to rest.

At Cinchclub.com, I recorded my measurements, a few days after I actually started the diet. (This is accessible there under Your Profile.)

Today, after 10 days on the diet, I revisited this page. (Why not a week? Because I've been busy - all that energy I have now.) And you can see by the screenshot what my progress was. (That picture can be opened in a new window - right click - to see it larger if you want.)

It's not that I lost 4 pounds, but also that some other sizes started shrinking as well. What I measure for my waist is actually my gut. That's what I want to lose. When my pants get noticeably too loose, then I'll know it already. (I have a target pair of pants I want to fit back into, BTW. A real acid test.)

The surprise was that I'd lost some inches here and there I wasn't noticing. Arm and thigh stayed the same (like I said, I work on the farm every day - and don't really want to lose muscle) but my chest got smaller as well as my hips and waist.

So this is all good news. And I'll celebrate by - staying on the diet. Well, I'm going to check out some new shake recipes and maybe invent some more.

I went ahead and got that "Magic Bullet" blender. There were others on the market, but they were either harder to clean out or more expensive with fewer features. Main reason I switched from my earlier one was that I had to use a tall (20oz.) glass and hold onto it while I mixed - since I only got a stirrer with a motor attached. With the "Magic Bullet", you simply pour everything into one of their clear plastic jars, screw on the lid and press it into the mixer. Easy to clean, plus you can do it one-handed. (So naturally, I promote what works for me.)

More information about the Cinch Inch-Loss Diet Plan can be found as linked below:

 
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And more information is available from Amazon about that Magic Bullet:

Studies of Weight Loss Shakes

Weight Loss Shakes and Studies: Shaklee Cinch Inch Loss Program

With Shaklee's 50-year background in vitamin research and quality-checking, it should be no surprise that when it upgraded it's diet program more testing was involved.

According to Wikipedia: "A landmark nutrition study published in the peer-reviewed Nutrition Journal (October 24, 2007) led by a Nobel Laureate in Nutrition compared users of Shaklee vitamins and supplements with users of leading multivitamins and people who took no vitamins or supplements over a 20 year period. The study showed Shaklee users "to have markedly better health as measured by higher blood levels of key nutrients, more optimal levels of key health biomarkers, and lower prevalence of diabetes and elevated blood pressure." As a group the Shaklee users "were 73% less likely to have diabetes and 39% less likely to have elevated blood pressure than non-users. Also, this group was less likely to have suboptimal blood nutrient concentrations, and more likely to have favorable levels of key biomarkers including serum homocysteine, C-reactive protein, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglycerides than either non-users or multivitamin/mineral users."

It's leading weight control program is known as the Cinch Inch Loss Program, has an emphasis on not just weight, but also inches of fat reduced. Shaklee has long been  involved in sports nutrition, having sponsoreda top-ranked professional cycling team, and its supplements used by numerous Olympic and sports athletes. Shaklee has also supplied adventure teams, such as Jacque Cousteau's and also supplied a customized re-hydration beverage to NASA Shuttle astronauts since 1993 - which continues today.

In their studies of athletic performance, a key amino acid (building blocks for protein) was found to help maintain muscle mass of athletes and so maintain their condition - leucine. Researchers had noted that diets for weight loss were remarkably different than diet top athletes used for routinely high performance.

To understand how leucine works, it's important to first take a closer look at this dreaded diet cycle. You know the drill. You go on a diet, and since most diets are nutritionally inadequate, you generally feel hungry and have no energy.

But worse than how you feel, is what's happening to your body. When you significantly reduce your calorie intake, it triggers what's called the "famine response." Your body thinks it's starving and goes looking for energy anywhere it can find it - including your muscle. So not only do you feel bad, but instead of just losing fat, you are losing muscle too.

Now, why is that a problem? Well, muscle is the core of your metabolism. It burns more calories than fat, so the more muscle you have, the higher your resting metabolism and the more calories you burn in a day. Less muscle means a lower metabolism and fewer calories burned.

And things only get worse when you go off your diet and go back to your old eating habits. Because your metabolism has been lowered by this loss of muscle mass, you regain the weight you lost, AND you don't get all that muscle back. The weight that you regain is body fat.

With each successive diet you actually end up shrinking your muscle mass and your calorie-burning capacity. And each time you stop dieting, you usually gain back more fat. So, your metabolism keeps getting lower and your body fat keeps going higher. Does this sound familiar? Remember that muscle equals metabolism, and it's so important to preserve your muscle mass as you reduce your calories to lose weight. This will maximize your body's calorie burning potential.

And that's where this remarkable program from Shaklee comes into the picture. The Cinchﾮ Inch Loss Plan is powered by a proprietary blend of protein - enhanced with leucine - that is designed to help you break the diet cycle.

Leucine is an amino acid that directly stimulates muscle protein synthesis. This means leucine helps you retain muscle mass.

Researchers have been studying leucine's role in muscle metabolism for over 30 years. And body builders have used supplemental leucine to help gain and maintain muscle mass. However, more recently, leucine has been evaluated for its role in weight management because of this function in preserving lean tissue during periods of reduced calorie intake.

The research sounded promising, but to be sure the Shaklee science team ran its own research, a pilot study in the Fall of 2005 to specifically test the Cinchﾮ Inch Loss program. The study participants followed our program for 12 weeks and the results were even better than we expected.

Participants lost over 15 pounds, and 4.1 inches around their waist and 2.6 inches around their hips on average. But the best part? The study subjects showed 100% preservation of fat-free muscle mass.

Now, there's more to the Cinch Inch Loss Plan than just weight loss shakes. The point is to keep you feeling full, with enough energy to do whatever you want while your body adjusts to less mass intake. There are teas, food bars, and a vitamin supplement. But that will need to be the subject of an additional article.

More information about the Cinch Inch-Loss Diet Plan can be found as linked below:

 
Learn about the real science behind the Cinch Diet Plan | Introductory sampler now available.

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Protein Diet Plan for Weight Loss

Healthy Diet Protein Plan - Cinch Inch Loss Program

CINCH FAQs 

Questions About Cinch® Inch Loss Plan 

Q. Do I need to follow the calorie level recommended on the plan grid?
A. Yes. For a slow and safe rate of weight loss, it’s best to start with the recommended calorie level in your Program Guide. Ideally you should lose weight at a rate of 1–2 lbs per week. However, if you’ve been following the plan as directed for two weeks and have not lost any weight, step down one calorie level. Try this level for another week. If you are still not losing weight, continue the step-down process. We also recommend that you not reduce your calorie level below 1,200 a day. If you find you are not losing weight on 1,200 calories a day, the best option for you is to boost your level of physical activity. 

Q. I am breast-feeding. Can I still follow the Cinch Inch Loss Plan?
A. Breast-feeding is a great way to burn extra calories. It will naturally help you begin to lose the weight you gained during pregnancy. However, you can follow a modified version of the Cinch Inch Loss Plan while nursing your baby. Just remember to make sure you’re eating enough and drinking plenty of fluids so your breast milk production isn’t compromised. Start by reducing your calories modestly (selecting the 1,800 calorie level may be the best place to start). We recommend that you discuss the use of the Energy Tea Mix with your physician as it contains naturally occurring caffeine from green tea. You should replace the 3-in-1 Boost with Vita-Lea with Iron formula. The 3-in-1 Boost contains evodia, an herbal extract for which the safe use in nursing women has not been studied. Also, if at any time you notice any decrease in your breast milk production, you may want to double-check your calorie and fluid intake or possibly discontinue the program until you’ve finished nursing your baby. 

Q. Can people with prediabetes or diabetes use the Cinch Inch Loss Plan?
A. Yes, this program is suitable for people with prediabetes and diabetes. In fact, modest weight loss in people with prediabetes may prevent this condition from converting to diabetes. And for people already with diabetes, weight loss may significantly improve blood-sugar control and prevent serious complications associated with the disease.
For people with diabetes who take oral medications or use insulin, weight loss as a result of the Cinch Inch Loss Plan may reduce the required dosage and/or the need for these medications. Therefore, we recommend these individuals closely monitor their blood-sugar levels and work with their personal health care provider to adjust their medication as necessary. 

Q. Can children use the Cinch Inch Loss Plan?
A. This program is not designed for children under the age of 12. However, for overweight teenagers (ages 13 to 17), a modified version of the plan can be used. We suggest using one serving per day of the Cinch Shake Mix as a healthy meal replacement and a second serving of shake or a Cinch Bar as a healthy afternoon snack. Additionally, we recommend replacing the Cinch 3-in-1 Boost with Vita-Lea with Iron and limiting your child’s intake of the Cinch Energy Tea Mix due to the presence of naturally occurring caffeine. We recommend you consult with your child’s physician before beginning the program. For overweight or obese children under the age of 13, the Cinch products and support materials can be used, but only under the supervision of the child’s physician. Additionally, discussion of healthy eating choices, encouragement of increased activity and less time watching television or playing computer games, and the elimination of fast foods and “junk foods” are all very important. 

Q. What is the science behind the way this plan works?
A. Shaklee scientists have relied on their long history of working with athletes to gain a scientific insight as to what works for safe and effective weight loss. Instead of creating weight loss from water and muscle like with most diet programs, the Cinch Inch Loss Plan works by helping to preserve lean body mass and promoting weight loss from fat.* Preserving lean body mass also prevents your metabolic rate, or ability to burn calories, from dropping. The Cinch Inch Loss Plan provides products powered by the essential amino acid leucine. Recent scientific research indicates that leucine may play a special role in weight loss because it acts as a signal for protein synthesis in muscle tissue. As a result, leucine helps your body preserve muscle mass while you lose weight from fat. The Cinch program has undergone preliminary clinical testing that indicated positive results for weight loss, fat loss, inch loss, and preservation of fat-free mass.
*Based on the results of a preliminary clinical study and skin fold caliper measurements to estimate lean body mass and fat mass. 

Q. Can I continue to take Vita-Lea? What about other Shaklee supplements?
A. When you combine two servings a day of the Cinch Shake, plus the 3-in-1 Boost, you’re supplying your body with more than 100% of the Daily Value of essential vitamins and minerals. Therefore, it is not necessary to take Vita-Lea or Vita-Lea Gold while following the Cinch Inch Loss Plan. The use of other Shaklee supplements (OmegaGuard or Garlic Complex, for example) and herbal products (NutriFeron or Joint Health Complex*) may be continued. However, we recommend that you discontinue taking Glucose Regulation Complex* (GRC) because we include all these ingredients in the 3-in-1 Boost.

Question About Cinch 3-in-1 Boost

Q. Can I take all three Cinch 3-in-1 Boost tablets at the same time?
A. For best results, we recommend you take one supplement three times daily. One with each shake or prepared meal works best.

Questions About Cinch Shakes and Bars

Q. Do all the Cinch Snack Bars contain peanuts?
A. All three flavors of the Cinch Snack Bars are manufactured in a facility that processes foods containing peanuts. It is possible that traces of peanuts, or tree nuts, could be in all three flavors. Therefore, if you are allergic to peanuts or tree nuts, you should not use Cinch Snack Bars. 

Q. What can I substitute for Cinch Snack Bars?
A. We strongly suggest the Cinch Snack Bar as your snack. With 120–130 calories, each bar provides 10 grams of protein and three grams of fiber. It’s a great way to add protein to your daily diet and get extra leucine to help preserve lean muscle. If you can’t eat the bar, here are some alternatives:

 

• 1 cup nonfat yogurt
• 1/2 cup of nonfat cottage cheese with 1 cup raw vegetables
• 1 oz. low-fat cheese with five small whole wheat crackers

Q. Can I mix my Cinch Shake with water?
A. We recommend nonfat milk or low-fat soy milk for the best nutritional profile and to provide you with the full amount of protein and leucine you need in the Cinch Inch Loss Plan. Today, soy milk and milk are available in small cartons, so you can take them with you and fix your shake at work or when you travel. If necessary, you may mix the Cinch Shake with water, using one-and-a-half servings of powder in 8 ounces of water. This provides about the same amount of protein and calories as when prepared with nonfat milk or low-fat soy milk.

Q. Do you have any shake recipes?
A. You will find ideas on how to flavor the shakes without adding too many additional calories posted on CinchClub.com. An easy way to flavor your shakes is to use natural flavor extracts that can be found in the baking section of the grocery store.

Q. Can I use the two shakes for any two meals during the day?
A. Yes, you may use the shakes for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, and plan a sensible meal using the Meal Plan or Servings and Portion Guidelines for your third meal.

Q. What is leucine?
A. Leucine is an essential amino acid that travels directly to muscle to signal protein synthesis. It helps your body preserve muscle mass while you lose weight from fat.*
*Based on the results of a preliminary clinical study and skin fold caliper measurements to estimate lean body mass and fat mass.

Questions About Energy Tea Mix

Q. Do I have to drink the Energy Tea?
A. It’s not uncommon to experience occasional dips in your energy level when you’re losing weight. The tea is a great, healthy, and energizing alternative to sugary snacks, soda, or coffee that may tempt you later in your day. Enjoy the tea hot or cold—it will help naturally boost your energy levels and it won’t add too many calories. Each serving of tea has only five calories, while a mocha latte may have hundreds. 

Q. How many servings per day of tea may I have?
A. You may consume as many servings of tea per day as you like. Keep in mind, however, that the tea contains 70 mg of caffeine from tea ingredients. If you are sensitive to caffeine, you may want to limit your tea intake and avoid the use of the tea late in the afternoon or early evening.

Question About the Pedometer

Q. My pedometer does not work or register the expected number of steps. Is it broken?
A. Your pedometer will work only if it is placed on your waistband properly. Please refer to instructions and warranty information. 

©2010 Shaklee Corporation.

More information about the Cinch Inch-Loss Diet Plan can be found as linked below:

 
Learn about the real science behind the Cinch Diet Plan | Introductory sampler now available.

 

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The Diet Plan Review Blog Starts today...

My adventures in a healthy diet weight loss plan - a review

So now starts the prelude to my 4-month diet plan for weight loss.

I'll be blogging every day or so with this, providing something is interesting to talk about. But diets, like blogs about diets, generally end quickly and quietly.  Fortunately for you, 1) I do web development for a living, and 2) I'm more than over-prolific in writing and posting (do a Google search for "Robert C. Worstell" or "Robert Worstell" and you'll get a ton of stuff out there - almost all written by me, with few snarky comments by others.)

Why Shaklee's Cinch Inch-Loss Diet Plan?

Well, I've been studying up on this for weeks. And simply put: they have a better reputation than anyone else, and have built their business on 100% results. It doesn't hurt that they are less expensive per meal than all the major players - and much less costly than Subway, McDonald's, or Starbucks. And my research wound up with a dozen articles about the subject of weight loss and this particular diet plan.

Sure, I've known of Shaklee's for years. (The business is as old as I am, interestingly.) What got me into it was doing some web development for a client who wanted his site built to actually SEO better. The content research got me into the background of the company and the fact that they have never had a single product lawsuit or recall in their history. On top of that, they have a business model that is simply sensible. (They probably invented direct-sales network marketing.) Why spend money on national advertising or distributors when you could simply pay people for recommending the product?

It's the quality of the product, and their own clinical studies which proved the day. On top of that, their new CEO has brought them up into the modern day with low up-front investment, no inventory to keep, and built in drop-shipping direct to any customer you can find. I was initially interested in their Basic H (which was invented in 1960) as it was used as a Soil Conditioner in 1980's, cutting water use and also improving crop production. Even though it's not tested or recommended for this anymore, that doesn't mean it's not outrageously effective.

Plus, a $40 investment means a lifetime discount of $15 on anything I buy. (Can your city department store or big-box supermarket give you that?)

Now, about that diet - why 4 months?

Simple - they've got a buy 3, get the 4 month free.

What I'll get for that is a box every month which has 2/3rd's of my meals for those 30 days, chock full of all sorts of stuff. (See this Webinar by Dr. Jamie McManus MD FAAFP for what's in it.)

Of course, on a farm, this means it costs more cash than a lot of our meals, since we produce our own meat and most of our vegetables. (You should have been here tonight for our Italian pasta with venison-burger - yum.) However, I'm a great one for "eating my own dogfood" as it were - I'm not going to tell someone how good something is unless I've tried it myself.  And while I have to wait for months to see how well our pastures do after spraying with Basic H surfactant, I can get going on a diet.

The other main reason is that middle age hasn't kept all my pep going. I know there's more than one little twinge I've been getting which shouldn't be there - and while I walk several miles every day over the farm (in good weather), I get more tired more easily than I'd like.

Vitamin supplements I pretty much thought were worthless - until I found out that the quality is what makes them tick. (In California, there is one vitamin E bottler who has rows of bottles in his factory which represent all the various brands he fills for them. Meaning, they all have the same quality. Shaklee quality tests all their vitamins, every shipment. Plus they have a patented release system - but more about that another day.

Another key reason is to clean out the system a bit and overhaul it. Get trimmed down to base.

Overweight, Me?

Not really. Yes, I probably could lose about 50 or so pounds. I weigh about 240 now, but that (bleeping) BMI index says I'm "obese". Of course, they don't look at the size of my shoulders, arms and legs. Farming is still physical labor, like weightlifting (although it's a lot more fun.) So 180 or 190 would be fine - but I haven't seen those weights since high school. 

I'm looking forward to getting my pedometer and little measuring tape, plus all those little forms - and even some software - so I can track all this.

Yesterday I got confirmation my order shipped, and today was an email from Dr. McManus linking to a shorter video giving an account of what's in the kit. They've got two sites to visit and probably tomorrow I'll go to the free one (the paid one is free once you get the kit - at least the first 3 months) - and then I'll tell you more about it. I've got a few days to kill before the box shows up out here.

Oh, and remind me to tell you my taste tests...

Until later, then.

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