This is not necessarily a feel good article, but I believe that members of Slender Lady want the "straight scoop". When you joined your local Slender Lady you committed to taking charge of your life and making the necessary commitment to change your life for the better. Many of you have tried diet after diet and have lost some pounds only to regain more. I think its time that we begin to be totally honest with ourselves and to acknowledge the truth about what it takes to lose weight and keep it off. Every month we receive emails from members that cry out for help! The standard thread that runs through the emails is, "HELP... I'm doing all the right things, but I'm still not losing the weight. After interviewing many of these people, I've come to the following conclusions. The vast majority of the ladies ("non-losers") are not exercising 3 times a week at their local Slender Lady (if at all)! You cannot just depend on just decreasing your caloric intake and really believe that you are going to lose weight and be healthy. Slender Lady's program is designed to combine your protein, carbohydrate and fat (PCF) intake, so you have the energy to exercise and maintain a healthy balanced lifestyle. Your Slender Lady Lifestyle Counselor will assist you in not going lower than 1300 calories per day and those calories must be PCF balanced and eaten approximately every three hours, if you are going to have the strength to live a healthy lifestyle. VERY FEW of our members reach their weight loss goals without exercising at their local facility for 30 minutes, three times a week! If you're having trouble losing weight, just walking or doing fad exercises is not going to enable you to reach your healthy weight goal. Slender Lady's Body Sculpting Circuit is scientifically designed to burn the most calories possible in the shortest amount of time. You have to get serious about your health, if you're going to reach your goals. Your Slender Lady Lifestyle Counselor is your lifeline. She is there to provide support and encouragement and to provide you with the roadmap to healthy weight loss that will last you a lifetime. So if you're really serious about losing weight and are willing to do what it takes to get where you want to be you have to make your health and wellness a priority. THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES! Many of our members who are serious about losing weight, follow the PCF nutrition program and exercise at their local Slender Lady almost every day. If you’re more than 25 pounds overweight and are having difficulty losing that weight, I would recommend that you do not miss any opportunity to exercise at least 30 minutes 3 to 5 times a week at the facility.

Next, most "non-losers" who say they are exercising and still are not getting results are not staying in the body fat burning zone (see your Lifestyle Counselor to determine your fat burning zone). Slender Lady's Body Sculpting Circuit combines weight training and aerobic exercise. The weight training portion of the program is critical to increasing your lean muscle mass which defines and sculpts your body. So focus on doing all you can on the circuit and you will lose body fat, look better, feel better and live longer. In addition, many of the members that are having problems with weight loss are not keeping up with their daily food log. When they finally meet with their Lifestyle Counselor they find out that on an average they are eating an additional 500 to 600 calories more per day than they thought they were. It's easy to under-estimate your caloric intake, so talk to your Lifestyle Counselor and follow her lead as she helps you stay on track. Finally, every "non-loser" wants instant results. Our program is scientifically designed to enable you to take off 2 pounds of body fat per week and to KEEP IT OFF. Without action there is no change and permanent change is learned behavior, so don't follow the "non-loser" and go on a trend diet that will only set you back in your quest for permanent weight loss. Remember, to get the support you need from your Lifestyle Counselor, she is your Angel on your shoulder!