Simple, Affordable, & Tasty Weight Loss!

Weight loss seems to be a huge issue these days (pun intended).  The problem seems to be that most weight loss systems either require very expensive food delivered to your door or very complicated systems of counting.

There is another very easy approach.  The system is called RVL.  It includes:

• a shake mix
• snack bars
• and a supplement 

The shake mix has 18 grams of protein and 12 grams of fiber, along with a ton of other nutrition.

The snack bars are 100 calorie bars that are very chewy and satisfying for between meal treats.

And, the supplement is designed to improve fat burning and increase metabolism.

The shakes can be used to replace one or two meals.  Obviously, the two meal system accelerates weight loss.  Furthermore, the ingredients of these products are all very "clean."  I have not seen another system with such good ingredients.

In addition, Jen has "formulated" 31 recipes for the shakes to give variety to the meal replacements.

If you're interested in simple, effective weight loss, then check out RVL.

Spring is Coming!

It may be hard to believe but spring is just around the corner.  I don't know about you, but I "found" a few pounds over the holidays that now need to be "lost."  

We (actually Jen) have been working hard on a recipe book for meal replacement shakes. These shakes allow you to substitute a shake for one or two meals a day.  Since drinking the same shake over and over again could get tiring, she has developed 31 recipes for the shake mix.  I have personally sampled some of these recipes and they are quite delicious.

Along with the shakes are meal plans and ideas to assist you in moving toward a very healthy, but simple, diet.  The meals are easy to prepare and require little time and straightforward ingredients.  

So, if you're looking for a simple but effective weight loss plan, this is it!

What Angers Me?

I was asked yesterday, "What angers you enough to do something about it?"

That's a rather profound question and I did take a minute to ponder it.  But, it really didn't take long for an answer.

The poor state of health of so many people in our country.  I'm especially talking about the chronic degenerative conditions like:

• arthritis
• fibromyalgia
• chronic fatigue
• heart disease
• chronic pain
• rheumatoid

What frustrates me most is the massive volume of misinformation regarding these conditions. The Bible says, my people perish for a lack of knowledge.  I believe just as often it is incorrect knowledge.  For instance, one commercial that truly frustrates me and my wife is the cholesterol drug commercial that says: "When diet and exercise aren't enough."  We have not seen a case where diet and exercise didn't lower cholesterol, but it has to be the right diet.

We have been "trained" to just trust our health and well-being to the medical profession, rather than assume some of the responsibilty ourselves.  It's amazing how just slight dietary improvements and gentle exercise can change lives.  

We live in an information age, but we need the right information no matter what we are doing. The same is true of health.  

For years my wife and I have said we feel like salmon, always swimming upstream.  But, that's alright because our goal is to try to reach as many people as possible with the knowledge they need to take control of their own health and the health of their families.

Antioxidants, Free Radicals, & Inflammation!

Most of the chronic degenerative diseases in our country are a result of INFLAMMATION.

These conditions include:

•  Heart Disease
• Arthritis
• Fibromyalgia
• Rheumatoid
• Chronic Pain

 Inflammation can be triggered by:

•  diet (high carbohydrate consumption)
•  injury
•  extreme exercise
•  omega 3 deficiency
•  some medications
•  FREE RADICALS

I would like to focus on free radicals for the moment.  I've heard these guys described as sparks flying around in the body damaging everything they hit.  Free radicals are formed by oxidation, in other words, just breathing leads to free radical production.  Highly aerobic exercise really produces free radicals. They're basically produced by the same triggers as inflammation.

Hopefully, you can see there is a vicious cycle about to occur here.  Inflammation triggers free radical production, which triggers inflammation.  

This cycle must be broken to give relief from the damaging effects.  The more places we break the cycle, the better.  So, what can be done?

• Reduce carbs in the diet
• increase omega 3 intake
• reduce free radicals

How do you reduce free radicals?  These guys are squelched by Antioxidants.  There are many antioxidants on the market.  We use a product that I believe to has the strongest antioxidant effect I know to exist.  The product we use is Mona Vie.  As I said before though, there are many antioxidants on the market.  I like the simplicity of drinking 2 ounces in the morning and 2 ounces in the afternoon and being done.  I also like the effectiveness.

Hassle-Free Weight Loss!

For years now I have not been a fan of meal replacement shakes.  You know the ones - drink a shake for breakfast and again for lunch and then have a sensible dinner.  My argument was that you don't really learn how to properly change your diet for when you stop drinking the shakes.

Well I'm going to alter my opinion now!  We have recently come across an excellent meal replacement drink for use with weight loss.  This shake mix has excellent ingredients (unlike most others) and has no artificial components.  But you ask: "How does that teach us how to properly change our diets?"

Good question.  We have combined the meal replacement shakes with our dietary guidelines so you are learning how to create quality dinners (and lunches)  while you use the shakes to accelerate weight loss. Recently, Jen has created an 81/2 x 11 refrigerator magnet of meal plans for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This makes planning your meals very simple and keeps them quite healthy.  

There are several options:  

• Drink a shake for breakfast and then eat lunch and dinner off of the chart.
• Drink a shake for breakfast and lunch and eat dinner off the chart.