Weight Loss Tips from Dr. Lawrence May, M.D., FACP, Chairman of Herbalife’s Medical Advisory Board
Dr Lawrence May
  • Drink a lot of water…10 glasses a day, minimum! Good hydration is essential for optimal health, but is especially important during weight loss. Water helps the immune system, flushes out toxins, and helps get nutrients to the muscles. It’s also critical in getting oxygen to the brain.
  • Eat less with each meal, but eat enough, and eat often.
  • Eat 5-6 small meals (including shakes) all day rather than one or two big meals. Your body can absorb nutrition better in smaller amounts. By doing this, you’ll have:
    ** Better Digestion
    ** Less Gas Or Bloating
    ** Better Sleep Patterns
    ** Less Hunger
    ** More Energy
  • Don’t let yourself get ravenous. If you get hungry or have a long time (more than 5 hours) between meals, have one of our high protein-low carb snack products; the Berry, Orange, or Peach Mango drinks, tomato, chicken or potato leek soup, or our low-sodium soy nuts.
  • Cut up our Chocolate Coconut, Lemon Protein or Chocolate Fudge bars in 4-5 pieces and keep them in the refrigerator in baggies. Snack on a piece or two throughout the day.
  • Drink a glass of Herbal Aloe before or after a meal to help with digestion, and decrease bloating, gas and tiredness.
  • Stop eating before you feel full. It takes your “appestat” (your hunger thermometer) a few minutes to catch up to what’s in your stomach. That’s why you often feel fuller 15 minutes after eating than while you were eating.
  • Use “Pam” to spray in pans and skillets instead of cooking oil.
  • Take advantage of all the fat free mayonnaises, sour creams, yogurts, cottage cheeses, shredded cheeses, and low fat margarines. Don’t mistake no-fat for low calorie.
  • Avoid foods with simple sugar (including dextrose, sucrose, corn syrup, etc). Packaged foods that announce “FAT FREE” are often loaded with sugar to make up for the lack of taste. Sugar is worse for your weight loss than fat!
  • Drink as much of our Herbal Concentrate as you can. It’s good for you; it helps curb the appetite, and gives you a safe energy boost.
  • When going to a party or dining out, have a shake first. You’ll be able to say no to the tempting foods that you shouldn’t have, because you won’t be ravenous. You’ll then be able to nibble on a few things and not feel you’re on a diet.
  • Always have protein with your regular meal. A plain salad is not an ideal meal. Add grilled, broiled, or roasted chicken or fish to a salad for protein. Avoid fatty salad dressings.
  • Add Performance Protein to your shakes, sauces, soups, or salads to increase protein. It contains no fat or carbohydrates, no taste, and consists of 100% soy and whey protein. Protein builds leaner muscles, curbs the appetite, helps burn fat.
  • To determine your ideal daily protein requirements; Divide your current weight in half and subtract 10% from that number. Example: If you weigh 180 pounds, divide by two (90) and subtract 10% (9) from that number. The result, (81) determines how many grams of protein you should have each day. Two shakes a day, made with juice, contain 18 grams of protein.
  • Think “thin”: Do positive affirmations during the day. That is, talk to yourself by saying “I am thin again” “I am losing weight” “I feel terrific” “I eat only when hungry and stop before I’m full”, etc. “I weight ____ lbs. (enter your desired weight) Stop negative thoughts like “I’ll never lose this weight.” or “I just don’t have the discipline I need to do this.”
  • If you fall off your program over a weekend or a special occasion, don’t beat yourself up and quit. Just get back “on the wagon” the next day.