Healthy with Hayley



As some of you may already know, I have recently signed on to be a Health Coach. After achieving such great success with the Take Shape for Life program in 2006 (I lost 12lbs in 3 weeks), I am now returning to the program, not only to lose the 15lbs of "newly married" weight that I've gained this last year, but to share with the world (okay, mostly just America) the wonders of this fabulous program. My personal health coach, Lana Batishev, invited me to be a part of her team and I am delighted to be accepting the challenge.


I have decided to blog about my process, why I love this program and share my success stories with you all. Visit "Healthy with Hayley" for more!


The program:

5&1: The program includes purchasing meals made by medifast and sticking to the 5&1 meal plan. That means, 5 medifast meals (including your choice of shake, bar, oatmeal, eggs, brownies, pancakes, soup, chili and more) and then one "lean and green" meal (6oz lean meat and low carb vegetables) every day. It's awesome. You get to eat real food but you only have to think about planning ONE meal a day. The rest is taken care of for you.The purpose is to get you on a low-carb/calorie diet that will focus on fat loss.  

Eat 6 times a day: You eat 6 times a day and drink plenty of water. This will help increase your metabolism and although you may never feel completely full, you will never be starving either because there is always a meal to be eaten every 2-3hours!! This creates a habit that will keep you healthy for life.

Free Health Coach: It's one thing to go on a diet but what if you had your own personal cheering squad celebrating and highlighting your efforts, keeping you on track until the end? A sure way to success? I think so! You will never pay for your Health Coach - you only pay for your meals and the support comes with the Take Shape for Life program. It will be my personal duty to make sure you achieve your goals and then MAINTAIN them forever. FOREVER people. That's a long time. 

Budget: The average American spends $15+/day on food. With this meal plan you will be spending an average $11/day on your meals (plus your lean&green). Hello budget friendly!

Fast: On average you can expect to lose between 2-5lbs a week while on the 5&1 plan. I see the fat practically melting off my body in places I have never been able to lose it before! It's very hard to lose those last 5lbs when you're already in a good place and have no obvious need for weight loss but whether it's 60lbs or just 5lbs, this program hits the spot!

Health Benefits: I've always maintained a fairly healthy lifestyle and have never had any medical conditions such as high/low blood pressure or diabetes - but I've heard many stories of people being able to reduce (or come off completely) their medications as their weight is reduced. 

It's the beginning of the year and I know people everywhere are going to be starting their different health programs so if you know friends that are looking for a way to lose weight and be healthy, tell them to get in touch with me. Or even better, get them to do it with you.

Oh, and by the way, you'll have to call me coach. I've already made Derrald start doing it. 

Health and Happiness,
Coach Hayley