start healthy eating and lose the first (or last) few pounds. I had yet to do this program, for many reasons, one being that I had never lost weight. From age 18 to 30, I had weighed between 145 - 152 lb. I was about 150 lb when I came home from Switzerland. Now, I didn't believe that I could actually be any smaller, since I had completed two full Ironman distance triathlons and never lost a pound. Training 12-15 hours per week in the months leading up to the race, you would think I would have lost a few pounds -but I never did. Ok, I did work at Hershey's when I did Ironman Canada - so that probably didn't help! This is photo of Lee-Anne and I after Ironman Canada in August 2003. I was fit - but certainly not thin. 
At the request of a few friends, I ordered the RESET kit to do it together - never believing I would lose any weight. It was challenging, but I got through it, and lost about 4 lb. I assumed I would gain it back, since I had never lost any weight before. The amazing thing was that my carb cravings were gone!
I continued on my journey of learning to eat in a healthy, low glycemic way and followed the maintenance program with USANA. This involves a Nutrimeal Shake for breakfast, my supplements and healthy, low glycemic lunch and dinner. I have several healthy snacks two or three times a day. And the amazing thing is that I kept losing weight. As did my whole family! Here's a great photo of the 4 of us at Christmas in 2006.
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Losing weight shouldn't be the goal. Losing FAT weight should be what you are aiming for.
Stepping on and off a scale will only tell you how much you weight against gravity. It doesn't tell you how much fat you gained or lost.
Increasing your metabolism by adding lean muscle tissue will reduce any body fat. (Important note: your scale weight may remain the same since muscle weighs more than fat. But by having less body fat and more muscle mass, your metabolism will increase and turn your body into a fat burning machine.)
Supplements and limited amounts of food will only slow your metabolism down. You need to include resistance training along with proper nutrition and moderate aerobic exercise. Then you will start to see your body change and any fat start melting away from your frame.
Billy Carney
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