You’ve seen the video demonstration by Jim Ayres showing how konnyaku fiber in Cheat+ helps capture calories and carry them out of the body. Cheat+ also contains two other remarkable ingredients—green coffee bean extract and phytosterols.

Phytosterols are plant sterols, cholesterol-like molecules found in many plant foods. Before the industrial age, humans consumed as much as 1,000 mg/day. But present-day diets range from 150 to 450 mg/day. The highest amounts are found in healthy oils, nuts, and legumes. They have been widely studied for lowering LDL cholesterol, improving cardiovascular health, and encouraging anti-inflammatory effects…all of which are associated with greater energy and health. (“”Phystosterols, Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, May 4, 2012, http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/phytochemicals/sterols/).

A recent study on green coffee bean extract was published in the Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity Journal. The research involved 16 adults who supplemented their diet with green coffee bean extract for 12 weeks. Throughout the study, nothing about their lifestyle changed other than taking the supplement, yet the average weight loss was 17 pounds. They also lost 10.5% of their overall body weight and 16% of their overall body fat. There were no side effects reported.

The effectiveness of the green coffee bean is not due to the caffeine content. In fact, it only contains about 20 milligrams of caffeine per 400-milligrams. A cup of coffee has more than 100 milligrams. The supplement extract is not a stimulants. In fact, some studies have surprisingly found that green coffee beans actually help lower blood pressure. Researchers point to the chlorogenic acid that’s responsible for its effectiveness. It releases glucose in the body while it boosts metabolism. These two actions reduce the absorption of fat and help eliminate weight gain.

A green coffee bean is a coffee bean prior to being roasted. Once it’s roasted, the chlorogenic acid is largely eliminated. So your morning coffee will not have the same effect the green coffee bean supplement. It’s best taken in a capsule because the supplement is very bitter.

Dr. Lindsey Duncan, ND, CN says, “I think that green coffee bean could be an effective weapon against the obesity epidemic in our country. It doesn’t make you jittery and nervous and raise your heart rate like roasted coffee or ephedra. In fact, the green coffee bean has actually shown in some studies to help lower blood pressure—while still boosting metabolism.” (“The green coffee bean that burns fat fast.” Lindsey Duncan, ND, CN, Weight Loss, Alternative Medicine, April 25, 2012.)

ACTION STEPS:

1. Take a Cheat+ capsule 30 minutes before a meal to cut up to 25% of your calories.

2. Share the benefits of phytosterols and green coffee bean extract with your team and customers as you launch this amazing product.

There are three fundamentals that leaders must follow if they are going to build a team of believers…people who know they can change and become successful.

1. I must change first
2. I must hold to the process of personal development UNTIL I become a leader
3. I must build and associate with my team of believers

This is how we would say it at Xyngular. I believe in the life-changing process of personal development. I believe that I must change first and be continually changing and improving if I’m going to lead and inspire anyone else to change. I will constantly change myself and be committed to that change by associating with my team of believers and fighting off all doubt and dream destroyers. I will hold onto the process that will transform me into a leader UNTIL I become one.

I love that word “until.” How many 8-day cycles of IGNITE will you follow UNTIL you reach your goal weight? How many days of exercise UNTIL you’re healthy again? How many Success Days of talking to 3 people a day are you going to have UNTIL you have someone sponsored? How many days of doing 10 follow-up calls? How many Success Weeks of giving five or ten 3-way calls are you going to do UNTIL you have a Success Month? How many Success Months are you going to commit to—of enrolling 4 or more and training them to do exactly what you do—UNTIL you reach your financial goals? How many books on personal development? How many Conference Calls will you attend?

We all love to hear about impossible transformations in other people’s lives. It’s inspiring to hear of things that seemed impossible at first but over time, through many people working together, they happened.

Success is a habit, not an event

Building an amazingly successful Xyngular business and helping thousands to change their lives doesn’t come from a single courageous, dramatic event. It’s a series of small commitments and habits that, taken alone, don’t seem to be all that significant. But compounded together they create spectacular success. It’s doing the little things that are easy to put off. It’s consistently making time for the important but simple things that few people will notice or praise.

Revisit your vision

To maintain belief in yourself and your team enough to accomplish these daily commitments, you need to continually visit your vision of future. Remind your team, “can you see a day beyond today when all over the world, because of what you are doing, people are sharing their before-and-after successes on Facebook? Can you see the ‘obesity epidemic’ turning around…fewer unnecessary deaths, surgeries, cancers, diabetes, and heart problems?”

Who will we have become in that day? Will we have abandoned our vision and dream or will we be the miracle workers with the power to give our fellow men hope and vision of what they can become.

ACTION STEPS:

1. Make personal development a daily habit, something you schedule into your busy life without fail. It will make everything else in your life work better.

2. Make an UNTIL list. List the simple processes and habits you will commit to doing without fail UNTIL you reach your goal.

A new You Tube video,“The Skinny on Obesity” presented by Dr. Robert Lustig, a Pediatric Endocrinologist from the University of California, San Francisco presents a chilling wake up call to facts about weight, weight gain, and chronic diseases like dementia, cancer, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. When you watch it, you’ll never look at empty calories and calorie counting the same way again.

The truth is, as our IGNITE program has proven to all of us, you can have the same amount of calories from carbohydrates and protein or even from fructose and fat, but the effect on your metabolism will be entirely different in spite of an identical calorie count.

Dr. Lustig certifies that there are eight major diseases related to this epidemic of metabolic dysfunction including the well-known ones like type 2 diabetes, hypertension, triglyceride problems and heart disease. But what is less known by the general public is that it also contributes to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, polysystic ovarian syndrome, cancer, and dementia.

Obesity isn’t really the cause but is rather a marker for these diseases. These eight diseases represent an astounding 75 percent of all the healthcare costs in the United States.

Clearly, this confusion about the quality of our calories affects a clear majority of Americans in a major way, and the faulty dogmatic belief that all calories are equal has contributed to the tragic rise in metabolic dysfunction that is destroying our health not only in the United States but throughout the world.

According to Dr. Lustig even normal weight people can suffer from metabolic syndrome and a rare few of overweight and obese people do not suffer from metabolic syndrome caused by eating too many of the wrong kinds of calories. They will live just as long as they would if they were not obese.

What’s the cause of this epidemic metabolic syndrome throughout the world?

Dr. Lustig points out that there are forces at work in our society that go far beyond personal responsibility for eating too much and exercising too little or basic “laziness” or “lack of control” as some would lead us to believe. A lot more infants are now obese, and “laziness” or “lack of control” aren’t things you would accuse a developing infant of. These forces in our society include the following:

1. We don’t have enough time to prepare and eat healthy food any more.
2. We don’t get enough sleep as our stress level has increased.
3. Since the 1960′s when we labeled fat as public enemy number one; low-fat, highly processed, nutrient poor foods have taken over. High concentrations of sweeteners were required to overcome the lowering of fat content.
4. Nutrients have been depleted from our soils as industrial farming has replaced the “less efficient” family farms.
5. Our meat, dairy and egg supply has significantly changed as huge factory lifestock operations have replaced grass-fed and free-range animal husbandry practices. This changes the composition of our proteins and causes widespread inflammation. Huge quantities of antibiotics compound the problems.
6. We get far less exercise.

When Xyngular® clients begin to replace the abundance of sugars and all the empty, starchy processed foods we consume with different calories found in LEAN™ shakes and proteins in the IGNITE™ program, It becomes clear that the old paradigm that “a calorie is a calorie” is just not true. A calorie from fat or protein found in nuts or peanut butter does not impact your body in the same way a calorie from the high fructose corn syrup found in a soda does. The metabolic effect is entirely different despite the identical calorie count. Why? Because different calories create different hormonal responses, and those hormones decide, among other things, whether you burn fat or store it.

So empty calories actually trick your body into storing fat by disrupting your metabolism. They turn off your body’s appetite-control systems. They don’t suppress ghrelin (the “hunger hormone”) nor do they stimulate leptin (the “satiety hormone”). Empty calories disrupt your body chemistry and make you want to eat more and develop insulin resistance, an underlying factor of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and many cancers.

You don’t get fat because you eat too many calories and don’t exercise enough. You get fat because you eat the wrong kind of calories that program your body to create and store fat. That’s an important reason why the IGNITE system works so well for you.

ACTION STEPS:

1. Begin a collection of labels and articles that promote the “old” way of losing weight by counting calories, lowering fat, and buying “fat-free,” highly processed foods.

2. Watch for articles, products and programs that promote the new science. You’ll see that the world is changing. And Xyngular is leading the way.

References

The Hidden Reason You Get Flabby (Not Calories or Lack of Exercise).www.mercola.com. April 30 2012

Some people are so fear-based that they have to wait until every new idea is self evident or the product is everywhere before they are willing to try it. But that’s not where the real opportunity is. If you’re looking for a truly exceptional opportunity, you need to look for one that isn’t yet self-evident…yet. Maybe you’ll even want one that is ridiculed or opposed by many. Why? Because that’s where the greatest opportunity is for terrific income to be made.

Network Marketing, as a system, is not universally accepted, nor is our system of weight loss or our Compensation Plan. You’ll find people who still think they have to restrict calories or count “points” and weigh in each week in order to lose weight and keep it off. But we can promise that we, as a company, have created a unique opportunity and products people can use to build an exceptional residual income.

There are true pioneers driving this business. They are conservative, experienced business men and women who can also think in a visionary way. They have laid in the fundamentals. There is a solid infrastructure for solid growth. We have created recognition systems that reward behaviors that are fundamental to your success.

Xyngular® rewards the Distributor first. Every decision that is made in our corporate office must pass the test question, “will this be good for our Distributors?” This attracts serious business builders who are depending on a solid residual income they can retire on. We have done away with all the distracting qualification gimmicks found in most other companies. These hurdles and gimmicks actually mislead and hurt the newcomers who are unfamiliar with the hidden secrets found in other compensation plans. Our company is built around the promise to keep things simple so no one can be hurt when joining Xyngular.

Why is now the best time for you to be involved in Xyngular? Why is the timing so unique? Actually the timing couldn’t be better. We are in a huge weight loss and health and wellness growth curve where so many business wish they were. As baby boomers age, they are experiencing the consequences of being overweight or obese. They have their ears open to learn about health and weight-loss products that really work. We haven’t even scratched the surface of what Paul Zane Pilzer calls the “next trillion dollar market”—the wellness revolution.

In this economy a lot of people are looking for a safety net. It’s obvious. It’s on the news. Many people have been burned in their investments. Businesses are being downsized. Those remaining are overworked and angry with what they are being forced to do. They need alternative, secure sources of income that won’t go away in a down economy. More and more people are needing residual income from home-based businesses for the security they offer in a very insecure time.

As great as our opportunity is today, a year from now will be just as good or even better. The weight loss and home-based-business-hungry market place couldn’t be better for us to plant, cultivate, and harvest. The industry structure is certain and proven. This industry is, in many ways, leading the marketplace in this down economy. The timing is perfect now but it will also be perfect five years from now. We are debt free. We’re solid and credible. We have built an incredible support structure with communications, recognition and leadership.

ACTION STEPS:

1. The next time close friends question the industry or our approach to weight loss, share the three categories of Arthur Schoppenhauer and invite them to join you.

2. Never be intimidated by people who question or ridicule our industry or product. It only shows that we’re in the right place and the right time.

Communications have morphed so much in the last few years that we’re all scratching our heads wondering if anyone or anything we say can cut through the information glut we’re all experiencing. Busy, part-time Distributors with full-time jobs have a hard time taking it all in, especially if it gets redundant or has little relevance to their success.

Here’s our take…The glass is half full. Today there are many more ways to communicate easily and affordably than ever before. All we have to do is (1) provide truly useful messages so people will always want to hear it and even look forward to it, and (2) send it out in all the ways people like to connect.

You can’t just write a simple e-mail any more. There has to be a Facebook post, preferably with a before-and-after picture and maybe even a video. A short Twitter statement great headline and a link will work in some cases. More and more leaders are using their inexpensive video cameras to make one-minute “talking head” announcements and sending them out. Of course, texts and voice messages often get through when nothing else does.

Training Programs

The days of intensive trainings for new Distributors are not over, they just need to be broken into compelling bite-sized pieces that don’t take too long in one session. They need to give new Distributors only what they need to start earning money right away. Then you can drip training on them by talking about and promoting Conference Calls and your favorite ConneXion™ articles. This can drive personal development and leadership training, which is essential for your team’s success. All training and communication has to be short, easy to scan, multi-media if possible and exciting to share.

Some people can’t stand to read any more. Others don’t have time for lengthy voice messages. They’d rather read something quickly and get it over with. They love bulleted lists they can scan quickly. Some love listening to CDs and MP3s in their car as they commute. Others love the energy and excitement of conference calls, especially recorded ones. Some will only check smart phone messages or voice mail…when they have time.

How do you plug in your team and keep them excited? Don’t try to do it all yourself. Take advantage of all the ways Xyngular reaches out…Facebook, Twitter, ConneXions, Momentums™, Conference Calls, events, etc. Glance through it all every time it comes out, and pick the most compelling stuff. Call and talk with your key team members, and invite them to share with their teams.

Keep reading and listening. Listen to recorded calls regularly. You can stay connected now better than anyone in the history of our industry could in all the decades before.

ACTION STEPS:

1. Build communications networks within your team so you don’t have to personally call or leave text messages for everyone.

2. Create files of the best ConneXion and Momentum articles you want to use for your team communications. Send links with quick notes by email, Twitter or on Facebook when you see something great. It has to get circulated with a quick personal endorsement or it may never be noticed.

3. Train your new Distributors to send in testimonials with before-and-after pictures. If they do it on Facebook to promote their business, encourage them to send it to the home office as well. If they’re involved in corporate communications, they’ll be more likely to check the ConneXions regularly.

4. nvite your team to participate with their own success stories on conference calls. Everyone is more likely to listen if there are lots of compelling stories from all types of people.

Congratulations! You’re expecting! Here’s the rule of thumb with the use of our products during this very special time. For you, mom, this is going to be a very unselfish time of your life. You will gain weight. You will eat more; you will be tired, uncomfortable and maybe even irritable. Being a parent is already tough!

During pregnancy and through breast feeding you should only use the products under the approval of your pre and post natal care physician(s).

So let’s start with the products that are not to be used during pregnancy and breast feeding—XYNG. This is a powerful energy-boosting product that could disturb the natural sleep cycles of the baby and therefore, share XYNG with others until you are done breast feeding. The same goes for Accelerate™.

As for products that should be discussed with the primary care physician: #1 should be AXION™. Though action was not developed as a prenatal vitamin, it contains many of the nutrients found in high-quality prenatal vitamins. This multi-nutrient includes food-based nutrients that are beneficial to all bodies. The addition of probiotics in AXION can also help mthers digest food in order to maximize comfort and absorption of nutrients. When using AXION as a prenatal, you should also purchase 400mcg tablets of folic acid (from folate) from any grocery store or pharmacy. The antioxidant protective ingredients of Super Fruit Global Blend™ and/or XypStix™ can also be considered.

The rest of the product line should be discussed with the physician prior to use. Due to our product’s design to help the body control, use and eliminate unwanted calories; they should be used only under the direction of the primary care physician during pregnancy and breast feeding.

- Jim Ayres

Based on the traditional measurement of Body-Mass Index (BMI), about one-third of Americans are obese. But new research shows that using more accurate, health-adjusted measurements of obesity, that number may be closer to 60 percent. BMI only calculates weight related to height but says nothing about body fat percentage or where fat is located. When you measure your waist circumference and your body fat percentage, you get a much more accurate measurement of your risk of obesity-related diseases. You also have a better fix on your overall health.

In the United States, two-thirds of the states have obesity rates higher than 25 percent. Twelve states are over 30 percent. But that’s only by the Body-Mass Index (BMI). When they measured body fat percentages among 1,400 people, researchers found that nearly 40 percent of those who had a BMI classification of being overweight were actually now considered obese by their percentage of body fat.

According to lead author Dr. Eric Braverman, “Based on BMI, about one-third of Americans are considered obese, but when other methods of measuring obesity are used, that number may be closer to 60%.”

BMI neglects to factor in your muscle mass. Fit athletes and people who are completely out of shape can have surprisingly similar BMI scores. A really muscular person could even be classified as “obese” using BMI.

Also the location of the fat on the body is more important than the amount of fat when it comes to measuring many health risks, such as heart disease.

A better way to gauge your weight health

A simple, inexpensive option is to measure your waist circumference, a key measurement for visceral fat, a dangerous type of fat around internal organs. Excessive visceral fat is linked to type 2 diabetes, heart disease and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Excess visceral fat can also cause inflammation, damaging arteries and your liver. It affects metabolism, raises your risk for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, vascular disease and atherosclerosis (hardening of your arteries).

Here’s how to measure your waist using a tape measure. Figure the distance around the smallest area of your abdomen. Make sure the tape measure is below your rib cage but also above your belly button. Here’s the general guide.

• For men, between 37 and 40 inches is considered overweight, and more than 40 inches is considered obese.
• For women, 31.5-34.6 inches is labeled overweight and more than 34.6 inches is considered obese

Measure Your Body Fat

You can also measure body fat percentage using a skinfold caliper. A high body fat percentage is an indication of chronic health problems like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, diabetes and cancer.

You can use skinfold calipers to measure body fat. A trainer at your gym will show you how to measure it in three specific locations on your body.

ACTION STEPS:

1. A great place to find clients for Xyngular is at the gym. Talk about some of the most interesting facts in this article with friends there and see what happens.

2. Post waist measurements guidelines in short Facebook messages. Share what they mean for obesity and health. Tell stories about friends who made it out of the danger zones by using Xyngular systems.

References

Time Healthland. April 3, 2012

Journal of the American College of Cardiology. May 10, 2011; 57(19):1877-86

“New Study Shows Obesity Rate Is Actually Far Worse than Previously Recognized,”www.mercola.com. April 21, 2012

So which advice should you follow? The theory is that the more often you eat throughout the day, the faster your metabolism, and the more calories your body will burn throughout the day.

The French have what they call the “goûter” around 4 pm. A study in France has shown significant improvement in Body Mass Index (BMI) from this simple habit. The study states:

“The “goûter”… has the biological characteristics of a meal because it is eaten in response to hunger. Suppressing the “goûter” in “habitual fourth meal eaters” soon leads to an increase in Body Mass Index (BMI). Further, people who are regular “goûter” eaters have a higher carbohydrate intake and better metabolic profile than other adults, even though their total energy intake is not greater.

“Increased feeding frequency leads to a reduction in the total secretion of insulin, an improvement in insulin resistance and a better blood glucose control, as well as an improvement in the blood lipid profile.The experts agreed that, as long as we do not consume more energy than we use up and we only eat when we are hungry, it may be useful to split our total energy intake into as many meals as our social pattern allows.”

The real benefit shown in this study, according to Dr. Mercola, is improvement in insulin resistance and blood glucose control. He suggests that it helps keep “blood sugar more balanced throughout the day.”

“Snacks, as long as they’re nutritious, of course, could also help you avoid overeating later because you’re ravenous and eat too quickly once you do sit down for a meal. It may also help you stick to healthier food choices in general, since many people tend to reach for fast food or quick and easy processed foods when they’re tired and hungry.

It’s what you eat more than when you eat

You know from following Jim Ayres advice that protein-only days work, and protein-only snacks work to keep that insulin under control and keep your body-burning under control.

Junk food, fast food, and highly processed food spikes your insulin and doesn’t shut off your hunger triggers. It leads to eating far more calories than you need because your insulin balance is out of whack (along with other critical hormones).

Metabolism is the chemistry that goes on silently in your body to turn food into energy or storage. Recently a lot of press has introduced the role of leptin in this process. Both insulin and leptin are critical to health and weight control, not to mention health (especially diabetes).

Insulin works mostly on the cellular level, telling your body whether to burn or store fat or carbs. Leptin tells your brain when to store and when to spend energy… whether your needs more or should burn some off. It controls hunger, a powerful and deep-seated drive that, if it is revved up long enough, will actually force you to eat and store more energy. According to Mercola, “The only way to eat less in the long-term is to not be hungry.”

You’ve heard about insulin resistance, but there’s also leptin-resistance. That means your body loses the ability to send hunger signals. You’re hungry even though you’ve eaten plenty of calories. Processed carbohydrates, empty starches, and sugary foods like pasta, rolls, sodas, mashed potatoes, French fries, etc. are the main culprits in making us leptin-resistant.

What really revs up your metabolism?

The best way to boost your metabolism is exercise. You clearly burn more calories because muscle forces you to burn calories, even when it’s just sitting on your bones without moving. Everyone’s metabolism is somewhat different, but as we know at Xyngular®, we can speed it up within a reasonably short amount of time by making diet and lifestyle that involve the types of food we eat, the amounts we eat and when, and the amount of exercise we get.

ACTION STEPS:

1. Avoid empty sugary products and processed starches. They’re the main cause of insulin- and leptin-resistance. IGNITE™ trains your body to make that shift to normal hunger and fat burning.

2. Listen to your hunger, and eat a balanced, sensible meal or protein snack when hunger calls. IGNITE gets you in the habit of remembering to eat a sensible (protein) snack when you get a hunger signal. You get used to eating smaller meals, your stomach adjusts to smaller meals, and you normalize your routine.

3. Start a sensible exercise routine that builds muscle, helps your cardio endurance, and stretches your joints to keep you safe from injury.

References

“Does Eating More Frequent Meals Really Rev Up Your Metabolism?”
www.mercola.com, April 13, 2010.The British Journal of Nutrition
November 30, 2009; 1-4. [Epub ahead of print] New York Times March 21, 2010

“Highlighting the positive impact of increasing feeding frequency on metabolism and weight management.” Louis-Sylvestre J, Lluch A, Neant F, Blundell JE. Forum of Nutrition. 2003;56:126-8. Laboratoire de Physiologie du Comportement Alimentaire, UFR Léonard de Vinci, Bobigny, France. jlsylv@club-internet.fr

Your mind races to all the hours you spent sponsoring and training that person… driving back and forth, taking their calls, answering endless questions, picking them up for XYNG parties, pep talks, dream boards, contact lists…

Then they have the nerve to call and say they’re through!

Your choices: depression or fury? Well… there are other choices …

You can try to coax, manipulate, and plead to try to convince them that Xyngular® really does work… it will give them what’s on their dream board if they actually workthe business and stop talkingabout doing the business or planning to do the business.

Or… you can show and prove to them that doing small, manageable, daily actions actually works to make them money.

Which one do you think will work the best?

Simple actions, consistently done, compounded over time

When daily actions and decisions “compound,” a wonderful thing starts to happen… they make money. The key is knowing which simple actions to show and do with your new Distributors, and what to track.

Start with the fundamentals: contacts, follow-up, 3-way calls, etc. If just these first 3 are in place, money starts to flow. The key is to make sure that all three are done every single day before their head hits the pillow at night. It’s not enough to tell them, “Just get out there and do it!”

They need a simple tracking system and accountability list that prompts consistent action and asks the right questions, like “Are you making enough contacts with new people? Are you following up enough? Are you doing enough 3-way calls?” And after they’ve recruited a bit, you’ll ask… “Are you giving enough demonstration training to your new Distributors?”

Any simple tracking system, consistently used, will tell you the answers you need. You’ll do these together at first and check them off, then they’ll start reporting regularly. They simply check off their business-building actions as the day passes, and at the end of the day send their report via e-mail, text, Facebook, voice mail, etc. Soon it starts happening once a week. Then they get their team to use it.

The best thing about accountability and clear tracking is knowing exactly where you’re headed. You don’t have to guess. You don’t have to worry about wasted efforts or wasted time.

An effective tracking system can be as simple as a list of actions or a table with a few simple numbers reported. Please don’t make it too complicated.

Accountability and tracking takes all the excuses out of training your team and charts a straightforward course toward a huge downline and exceptional daily Xyngular checks.

ACTION STEPS:

1. Start with an accountability partner of your own. Figure out together what key fundamental actions make all the difference in your success and how you want them reported to each other.

2. Then start your favorite accountability tracking system with your team. Experiment with all the different media until you find the one that works best for all of you. Talk it over as a team, and make it as easy as possible for everyone. Make sure if it’s publically reported that it’s used for celebration not punishment or intimidation. Never give up until you have a system that works.