How I lost My First Ten Pounds

 by John Raye

Back in the day, I used to strut around my high school campus with broad shoulders and a 32 inch waistline.

The broad shoulders are still with me, but the 32 inch waistline has long since gone bye-bye.

I only realized  it was gone when, one day,  while shopping  for a brand new  belt, the salesperson told me  “ sir, a size 32  belt is not what you  need”

Then he proceeded, unknowingly, to raise my dandruff, by pulling out   belts of various sizes and colors… but not one for a 32 inch waistline.

When he asked me to try on a size 40-something belt, I felt like slapping him!

The nerve of him!  How dare you label me a fatso!

Do I  really need a 40-something belt?  Do I really have a big gut or a big belly, I thought to myself!

In any case, the size 32 belt didn’t fit. I was forced to make some adjustments; my body had changed. Sheepishly, I agreed to take the 40-something belt, feeling like a pig as I departed the store.

I’m not vain but like many of you, I never wanted to be fat. I never wanted to walk around with a big stomach. To me, a big belly seems, well, so unmanly.

Men (and ladies) with flat stomachs get my attention. Like the comic Roger Dangerfield said, “Fat people get no respect”.  The truth is that 8 out of every 10 people or overweight or obese. We are, in fact, the fattest people on earth; but there’s no hiding place for fat people.

Most people in public life or in leadership roles—actors, movie stars, singers, musicians, athletes, politicians, etc., do not have   big bellies.

Most are lean, trim and fit.

 Our Hollywood culture favors “lean or thin” people. When is the last time you’ve seen a fat model?  Yes, they have made room for the so-called, “plus-size woman”, which is nothing more than a polite way of saying, “fat-sized woman”. This is why the weight-loss business is such a whopper---a $75 billion dollar business.  And growing! Almost everyone in this country has a weight problem. Thin may be in…but fat is where it’s at!

There are no layoffs, job dislocations, out sourcing, foreclosures or downsizing in the weight-loss or fat business. More fat simply means more business!

So if you want to remain gainful employed, make some good money or become healthy and wealthy, follow my example; get in the weight-loss business!

Two months ago, I started drinking the new, cutting-edge, revolutionary weight loss product, Taislim and within a week, I knew I would soon be able to rid myself of that 40 plus something belt that had gotten me so upset.

I drink it in a full glass of water before each meal. Also I gave up the half-gallon of Vanilla Ice Cream that I used to devour once or twice a month. And sometimes, once a week.

I changed my diet. No more pork, chicken, turkey or red meat. A little fish here and there. But for the most part, I’m on a plant-based or veggie diet. I eat lots of green stuff. I’ve learn to enjoy oatmeal.  I drink more water than ever; eat once or no more than twice a day.  I walk three or four days a week, my goal is every day now that the weather is good.

Another  goal is to get down to 175 or 180. Got about 15 or so pounds to go. And I’m getting there.  Not only do I want a flat stomach, I want one with   a so-called “Six-Pack”…like the kind you see on those men with big muscles all over their bodies including their stomachs (that’s where you see the “six pack”.

Well, I want to put on a tight-fitting tee-shirt one day and just walk through the mall. Really, I just want to show off my flat stomach because I do not enjoy being fat.

It’s hard being a fat man out here. So I know it must be extra hard being a fat woman.  However, I am happy to report that we now have a solution to the fat or obesity problem.  You no longer have to walk around feeling bad because you are “too heavy”, too fat or too obese. Certainly, you should  love yourself  “just  the way you are”.

But there is no reason “to love yourself just as fat as you are!” Not  only does it look bad,  but obesity is bad for your health. It’s the major  or underlying cause of all illness, from cancer  to heart attacks and strokes.

As we have seen, being too fat or overweight not only can hurt you; it can also kill you or take years off your life (www.Wednesday obesity usa today    

I recommend you follow my example by drinking this Taislim  juice for 30 days with lots of water. Change what you’ve been eating or just eat less of what you’ve been eating.

And go swim, dance, jog, or ride a bicycle. If that’s not doable, just do some plain old walking for about 30 minutes daily.

Losing weight never felt or tasted so good.  Imagine getting paid for what you would do for  free anyway!  I get paid for doing this( showing people how to lose weight). And you can get paid also. We can, in fact, get paid together.

The Taislim is doing it for me.  I know it can do it for you.  See what you can  do for yourself in a few months. I am here to help you.  We are now planning a Taislim/Weight-Loss Seminar. If you would like to attend, contact: Ernest Caldwell (336)854-9455 or caldwellernest@yahoo.com

You were not born to be poor, broke or fat. And if by chance, you were born that  way, you certainly don’t have  to stay that way. God, in His infinite wisdom has sent us a blessing in a bottle.

It’s called Taislim...... (  www.drjohnraye.taislim.com).

                                  ---John Raye is a three-year cancer who conducts health,

                                             wellness and business seminars nationwide. He is also

                                            a three-year cancer survivor and author, “ Dreamtime:

                                            Finding Success in America” Reach him at 336-782-8383

                                            Order Taislim: drjohnraye.taislim.com

“How to Cure the “Beauty Business Blues”

Author:  Dr. Willie H. Bailey

- An excerpt from Dr. Bailey’s book, “Getting The Customers You Deserve” -

Are your clients coming in for services and products less frequently than they did a year ago?  Are your clients spending less than they did a year ago?  Are you attracting fewer new clients than a year ago? If you answered, “Yes”, to either of these questions, your business could be suffering from the “Beauty Business Blues”.

The “Beauty Business Blues” is a devastating sickness that can eventually kill your business.   Although this sickness is contagious, it is not incurable.  It will only go away with effective treatment. 

What is the most effective treatment for the “Beauty Business Blues”?  The most effective treatment is to make your business “ENTERTAINING”.  Clients love to be entertained along with great service.  When this happens your clients feel they deserve to come to your salon.  They begin to feel they deserve the services and products you offer. They begin to see your salon as a “good time salon”.  The word will spread and more clients will start to come in more often.

Clients feel entertained when their senses are engaged in a pleasurable experience.  What are the stimulating aromas in your salon?  What visual items (pictures, displays, etc.) engage, relax or excite the clients?  What things can they touch and feel that makes them go “Wow”? Are they relaxed or energized by the sounds in the salon?  Does the salon have a warm, calming or stimulating ambience?  You get the picture?  The salon that stimulates more of the clients’ senses gets the clients.  The client gets what they feel they deserve and they are giving you what they feel you deserve.

The second thing you want to do is to maintain a high energy level in the salon. Clients feed off of your energy.  If you have enough to share with them, they will come to your salon to be energized.  If your energy level is low, it will drain them and they will find somewhere else to go.  Read, pray, meditate or do whatever it takes to keep that positive energy high in your salon.  Energy multiplies itself and attracts.

Thirdly, clients love stories and themes. Use different themes to promote your menu of services and products.  Clients go where they feel invited.  They go where they receive offers. Conduct themed events.  Display programs throughout the year that you constantly invite your clients to.  Always have new things to offer them. The salons that are most inviting and have the most attractive offers get the clients. When your clients experience new and exciting themes they can’t wait to come back.

Follow these simple steps to cure the “Beauty Business Blues” and bring on the “good times” in your salon.  Set aside one hour each day to work on these ideas for your salon. You will turn your salon around and get it growing.  Email Dr. Bailey at dr.bailey@dudleyeducation.com for a sample chapter of the book, “Getting the Customers You Deserve”.  For more ideas and suggestions to build your salon, call Dr. Bailey directly at (336) 287-3615.

Writer:  Dr. Willie H. Bailey, Sr., President - Dudley Cosmetology University.  Visit us online at www.DudleyEducation.com. <

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