The collected knowledge of 30 years’ study and a passion for helping people has culminated in a new and complete “tool box” for practical, sustainable weight loss.

At the request of hungering clients, a loose assortment of flyers and lists evolved into a book: Carb Lean Protein Strong, Ron Shinkle's Complete Guide to Weight Loss, Wellness and Anti-Aging for the New Millenium. From there, Shinkle developed a helpful DVD: Ten Crucial Elements to Permanent Weight Loss, and a logbook to track and understand your eating habits: You Bite It, You Write It. As individual results soared and demands poured in, Shinkle found a new way to inspire, motivate, connect and educate people trying to lose weight. It’s called the IntraLean Advantage. Now, this proven program is available with online support. Here’s how it works:

1. People need a powerful incentive to kick-start their new weight loss program. They want to see results fast. With the Getting It Started Program, that will happen. It will help you get your head on straight about your own goals and help you take control of your life.

2. When the honeymoon is over – and it always happens when you start a new weight loss plan – you eventually stall and return to your old, unhealthy habits. Your weight goes back up and your self-esteem goes down. The Keeping It Going program will help you stay married to your new, thinner self. This ongoing maintenance program is vital to your long-term success.

3. The IntraLean Advantage addresses both the physical and emotional aspects of weight loss, both of which are critical components. “It’s your emotions that are keeping you fat,” says program founder Ron Shinkle. What most weight loss experts and diet programs totally ignore, Shinkle tackles head on: the emotions behind your daily habits.

During his years of struggle with weight control, Ron made every mistake in the book, so he knows the pain and frustration of yo-yo dieting. Fortunately, after much trial and error and an intense study of nutritional and exercise science, he learned what truly works. “My philosophy is not about deprivation but abundance - eating frequent meals of quality food,” Ron says. “It’s also about creating lifelong habits that lead to lasting success. This is the IntraLean Advantage. Trust me, anyone can learn to adopt these habits. It doesn’t matter how many diets you have failed on. If you’re committed, you can change! If I can do it, so can you!” Ron’s IntraLean Advantage nutritional program is comprehensive, yet it all boils down to one goal: starving your fat cells while feeding your muscle cells. “By choreographing your food intake, you can control your metabolism to burn unwanted fat,” Ron says. “The IntraLean Advantage will take you there.”

With Ron as your on-line nutrition coach and guru, you will:

• Take emotional inventory. What emotions do you feel when you binge on ice cream or eat half a pizza? Once you identify the various feelings associated with your eating behaviors, you can begin to change them. Ron will teach you to improve your internal dialogue, script positive emotions, and reject the beliefs that create negative energy and lead to destructive eating habits.

• Track your eating habits. If you bite it - you write it! You can’t change your habits until you have a firm grasp of what they are. Ron’s nutrition inventory questionnaire will make you accountable for what you eat and drink over the course of one month. With this valuable information in writing, you’ll develop the ability to make immediate assessments of the best (and worst) foods and beverages available to you.

• Manage your blood sugar. High blood sugar triggers explosions of insulin, and insulin turns your body into a fat storing machine. By controlling your blood sugar, you control your ability to lose weight and stay healthy. The key is restricting refined carbohydrates and sugar – pasta, bread, candy, soda, chips, fast food, cake, even fruit and juice – and regulating the time and frequency of your meals. Ron will explain how to balance carbs, fat, protein and alcohol to keep your insulin and blood sugar levels in check. This is the key to firing up your metabolism and one of the secrets of the IntraLean Advantage.

• Understand the Glycemic Index. The GI is a valuable weight-loss tool, ranking carbohydrates on a scale from 1 to 150 according to their immediate effect on blood sugar levels. Potatoes, for example, have a GI of 98, causing your blood-sugar (glucose) level to skyrocket; green beans rate a 15, which means they release glucose gradually into the bloodstream. Ron will explain how the GI can help you by choosing carbs that keep you lean and healthy.

• Appreciate the power of water. Water is the single most important catalyst in losing weight and keeping it off. It is absolutely vital to digestion and a healthy metabolism. Ron will explain how much water it takes to stay in fluid balance as well as tips to make water consumption a part of your daily routine.

• Determine the right amount of protein for you. Protein requirements vary according to each individual’s unique body composition. Ron will help you figure out where you fall on the protein continuum. He will also explain the concept of “clean protein,” the type that is so vital for good health and weight loss.

• Master high efficiency strength training. Strength training once per week is an essential part of the IntraLean Advantage weight loss and anti-aging program. “You just can’t transform your body without it,” Ron says. “It’s the key to sculpting and toning your body. The good news? You’ll be bikini ready in no time!”

• Embrace cardiovascular exercise. Cardio is absolutely indispensable to your long-term IntraLean Advantage lifestyle. Ron will explain how each one of your muscle cells act like mini fat burning furnaces. Let’s get them fired up and melt those hips away!

These are just some of the nutritional and exercise strategies you can learn from the IntraLean Advantage. Ron Shinkle, founder of this amazing program, will guide you to weight-loss success.

The IntraLean Advantage

1. Getting It Started: You need help pulling the trigger on your healthy new lifestyle. The secret? So does everybody. If you’re tired of feeling fat and unattractive, but you can’t seem to jump start a change, please know that you’re not alone. And the IntraLean Advantage can help with these vital and inspiring tools: The Getting It Started Kit is the first step!