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The SvelteLife Program is now available for FREE!

(svelte is pronounced "svelt" – try dwelling on the "s" a little, and means "slim")

Simplify!  Take The SvelteLife Challenge (perfect for the whole family)!

Need more assistance?  Explore The Four Cornerstones of SvelteLife.

>Print and share (and post everywhere!):  The ½:¼:¼ (Half-quarter-quarter) Rule Poster

>The SvelteLife 15-Day Jump-Start is now available in e-book format for only $6.99!

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Greetings!  My name is Doug Cluff (M.D.), and I can help you solve your weight loss puzzle.  If you implement the SvelteLife program, which was born out of fighting (and winning) my own battle of the bulge, in addition to treating and counseling thousands of patients, you will find the final answer to your weight problems.

The bottom line is this – America's obesity problems continue to worsen for many reasons, the two most important of which are:

1. We continue to try new diets, despite the definition of insanity.
2. We have not figured out the true roles of eating and exercise in the long-term weight loss equation.

How many more times are we going to "eat less and exercise more" before we figure out that doing either in excess will result in an uncontrollable hunger (and failure)?  The time is now for our valiant efforts to finally begin yielding fruit!

A complete reshaping and overhaul of the way we approach weight loss are absolutely critical if we desire to reverse the obesity epidemic and our own weight gain.  And that is what SvelteLife is all about.  It introduces groundbreaking principles and tools that will finally provide you with the missing pieces to your weight loss puzzle.  It is founded on an understanding of the body's (our fat organ's) response to dieting and exercise, our natural drive to eat, the genetic and psychological aspects of poor eating and exercise habits, weight loss myths, why diets fail, and the changes in our approach that are necessary to overcome these issues.

To make long-term success a reality, you must forever bid farewell to the diet mentality.  SvelteLife teaches why diets fail you (not vice-versa) – and how, by their very nature, they sabotage your efforts.  Click HERE to learn why diets are the problem, not the solution.  Click HERE to learn the true role of exercise in the weight loss equation.

I care about nothing but long-term results; as such, I discourage any modality that results only in short-term weight loss, such as diets, pills, supplements, meal plans, or extreme measures.  SvelteLife is ALL-natural – success is achieved through "TLC", along with four proprietary systems and strategies I call The Four Cornerstones (now available for free!):

SvelteLife is fully customizable to meet your needs.  You choose to implement whichever of the cornerstones you feel you need to complete your weight loss puzzle and build a solid foundation of health and fitness.

1. The SvelteSelf® Map - Charting your course with an effective, motivational goal setting system that guides you, at the correct pace, down the road to long-term success.  It also provides you with a lively visual display of your progress.

2. Stress Management - Stress makes you eat more, eat faster, and make poor choices; it also makes you too tired to exercise and interferes with sleep.  Addressing it, along with other psychological aspects of weight management, is imperative for long-term health and weight loss.

3. EatSvelte™ - A rational, healthy eating plan with two basic components:  Long-term quantity control, via "Checking Your Fuel Gauge," and quality control, via "The ½:¼:¼ (Half-quarter-quarter) Rule" (by far the most important component of SvelteLife and key to long-term weight loss success – print and share and post everywhere, including restaurants!).  EatSvelte™ also teaches healthy food and snacking choices, and helps you manage cravings.

4. The SvelteLife Fitness Plan - A livable, customizable exercise program that builds tone, burns fat, and provides all the other myriad benefits of exercise, including weight loss.  It requires only about two hours of exercise per week.

If you are a self-starter, then feel free to implement any or all of The Four Cornerstones of SvelteLife above.  If you need more information or assistance, SvelteLife offers other options.  Each can be done alone or in concert with others – whatever fits your needs.  Pick the one(s) you feel will work best for you:

• SvelteLife Online:  Take SvelteLife with you all the way to the finish line, through weekly personal, professional guidance – all for about the cost of a monthly copay!  And, to encourage long-term success, each time you check in you get money back!

• The SvelteLife 15-Day Jump-Start (workbook):  Combines the latest SvelteLife tools and strategies into a single, livable action plan.

• SvelteLife: The New Weight Loss Reality:  A complete weight loss Doctor Consultation (book)

• "SvelteShop" Weight Loss Seminars (Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area only):  This choice, which includes a 3-month subscription to SvelteLife Online and copies of SvelteLife: The New Weight Loss Reality and The SvelteLife 15-Day Jump-Start, combines all the best that SvelteLife has to offer.  Think of it as "Basic Training" in weight management.  It is a highly valuable, enjoyable, and interactive 6½-hour seminar that provides all the necessary tools for, and launches you all the way down the road to, long-term weight loss success.

• Corporate SvelteShops (Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area only):  Our corporate version of the SvelteShops described above, with the same benefits.

• KidTLC:  Our kids' version of SvelteLife