If you’ve tried to lose weight but failed, it might have been because you tried to do too much, too fast. Julia Havey used simple strategies and one-step-at-a-time lifestyle changes to lose an amazing 130 pounds.

In this Real Life TV clip, she shares her remarkable weight loss story and talks about how her Vice-Busting Diet (free to the first one million people who sign up), along with PGX, can help make your weight loss story remarkable as well! Watch the entire newscast to see what else Julia has to say about feeling healthier, thinner and happier!

Check out the entire segment here.

For millions of Americans, maintaining an ideal weight is nothing but a fairy tale. They’ve tried every diet, every magic pill, every “groundbreaking” treatment, only to find themselves disappointed and still overweight. In fact, statistics show us that 98 percent of people who lose weight by dieting end up gaining it back within five years. And 90 percent of those people gain back more weight than they lost.

According to Drs. Michael Lyon and Michael Murray, authors of Hunger Free Forever, the secret to taking off the pounds and keeping them off is actually in the science — specifically, the science of appetite control. Over the next few months, we’ll be divulging their seven secrets for hunger-free weight loss.

Here’s the first one to start you on your journey towards a healthier, skinnier life:

Develop eating strategies for high satiety Developing a strategy that reduces the factors that increase appetite while simultaneously increasing the factors that decrease appetite will go a long way towards achieving the desired results. A common sense approach is to eat in moderation, particularly when consuming high-calorie foods. Some other approaches are to eat regular meals to prevent excessive hunger, and to eat meals that have a sufficient amount of protein and fat, both of which prolong satiety.

Have you heard about the connection between stress and belly fat? Belly fat cells are different from the fat cells found in other parts of the body. Once abdominal fat cells reach a critical mass, they start to act like endocrine glands.Abdominal cells grow in response to hormones. You can only shrink those fat cells if you reduce the hormones, primarily insulin and cortisol. Cortisol, which contributes to keeping your belly fat cells plump, is the result of often unconscious stress.

You may think of stress as the result of external events, but every time your blood sugar drops quickly your body perceives it as stress. This causes the adrenal glands to produce adrenaline and cortisol, and it can actually be harder on your body and your health than external stressors.

Those blood sugar swings also go hand-in-hand with increased appetite and sugar cravings, so if you are dieting to reduce your waistline you will also want to control your blood sugar levels at the same time. Taking PGX at every meal helps you to avoid blood glucose spikes, gives your adrenal glands a rest and helps to reduce cortisol production. I also suggest avoiding junk food and hidden sources of empty calories as additional ways to help control blood sugar instability.

Did you wake up at 3 a.m. again this morning? If so you’re not alone. Insomnia is a common concern among adults. You might try eliminating caffeine, darkening your bedroom, and other practical sleep tips. But if those don’t bring you relief from your insomnia, your belly fat could be to blame. There’s a clear connection between abdominal fat and insomnia, and that connection is blood sugar.

This is really a serendipitous finding from weight loss studies using PGX, a unique soluble fiber complex that helps to stabilize blood sugar levels. Many people who started taking it reported that they were sleeping better. If your body is on a “blood sugar roller coaster” due to excess weight or a poor diet, it could be leading to insomnia.

People whose blood sugar levels change rapidly throughout the day due to their weight or eating habits may experience a drop in blood sugar at about 3 a.m. This causes the production of adrenalin which wakes them up. If they can stabilize their blood sugar levels throughout the day, as some of those people taking PGX have experienced, they often sleep better.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of American adults with prediabetes increased by more than 20 million from 2008 to 2010, and the number with diabetes grew by more than two million, the majority of cases being Type 2. Don’t be part of this alarming statistic! If you’re pre-diabetic, you may reduce your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by improving your diet and getting regular exercise.

Join the growing movement to make America a healthier nation by signing up for the PGX program, which will help you make small lifestyle changes that will add up to a huge difference. PGX safely and effectively supports healthy blood sugar levels within normal ranges, reduces appetite, and helps inhibits weight gain.