Weight loss wardrobe

Like so many women, my weight has yo-yoed over the years. I ballooned during my three pregnancies, and I've tried myriad diet and exercise regimes. I've lost nearly a stone in the past year and am now a size 14-16 on my top and a 10-12 on my bottom.But I still prefer to stick to my old clothes, even if they hang off my new slim frame. My friends love shopping but I buy online or in catalogues as I don't like seeing myself when I try things on.

And I'm not alone. Recent research by WeightWatchers found many women who arrive at their target weight stick with their old clothes. Perhaps, like me, they seek comfort in hiding behind their old baggy fleeces and sweatshirts.I still wouldn't dare walk into Zara, Topshop or H&M, even though I could now wear some of their clothes. The staff are too skinny, the sizes are on the mean side and there's nothing worse than being told the item you like doesn't come in your size.

With this in mind, WeightWatchers commissioned TV fashion expert Louise Roe to produce a 'weight-loss wardrobe' for Debenhams.Every season she will select clothes that flatter larger women - but can be adapted as they shed the pounds. She recommends slimmers show off their emerging waists and slimmer hips rather than hiding them.

'I've selected items that will keep up with your figure as your body shape changes,' she says. So does the Ultimate Weight-loss Wardrobe live up to its name

Herbalifes Sudden Weight Loss May Present Opportunity

Herbalife had announced and now disclosed through and 8K filing that the firm has entered into an agreement with Merrill Lynch International to repurchase $427.9 million of Herbalife's common shares as part of the Company's previously announced share repurchase program. Shares that are repurchased will be retired.

Under the terms of the repurchase agreement, Herbalife will pay $427.9 million on May 4, 2012 from the Company's cash on hand and from borrowings under the Company's senior secured revolving credit facility. The transaction is expected to be completed by no later than July 2012.

Earlier in the week shares of the company had imploded following some very steady growth since the start of the year. Investors sold off stock in the nutrition and weight loss company following a series of questions from short-seller David Einhorn during a conference call regarding why the company did not disclose its breakdown of different kinds of distributors in its last regulatory filing.

Apparently, Herbalife had stopped disclosing how many of its salespeople solely make their money from a recruitment model similar to the one used by Avon in which "salespeople" can also make money recruiting others to sell Herbalife products. This was something the company traditionally told investors, but during the conference call, the company's CEO responded that he and the other executives didn't think it was a valuable metric.

Interestingly, after the call, the company disclosed on its website that its percentage of salespeople who were recruiters had dropped to 12%. That number was in the 20s a few years ago according to CNN Money. Skeptical investors began to jump ship and just when speculators who kept buying shares all the way down thought the bleeding was done, things seemed to only get worse one day after another. By Thursday evening, shares had lost nearly 25% of their value.Hospital staff on a weight loss mission

Hospital staff on a weight loss mission

Employees at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney have been given the health opportunity of a lifetime.They are taking a stand against obesity with the help of Weight Watchers.Jane Brunswick works in the lab at the Shelby County hospital. She's a phlebotomist, drawing patients' blood to check for anything irregular, but for the last 12 weeks, she has also been focusing on her own health.

"I have been expecting to lose some weight, working hard, hope it's paid off," said Brunswick.Each week, Jane and her co-workers get ready for their weekly weigh in. So far, Jane has lost nearly 30 pounds since she began the Pro Health Program which has taught her to change her lifestyle.

Through a health risk assessment, executives learned more than 70 percent of employees at Wilson are overweight.The hospital celebrates each victory of the employees who have begun this weight loss program. Right now, nearly 170 workers have lost 2,300 pounds.

For Jane, each day brings a promise of knowing she has the opportunity to drop even more pounds.Now, the employees know that watching their calories and carbs combined with activity gives them optimum weight loss and good health.The Key To Permanent Weight Loss Could Be Detox Diets