Take a moment to think about every weight loss plan you have ever tried. Chances are that at one time or another, you were told to avoid something—fat, sugar, carbohydrates —and you listened. You trimmed and skimped, curbed and cut back. Yet despite your dedication, you battled constant cravings. You endured fatigue, loss of energy, and poor health. And in the end, you managed to gain back every single pound you lost. Sound familiar?

Now imagine a weight loss program designed to change all that. Scientific research has proved that reducing the amount of calories we eat is the only way to lose weight and maintain our ideal body weight for life. But what we don’t often hear is that nature has created an amazing nutrient that can help us do both of these things. It is called fiber.