Well, here we go; it’s the start of another holiday season. It’s time for it to turn cold outside and get dark early; a time for partying and feasting with friends and family. In other words, not exactly the ideal time to start off with a goal of losing weight… especially for those of us who love desserts. But I’ve been promising myself for months (since August) that I was going to start some kind of weight management program.
Knowing that pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, pecan pie, sweet potato pie, and all sorts of other goodies are just around the corner at Thanksgiving makes it more difficult to think about keeping my blood sugar under control. I swear it jumps up 20 points just thinking about a big piece of oven-fresh warm apple pie with a giant scoop of cinnamon ice cream melting away on top. But I need to do something. Lately my work shirts have started fitting a little tight, and I know I haven’t been controlling my blood sugar the way I need to. Although I haven’t checked to confirm, I can also safely assume that my blood pressure is on the rise as well, as that increases with excess weight.
For a while now I’ve been flirting when a Shaklee product, Cinch. A number of other people have used this and gotten good results; I used this a year or two back myself to shed about 20 pounds, much of which has managed to stay off to this day. I think it might just be time to start getting serious about losing weight again, and begin using the Cinch weight loss program the way that Shaklee intended.
Shaklee Corporation CEO Roger Barnett, at the Shaklee Generations event during Shaklee's Global Conference in St. Louis
Roger Barnett and several business leaders from Shaklee business spanning two or more generations took time during the Global Conference in St. Louis to discuss the unique opportunity that Shaklee provides for creating a lasting family legacy. The growing trend of children and grandchildren recognizing the unique opportunity Shaklee represents created a desire to provide a forum for discussing “best practices” and recommendations by field sales leaders.
Key among the recommendations discussed was a common theme of involving children and grandchildren in the business early, to provide as much training and experience as possible. A number of successful sales leaders also recommended that younger generations inheriting successful businesses in the future start and run their own Shaklee business first. Many felt that doing so provided insight and experience beyond what could be easily communicated. A number of current second and third generation sales leaders who were part of the panel discussion had started out by doing this themselves.
The event was well attended by numerous Shaklee sales leaders who are currently or will soon be running businesses with their children or grandchildren. The numerous health, financial, environmental, and social opportunities provided by Shaklee has a universal appeal to the young and young-at-heart.
St. Louis Arch, at Night
A picture of the St. Louis Arch taken from the Top of the Riverfront restaurant at the Millenium Hotel in St. Louis during Restaurant Week 2009.
Top of the Riverfront is a revolving restaurant providing some wonderful views of St. Louis, and is located just a short distance away from the Arch. The Restaurant Week menu was wonderful and provided a superb bargain 3 course prix fixe menu for $25 that included appetizer, entree, and dessert. Individual glasses of wine were reasonably priced as well– so much so that I didn’t feel too guilty for ordering a second one. 
The service was very good, and the group I was dining with was well attended to throughout the meal. The kitchen also scored points with the presentation of each dish. The grill marks on the steak were perfect, and food arranged in a visually pleasing manner. This is a place I look forward to visiting again when I return to the St. Louis area.
A Quick Picture of our Dining Table
Tonight I am enjoying a great Restaurant Week meal at Top of the Riverfront, in the Millenium Hotel in downtown St. Louis. Delicately layered mushroom, pastry, and apricot for an appetizer; delmonico steak for the entree; and a wonderful, creamy creme brûlée for desert to top it all off. (Yes, creme brûlée is one of my favorite desserts… right up there with fresh organic strawberries freshly hand dipped in dark chocolate.)
The service is good, the food is great, and the company of Shaklee friends and family is even better. Since many of them are from across the country, this is one of the few times I get to see and spend time with all of them during the year. That’s why coming to the Global Conference is one of the things I look forward to most.
The view can’t be beat- 360 degree views of the city from 28 stories up. Pictures of the Arch and other interesting items, like the Deloitte building (my day job) will be posted later. I can’t think of a better way to end the week… Well, OK… To be honest, I can’t think of too many better ways to dine on any day of the week. 
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