I personally like the regular 7/8 bars. some prefer the 1 1/8 bars. What bars are best depends on the rider. I would suggest going to a dealer and pretending you are on your bike while holding them. It might help a little. Take your old bars with you...
Actually it does work...and quite well. One study I was reading said that of three groups at 1200 calories a day and exercising for 40 minutes a day the group that supplemented with hypnosis lost 15 to 20 % more weight and maintained the weight loss ...
BEST protein shakes are good old milk shake with few spoons of "low fat skim milk powder" this stuff is low in fat high in protein and is balanced carb wize milk it self is the best after workout drink think of it it has protein carbs vitamin A and D...