I was looking over the first few posts here, and realized that I hadn't talked about my weight much since I began this blog. Four months or so ago, when the adventures with Herbalife began in earnest for me, it never occurred to me that it would really work.
Fact. I was NOT a believer.
I was 40 pounds overweight and I'd been starving myself for months with absolutely no results. I've never had an easy time losing weight. For that reason I prefer to keep it off in the first place, but a combination of physical pain, immobility and a wish to drown my sorrows in ice cream demolished my willpower a few years back. After that I simply could not take the pounds off.
As said in an earlier post, something special drew me to this business; I found Herbalife during a specific meditation (Geek Secret: internet surfing late into the hours can produce a sense of timelessness as connections are made in an almost mystical way with bits of information relevant to oneself).
I'd had no prior exposure to Herbalife other than having heard the name once or twice. I liked the compensation plan*; I liked the people; I LOVE my coach. But the product? I thought it would be like any other, just some ordinary protein powder that could be had anywhere, nothing special.
Nothing special? I could not have been more wrong; and when I am wrong I love to admit it. My biases and prejudices are those of the Californian organic/natural foods devotee -- no "lab foods" for this woman! That's what I thought, that's what I believed. Of course I've always taken vitamins and I love "green" drinks -- natural "superfoods". But this Herbalife stuff -- I did not for one second imagine that it could and would profoundly transform my body.
Four months later I am effortlessly 25 pounds lighter**. I didn't think it would work. It did. My husband has also been drinking the Formula One shakes; fortunately he hasn't lost weight but he HAS recovered from several years worth of serious, life-threatening illnesses that had devastated his immune system. Where before Patrick's coloring was grey and lifeless, he's back in the pink! He's quite literally gotten a healthy pink glow back to his skin .
Nobody could have prepared me for results like this. All around the internet there's nothing but ads for this and hype for that. But I found something that works like my own personal Fountain of Youth -- naturally I want to make this known in a way that cuts through that hype.
I mean, I think I've just been handed ten extra years I wasn't sure that I wanted! And as for Patrick, I know we're going to be able to be in one another's lives much longer because of Herbalife. Straight up. I can't believe it myself.
As for the kids we know on Herbalife (by "kids" I'm referring to people I know that are 21+ -- we have a lot of friends from all age groups), without exception they have said to me that they don't feel as well when they don't have it, and that they find themselves eating lots of things to try to achieve the same sense of grounded wellness that they feel on when they get their Herbalife shakes each day.
I hear about responses to the Herbalife products all the time now, and for once in my life I don't think it's hype. This stuff is really, really good.
* compensation plan -- the company has 7 different ways to pay its sales force (most internet marketers use 1-2 tiered plans)
** As said, I've effortlessly lost weight; for other people a tad more patience is required. But you will get excellent results if you don't give up, if you persevere. I'd be more than happy to coach you to your desired weight!
