Well, I suppose that was a somewhat cryptic title for those of you under a certain age who have never ever seen "The Music Man"! It refers, my children, to a time in another century when our U.S. Mail trucks were horse drawn wagons from Wells Fargo (It is, I believe, the same company that we know now with different functions. Instead of stagecoaches filled with mail & frequent stage-coach robberies and the eventual (or not) delivery of goodies from back East, we've got the United States Postal Service, and I'd say that's a good thing.
Except for the fact that Wells Fargo is now a bank, and we have gotten rather used to the banks robbing US these days. I speak from bitter experience. But never mind that!
Delivery days are a very good thing, and I had a double whammo the other day; I received two things in one day that I wanted very much! The first was a replacement printer for my beloved HP 6500 wireless (insurance on printers is important for people like me who seem to burn through electronics at a fearsome rate). May seem like a crazy thing to get excited about, but not in this house, where a printer is an object dearly beloved by me. That was item #1.
The second big box was from Herbalife, and not a moment too soon! This is not going to be one of those blogs wherein, every page or two I go on a rant about how I've sponsored 50,000 people in the last hour and so can you! I'm not going to tell you that in the last year, while bipolar disorder was kicking me in the head, I still managed to make bank. But I HAVE developed a deep and abiding LOVE for these products; if I can help it I will never be without them. I'd like to make as many of you as possible see why -- they are that good!
Back to the other parcel that caused so much joy in my house on Saturday -- the big box from Herbalife. We haven't been able to order several of my favorite Herbalife products for a few months due to financial difficulties. We've been a little cold and hungry lately, hardly a fashionable thing to admit, but really I don't give a damn. It's true and I don't care if you know it. Because of the particular way in which I was smashed by giant banks and left for dead, the trauma was so deep and the cost so steep that it has taken a while to even comprehend what it would take to come back.
When a big box of your favorite Herbalife goodies arrives at the door after a drought, there is much rejoicing. I admit it freely; I am virtually addicted to the protein bars. We all have our favorites -- Patrick is partial to the citrus lemon - he says it's just about the best "candy bar" he's ever tasted - it's so good he puts it in the "candy" category instead of the boring oatmeal based protein bar that's so ubiquitous in Whole Foods. Mine is the "vanilla almond" and it is so good, so yummy and chewy and tasty -- 10 grams protein, 5 grams sugar, 140 calories and it's a perfect mid-day snack. Perfect.
The great thing about these super-deluxe bars is that you can have a couple a day and do yourself NO HARM at all because instead of indulging in carbs -- even if they are healthy ones -- you're munching on protein, and without noticing it your body begins to re-shape itself.
Follow this link and glance in over at the Herbalife site, where the bars are featured, so that you can take a look at them -- of course, it isn't until you've tasted your favorite that you start wondering what goes into those delicious little chewy things that makes them so very tasty and satisfying -- something addictive perhaps?
Confession: there were days (blush) when I ate 3 of them a day and still lost weight. It's the PROTEIN!!
Strangely enough you actually feel as though you are getting away with something, because the damned things are soooo good they couldn't be good for you, right? Well, no -- wrong, as it turns out, wrong, wrong, wrong! Sooo good and still good for you. My body does not lie, and neither do I!
Yes, protein! Easily assimilable protein. So if you like them, go for it without guilt. My body is MUCH happier with them than without -- I like the leaner look that simply happens to me when that protein is upped on a daily basis. I have had people say to me that it isn't THAT hard to get enough protein -- but it is a matter of daily consistency, and it isn't as easy as you might think, especially if you aren't paying attention. This is, I admit, the lazy AND health-conscious person's way out!
Try them all -- which one would your favorite be? Vanilla Almond, Citrus Lemon, or Chocolate Peanut? There are other, non-deluxe Herbalife bars that I've only tried one flavor of. I will admit I was not overly impressed. I would rather pay a few more dollars for something delicious that REALLY works for us. Next time we'll discuss the other goodies in the box -- back soon!
Health and happiness,
Julie and Patrick
