I received some very interesting news from my nephew today. Seems that he has scored a job (he's very good at what he does, whatever it is) on the hit show 'The Biggest Loser." I couldn't be more thrilled, as the show operates on the same principles as the Weight Loss Challenges held by Herbalife Distributors all over the world. It is enormously popular and heading into its eighth season -- I am quite proud of my nephew, who is a very special person. I'm not sure he would want me to mention his name, so until I have that permission, I will not.
I'd only heard mentions of "The Biggest Loser" when I joined Herbalife. I had NO idea what a phenomenon it is -- a guilty pleasure for many! Full disclosure: I haven't seen it yet but I intend to -- Patrick and I both want to watch it for a while, to get a sense of their process. I will most likely become hopelessly addicted to it, but that's an occupational hazard I rather enjoy.
Simply put, this show is a weight loss competition that challenges a group of people to lose the most weight (proportionate to their height, etc.), and there are rewards involved! Prizes! Money! Sparkly Shiny Things to Win! Being involved in a difficult journey on television in front of tens of thousands of people!
And finally, and of most importance to those of us who are dealing with weight issues -- we are allowed to watch the transformation of people's lives in what I imagine to be a positive fashion -- I can't really comment at length until I've seen the show. But I appreciate any program that encourages people dealing with obesity to accomplish what seems so often to be the impossible -- weight loss. It is a huge problem, and there's a ton of misinformation out there.
As I began to learn about Herbalife I realized we even have an online Weight Loss Challenge (WLC) for those who do not have the time or inclination to leave their home, but still want to participate in a 8 week online weight loss contest. We also have regular Weight Loss Challenges all over the country in every sort of meeting place imaginable. Patrick and I are gearing up to do our first Marinwood/Terra Linda Weight Loss Challenge very soon. We'll keep you posted!
This idea of the online WLC is a concept unique to Herbalife.
Every week, we meet online for a webinar hosted by Herbalife. Weights and measurements are reported on a frequent basis -- logged in online along with our (shudder) "before" pictures -- and every week there is some sort of educational presentation relative to diet and health. The meetings are brief -- from 1/2 hour to 45 minutes. Everyone who participates has his or her own coach to report to and consult with.
It's about the mutual support. Prizes just make it more fun!
Lots of bonding has been done among participants, and large pots of money have been won! Most importantly, the online Weight Loss Challenges provides a unique opportunity to be involved in the healthy transformation of our puffy, chubby, badly-nourished selves into much healthier, sleeker versions of the same people!
Herbalife is most of all a "wellness" company -- there are scientists working in our labs globally, studying micro-nutrition so that we can continue to advance the health and well-being of all who come to us. They are cognizant of the enormity of the obesity epidemic and are dedicated to helping people conquer their problems with diet and health -- one person at a time.
I have not yet participated in the online challenges, but I'm going to be on board this time. I've lost the weight I wanted to lose -- to my astonishment and overwhelming gratitude, I AM 25 - 30 POUNDS LIGHTER THAN I WAS 5 MONTHS AGO -- 5+ POUNDS A MONTH THANKS TO HERBALIFE.
I AM IN LOVE!!!!
Yes I am -- I have that devoted feeling towards a product I never imagined I could love like this -- how odd! And odder still -- I have to defend my feelings toward this company, this business model, and these products. How odd and bizarre! These are the best things, nourishment-wise, that have ever happened to me, and I appreciate it when those who know me understand I don't put my name on just anything. This stuff is for real and will have my eternal gratitude, plus I'll be using it for the rest of my life.
Back soon!
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Monday, August 31, 2009
Getting Ready for Burning Man
Well -- wow. Two of my "lost boys" (I suffer from prolonged "empty nest syndrome" and like a houseful of kids around) are taking advantage of the tickets to Burning Man that were given to us by Patrick's old friend Danger Ranger. We hated to pass the opportunity by, but we thought the tickets would be best used by boys in their twenties.
The tradition of Burning Man (you're wondering what this has to do with Herbalife, right?) has to do with -- well, first of all, there's no money exchange there -- just coffee and ice can be bought there. Everything else you bring or trade for.
As an Herbalife Supervisor, I am extremely fortunate to have a fantastic young man named Troy as one of my distributors. He's taking my ticket along with a few Herbalife products especially selected for the desert. As we really didn't have much to donate, we decided to concentrate on just a few items. He's going to set up a "Hydration Station" near the Medical area, where people that have had too much sun can refresh themselves with Herbalife's H30, our specially formulated hydration drink.
He'll also have protein bars (in an ice cooler!) for the hypoglycemic. This gives us a way to take the best advantage of just a small amount of products -- put them where they are most needed. Troy can get a list of people who appreciate them, and work from there! Perhaps the main office would be interested in sponsoring an event at that party of fifty thousand people. If I were the company, I certainly would be!
The tradition of Burning Man (you're wondering what this has to do with Herbalife, right?) has to do with -- well, first of all, there's no money exchange there -- just coffee and ice can be bought there. Everything else you bring or trade for.
As an Herbalife Supervisor, I am extremely fortunate to have a fantastic young man named Troy as one of my distributors. He's taking my ticket along with a few Herbalife products especially selected for the desert. As we really didn't have much to donate, we decided to concentrate on just a few items. He's going to set up a "Hydration Station" near the Medical area, where people that have had too much sun can refresh themselves with Herbalife's H30, our specially formulated hydration drink.
He'll also have protein bars (in an ice cooler!) for the hypoglycemic. This gives us a way to take the best advantage of just a small amount of products -- put them where they are most needed. Troy can get a list of people who appreciate them, and work from there! Perhaps the main office would be interested in sponsoring an event at that party of fifty thousand people. If I were the company, I certainly would be!
Friday, August 21, 2009
Weight Loss, Herbalife and Me
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!
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!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
NEW!! BURNING MAN NUTRITION SURVIVAL PAKS!!
Look to the right, y'all, for information on our new Festival Nutrition Paks -- also known as B-Man Nutrition Paks. We're very proud of this new method of marketing as well as our particular product line. Contact us if you would like to discuss either.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Leadership Development Weekend Day 2
Let's see -- last time I checked in (I'm writing to you from Alaska now) I was at the Herbalife "Leadership Development Weekend" in Sacramento. As I said earlier, the Herbalife people know how to treat their distributors. Everything about the entire weekend exuded generosity of spirit, intelligence, positivity -- none of the sleaze factor that can be associated with Sales.
The presenters were terrific. People from all walks of life; each had an extraordinary success story to tell. In this terrifying economic time (for me anyway!) I appreciated hearing the different ways people had of building and managing their businesses.
Everyone who has been in the Herbalife business for a while says that it is important to get yourself to a training event like the Leadership Development Weekend. I've been turned off by other such events with a different group I'd worked with, and I wasn't sure, but I qualified for the Leadership Development Weekend, and I thought I'd be a fool if I didn't take advantage of it. They have these things for a reason -- to educate leaders, and that's what I am interested in being.
Some of the presenters were very young and loved to approach people in malls asking them if they were interested in health and nutrition -- these girls were so lively and cute! I could completely see that they might enjoy that way of doing business. I cannot think of anything I would like to do less. Fortunately, there are many different methods of doing business as an Herbalife distributor -- there's even a place for people with mild social anxiety disorder. Like me.
You have to earn the right to be present at these events -- they don't just let everyone in at the higher levels of training. You have to have demonstrated, in one way or another, adequate interest in really doing some business. In my case I didn't do anything spectacular but recognize that Herbalife was, for a passionate and disciplined person (well, I'm working on the discipline!), a way to attain financial freedom. Their compensation plan is tremendous, and the product is second to none, in my opinion.
I've known this was the company for us ever since a moment of "first contact" I'd had in my meditation over my computer. But for some reason I couldn't transmit what I felt to my partner. It had been a little depressing with Patrick and the business lately. I felt consumed by it and I wanted him to understand in the way that I did.
But I'm a person who learns by reading. Everybody learns differently. I was the one with the system on my computer and Patrick wasn't, and he wasn't connecting with the business like I was. I felt like he didn't get it, and honestly I felt he was being a drag on me. He made commitments and didn't follow through, and I began to feel that I would have to do the business alone.
But things do change, and change they did for Patrick as he listened to the stories of the Herbalife people at that weekend in Sacramento. There's something about hearing the stories of the business people who have profited so greatly from a brilliant group of products* and a generous compensation system that is set up to reward those who step out of their comfort zone and get those products into the kitchens of other people.
Patrick came home a changed man, ready to begin this business and definitely excited about it. He recruited a fantastic young man almost immediately and I simply am almost in shock at the difference a weekend like that can make. And we didn't go to any of the famous Herbalife parties; we didn't even manage to attend all of the conference as I can't sit in certain sorts of chairs for more than several hours due to old back injuries.
Still -- that weekend worked its magic, and Patrick Gavin Duffy became a proud and enthusiastic voice for Herbalife from that weekend forward! We plan to start our first cycle of "Weight Loss Challenges" in our neighborhood -- but before we do that, we're going to get some Herbalife Survival Kits put together for people going to Burning Man over Labor Day Weekend.
*I inadvertantly wrote "prouducts" -- certainly a freudian slip!
Everyone who has been in the Herbalife business for a while says that it is important to get yourself to a training event like the Leadership Development Weekend. I've been turned off by other such events with a different group I'd worked with, and I wasn't sure, but I qualified for the Leadership Development Weekend, and I thought I'd be a fool if I didn't take advantage of it. They have these things for a reason -- to educate leaders, and that's what I am interested in being.
Some of the presenters were very young and loved to approach people in malls asking them if they were interested in health and nutrition -- these girls were so lively and cute! I could completely see that they might enjoy that way of doing business. I cannot think of anything I would like to do less. Fortunately, there are many different methods of doing business as an Herbalife distributor -- there's even a place for people with mild social anxiety disorder. Like me.
You have to earn the right to be present at these events -- they don't just let everyone in at the higher levels of training. You have to have demonstrated, in one way or another, adequate interest in really doing some business. In my case I didn't do anything spectacular but recognize that Herbalife was, for a passionate and disciplined person (well, I'm working on the discipline!), a way to attain financial freedom. Their compensation plan is tremendous, and the product is second to none, in my opinion.
I've known this was the company for us ever since a moment of "first contact" I'd had in my meditation over my computer. But for some reason I couldn't transmit what I felt to my partner. It had been a little depressing with Patrick and the business lately. I felt consumed by it and I wanted him to understand in the way that I did.
But I'm a person who learns by reading. Everybody learns differently. I was the one with the system on my computer and Patrick wasn't, and he wasn't connecting with the business like I was. I felt like he didn't get it, and honestly I felt he was being a drag on me. He made commitments and didn't follow through, and I began to feel that I would have to do the business alone.
But things do change, and change they did for Patrick as he listened to the stories of the Herbalife people at that weekend in Sacramento. There's something about hearing the stories of the business people who have profited so greatly from a brilliant group of products* and a generous compensation system that is set up to reward those who step out of their comfort zone and get those products into the kitchens of other people.
Patrick came home a changed man, ready to begin this business and definitely excited about it. He recruited a fantastic young man almost immediately and I simply am almost in shock at the difference a weekend like that can make. And we didn't go to any of the famous Herbalife parties; we didn't even manage to attend all of the conference as I can't sit in certain sorts of chairs for more than several hours due to old back injuries.
Still -- that weekend worked its magic, and Patrick Gavin Duffy became a proud and enthusiastic voice for Herbalife from that weekend forward! We plan to start our first cycle of "Weight Loss Challenges" in our neighborhood -- but before we do that, we're going to get some Herbalife Survival Kits put together for people going to Burning Man over Labor Day Weekend.
*I inadvertantly wrote "prouducts" -- certainly a freudian slip!
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