It has been such a great relief to have the Herbalife products I need back on my shelf, and to feel my puffy body losing fluids and getting back to normal again. I find this all so fascinating, and of course I don't recommend that a person only live on Herbalife! Lest I forget to mention this, real food is also a great idea!
When one is going on the Herbalife weight loss plan, the recommendation is that you use two shakes as a meal replacement (with extra protein powder -- that makes ALL the difference) and then enjoy a healthy, colorful and varied meal, preferably at lunchtime. Eating later at night is harder on the metabolism.
When you've reached your optimal weight, you can then go on a more normal regime, but keep that one Herbalife shake as a meal replacement, and you should be able to keep a stable weight. I will say that once we got into the shakes we found them completely pleasurable to drink, and so easy to make that they satisfy us completely.
I've always known protein was important, but I never realized until this last year what a profound difference it made, and how necessary it was in terms of DAILY intake. If you don't get the protein you need on a consistent basis, you start to crave sugar and carbohydrates, and the weight just piles on -- again. In my 6 weeks without my favorite protein bars and drinks, I gained five pounds at least. I'm got them on the run, and I must make sure I have my products on hand!
I never imagined that anything like this could work, and work so well. I encourage anybody reading this who has difficulties maintaining their proper weight to consider the advantages of Herbalife -- the place where Science meets Nutrition, and they dance together!
Monday, April 26, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Terrible Things That Happened to My Poor Body Without --
The Terrible Things That Happened to My Poor Body Without
Herbalife Bars & Beverages, Part 2
Hello again!
I have just whipped myself up a shaker full of my other favorite in-between protein snack/energy booster. I errr "made this up myself" although I'd have to say I'm pretty sure others have thought of this idea before.
Whazzat, you say? Well! The other two items in my longed-for Herbalife package that arrived at our house that day were a few boxes of "Tropical-Fruit Force Liftoff"!!
This fizzy energy drink comes in several different and very refreshing flavors -- but this one is my particular favorite. 1 calorie, 1 carb -- but plenty of vitamins and a good balance of natural stimulants. By itself it's terrific and gives you a real boost, but my special trick is to have it together with Herbalife's "Beverage Mix" -- sounds pretty generic, doesn't it? -- which is a low calorie protein snack (15 protein grams per serving, 70 calories, no fat) that blends fabulously with the Tropical Lift-Off.
There are two flavors of the beverage drink -- Wild Berry and Peach Mango. I love them both equally, and I love them both especially WITH my LiftOff and crushed ice oh yum. In fact, excuse me while I go and mix myself up a one of those to drink. BRB.
All righty, I'm back. I find these things so satisfying that I cannot imagine drinking sugary sodas when I can do this. Funny thing -- when I first joined Herbalife a year ago, I jumped right in at the Supervisor level and received a bunch of products I wasn't at all familiar with. Of all of them, those Beverage Packs confused me the most. I didn't even bother opening one of them for months -- it took an imaginative friend to show me what to do with them, and I've been hooked ever since.
Result being -- without trying, I've added 50 protein grams daily to my diet -- two drinks and two bars -- and then the shake for 30 grams -- my requirement is around 100 protein grams -- so that's perfect. And it felt perfect. I didn't know HOW perfect until I ran out of the bars and the drinks and after about 4 weeks I noticed the new squishy me, and in 6 weeks I knew I had to get that stuff back in my body no matter what.
It just is easier for me this way. I never got sufficient quantities of protein -- not for ages. I would get hungry and carb out. But a year on these Herbalife products has shown me that with the right amount of protein in my system the fat literally converts itself to lean muscle mass, right in front of my eyes. And that, my friends, is a good, good thing!
I have just whipped myself up a shaker full of my other favorite in-between protein snack/energy booster. I errr "made this up myself" although I'd have to say I'm pretty sure others have thought of this idea before.
Whazzat, you say? Well! The other two items in my longed-for Herbalife package that arrived at our house that day were a few boxes of "Tropical-Fruit Force Liftoff"!!
This fizzy energy drink comes in several different and very refreshing flavors -- but this one is my particular favorite. 1 calorie, 1 carb -- but plenty of vitamins and a good balance of natural stimulants. By itself it's terrific and gives you a real boost, but my special trick is to have it together with Herbalife's "Beverage Mix" -- sounds pretty generic, doesn't it? -- which is a low calorie protein snack (15 protein grams per serving, 70 calories, no fat) that blends fabulously with the Tropical Lift-Off.
There are two flavors of the beverage drink -- Wild Berry and Peach Mango. I love them both equally, and I love them both especially WITH my LiftOff and crushed ice oh yum. In fact, excuse me while I go and mix myself up a one of those to drink. BRB.
All righty, I'm back. I find these things so satisfying that I cannot imagine drinking sugary sodas when I can do this. Funny thing -- when I first joined Herbalife a year ago, I jumped right in at the Supervisor level and received a bunch of products I wasn't at all familiar with. Of all of them, those Beverage Packs confused me the most. I didn't even bother opening one of them for months -- it took an imaginative friend to show me what to do with them, and I've been hooked ever since.
Result being -- without trying, I've added 50 protein grams daily to my diet -- two drinks and two bars -- and then the shake for 30 grams -- my requirement is around 100 protein grams -- so that's perfect. And it felt perfect. I didn't know HOW perfect until I ran out of the bars and the drinks and after about 4 weeks I noticed the new squishy me, and in 6 weeks I knew I had to get that stuff back in my body no matter what.
It just is easier for me this way. I never got sufficient quantities of protein -- not for ages. I would get hungry and carb out. But a year on these Herbalife products has shown me that with the right amount of protein in my system the fat literally converts itself to lean muscle mass, right in front of my eyes. And that, my friends, is a good, good thing!
Thursday, April 8, 2010
"The Wells Fargo Wagon Is a Comin' Down the Street!"
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
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
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Time for the Monthly Post
Oh my dears, forgive me! It has been far too long since I have written here, and the time has come for me to pull myself together and take this a lot more seriously.
It is true confessions time, and there are so very very many of them to make. I know it will take more than one post, as I have some stories for you.
First of all, I love writing -- it's nothing I ever really feel blocked about, and I haven't been writing long enough to be burned out. So what happens? Am I just a lazy, bad thing? No, alas -- I used to think I was, but that was before I understood I had Bipolar disorder -- the one thing Herbalife cannot fix. I'll tell you, if they could they would, because this stuff could fix just about anything. But I digress.
I felt I needed to talk about what it is that makes me periodically disappear, because I am so stoked about what we've experienced with Herbalife that I want to write about it, and the benefits that I can see for all sorts of health issues with all sorts of people. It isn't just about the weight. It's the whole body, the whole system, that transforms itself. If I could upload it into my poor disordered brain I would. But I fear I cannot.
And sometimes I get depressed, and it is hard to write or do much of anything. But -- I have opened some floodgates for myself re advertising -- a bundled package with AT&T Yellow Pages -- or yellowpages.com -- which includes a hosted website, SEO, traffic driving and the like for the Megalopolis that is the Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Santa Rosa to Santa Cruz! Sooo I'd better get on my game, and make this a more regular thing.
It's kind of a bipolar thing to blitz out into the mainstream, all sparkly and ready to roll -- and then the energy goes away and you crawl back into bed for a year or two. Oh I wish I were kidding. But the time has come to try to change some MORE patterns. And I truly want to make a more disciplined approach to this blog. Plus I want Patrick, my dearly beloved, to contribute as well. I am saying this to you so that I will have to come up to it.
Plus I have just signed on over at a really fun place called "Sponsored Tweets" -- a lot of my traffic comes from my two twitter accounts and the 3500 followers I have there. Sponsored Tweets connects people up with advertisers. The Twitter Nation is now filled with scads of mini-copywriters, everyone trying their hand at finding just the perfect phrase to describe a product in that 140 character parameter. It's a really fun way to pick up some extra cash, and I really want to recommend this to you!
So let's just say I am really just beginning. Soon this blog will be hosted on something a wee bit more professional than blogspot, as I am ready to focus more of my energy on Internet marketing in all of its glory. I have never been so interested in anything in my life -- not professionally, not ever. So I have a few great things shaping up for me -- products I truly believe in, a place to write for (o jason at politicus I'm not ready yet forgive me!), and I'm almost ready to put up a product website! The last one truthfully sucked, and I could not bear to be associated with it.
We're still going to get out those emergency nutrition packs. We are getting cloth bags -- made of a light muslin. We were going to call them Emergency Nutrition Packs but I'd rather call them "Adventure Packs" and focus on the hikers and campers and festival goers -- our great land is full of people who know how to have fun! We can put together a little something nutritionally to make your experience much easier, and I'll be showing you soon!
I promised myself I would only write a few things and a few paragraphs tonight, so that I would have to come back and tell you the really big discoveries I have made in the last two months WITHOUT MY NORMAL SUPPLY OF HERBALIFE GOODIES. ICK! Seriously, just ick -- that's all you have to know until later!
Love, Julie
It is true confessions time, and there are so very very many of them to make. I know it will take more than one post, as I have some stories for you.
First of all, I love writing -- it's nothing I ever really feel blocked about, and I haven't been writing long enough to be burned out. So what happens? Am I just a lazy, bad thing? No, alas -- I used to think I was, but that was before I understood I had Bipolar disorder -- the one thing Herbalife cannot fix. I'll tell you, if they could they would, because this stuff could fix just about anything. But I digress.
I felt I needed to talk about what it is that makes me periodically disappear, because I am so stoked about what we've experienced with Herbalife that I want to write about it, and the benefits that I can see for all sorts of health issues with all sorts of people. It isn't just about the weight. It's the whole body, the whole system, that transforms itself. If I could upload it into my poor disordered brain I would. But I fear I cannot.
And sometimes I get depressed, and it is hard to write or do much of anything. But -- I have opened some floodgates for myself re advertising -- a bundled package with AT&T Yellow Pages -- or yellowpages.com -- which includes a hosted website, SEO, traffic driving and the like for the Megalopolis that is the Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Santa Rosa to Santa Cruz! Sooo I'd better get on my game, and make this a more regular thing.
It's kind of a bipolar thing to blitz out into the mainstream, all sparkly and ready to roll -- and then the energy goes away and you crawl back into bed for a year or two. Oh I wish I were kidding. But the time has come to try to change some MORE patterns. And I truly want to make a more disciplined approach to this blog. Plus I want Patrick, my dearly beloved, to contribute as well. I am saying this to you so that I will have to come up to it.
Plus I have just signed on over at a really fun place called "Sponsored Tweets" -- a lot of my traffic comes from my two twitter accounts and the 3500 followers I have there. Sponsored Tweets connects people up with advertisers. The Twitter Nation is now filled with scads of mini-copywriters, everyone trying their hand at finding just the perfect phrase to describe a product in that 140 character parameter. It's a really fun way to pick up some extra cash, and I really want to recommend this to you!
So let's just say I am really just beginning. Soon this blog will be hosted on something a wee bit more professional than blogspot, as I am ready to focus more of my energy on Internet marketing in all of its glory. I have never been so interested in anything in my life -- not professionally, not ever. So I have a few great things shaping up for me -- products I truly believe in, a place to write for (o jason at politicus I'm not ready yet forgive me!), and I'm almost ready to put up a product website! The last one truthfully sucked, and I could not bear to be associated with it.
We're still going to get out those emergency nutrition packs. We are getting cloth bags -- made of a light muslin. We were going to call them Emergency Nutrition Packs but I'd rather call them "Adventure Packs" and focus on the hikers and campers and festival goers -- our great land is full of people who know how to have fun! We can put together a little something nutritionally to make your experience much easier, and I'll be showing you soon!
I promised myself I would only write a few things and a few paragraphs tonight, so that I would have to come back and tell you the really big discoveries I have made in the last two months WITHOUT MY NORMAL SUPPLY OF HERBALIFE GOODIES. ICK! Seriously, just ick -- that's all you have to know until later!
Love, Julie
Friday, February 26, 2010
America, We Have a Problem!!
I have a confession to make: I have never been inside a Wal-Mart. There isn't one around here, and it is one of life's experiences that I have not sought out. I think that Wal-Mart has been doing some great things to combat global warming, and this is not an anti-Walmart screed. But the pictures I have seen on this page jolted me out of what little complacency I still had, which wasn't much. While I don't think that the people who visit Wal-Mart are any different than anyone else, there are some disturbing images coming out of those stores!
This rant is more along the lines of: "How did it happen that we became a nation of fat/obese people? When did this occur, and where is the trend leading? How do we get off this train??" As I was pulling in some facts for this post, I read an article by Kim Benson, author of "Finally Thin", who mentioned that 2/3 of our nation would qualify as "fat". We've had to change the size of our movie theater seats, our airplane seats and even our coffins come in super-size. Wow.
Ms. Benson's article, titled "Is It Okay To Be Fat?", made the excellent point that we have been given free will with which to make our own decisions, and neither one is easy. On the one hand we are surrounded with more and better cuisine, or more and worse -- name your poison! We have food from exotic countries that are exquisitely delicious, or we can go for a junk food binge. It has never, from what I can tell, been easier to eat in the United States.
The thing is, and I speak from experience, being on the plus side weight-wise just isn't a lot of fun. Clothes don't fit, bodies don't stay healthy, people don't treat you the same and you just plain don't feel as well. Personally, I hate being over-weight. I grant everyone else their right to be over-weight, but I don't wear it well.
The reason I got into this business -- once I discovered, to my utter astonishment, that Herbalife did all it promised and then some -- was that I realized how obsessively desperate so many people are to find some way to get and keep the pounds off. Why do so many diets fail? Why do we have such a hard time with this issue?
Well, clearly this is a substantive issue, and no single blog post can fully answer it. There are so many factors. Some overeat for psychological issues, out of boredom or neurosis. Some don't like exercise and live a sedentary life. Some are compulsively attached to sweets, some don't want to be bothered with the whole consideration. Some have lousy metabolisms and hormonal problems. The list goes on and on and the point is -- losing weight and keeping it off is one of the challenges of modern life.
How are we doing so far, do you think? I'd say we aren't doing so well. As Ms. Bensen notes, about 2/3 of our nation has some sort of weight problem. I'm not one to throw stones at the over-weight -- it's just another one of life's annoying little glitches that we were put here to deal with, in my point of view. And I really dislike it when I hear people putting out negative energy towards the overweight. Chances are those same people will get their turn to feel the disapproving stares of strangers when they are older and less fit.
But even though we were given free will, and we can make our choices, I think most of us would say that the best choice is to stay fit. Yeah, right! You tell that to the mom who has been pregnant and can't take the extra off, or to the person with the sluggish metabolism who doesn't feel up to exercising, or to the chronically depressed! Or to the post-menopausal woman who NEVER had any problems before menopause. Or to the man who has eaten exactly as he liked his whole life until one day he realizes he's let himself go and he isn't quite sure how or when it happened. And he sure doesn't know how he's going to get his body back together again.
That is exactly why I am in this business. Because I have found a way that has worked, not only for me but for thousands of people around the world. Anyone who has read any of this blog knows my story and I won't bore you by repeating it. But after I lost weight so effortlessly on Herbalife after many other starts and stops, I was so impressed with the health-giving, life-saving properties of the Herbalife product line that I determined I was going to spend my time telling people about them -- talking about them, yes, and selling them. They are THAT good.
Because Herbalife works. And when I have a client that doesn't get results, I've been through enough with my own body over the years to know when they need to see a doctor about potential thyroid or other metabolic problems. I'm not going to say it will always be as effortless for others as it was for me. Every body is different, and that's the honest truth. Some take it seriously and really are patient and will follow instructions; others don't have the staying power and won't end up with their desired results.
But with support from a wellness coach (that's a great name for what we do) and perhaps a group of like-minded friends who want to take walks together, or get together and discuss nutrition -- you've got a really good chance of taking off weight and keeping it off with the right diet plan -- and Herbalife -- now in 72 countries because it works -- with the brilliant concept of "targeted cellular nutrition" in play -- works. Remind me to post my (ugh) before and (much better!) after pictures one of these days soon!
If you have any questions about Herbalife in action -- go to www.herbalife.com and do some reading. Feel free to contact me with anything more personal. I will have my own e-commerce site up soon, and I look forward to welcoming you through its doors!
That's it for this evening -- now if I only had been smart enough to lay in enough Herbalife Vanilla Almond protein bars for the weekend! They are the yummiest ever made. Period. End of story.
This rant is more along the lines of: "How did it happen that we became a nation of fat/obese people? When did this occur, and where is the trend leading? How do we get off this train??" As I was pulling in some facts for this post, I read an article by Kim Benson, author of "Finally Thin", who mentioned that 2/3 of our nation would qualify as "fat". We've had to change the size of our movie theater seats, our airplane seats and even our coffins come in super-size. Wow.
Ms. Benson's article, titled "Is It Okay To Be Fat?", made the excellent point that we have been given free will with which to make our own decisions, and neither one is easy. On the one hand we are surrounded with more and better cuisine, or more and worse -- name your poison! We have food from exotic countries that are exquisitely delicious, or we can go for a junk food binge. It has never, from what I can tell, been easier to eat in the United States.
The thing is, and I speak from experience, being on the plus side weight-wise just isn't a lot of fun. Clothes don't fit, bodies don't stay healthy, people don't treat you the same and you just plain don't feel as well. Personally, I hate being over-weight. I grant everyone else their right to be over-weight, but I don't wear it well.
The reason I got into this business -- once I discovered, to my utter astonishment, that Herbalife did all it promised and then some -- was that I realized how obsessively desperate so many people are to find some way to get and keep the pounds off. Why do so many diets fail? Why do we have such a hard time with this issue?
Well, clearly this is a substantive issue, and no single blog post can fully answer it. There are so many factors. Some overeat for psychological issues, out of boredom or neurosis. Some don't like exercise and live a sedentary life. Some are compulsively attached to sweets, some don't want to be bothered with the whole consideration. Some have lousy metabolisms and hormonal problems. The list goes on and on and the point is -- losing weight and keeping it off is one of the challenges of modern life.
How are we doing so far, do you think? I'd say we aren't doing so well. As Ms. Bensen notes, about 2/3 of our nation has some sort of weight problem. I'm not one to throw stones at the over-weight -- it's just another one of life's annoying little glitches that we were put here to deal with, in my point of view. And I really dislike it when I hear people putting out negative energy towards the overweight. Chances are those same people will get their turn to feel the disapproving stares of strangers when they are older and less fit.
But even though we were given free will, and we can make our choices, I think most of us would say that the best choice is to stay fit. Yeah, right! You tell that to the mom who has been pregnant and can't take the extra off, or to the person with the sluggish metabolism who doesn't feel up to exercising, or to the chronically depressed! Or to the post-menopausal woman who NEVER had any problems before menopause. Or to the man who has eaten exactly as he liked his whole life until one day he realizes he's let himself go and he isn't quite sure how or when it happened. And he sure doesn't know how he's going to get his body back together again.
That is exactly why I am in this business. Because I have found a way that has worked, not only for me but for thousands of people around the world. Anyone who has read any of this blog knows my story and I won't bore you by repeating it. But after I lost weight so effortlessly on Herbalife after many other starts and stops, I was so impressed with the health-giving, life-saving properties of the Herbalife product line that I determined I was going to spend my time telling people about them -- talking about them, yes, and selling them. They are THAT good.
Because Herbalife works. And when I have a client that doesn't get results, I've been through enough with my own body over the years to know when they need to see a doctor about potential thyroid or other metabolic problems. I'm not going to say it will always be as effortless for others as it was for me. Every body is different, and that's the honest truth. Some take it seriously and really are patient and will follow instructions; others don't have the staying power and won't end up with their desired results.
But with support from a wellness coach (that's a great name for what we do) and perhaps a group of like-minded friends who want to take walks together, or get together and discuss nutrition -- you've got a really good chance of taking off weight and keeping it off with the right diet plan -- and Herbalife -- now in 72 countries because it works -- with the brilliant concept of "targeted cellular nutrition" in play -- works. Remind me to post my (ugh) before and (much better!) after pictures one of these days soon!
If you have any questions about Herbalife in action -- go to www.herbalife.com and do some reading. Feel free to contact me with anything more personal. I will have my own e-commerce site up soon, and I look forward to welcoming you through its doors!
That's it for this evening -- now if I only had been smart enough to lay in enough Herbalife Vanilla Almond protein bars for the weekend! They are the yummiest ever made. Period. End of story.
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