Herbalife and Me

Each time my friends asked me how I lost so much weight with Herbalife, somehow, there's always something that I miss out...too much to share I guess. Here I am, spending 2 hours to pen them down in this posting.

How did I get started?
Almost everyone who knows me knows how much I love to eat. It was one of the days in Sept07, when my weight almost hit 60kg(ouch!), I realized (insaf) I have to do something to stop my weight from going up by day. Of course, first thing that came to my mind was exercise. I started exercising after work (not regular though). It's usually about 8pm+ when I leave the gym and every time I will crack my head to think of what to have for dinner. I didn't want to take heavy meals (e.g. noodles, rice, bread etc) as I know my exercise will not be effective. That's when I started to look for meal replacement.

One day (still in Sep07) during lunch hour, a colleague told us to follow him to a get a free drink. It's a nutrition club and the drink (more like a milk shake) was good! After getting to know more about the shake, I immediately knew that this is THE ONE I'm looking for. Perfect timing!

At the beginning stage...

Although the shake tastes great, I was still not sure if I can take up a meal replacement diet (I'm born to eat! :P). Surprisingly, the shake keeps me full for at least 3 hours. The more I take it the more I like it because of the after feeling. I felt light, comfortable, and not a "burden" for my body to digest. Best thing about the plan is I still get to eat my favorite foods (which I can't live without!), and yet get to lose weight! (IT's DREAM COME TRUE!) First 4 weeks of taking the shake to replace 2 meals, I've lost 3kgs & 2% of body fat. Yeah!!! And best of all, I feel less lethargic & energetic! I needed a lot of sleep before. Until an extend most of the time when my friends call me, first thing they said was "sleeping ar?" :p

Although the results doesn't seem very interesting (I've seen people lost >10kgs in a month after taking Herbalife products!), I can feel I've lost inches when putting on clothes. Losing inches is more important than loosing weight. Agree? My tummy, arms, hips, legs, face and even neck are slimmer! I knew I could lose more if I strictly replaced 2 meals daily & didn't take breaks during weekends but I chose not to. I chose to do it gradually, slow & steady. Lose weight, maintain & sustainability are my objectives.

When results are more noticeable...

Within 2 months after I started taking the shake, friends & colleagues started asking how did I lose weight. I was more than proud of myself and shared the secret. Since then, more and more friends & colleagues started taking the product and unintentionally, I became their "role model" & consultant...haha.

It's more than merely losing weight

Herbalife shake is very effective in weight management. The shake helps lose weight in a healthy way. I've seen and heard a lot, how people improve their health condition with the nutrition drink. Most common ones are sinus & migraine. I was thinking to myself, I'm very happy & know very well that I will be able to achieve my ideal weight with Herbalife, if it can help me with my sinus which has been with me since 7yrs old (or maybe earlier but my memory can only recall until then), it's BONUS! :-)

I have a friend whom I knew since secondary school always tease me with my sinus problem. "How to bring you to holiday la?" it's a known fact to my close friends and family that I will have running nose EVERY SINGLE TIME I overnight at a different place for holiday or even going back to hometown. Depending on the severity, the running nose can last up to 2 full days! Each time it happens, I lose interest & can't concentrate in anything. All I want is just rest & sleep. It's a must for me to bring 2 types of flu medication, non-drowsy ones for day, drowsy ones for the night. Sinus has never left me since young.

My first trip after taking Herbalife was in Jan08. I packed my flu medication as usual and at the same time anxious to find out how's my sinus condition now. 5D 4N at Taipei, I did not sneeze a single time! It suprised my friends as much as myself....of course I felt extremely glad & happy but I didn't want to jump to conclusion. The more I hope the more disappointed I would be...this sinus problem has been haunting me for at least 20yrs leh!

It is more convincing when I did not have running nose when I was at Ipoh, Alor Star & Hatyai! Confirmed! Herbalife has improved my sinus I had for >20yrs! THANK YOU HERBALIFE!

I said improved, and not cured because I went on another trip to Hong Kong 2 weeks after Taipei. Second day at HK, it was a cold morning. I was in the hostel, air-con is off and window is slightly open. I caught cold there. The running nose I always had in the middle of the night when I was sleeping has gone but my nose is still sensitive to dust and wind. I hope 1 day, doing spring cleaning, perfume, powder, flower etc will not cause itchiness to my nose and start sneezing.

I've also heard a lot from people who's taking Herbalife that how their complexions have been improved. Few days ago, I met up with an old friend who has not seen me for quite awhile, she said my complexion is better now.

Last but not least, some people might only want to consume the nutrition drink for the period of losing weight. As for me, Herbalife shake is food to me & nutrition to my body...something I need and will need.

My before and after photo.