Here is one truly inspirational story: Jo Cantle: “My weight loss journey”
I am delighted to be able to share Jo’s story with you as this is probably one of the most inspirational stories I have come across as Jo has put so much thought into this in order to really inspire those that are ready to take action. She has shared not only her results and how she achieved it, but the entire mind set one needs to have to achieve long term weight loss and health. Thank you so much for allowing me to share your story, Jo, you are an inspiration on many different levels and your determination will never fail you!
(‘Not to be copied without prior permission’)
“I’ve written this for information purposes only and hope that it may help or inspire others to take action. Plus it has always been a personal goal of mine to write my own weight loss testimonial, like I’ve read and admired in so many magazines over the years that I’ve been trying to lose weight.
I have been overweight for as long as I can remember and always would have described myself as ‘the wrong side of slim’ as I was always the slightly bigger one than my friends at school. When I was 7 my parents moved my sisters and I from Birmingham to Weston-super-Mare, where they bought a business….a General Stores called The Chocolate Box – so it was mainly sweets they sold, as you can imagine for a 7 year old – I was literally a ‘kid in a candy store’ and I feel that this was possibly where my weight issues developed.As I got older and became aware of being larger I of course tried various ways to control my weight, although I’m happy to say, that I was always sensible enough (or was that I just liked my food too much) that I didn’t go the dodgy route of starving myself or purchasing unsafe pills etc – my first real diet that I can remember was at 14 where I think I lost about 7lbs and felt fabulous – however it soon came back on and then what followed for the next 10+ years was some serious yo-yo dieting.
While at Art College, I ate and drank all the wrong stuff as many students do. I ate on the run and drank copious amounts of alcohol and knew little about a healthy diet and continued that style of eating after I left college and moved back to Weston with my husband Colin.
Once in Weston my weight steadily progressed up to a size 22. My husband is naturally quite slim and seems to be able to eat a lot (however I have studied his eating patterns and actually what he does is manage his weight naturally through eating when he’s hungry – now there’s a revelation!). Anyway, I used to match his portions and ate what he did and I got steadily bigger. By the age of 26 I was at my biggest and my doctor was warning me about high blood pressure – having lost my Dad 4 years earlier to a heart attack, I knew I had to take control of my lifestyle.
Colin & I decided to get married in 1998 and I was determined not to be a fat bride, so I joined a club and lost 5 stone – looking back it was not the programme, it was my determination that helped me succeed. I do remember feeling hungry most of the time, which caused a ricochet effect once the wedding was over, as I then made up for the lack of eating during the previous year by making sure I ate everything and proceeded to regain 3 stone.
One positive thing that came from that programme was I became seriously passionate about exercise – in particular running, and had trained myself from running for 5 mins around the block (and then collapsing in a heap) to running over 10 miles at a time. So we then set ourselves a target of running the London Marathon which we did in 1999 in just over 5 hours. This controlled my weight gain to a certain extent, but as any avid runner knows, they advise you carb-load prior to long races – and if you continue to carb-load after racing (which I did) – you gain weight!
Fast forward to 2002 – I was probably at the end of my tether with my weight and certainly an emotional low point, I had tried hypnosis, magazine plan after plan, I had a pile of diet books each discarded as I felt hungry, tired and just completely fed up and really felt I was destined to be fat all my life. I had also become an Aerobics Instructor – but as my eating was all wrong – I was never going to be the shape and size I really dreamed of being.
It was at this point I went searching not for a weight loss solution one day, but a work from home solution, as I was in a personal situation which meant I had to find a way to make more income. This is when I came across Herbalife, now I was very sceptical because it was something that I hadn’t considered before, but once I understood that it was a programme that was built on a very sound nutritional philosophy of over 20 years – it made sense to join the company and use the programme.
So I got started on the programme at which point I was a size 18/20 – within a month I had dropped to a size 16 (sometimes 14 depending on where I shopped). I continued to use the products for weight management, good health and sports nutrition, but the truth is, I got too relaxed with my result and was so busy running our business I forgot that my results ARE my business. Colin & I are fortunate to be asked to be guest speakers and train quite a lot at the Herbalife seminars and when you’re up on stage – you are a representative of the brand, and I was not confident that I was representing the brand that I’m so very proud of.
So in August last year I took some steps to correct this…here is my 4 point plan.
1) I made a decision to lose 30lbs, I didn’t have a time scale in mind, but I knew I wanted to lose 30 lbs and I had also been inspired by friend & fellow distributor Tina Garrett-Clarke who I’d seen lose over 49lbs the previous year (and she’s a Mum of 4, so if she could do it I could too!)
2) I visualised my outcome by getting pictures of bodyshapes I could aspire to and pasting my head onto them, and also wrote out some positive statements.
3) I worked out a plan for myself based on all the knowledge that I have about protein, carbs, calories, exercise and water. I used the Herbalife products (Formula 1, 2 and the Thermo Beverage + others as it makes it easier than trying to work it all out for yourself – this way it was done for me!)
4) I gave myself accountability in the form of agreeing with my dear friends Ian & Karen Goulding that we would set ourselves a challenge and over a 12 week period we emailed each week our results. We then started another 12 week stint straight after.
By Christmas I’d lost over 25lbs and then Christmas, New Year and my birthday got in the way and I ‘relaxed’ a bit – but due to the plan I was following and the control that the Herbalife programme gives me I only regained about 2lbs.
I’ve just got started with a 6 week Distributor Weight Loss Challenge, which is keeping me on track. So I’ve now lost over 2 stone and 55 cms – and I’m fitter and healthier than I’ve ever been.
I’ve increased my exercise as I also had given myself a target of competing in the 2009 London Triathlon with one of my team members, Becky Reeve, and I’m doing the running section which I want to complete in a respectable time
So I run or go to the gym 4-5xs per week – which I just LOVE!
Key Things I’ve learned – Which I Hope will Help Others….
1) Loving yourself is one of the biggest gifts you can give to yourself and those around you – and if you’re not sure where to start then I recommend Louise Hay “You Can Heal Your Life”2) Change starts with making a decision and backing it up with a plan of action
3) Giving yourself accountability is important to help you in those times when you feel like giving up (that’s why we do follow up with our clients)
4) Guilt about eating something doesn’t serve you, it’s more likely to send you bingeing, so get over it, enjoy it and forgive yourself, and be better tomorrow.
5) Balance is the key, if I want to have a meal out or enjoy a slice of cake that my Mum has made, I’ll eat it, the Herbalife programme is designed that you can still do that and enjoy yourself.
6) You have to rethink your bodyshape and think of yourself as slim (hence the visualisation), because otherwise your brain will always sabotage your results, by returning you back to your original state of being overweight.
So thank you for reading, I hope you have found it of interest, I continue on my journey, but it’s now a highly enjoyable road, I now truly feel I will be slim for life!”
If you would like to contact Jo regarding her story, here are her contact details: Jo Cantle, Tel 07984 471 271, Email Address healthy_future@btinternet.com or visit her site at www.future-slim.com
City of Bath Weight Loss Challenge: losing weight with a difference!
Inspired by the latest Government initiatives to cut obesity, exciting new, revolutionary initiative, 12 Week Weight Loss Challenge Workshop, comes to the City of Bath, and there could be one around you too!
Eating healthily and lowering the risk of obesity related diseases does mean that each of us need to take personal responsibility. However, it is easier said than done as getting into the weight loss balance is a science as a long term weight loss is only achieved through understanding how our body works and what constitutes a nutritionally balanced diet. It is exactly through applying that knowledge it is possible to make the right changes to our diet to ensure not only long term weight loss, but also healthy digestion, healthy heart, healthy aging, healthy immune system etc.
At the same time, it is exactly that knowledge that the majority of people who need it the most lack making it difficult to make any real, long term progress. Many weight loss programs around do not offer this sort of support and concentrate solely on weight loss ignoring nutritional demands of the body, causing well known yo-yo dieting effect. Media could be doing even more damage by allowing those programs to be promoted in the first place…
Weight Loss Challenge is a 12 week workshop conducted by professional weight loss and wellness coaches, initialised by Herbalife International, world leader in weight loss and nutrition, where participants, regardless of what weight loss program they follow, meet weekly to follow up their weight loss progress, are empowered with advice on nutrition and healthy food choices covering topics like Importance of Protein, Reading Food Labels, Good and Bad Fats, Good and Bad Carbs, Understanding Metabolism, Importance of Exercise, Heart Health, Healthy Breakfast, Importance of Water, etc.
The cost of 12 week Weight Loss Challenge workshop is an equivalent of £3.75 per week, making it very affordable. Majority of the registration fee goes back to the participants in terms of Weekly Gift Prizes, Free Healthy Beverages and Snacks and Cash Prizes to the three biggest losers at the end of 12 weeks.
Three biggest losers will have a chance to win up to £800 between them, final winner’s pot depending on the number of total participants. Participants are free to use any method of weight loss they wish, but those who best apply the information we give in our weekly training sessions are likely to be the ones who win the competition.
Most of all, it will be FUN and we envisage it to be the place where participants will feel comfortable to come together and compete in a friendly atmosphere with one another, keep track of their progress, share knowledge and experiences, get advice on healthy eating, get necessary recognition and earn some much needed cash in this financial climate!
Next Bath Weight Loss Challenge Workshop start date & venue details: Monday, 16 February 2009 @ 7PM, The New Oriel Hall, Larkhall, Bath.
Call Sanela on 01225 313 218 to Register or text “WLC” to 07737 053 498.
The WLC is where the “Biggest Losers become the Biggest Winners!”
Bianca-Trish Edgar’s Story: “My weight loss journey… so far!” Story of 230 lbs weight loss & still counting!
“Ever since I was a little girl around the age of 9 I have suffered from Bulimia Nervosa the eating disorder. I have been overweight all my life and went through extreme bullying right from nursery school through to high school, college and into the work place. To the point I tried to end my life 6 times in my teens, I found it extremely hard dealing with school, and social environments for over 17 years.
I was classed as clinically obese at only 11 and told I would not be able to have children easily because of Pcos when I was just 16. The only thing that has ever made me feel good about myself has been my music. I have loved singing, writing songs and poetry for as long as I can remember and doing this gave me a sense of security as you can now see music… no one can ridicule you if they do not see you! That is what I thought anyway.
When I was 18, I moved 150 miles away to South Devon with no friends or family. I felt scared, alone, isolated and very depressed. I worked very part time at a local CO-OP 5 minute walk away, yet physically I could not walk up and down stairs let alone down the hill to the supermarket where I would pack shelves. So I would take a taxi twice a day spending nearly as much as I earned.
I was the biggest I have ever been weighing 29 Stone and wore a 38 dress size, I had many health issues including osteoarthritis, IBS, PCOS, Manic Depression, extreme menstrual cramps.
One of the days after writing a new song I decided to take the plounge and send a demo tape off to some producers in the area. The following day to my surprise I had a phone call from an excited producer who was based over an hour away. He asked me to go as soon as I could down to the studio to record as he said I had a lot of potential. So, I took the day off work, travelled to the studio and was thinking that I could FINALLY be getting my break. My life may finally have meaning.
I walked up the path and knocked on the door shaking, I was so anxious and excited at the same time. When he opened the door and realised who I was, he looked at me up and down then laughed in my face as he said “I won’t sign you, You’re TOO FAT!” and he slammed the door. I was heart broken, I didn’t know what to do, I froze, I felt like my world was crumbling down around me and I could not even run round to my mums house.
I went back to my apartment with the intention to finish things once and for all. I sat looking at photographs and starting thinking about my mum and the amazing things she had achieved with Herbalife. My phone rang and it was my mum, I started to cry and begged her for help. She sent some products and I started them straight away.
I felt the difference in my energy after only 2-3 days, I even walked to work. It felt amazing. I lost an incredible 150 lbs and many dress sizes. Today, after taking a 5 year break to have my TWO CHILDREN after being told I would be able to naturally and getting engaged to my fiancé Mark. I have been back on the products since December 2007 and have lost 80 lbs since then. So, in total, I have lost 230 lbs and still counting and an amazing 12 dress sizes. I have hope and excitement for the direction my life is going and I want to help as many people as I can to achieve their dreams and inspire people to believe! “If You Can Dream It, You Can Achieve It” and that is the true power of Herbalife!
You can follow Bianca’s story at her sites:
www.thelast120lbs.com
www.youtube.com/thelast120lbs
www.thelast120lbs.blogspot.com
And there is also her FaceBook group TheLast120lbs
What Bianca’s story shows is not just the power of our incredible Herbalife products, as I know how magnificent they are, but her determination, her spirit and the fact how crippling the effects of obesity are and how there must be many people like Bianca used to be that suffer in silence, feel they are marginalized (and probably they are), discriminated against and who do not know how to turn their life around.
It is true that sometimes it needs to get worse before it gets better. I hope her story will reach many who lost hope and who need to believe that their life can indeed change around! I admire Bianca as it must have taken an incredible mental strenght to achieve what she has to date!
Please help me share her story and forward it to whoever you think may need the glimmer of hope and inspiration! Please let me know if you have Herbalife story you would like me to share with the world! We can do it together!
Clinical Study Shows Increased Protein Leads to Improvement in Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors: study used Herbalife Formula 1 meal
The results of a year-long clinical study in Germany reveal a significant, positive difference when following a higher-protein diet. This study used the Herbalife Formula 1 meal as a key protein source – read on for the findings! (Source: Yahoo Business Wire)
LOS ANGELES: (BUSINESS WIRE): Obesity often goes hand-in-hand with the Metabolic Syndrome, a cluster of five factors that include high blood pressure, a large waist circumference, elevated blood sugar and triglycerides, and reduced blood levels of HDL cholesterol.
Weight reduction is one of the first lines of defense in treating the syndrome, and researchers from the University of Ulm, Germany, have found that increased amounts of protein in the diet lead to greater improvement in metabolic syndrome risk factors when compared to a standard level of protein.
The study, presented this weekend at the annual meeting of the Obesity Society in Phoenix, enrolled 110 overweight subjects with the metabolic syndrome who were randomly divided into two groups, and were followed for one year.
For the first three months – the weight loss phase – those in the high protein group were instructed to follow a diet that supplied about twice the protein obtained from a typical diet; they also replaced two meals a day with Herbalife’s European Formula 1, a meal replacement shake. The other group was instructed to eat a standard amount of protein from an all-food diet.
For the remaining nine months of the study – the weight maintenance phase – everyone used one meal replacement shake a day as part of their meal plan, and both groups maintained the level of protein intake in the diet they had consumed during the previous three months.
Everyone lost weight after a year, but the high protein group lost more weight (nearly 25 pounds, compared with about 14 pounds for the standard protein group) and more body fat, and preserved lean body mass. More significant, however, was the finding that at the end of the study, 64 percent of those in the high protein group no longer met the criteria for the metabolic syndrome, compared with 41 percent who consumed the standard amount of protein.
“We knew that weight loss would improve risk factors for the metabolic syndrome,” said Marion Flechtner-Mors, Ph.D., one of the researchers on the study and head of the Obesity Research Group at the University of Ulm, Germany, “but we found that more subjects showed improvement in these risk factors when we increased the protein in the diet.”
Nearly 47 million Americans have the metabolic syndrome, and the numbers continue to grow in parallel with the rise in the incidence of obesity. Flechtner-Mors added, “Effective interventions, such as the use of high protein meal replacements for weight loss, could improve the risk factors associated with the metabolic syndrome and affect the lives of millions of people.”
Flechtner-Mors is a member of Herbalife’s Nutrition Advisory Board (NAB). The NAB is made up of leading experts around the world in the fields of nutrition and health who educate and train Herbalife independent distributors on the principles of nutrition, physical activity and healthy lifestyle.
The NAB is chaired by David Heber, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
About Herbalife Ltd.
Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) is a global network marketing company that sells weight-management, nutrition, and personal care products intended to support a healthy lifestyle. Herbalife products are sold in 66 countries through a network of over 1.8 million independent distributors. The company supports the Herbalife Family Foundation and its Casa Herbalife program to bring good nutrition to children. Please visit Herbalife Investor Relations for additional financial information.
Source: Yahoo Business Wire
"At 74 years of age, I enjoy good health, day-to-day control over my own time and a nice income", Dawn Stanford, GET Team, UK
Dawn’s daughter, Lynne Congreve, introduced her mother to Herbalife® products a few years ago and since then Dawn has herself experienced the benefits. Not only has she lost weight and experienced a greater feeling of energy, she was inspired to become a Herbalife Distributor herself. Today, Dawn is reaping the benefits of healthy nutrition and an income to supplement her pension!
However, I was open to new options as I was seriously looking to making health improvements so I became Lynne’s first customer! With my daughter’s support and Herbalife® products, I lost weight and inches from my body – I dropped two dress sizes! And, notably, I have kept the weight off ever since…I always start my day with a delicious Formula 1 shake mixed with Personalised Protein Powder and fruit – it’s my favourite breakfast! A chocolate Protein Bar is a delicious pick-me-up in the afternoon and I cook a healthy balanced evening meal choosing meat or fish, steamed vegetables and a small amount of carbohydrates.
Due to the fantastic results I had achieved from the Herbalife® Weight-Management programme, people around me were keen to know what products I had been using. This curiosity resulted in more customers for my daughter’s business. However, my daughter – very wisely – said that I should consider starting up my own home-based business too. She invited me to join her at her local business meeting. Again, I was very sceptical because I had no experience of working for myself, but after attending a Herbalife Success Training Seminar (STS), I decided to sign up as a distributor. I began dedicating just a few hours a week to my Herbalife business but I attended all the meetings and benefited from lots of group support. My monthly income increased significantly during the first year.
Now I love working on my business on a full-time basis helping all of my customers to reach their personal wellness goals, plus training and supporting my successful downline. My current earnings well succeed the income I was earning when I was employed in busy secretarial/PA roles. The best thing is that at 74 years of age, I enjoy excellent health, energy, day-to-day control of my own time and a very good
income to supplement my pension.”
Here is how:
• Start the day with a healthy, tasty Formula 1 shake; try adding your favourite fruit or some fruit-flavoured yoghurt for a delicious, easy-to-prepare breakfast – start the day as you mean to go on!
• An active lifestyle can help keep you looking and feeling young; learn from Dawn’s example and spend some time walking, gardening or keeping physically active doing an activity that you enjoy.
• Support your body’s needs by supplementing your healthy, balanced diet with products that target your specific health needs.
Incomes are applicable to the individuals presented and are not a guarantee of your income, nor are they typical. Any earnings will depend on factors including your business skills and the effort and time you put into the business.
“ Formula 1 shakes can help anyone with a committed desire to achieve a healthier lifestyle.” The story of Sarah Jane Jones, UK
Every so often we come across people who have what can only be described as a ‘mountain to climb’ when it comes to the challenges they face. Sarah Jane’s story is one such story – a true story of a courageous young woman who had been desperate to lose weight and change her life for the better…
“I live in Kettering, England, with my two children. Seven years ago, the excess weight I was carrying caused me to suffer many discomforts. As horrible and unhappy as I felt physically, I also lacked motivation and had no social life to speak of. What’s more, I had two young children to think of so I really felt as if I needed to shape up – in more ways than one!
The wake-up call that kick-started me into action came in year 2000 when I saw myself on the CCTV video in the shop I was working in at the time: all I saw was a shapeless lump. I then decided I had to lose weight and become healthier, for myself and my children. I wanted to be seen by people again rather than to live the isolated life I was living…
I remembered my mother using a product to help her lose weight back in the 1980’s, but it wasn’t until I saw a lady at the gym selling Formula 1 Meal Replacement that I remembered this was it. I then began following a personalised Herbalife® programme, along with healthy meals, plenty of water and physical activity. I gradually noticed a positive effect – my body shape was changing and I was feeling better mentally too. I promised myself to become even fitter and healthier.
By the end of 2003 I felt as though I had finally managed to control my weight; I was thrilled with my body shape. I found Formula 1 shakes easy to prepare and my Personal Wellness Coach gave me guidance and advice throughout the programme. Formula 1 can help anyone with a committed desire to achieve a healthier lifestyle.
Today, I have achieved my ideal weight and shape and I feel great. I now live a much healthier lifestyle and have become a Distributor myself – my own success story really inspires and motivates my customers. I have a new drive for fitness and I exercise regularly – I have even competed in the London Triathlon! Being a successful Distributor has given me a great new social network. I am living a life I never dreamed possible!”
Source: Herbalife Today Magazine Nov 2007
Herbalife Success Stories – Weight Management Testimonials
We all have different needs and goals – to improve health, increase fitness levels, manage weight, or just stay healthy. With Herbalife you can tailor programmes for success and turn your goals into reality! Healthy Nutrition, Sports Nutrition, Weight Management: whether you wish to control your weight, improve sports performance & recover quicker or to achieve optimal nutrition, our team of experts has created specialised programmes with carefully selected combinations of products to help you succeed and reach your goals.
Herbalife has helped over 30 million people in the past 27 years and here are just a few success stories. Click on the link to view the story (and then click on the story to enlarge):
WEIGHT LOSS AND HEALTHY NUTRITION
Have a look at the story of Sarah Jane Jones who was 30 Stones at the age of only 22… After she lost her weight with Herbalife, she even completed Triathlon last year and runs a successful business helping other achieve the same through healthy eating.
Katrina Boardwell, Gosport, UK – lost over a stone in 6 weeks and reduced from size 14 to a size 10, gained heaps more energy. “With the shakes I can do far more than I ever could before!”
“I started a programme in October 2006 along with my customers; our goal was to lose inches and body fat by Christmas. I had already lost the majority of my excess body weight, so, I stuck to two shakes a day and excercise…, Katrina Boardwell, World Team, UK
I had fantastic results! I believe these figures completely validate the power of our programme… By mid-December, although I had only lost 2 lbs on the scales, I had lost about 2% body fat as well as several inches from my hips and waist! How cool is that?!”
Abbie Scott, 25, Portsmouth, UK – Abbie always dreamt about becoming a professional model, but it was only thanks to Herbalife that her wish came true…
Annemarie Vrecar, 70, Austria – “The balanced nutrition had such a positive effect on me: I felt an improvement in my wellbeing; now I am able to do the energetic sports I couldn’t do before!”
Baroness Wendy van Hildyck Smith, 80, UK – is quite an amazing lady. She has suffered from being overweight virtually all of her adult life and had tried numerous diets. “Finally, aged 80, I’ve discovered a Weight Control Programme that Works!”
Bernadette Geraghty, Hammersmith, UK – went from size 16 to a small size 10 in just 3 months. “I now find it easy to do my 30-mile cycle commute, feeling fitter than I did at 15, when I was a county middle distance and cross country runner!”
Danny Lewington, 31, UK – “I used to be overweight, now I’m going to complete my second triathlon!”
David Sanders, 57, Chesterfield, UK – “I am not saying the these products have healed me; it is simply that when you eat the right nutrition your body can heal itself. My blood pressure is now normal and my diabetes in under control without drugs!”
Diana Onarheim, 38, Norway – …liked to go trekking with her husband – but despite active breaks and dieting attempts, only Herbalife helped her regain her fitness and attain her weight loss goals… “It is nothing but amazing!”
George Demetriou, Pinner, UK – “The combination of a diet rich in soy protein, along with Herbalifeline have made a real difference to my cholesterol levels and a very long standing back problem…”
Karine Vignelles, 32, London, UK - “I lost 18 kilos in 4 months and have gained heaps of energy. I am more confident and feel much more positive. I got my life back and my husband got his wife back!”
Kolbrun Rakel, Iceland – “There is a great difference being stuffed and being well-nourished, and I am always the latter with Herbalife! I have found the lifestyle that suits me”
Rosa Maria Villalon Rivas, Spain – “In just four months I dropped six dress sizes… I’d finally found the long term solution! Herbalife has the answers!”
Sandra Van Dyke, 24, The Netherlands – “Losing weight has given me more self confidence and self esteem.”
Simone Stegehuis, 35, The Netherlands – lost 25 kilos in 6 months – “It is not difficult!”
Tina Thorrrington, Alderney, UK – “I feel great every day and I know that I will never be overweight again, which is trully life changing!”
Vitor Ferreira, Portugal – “My life is a fairytale!”
Xoana Vermeulen, Spain – “People even stop me on the street to ask me about my success!”
Yvonne Purcell, Birmingham, UK – “I was weak, often thirsty, 21 stone, dress size 30, waist 52″, a DD 50+ cup bra, as well as with Type 2 diabetes flying out of control… To date, I have lost 58 pounds, I now wear dress size 22 with a waist 42. I am off insulin…”
WEIGHT GAIN STORY
Although weight gain is often harder than weight loss, Herbalife nutrition has been proven to be very effective in improving absorption of nutrients and building lean muscle.
Here is a story of Eduard Seibel and his incredible Weight Gain Testimonial. Click here to view the full story.
View Herbalife Sports Testimonials and Sponsorship 2007 Success Stories.
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Weight Management and Healthy Nutrition Programmes
Weight Management Enhancers – Energy Boost & Production, Healthy Snacks, Apetite Control…
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Sanela Mujakovic (BA Hons) Independent Herbalife Distributor and Personal Wellness Coach since 2004
My name is Sanela Mujakovic and I have been an Independent Herbalife Distributor since August 2004. While working the business, I had also been employed by Leisure Direction Limited since 1997, as an Online Marketing and Affiliate Manager, until company was liquidated in Feb 2008. I am now happy to be able just to focus on my Herbalife Business. I am originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina and have moved to the UK at the break of the war in 1993. I graduated with BA (Hons) in Business and Economics at London Guildhall University, now Metropolitan University, in 1998.
I have found my true passion through Herbalife – through sharing the knowledge about nutrition and helping people achieve optimum wellness through healthy eating by adopting nutritional solutions offered by Herbalife. Despite looking after my health in general, my life would never be the same without my morning shake, to say the least!
I work my Herbalife business from my home in Bath, UK, around my family. So, managing home, family and business can be very exhausting. At the same time, I have never felt healthier and with more energy than I do the present day. I can see huge difference with my health compared to 3 years ago before I started on this path and joined Herbalife. The best thing about being involved with Herbalife is being educated about healthy eating and adopting it on myself and my family.
I have lost over a stone in weight – twice, i.e. after each of my pregnancies, on the program. I have found Herbalife 18 months after giving birth to my first baby and it was only then, when I started the program, that I managed to lose all those extra 8 kilograms together with 4 centimetres off my waist and hips. After giving birth to my 2nd child in Jan 2007, I have quickly lost extra 6 kilos and I am now back to my ideal weight.
The beauty with this program is that weight does not come back. Once you lose the weight, it stays off forever, if you continue with the healthy eating regime. This program is extremely easy to follow and is the best way to get back into shape and lose/ gain or maintain weight in a healthy way. It focuses on your body fat loss, there are no cravings as you give body balanced & optimum nutrition it needs on a daily basis.
After my weight loss, I am now on a health & vitality program, which helps me to manage my weight, optimise my nutrition intake and really stay healthy and full of energy throughout the day. As a personal wellness and weight management coach, I help people to overcome their weight management and health challenges by conducting wellness evaluations and body composition analysis and help to personalise the program that is right for each individual, depending on one’s body composition, lifestyle and nutritional deficiencies.
I am only able to give personal support to up to 30 people at any given time, given my other commitments and, if you are ready to change your nutritional habits and want to live healthy lifestyle, please do get in touch. I am offering FREE No-Obligation Personal Wellness Evaluation and FREE Mentoring and Coaching to those that I accept on to the program. You can even request a Sample Pack to give some main products a try and learn about nutrition through the DVD enclosed in the Sample Pack.
This is one of the most nutritionally advanced programs available on the market that has a success track history of over 27 years. More people have lost weight on this program than on any other. Program is also used by the top notch athletes around the world to improve their sports performance. Basis of this program is so called Cellular Nutrition concept and typical weight loss is around 2 lbs of body fat per week.
My Post Pregnancy Story
Know-How and Commitment go together! Although having a baby is a wonderful experience for any woman, after enduring nine months of pregnancy symptoms, including 5-6 months on average of extra weight, it’s quite natural to want to normalize your weight and regain your pre-pregnancy shape as soon as possible.
Life after giving birth can typically throw up a new set of problems, which can cut across your plans to lose weight. It took me nearly two years to lose pregnancy weight gained with my first pregnancy. I am astonished to see how little it took with my 2nd pregnancy… The difference with the 2nd time around was in the Know How and Commitment…
Within the first couple of months I was delighted to find out that I managed to lose most of my pregnancy weight. It took me 18 months to lose all the weight the first time and even that did not happen before I found Herbalife.
I gained total of 14 kilos during pregnancy (around 2 stone). After the birth, my weight was at 65 kilos, already 9 kilos less and, 6 weeks later, it was already at 61kg. I continued taking all the products throughout the pregnancy: Formula 1 Nutritional Shaked Mix, Formula 2 Multivitamin and Multimineral Herbal Complex, Vitamin C and Iron Herbal Complex, Xtra Cal tablets, Herbalifeline, Herbal Beverage, FloraFibre. I can really say I had a dream pregnancy and, of course, I continue with taking all the Herbalife nutrition I did before and during pregnancy. My baby is very healthy and there is a noticeable difference compared to my first son when he was born.
It is a great feeling to be in control of your weight as it is a major issue with a lot of people. Saying that, I think everyone can achieve their ideal weight and health if there is a long term committment to their health. Without committment, not even the best of the weight management and nutritional solutions are going to make any difference.
Healthy Pregnancy
Pregnancy is a time when the focus needs to be on the health of the mother and the health of the baby. Prenatal vitamins and a healthy diet are an extremely important basis of prenatal care.
It is not advisable for pregnant women to lose weight during pregnancy, but Herbalife nutrition products (including Formula 1 & Formula 2) and the targeted nutrition products are not only safe for use during pregnancy but are used by many pregnant women around the world as a source of great, healthy, nutritional supplementation in addition to a healthy diet. The notice on the Formula 1 Nutritional Shake Mix label concerning pregnant and lactating women consulting their physicians before using the products is a result of a concern that pregnant women not be on a weight loss program during pregnancy.
MY HERBALIFE PREGNANCY STORY
I am currently 27 weeks pregnant (10 JULY 2006) and I am enjoying my pregnancy so much more than I though I would when I initially found out I was pregnant. This is my second pregnancy, but happens to be very different from the first one.
I was also a working mother-to-be during the 1st pregnancy 4 years ago, however, I took very little care of my nutritional needs as I was running a busy Call Centre and had very little knowledge about impact of not eating 3 regular nutritionally balanced meals, consuming minimum 2 litres of water a day and enjoying appropriate supplementation. That was 2 years before I was introduced to Herbalife.
Those who knew me well at the time of my 1st pregnancy will remember the sickness and resenting food in the beginning and then cravings later on especially after the birth, the poor energy levels during and especially after pregnancy (I could not force myself out of bed in the morning most of the time), inability to lose weight gained during pregnancy that also weakened my back and caused regular and painful spasms (with more absence from work), I was on several courses of antibiotics from the start of pregnancy until the end as I was constantly having infections and flue together with colds, headaches and fatigue and was off work on more occasions than any boss would tolerate (well, mine did, luckily). My son, as a result, was born with a poor immune system and developed eczema within the first couple of months of being born which turned infected on a few occasions and he had to go several antibiotic treatments within the 1st year. Not a great start at all!
What is different with this pregnancy?
I am still a working mother/ mother-to-be and probably working more than ever as I currently have a full time job and I also run my part time Herbalife business (needless to say, with full time attitude) and, on average, work over 12 hours per day. My attitude to healthy eating has completely changed and I have developed healthy relationship with food through my Herbalife business as I gained neccessary knowledge to allow me to help myself and others. I am a lot healthier and stronger mother-to-be as my body and my baby get 100% of daily nutrition each and every day thanks to Herbalife Cellular Nutrition together with healthy eating habits that I developed over time. My energy levels were only slightly down in the afternoons in my 1st semester, however, I am generally feeling fantastic; have not had sickness or any illnesses to this day (so, no medications); my blood, urine, blood pressure seem to be perfect.
Having lost the weight from 1st pregnancy within first 3,5 months on the products (7kg/ 14 lbs) and kept it off all up until this pregnancy, I have, so far, again gained 8kg/ 16 lbs. No worries about taking it off when the time comes! Saying that, I am a lot leaner compared to my 1st pregnancy as I lost a lot of body fat that I carried even before the 1st pregnancy.
Currently, I take 1-2 healthy protein shakes a day (Formula 1 Nutritional Shake Mix containing all the balanced nutrition together with minerals, vitamins, micronutrients, …) with or without cereal (high protein – high fibre – low sugar cereal) with Soya milk, 2 regular meals that are protein based with plenty steamed veggies, 2 healthy snacks (fruit or Herbalife low fat – low sugar – high protein bars), and, with each meal, I also take Formula 2 Multivitamin Complex, Herbal Complex Vitamin C and Iron Tablets, Herbalifeline (purest form of Omega 3 Oils), XtraCal Tablets, Cell Activator Tablets, Herbal Aloe Concentrate drink and a few cups a day of Herbal Beverage.
And that is what makes the whole difference in how I feel each and every day! What you put in, you really get out!
UPDATE TO MY STORY AT 8 MONTHS OF PREGNANCY, Dec 2006
These are the pictures of me at 3 weeks before the birth, Christmas 2006. Excellent energy levels, 13 kilos of total weight gain; I absolutely loved being pregnant… Just a little bit more to go…
MY POST PREGNANCY STORY, 21 MARCH 2007
Firstly, here is a picture of me 6 months after my first pregnancy, July/ August 2003. I have hardly lost any pregnancy weight. On the contrary, I believed I even gained some after the birth. My energy levels were…, well, non-existent! I just felt tired all the time and my back suffered frequent spasms… It was in Aug 2004 when I found Herbalife, 1 year after this picture was taken and it was only then when I lost all the weight.
Know-How and Commitment go together!
Although having a baby is a wonderful experience for any woman, after enduring nine months of pregnancy symptoms, including 5-6 months on average of extra weight, it’s quite natural to want to normalize your weight and regain your pre-pregnancy shape as soon as possible.
Life after giving birth can typically throw up a new set of problems, which can cut across your plans to lose weight. It took me nearly two years to lose pregnancy weight gained with my first pregnancy. I am astonished to see how little it took with my 2nd pregnancy… The difference with the 2nd time around was in the Know How and Commitment…
Within the first couple of months I was delighted to find out that I managed to lose most of my pregnancy weight. It took me 18 -24 months to lose all the weight the first time and even that did not happen before I found Herbalife.
I gained total of 14 kilos during this pregnancy (around 2 stone). After the birth, my weight was at 65 kilos, already 9 kilos less and, 6 weeks later, it was already at 61kg. I continued taking all the products throughout the pregnancy: Formula 1 Nutritional Shaked Mix, Formula 2 Multivitamin and Multimineral Herbal Complex, Vitamin C and Iron Herbal Complex, Xtra Cal tablets, Herbalifeline, Herbal Beverage, FloraFibre. I can really say I had a dream pregnancy and, of course, I continue with taking all the Herbalife nutrition I did before and during pregnancy. My baby is very healthy and there is a noticeable difference compared to my first son when he was born.
It is a great feeling to be in control of your weight as it is a major issue with a lot of people. Saying that, I think everyone can achieve their ideal weight and health if there is a long term committment to their health. Without committment, not even the best of the weight management and nutritional solutions are going to make any difference.
This is a picture of me 1 year after my 2nd pregnancy (Jan 2008): I have lost ALL my pregnancy weight, body fat is at 22%, weight: 58kg. I am currently training for London Triathlon 2008. Feeling fantastic and very happy that my baby just loves the shakes too!
Here are the products that are safe to be used during the pregnancy:
Formula 1 Nutritional Shake Mix
Formula 2 Multivitamin Herbal Complex
Herbalifeline – Omega 3 Marine Lipid Complex
Herbal Complex Vitamin C & Iron
XtraCal – Calcium and Vitamin D Tablets
RoseOx – Antioxidant
Cell Activator – Energy Production
Herbal Aloe Concentrate – Smooth Digestion
FloraFibre – Extra Fibre and Friendly Bacteria
Protein Bars and Soya Beans – Healthy Protein Snacks
FibreBond – Smooth Waste Elimination
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