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Herbalife is a company founded in 1980 which sells Herbalife products for weight-loss and health through multi-level marketing (MLM) distributorships. The weight loss program called ShapeWorks™, and associated weight-loss products, are reviewed here.
Also available from Herbalife distributors are targeted health/nutrition products (specifically for heart, digestion, stress, men, women, etc, as well as skin, hair, fragrances etc). They recently released a line of their best workout supplements called 24 Hour Fitness Support.
Herbalife Weight Loss Program – ShapeWorks™
The ShapeWorks™ program is available for weight loss or weight maintenance in several variations (‘quickstart’, ‘advanced‘, ‘ultimate’, and with each of these ‘protein plus’), at regular prices ranging from $US85 to $US210 (discounted prices are available). The program personalizes daily protein intake for your body’s individual needs, with the aim that you feel full, satisfied and energized as you lose your unwanted weight. Included is a seven-day recommended meal plan.
The amount of weight-loss aimed for, and your physical make-up as well as your attitude to pushing towards your objective, will determine how soon you reach it and the extent that the ongoing cost of reordering supplies will mount up. The initial pack will last perhaps 11 to 15 days at the recommended rate of consumption.
The program features a daily plan of
- a single healthy meal with plenty of fruit & vegetables
- 2 meal-replacement shakes tailored to your protein needs, and protein snacks to promote metabolism and reduce hunger
- supplements to enhance health and cell nutrition
by helping reduce fluid retention, boosting metabolism and building energy, increasing intake of essential nutrients and curbing appetite
Herbalife Weight Loss Products supplied with ShapeWorks™
Herbalife Shake Mixes: come in a variety of flavors, and contain up to 20 essential vitamins and minerals as well as health-enhancing herbs and 9g of soy protein, as well as being a healthy source of fiber.
Herbalife Herbal Concentrate: Low-calorie tea-mix for a tasty and healthy alternative to coffee and sodas -
comes in several flavors and includes selected herbs and green tea for its thermogenic and antioxidant properties.
Herbalife Multivitamin Complex: A daily multivitamin and mineral supply, plus selected herbs, to maintain health of bones, skin, hair and the immune system, and promote overall well-being and long-term good health.
Herbalife Cell Activator: Essential nutrients, plus selected botanicals, to improved nutrient absorption and support cellular energy production and stamina.
Herbalife Protein Powder: a blend of unflavored whey and soy protein powder, that is mixed in shakes, soups and sauces to help maintain lean muscle mass and reduce hunger.
Herbalife Cell U Loss®: A supplement to help reduce fluid accumulation in the body, shown for example in dimpled skin which may form when fatty tissues in certain parts of the body accumulate fluid and wastes.
Herbalife Total Control®: A herbal enhancer that works at the cellular level to promote weight loss. Boosts fat-burning metabolism, and builds energy and soothes digestion. Contains green tea extract with yerba maté, ginger and other selected herbs.
Herbalife Snack Defense™: A weight-management supplement that works all day to reduce the desire for sweets while lowering the between-meals ‘snacking’ urge.
ShapeWorks™ Program Components |
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Quickstart |
Advanced |
Ultimate |
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Quickstartcomponents +:
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Advancedcomponents +:
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Quickstart Protein Plushas above with 750g Shake Mix (instead of 550g) +:
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Advanced Protein Plus has Quickstart Protein Pluscomponents +:
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Ultimate Protein Plus has Advanced Protein Pluscomponents +:
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Sample ShapeWorks™ Meal Plan
Breakfast and Lunch:
(approx. 29g protein) |
Meal Replacement
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Dinner:
(approx. 30-40g protein) |
Meal
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| Snack:(approx. 12g protein) |
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| Tips: |
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Sample Meal
| GRILLED CITRUS SNAPPER (2 servings) | |
| Ingredients: | ¼ cup bottled citrus marinade¼ cup green onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced 1 tsp minced fresh ginger root 1 pound red snapper filets |
| Directions: |
*NOTE: Alternatively, snapper may be grilled in a hot, well-seasoned grill pan with a lid over moderate heat. |
| Nutrient Analysis per Serving: | Calories: 285Protein: 48 grams
Carbohydrates: 12 grams Fat: 3 grams |
Look for other meal ideas here.
Meal Replacement (Shakes) Variations
With up to 30 meals in every ShapeWorks™ meal replacement container, the shakes can be used to make lots of variations, for drinks and for snacks (muffins, cookies, bars and pies). Here are two examples.
| CHOCOLATE – MINT SHAKE | |
| 2½ tbsp/37ml | Meal Replacement (French )Vanilla |
| 1/3 cup/75ml | Skim milk |
| ¼ cup/60 ml | Herbal Aloe drink |
| 4-6 | Ice cubes |
| 2 drops | Mint extract |
| Directions: |
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| PEANUT BUTTER PIE | |
| 1 cup/250ml | Meal Replacement (Dutch chocolate or French Vanilla) |
| 2½ cups/625ml | Skim milk |
| 1 package | White chocolate sugar-free instant pudding mix |
| ¼ cup/60ml | Peanut butter |
| 1 | Ready made chocolate pie crust, 8″/20x20cm |
| Directions: |
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Is ShapeWorks™ suitable for everyone?
Weight loss programs like this, while effective for many, are not necessarily suitable for all. Although the program supplies at least 1000 calories daily and is nutritionally complete, there is a heavy reliance on Herbalife powders and pills. The suggested rate of weight loss (up to 3.5Kg/7½ pounds weekly) is too high for most people to sustain. In addition, reliance on a specific product does not teach healthy, lifelong eating habits. Maintaining a successful healthy lifestyle is a long-term thing that extends beyond the program itself, so you need to continue lifelong habits of good nutrition, fitness, and exercise.
The Herbalife ShapeWorks Weight Loss Program may become costly when adding the ongoing additional expenses of meal replacement shakes and supplements to your initial outlay to join the program of your choice. Conversely, making a large financial commitment might help to stay motivated.
See also
Herbalife.com – Official Homepage of Herbalife
Herbalife – Worldwide directory of Herbalife Independent Distributors
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Im been doing Herbalife a little more than 2 months ive lost 11lbs and 4 inches. My goals id to loose 25lbs. I have a question for someone how much prtein should i be putting in my shakes? Im a little down because dont feel like im loosing fast enough. I do have to say though I feel better than I have in yrs.
Hey you guys,
I must say that I love Herbalife! I was losing weight on my own but it was not a steady weight loss. Zumba was working for me and so was watching what I ate. In August during that time a weighed around 355 pounds. By April I droped down to 317 pounds. So,of course I was geting a little upset because the weight was not coming off as fast as it should have for a bigger person. My friend told me about Herbalife near the middle of April. At that time I was still around 317lbs
I decided to give herbalife a try. I thought, “what could it hurt, I’m not losing weight that fast any ways..” Well before I knew it, with me doing the shakes and the other products and still doing zumba and of course eating right, now as of June I’m 281 pounds!! 
Thats 36 pounds gone in what 6 or 7 weeks.. I have so much energy and I feel alot better, my skin even looks better. The best part of weight loss with Herbalife to me is getting to share my story with everyone and anyone. I still have 111 more pounds to go but I’m feeling great about what I’m doing….
My advice to the people out there is to not let anyone discourage you from doing what is best for you. The only person that can truly care about you is you and you only have one body. You will have people out there that will try and tell you Herbalife isn’t good for you and to lose weight a different way.. I say why does it matter how I lose weight just as long as I’m feeling better and looking great? I’ve finally found a product that is not only helping me lose weight but feel more healty as well and there isn’t too many of these type of products out there.
This product will work as long as you A) follow the directions! B) eat a good meal and snacks C)leave all soda alone- that means diet too! D)Drink lots of water- I drink about 6 litters a day, yes I’m going to the restroom alot but it’s worth it. lol E)Do what it takes to stay motivated.
Good luck to everyone!
I have been on the ultimate program for 4 weeks and have lost 20 pounds! I personally love the shakes and since I started using almond milk they are even better! My energy level is through the roof. As for cost I was spending 5 or 6 dollars a day on the crap that got me fat so 8 dollars a day to get healthy is a deal as far as I am concerned!
Hi, Can any one advice me where to find someone in KL for the product with their contact number.
Been on Herbalife weight loss programme for 8 months, lost SEVEN and A HALF STONE!!! always feeling full and full of energy. My start weight was 27 Stone (378 lbs)and have now gone through 20 Stone, now 19.5 stone (273 lbs). I know I will reach my target of 14 stone (196 lbs).
Just started with da product 6 days ago already lost 7 pounds it worth it!
Hi
I am using this product from past 1 month with one meal and 2 shakes…and lost 3.5 kgs only… but the fatloss is good and i am feeling healthy and fresh wholeday… if any one of you have better ideas to lose weeight with the same product…please do suggest…
I STARTED HERBALIFE 5 years ago in the first 6 months i followed everything and lost 60 lbs. i love it i even became a distributor i gain the weight back cause i had 2 pregnancies but iam back to getting back on herbalife believe me it works just give it some time dont give up if u dont see results in one month remember is not your ussual pills diet where you losse tons of weight fast but gain it back as soon as u stop the pills at first i even felt i was getting fatter but your body is so entoxicated that it takes a while to get rid of all the bad toxins in your body trust me u will losse weight!
I started the herbalife yesturdayand i find it making me hungry more than ever,they told me the shake will keep me full for up to 5 hours with in a few mins i’m still hungry.I guess its not for everyone.
I luv Heralife been doing it for 12 days and I have lost 7 lbs so far. I feel great and have more energy than Ive had in very long time!!!! My goal is to loose 25lbs.
Just started Herbalife, will comment in a month.
so i heard about HERBALIFE and my friend said she lost about 40 pounds in 4 months. I really wanna loose about 25/30. Does it really work or is it all fake? I mean everyone’s body is diff. im sure but i wanna hear pros and cons. Will i be able to loose this weight with HERBALIFE?
I’ve done the herbalife plan some time go and my results were fantastic. I will start herbalife next week for the second time and will keep you posted.
JC… right now you’re body is most likely increasing in lean muscle mass. I had a similar experience several weeks ago. I was very faithful with the program, noticed my clothes were getting baggier and I was feeling “lighter”, but the scale wasn’t budging much. I had a body scan done at a nutrition club and compared it to a scan I had a while back. Though there was only a 1 pound difference, my numbers for lean muscle had changed significantly. Because muscle weighs more than fat it made sense. Within the proceeding weeks, the pounds did begin to drop as well.
Our weight gain didn’t happen overnight, and the first key to succeeding in any program is patience. True weight loss takes time to get going. You have to give your body a good month to adjust to your new eating habits before you start seeing and feeling the real benefits. The first several pounds everyone loses the first week or two on any diet or plan can come back just as quickly as lost. Give you body time to clean itself out, heal itself, and begin turning its gears into a different direction. And be sure to drink lots of water!! I drink at least 100oz. a day. I add a little tea and aloe to it for mild flavor. Best of luck and be patient…start paying attention to the improvement of how you feel all around and ignore the scale for a couple of weeks…I bet you’ll be surprised when you jump back on.
I’ve been on herbalife for a month and have just lost a few inches here and there but haven’t lost weight on the scale.. wondering if I should continue herbalife or not.
I started Herbalife 2 months ago. I have lost 25 lbs and almost 20 total inches so far. Over 3 inches in my waist alone. When combined with a good workout plan, the results are amazing. I feel great and can’t wait to see what the next couple of months bring. The cost is worth it!!
Its a good product. I hv been using for two years now. Lost 10 KG. Everyday I feel good.
3 22 11 …well I read all the comments and think to each its own…i got the drink the tea n shake today from a friend…because she lost 15 lbs in a month so I decided to try. I will definitely update my experience…im gonna be doing the water the tea and shake for breakfast and dinner 6 days a week maybe 7 and a very healthy lunch. Good luck to all
I tried it for about 4 months, it is very costly, it figures out to cost more than Jenny Craig, or Nutra-system. I bought it and was faithfull to the plan I didn’t want to wast my money by not doing it right. I lost hardly any weight, perhaps 10 pounds.
I did like the shakes, they taste good. I liked the tea too. I took all the vitamins ( I bought the Ultimate package) at the right times.
In the end, I had very nice glowing skin. Felt good. But no real weight was lost. And thought I needed to have Gastric Bypass because I couldn’t lose wieght on a Liquid Diet.
I started Herbalife 3wks ago and lost 6 lbs so far!!
i love herbalife i lost 45 lbs in 5 months. but it is a commitment. but it does work.
I started yesturday
Ill keep you posted!!
I just starded on this on monday is now thursday, im 60 pounds over weight, and could only aford the basic witch is the shake, cell u loss, the multivitamin, and the tea. Since i have a husband that loves all kinds of fatty foods that i make for dinner and a two year old that always wants me to make him food during the day its hard to eat right and fight temtation ribs, pasta and mashed patatoes, for dinner and chiken nuggets, quesadillas, and snaks during the day. so far the shake for breakfast and dinner with the pills have helped me feel good and im fighting temtation knowing that i dont want my money to go to waste. I havent steped on a scale and wont for mayb 1 more week but i do feel my stomach lighter and its not so hard anymore and thats how it use to feel before kids and husband when i use to work out to lose weight. ill post my results in 1 month.
I started Herbalife a week and a half ago. I followed it religously and at my weigh in lost NO weight. How is that possible. I was really trying and it nothing happened-How long does it take to start to see results???
Hello everyone, i will be trying this product for the first time. I gained 50 pds in a year and hope to lose it by summer. If anyone has nay advice for me please feel free to share.
So tell me what is the right way to use Herbral life to loose weight I hear that you use the shake twice a day with protien tea taken twice and the aloe once or twice which ? pleas let me know if this is the right way.
Wow – what amazing products. I tried them all before I found the answer to my weight issues. I love Herbalife and what it has done for my health and looks. They are number one in the weight loss industry for a reason – what they have is the best. 26 pounds in six weeks and off forever. Great products, plus coaching from your personal wellness coaches.
herbalife is a way of life it is so healthy for you and limits u on what u eat so u dont over eat i never feel hungry i feel healthy and energized. Yes it sounds expensive but its really not. It replaces two meals a day if you added up how much u would spend on groceries and how much u would spend on herbalife it is a lot cheaper. Buying healthy food is really expensive. U eat one healthy meal a day and replace the other two with the shakes so you dont have to buy a lot of food. These shakes have 19 minerals and vitamins and it comes in different flavors. I love herbalife and i have lost 25 pounds my first month.
I sold these products, as well as followed the diet taking the shakes, etc. It’s very expensive, buying the extra protein bars, pills, and I was still hungary, as a shake for breakfast and one for lunch, didn’t do for me. As such, my energy level dropped, and I felt tired a lot. Other friends that have followed this diet program had similar reactions. Not recommended – save your money and try Jenny Craig or Herbal Magic.
9 weeks,gain 12kg.
I LOVE HERBALIFE.