So, the Mister and I are taking a leap of faith. I can't quite reveal what that entails yet, but I can tell you big changes are on the horizon for us. Big, exciting, wonderful changes.
That scare the bejeezus out of me.
Isn't it always so tough to come out of our comfort zones? To look something that terrifies you in the face, then slap it repeatedly until it succumbs to you? Take for example, this particular health journey I have found myself on. Publically admitting my story, my shortcomings, my failures, my strengths and accompishments- my life to whoever may be reading... it was a leap of faith. Thankfully, I have been caught in the arms of so many supporters, but it was still hard to do.
This next leap is a little higher up. It's a little further to get on solid ground. It's a little tricker to let go.
But it will be okay. And when we are ready to let the proverbial cat out of the bag, it will be glorious.
Part of this leap of faith has included looking into employment opportunities to "expand my horizons" and "get my feet wet" in a new area of interest to me - nutrition. More specifically health and wellness coaching, like my fabulous coach from Your Fountain of Health, LisaRenee. I have been exploring getting my certification for Health and Wellness coaching, as it is something I am recently passionate about.
Before dumping the dough into tuition costs for the Integrative Institute for Nutrition (IIN), which would be the program I would like to complete, I decided it was best to strike out on my own and figure out what the world of nutrition looked like. As I mentioned before, the desire to "get my feet wet" while working part-time for a wellness club or something similar sounded appealing. I immediately began searching for something in that wheelhouse and came across a Craigslist ad for "Wellness Coach."
Sounds like something to be interested in, right?
I went to the interveiw, where I was given an herbal tea, a shake, and educated on the benefits of the Herbalife line.
I'm not going to lie... the shakes were damn good. As was the "drink and shrink" tea, which was enhanced with mango aloe to aid the stomach with digestion. I sat with my shake and listened to the history of Herbalife, the way it was founded and continued to grow. testimonials from other wellness coaches and those at the health club. I got a free wellness evaluation and stood on a scale that measured my body fat percentage, muscle persentage, and (the scariest of all) metabolic age. Which was 50. Years. Old.
I am 24.
I was shocked. I know I'm not the most in-shape person in the world but I feel like I've really taken some serious steps towards personal health. Which makes me think - what was I before I started on this journey? More surprising was my not-quite 30 year old Mister clocking in at a metabolic age of 80.
Clearly, we both needed a change.
I took a leap of faith. I signed up to be an Herbalife distributor immediately. I figured, why not? I can sell some stuff, make a little side money, maybe more. I can get a quality product for a discounted price and start adding it to my shakes, etc. to try it out. I got the starter pack and left to go home and anxiously wait for it. It wasn't until after leaving the warm glow of the health club that I decided to look at Herbalife reviews,of which about 50 percent were positive and 50 percent not so positive.
Most negatie reviews reflected on the pricing, the "pyramid scheme" marketing, and the way in which Herbalife was viewed in "caring more about the sale than the person buying it." Postiive reviews came from Herbalife-stylers with a success story, most of them focusing on how the Herbalife meal replacement program was NOT their only way of "eating" but that it helped them in finding a routine and making better choices with the food they chose to eat. As someone who has been attempting to make that switch for some time now and replaced my first meal of the day with a shake myself, I can relate.
Which brings me to the question I want to ask you, the readers: what do you think? Is it a scam or is it a tool? Is it something legitimate or is it a way to make a quick buck? Have you tried the Herbalife-style? If not, have you tried any other meal replacement programs, such as Beach Body or Advocare? What did you think? (I looked into comparisons of meal replacement programs a bit here for anyone who is not familiar with the aforementioned product lines.)
As I am someone who cannot back something unless I give it a good try, the jury is still out on my end. I will be ordering some Herbalife shakes/protein/other goodies (Liftoff, for example. My Mister is hooked already!) and having a go at it. Who knows? It may change my life, as it has done for so many others in my shoes. I can say that I am well aware it is NOT a replacement for food, for exercise, for doing the hard work myself. It is not a "quick fix" or long-term solution to weight loss or "healthy" when utilized alone - NOTHING IS. But, if it will aid me in becoming a happier, healthier me, in reaching my goals both physically and mentally, then it's worth a shot.
Or, at least, a fair shake.
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