Herbalife is one of the longest surviving MLM (Multi-level Marketing) companies around.
They specialize in the weight loss sector, but also have a number of health-related brands.
Herbalife has been in business for over 30 years and they’re yearly conventions attract a massive 35,000 independent Herbalife Distributors.
They have also been raising their brand profile, by entering into sponsorships with sports events – all to support their new “Liftoff” energy drink and their 24 Fitness Support line.
Herbalife Weight Loss
Their weight loss plan is pretty simple and uses meal replacement products such as shakes and bars along with their nutritional supplements.
It would be similar to other plans like Slimfast or Medifast. Dieters consume less calories and in turn lose weight, but only if they keep using the products to replace their meals.
Are they Legit?
This business model will always raise many questions – questions that there seem to be few answers for.
- How can one determine a products efficacy if most of it’s customers (and/or testimonials) are also vendors? After all that is the basic MLM model – recruiting new distributors is critical to building revenue.
- If a product is as helpful and revolutionary as the sales copy states, why is it not sold through mainstream retailers in order to help as many people as possible?
- Why the deceit? People have been approached by distributors who will not mention the word “Herbalife” up front. The products are mentioned but the sales approach is distasteful to many. However, talk to a successful distributor and they will sing the praises of Herbalife.
- How can any MLM company maintain ethical consistency when employing so many “independent” distributors? It is clear that some of these distributors employ dubious tactics to gather potential recruits.
- While a few make 6 figures selling Herbalife the average person makes just over $7,000 a year.
It seems that after 30 years there are still more questions about Herbalife than answers.
Herbalife is a meal replacement – which means the cost of the meals you replace are being replaced with the cost of Herbalife shakes and supplements. The weight loss and health industry do offer a lifestyle change, but one must maintain that lifestyle. You can’t expect to change your life style, then go back to the former life style with the expectation of not gaining the weight you had lost. If my eating habits are that which cause my weight to increase, then I must change those eating habits. If I chose to use a weight loss product such as Herbalife, I have decided I wish to lose weight and change the way I eat. If I lose my weight and then go back to the lifestyle I previously had, I will inevitably gain my weight back. So of course you can either: buy, cook and consume healthy foods after your weight loss, or maintain your weight with what you know works. The money you would spend at the grocery store, restaurants or fast food are nearly washed out with the money you save on the meals you have replaced with Herbalife. You must ask yourself and others, “Does the product work and is the product safe and healthy” when that answer is yes, you must now ask yourself, “What would I pay to achieve this new healthy lifestyle?”
Well said! I know Herbalife does work!
Herbalife products are available on Amazon for a much lesser price. There are also other wholesalers who only sell Herbalife products for a much cheaper rate. I bought the Quick Start program from my friend but I am not going to pay such a steep price again.
Does Amazon follow up with your weight loss goals? Do they help you meal plan? Do they offer any of this for you? Yes, you can buy your products at amazon or other places at wholesale. But that’s all you get. If you wish to run your own program without any assistance, that is of course your own choice.
First of all, Herbalife has taken out products and replaced them…if they are FDA regulated, then they wouldnt be able to sell them if that was the case…I have noticed, that all ANYONE on here wants to do is either A. Talk shit about herbalife or B. talk shit to the people who are talking shit about herbalife….really guys?? Get over, either u like it or u don’t…let people try it them selves everyones body is different…and will react differently..
listen my friend how big is herbal life in India.would love to keep in touch with you.
folks all commentators included,thank you for a variety of comments both for and against.Listen most of the distributors have spent a lot of time and energy and many 100′s have benifited from the use of the Herbal Life products.what counts is the bottom line health benifits.do people feel good after use overwhelmingly the conclusion I HAVE Arrived at is YES.does the business model work dito it does naysayers few and far between skeptics will always pull you down lazy people will want over night sucess.
I met one of the most successful HERBAL LIFE DISTRIBUTORS ,AND did not waste a moment to come under his umbrella I believe in the model and am willling to work up the ladder.So cheer up guys follow me to your dreams till they all come true aim for the stars so that even a moon landing will be quite a start.health is what to you, for me no price tag.by signing up with me you will be living a invaluable healthy life of your dreams.What I was introduced to by this amazing distributor was all of life’s ambition’s coming true it was like working for F a c e b o o k.if you love your life and your health lets get started. the outcome will be beyond your imagination keep your cup empty so that we can fill it up to the brim and let it over flow.cheers!!!! to the the believers.naysayers welcome to try.yaah baby.!
John, our products don’t contain high levels of lead in them, nor have I seen a report stating anyone has died from the products. I do personally know people who no longer live in the hospital because they’re giving their bodies the things it needs. However, if you ever want to actually learn the facts about the company, and why we aren’t in stores, as well as what our products contain; you can find a local distributor in your area and attend one of their meetings, that goes over everything. As well as,going to the Herbalife website and do a little more research, and not just read the first link that shows up on google, and I’m sure you’ll actually one day enjoy what Herbalife has to offer you!
I can’t believe that anyone can think that drinking a couple of shakes a day and some salad for dinner is a healthy lifestyle.
Here’s an idea! Why dont you get all your vitamins and mineral from FRUIT AND VEG and eat healthy food. Sometimes humans can be so conceited and arrogant – Just because we have made a computer we think we can beat nature’s diet with its millions of years of evolution. “Oh, meal replacement shakes, I’ll give that a go”, no change in behaviour and certainly no penance for previous bad performance.
Anyone that tries herbalife, slimfast, lighter life etc. etc. are lazy, ignorant and obviously not concerned with long term health – they just want a get slim fast method. That’s why weight loss and health/fitness are a paradox. All because of the ego’s obession with appearance, that’s been manipulated by the media for decades.
@Liz I wonder… you are aware that you may add fruits or vegetables to your shake? Also, you speak of people being lazy. I know people that work 10-12 hours a day. Eating a healthy meal just sometimes cannot be fit into their schedule so they eat what is quick and what is fast. I would in no way define these people as lazy. I would consider them working to hard and leading a busy lifestyle to eat properly. Herbalife supplements 1-2 meals a day with a shake and supplements. If you wish to have a 3rd meal you can do so with whatever suits you. So long as it is of small portions and healthy. Salads are very misleading and are not always a healthy substitute. So please, before you decide to argue against a topic maybe it would be a bit wiser to research first before you so adamantly argue against it. http://bit.ly/Kd2K5c
Just because one is not a distributor does not mean they can not evaluate, reason and make a judgement call based on their conclusion. I would suggest anyone that would tell anyone to not comment has an issue not a person making a legitimate comment.
I would also suggest that you retain the same open mind that you demand of others.
Have a good day and good luck on your endeavor – most people give up in the first 6 months because they can not sell to strangers and do not want to get a reputation among friends and families and that “MLM” person.
thanks for herbalife info. Have been using their products for a while now and despite all the negative press they have received I really like the company and products. The distributors I have used are really nice
Seriously herbal life is slow poisoning people around the country. WAke up guys. world is in trouble bcus of this money centric companies
Source reference please. I mean just because I claim that suzzane is slowly poisoning people does not make it fact.
Sorry Gerry, but this question is to your wife. You said that you sell Herbalife products. So, do you have to buy the products in which to work for Herbalife? I already use the protein and meal replacement shake, and im thinking about selling myself. I think a company that can produce shake that tasge better than musclemilk, which I have used for years, stop once I had a shake from Herbalife. Maybe you can shine the light on my question. Im just looking for a p/t job,so working from home would be great as long as I donot nave to buy the products first to sell. Playing the middle man w/o buying humdred of product and shipping myself says like fun. Im not trying to get rich or quiet my f/t job,where I have been for ten years. Thanks for your help, and I agree that Herbalife products work
I entered into a 3 month contract with a young man for exactly this reason. A personal trainer would cost a lot more money. I told him up front that what I wanted was someone to be accoutable to and I thought he would do the trick. I really don’t take the products seriously, other than the idea of the shake being a meal replacement. The aloe tea stuff made me want to throw up but it certainly kept me from the binge eating I was considering. The price of the products is worth it to me for the personal support for 3 months. I have used a Weightwatcher type program..Diet Workshop…an excellent university trained personal trainer….this guy is earning his money but not for selling a product.
I am glad you found something that has worked for you. Now, may I as your opinion? If you were to quit what you are doing and go back to the lifestyle you led before, do you think you would gain your weight back. I must also ask, did you only do this new lifestyle for 3 months or did you mean you had a trainer for 3 months, yet continued to apply what you had learned to your new lifestyle. Also, have you reverted back to your old habits, or do you continue to maintain your lifestyle with you new skills and diet.
If I were you guys I will just use the products! I’ve been using it for 17 yrs! Made hundreds of people well.Go for it!
Do you realize HOW brainwashed you sound in your post? If you change your lifestyle, you can lose weight and become healthy. Herbal life seems to promote this, but it also creates a dependency, which is frightening no matter -how- good the company is. Only a monopoly benefits from a monopoly. I’m glad if it honestly worked for people, but I’m also weary that everyone is trying to sell it to me. It IS about money, or else it would focus MORE on lifestyle coaching and less on the product. There are MANY brands that sell similar things, and as with any company, some are better at one area than another. Herbalife, however, acts as if only it’s own products are worth consideration- which I find to be impossible and thus fishy. Just saying.
The herbalife individual distributors overprice their customers, you can buy them from wholesale distributors, will cost you $10-$15 less per product. When you tell them about it, they act surprised, they will tell you that nobody else is authorized to sell Herbalife, you will be doing that at your own risk. I am sure they know it all, they buy it for wholesale price and sell it to us at a retail rate.
WOW have you ever been to a grocery store…. wholesale robbery there! Or wait any store for that matter!
Pauser – Do you even know what a retailer is? Do you shop at all? I can almost guarantee you purchase something from a retailer. The majority of businesses one shop at are retail. I also promise you this. If you are buying “wholesale” Herbalife products from anyone other than Herbalife you are paying retail. No one is going to sell you a product at cost, when selling that product cost money. Because there are actually 4 Wholesale prices that Herbalife offers. So that means if a Distributor at 50% retail sells to you at 65% retail, yes it does save you money from a distributor that sells at 75% retail. But the fact of the matter is, you are still paying retail. I don’t set my prices. My wholesale cost allows me the ability to adjust my retail cost downwards. However, the actual suggest retail price stays the same.
Just because I do not wish to endorse or speak against another product in which I do not actively distribute does not mean I don’t recognize that other products exist. This is a forum on herbalife, not slimfast. You are correct, I’m sure there are many ways to change your lifestyle, this is one that I have found to work. If I bought a new car and I was extremely satisfied with that car, I would suggest it to be purchased by all that I know. Since I am an Herbalife Independent Distributor, I take it a step further than just my friends. However, because I distribute a product for profit does not negate my personal opinion of its validity and effectiveness. As for lifestyle coaching, you should visit my Face Book page. I constantly link to my customers and offer on my website information outside of Herbalifes products that are provided by Herbalife. Like drinking calories, eating out, exercise, all of which do not involve a purchase of an Herbalife product. So I am sorry “An Opinion” your opinion is not derived from facts, but from your ill informed opinion with some unknown bias that you have not disclosed.