"Before I heard about Herbalife, I wouldn't leave my house because people would constantly make jokes about my weight," says Marcia L. Silva, of Brazil. "The pity of others was even worse."

"My life was going from the bed to the sofa and from the sofa to the refrigerator."

"At my top weight of 352 pounds," Marcia continues, "I couldn't get a job and depended financially on my brothers. My mother discouraged me from taking any weight-loss medication because she had tried amphetamines to control her weight and they only caused more harm than good."

"I finally found a healthy solution and it was called Herbalife."

"Marilene Duarte, an Herbalife Distributor, introduced me to the Thermojetics® Weight-Management Program," she says. "She not only told me about the best products in the world, Marilene also treated me with respect and dignity. Her attitude about the products and her genuine concern for my health convinced me to try the program."

"In 14 months I lost 176 pounds."*

"I attribute my success to a strong determination to get thinner and the fact that I rigorously followed the Thermojetics™ Weight-Management Program," Marcia adds. "Today, I can do many activities that I couldn't when I weighed 352 pounds. And from the bottom of my heart, I will always thank Marilene Duarte and Mark Hughes for giving me back the joy of living."