Several years ago, I was on the Herbalife weight loss program and lost
a great deal of weight. I am considering starting it again because
their products have become safer since 2002, but I would like to know
first whether I'll be wasting my money.

I am interested mostly in typical success in weight loss and up to
what rate I can expect to lose. If there is any obviously negative
information out there (I know about the lawsuits, more like serious
health problems or similar issues), I would like to know, but mostly I
just want to know whether this product works. I have about 80 pounds
total to lose, but would like to lose about 40 at first for a special
occasion in mid-August.

If you have great advice about a more effective weight loss product
out there, I'd love to know, but the info about Herbalife is the main
priority.

Thanks in advance!

A number of questions/answers/comments have been made with references to 
Herbalife

http://answers.google.com/answers/search?q=herbalife&qtype=all

(Apologies if you have already searched for this.)

DPRK007

Yeah, thanks for the comment, but it turns out that all of those
questions are regarding the business aspect of Herbalife... I am
specifically interested in the product's efficiency. :)

Thanks again,
Dubravka