Nothing healthy or natural about Herbalife...Be careful!
As a weight loss tool? well I lost a lot of weight quickly (30lbs in 2 months) only to gain back 45, would I do it again? NO WAY... I had to learn to eat better and took my time to lose those 45 lbs, 9.5 years ago and I’ve been maintaining just fine No starvation or lots of $$$ required....
OP, congratulations on completing cancer treatment: That's a really big deal!
I'm a 17+ year survivor of stage III locally advanced breast cancer: 5 tumors in one breast, one in the other, positive lymph node, the full treatment routine (mastectomies, chemo, radiation, anti-estrogen meds). This was when I was 44-45; I'm 62 now.
The good news is that you don't need to eat all organic, or any fancy and expensive food/supplements to lose weight or to maximize your odds of being a long term cancer survivor. I'd agree with what @kimny72 said up-thread about simply getting well-rounded nutrition with enough protein, healthy fats, and plenty of varied, colorful fruits and veggies. Moderating alcohol is also considered helpful.
These days, many cancer centers have a specialized registered dietician on staff, or oncologists know of one in the local area. Maybe you could get a referral? The RD at my cancer center was super helpful, gave me lots of information, including answering many many specific questions I had. So useful!
Even better news, since you enjoy the gym, research is showing regular moderate to vigorous exercise to be one of the best things we can do for ourselves to reduce the chance of metastasis. In some subgroups, it makes as much or more difference as chemo! This is true even without weight loss, but (of course) exercise is a helpful adjunct to weight loss, and healthy weight reduces cancer risk as well, so exercise is a really great thing for us in diverse ways.
Post-treatment, especially at first, can be an anxious time. Focusing on taking control of your controllable health factors as you're doing, via diet and exercise, is an excellent strategy. In case it might help, this is a post about the eating approach I used to lose 50+ pounds, no specialty products required:
This is the Herbalife plan:
shake and tea: 300 calories
shake: 300 calories
light dinner: 500 calories
As you can see, it is a very low calorie plan. It is something you can do on your own without spending all that money. Make your own smoothies and will be more filling and healthier than herbalife.
Organic doesn't affect weight loss. The only component any food has that affects weight is calories, and the only way to lose weight is to eat fewer of them than you burn.
I used it in the past and loved it. Then I realized it was getting too expensive and I couldn’t keep up with it long term and that I could make my own meal replacement shakes at home. That’s what I do now.
As a cancer survivor I’m not sure if your team told you are not but I believe they prefer you get all you can get from food first and supplement only if necessary.
Be careful with products like Herbalife. They cost more than it should. Look at the ingredients they put in their products as well. I've seen people I know experience body pain after buying their products. It's a scam. Make your own shakes for $50 less.
Tried it before I found mfp, the only thing it made lighter was my purse. OP just eat what you are eating now, just less. No gimmicks or special foods are needed.
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Ok, I worded it poorly. Sorry. A male bovine is a bull.
Stay away from the Herbashite.
Herbalife is not needed for weight loss.
As a weight loss tool? well I lost a lot of weight quickly (30lbs in 2 months) only to gain back 45, would I do it again? NO WAY... I had to learn to eat better and took my time to lose those 45 lbs, 9.5 years ago and I’ve been maintaining just fine
They are the kind that can literally sell ice cubes to Eskimos.
There is a pattern for a reason
I'm a 17+ year survivor of stage III locally advanced breast cancer: 5 tumors in one breast, one in the other, positive lymph node, the full treatment routine (mastectomies, chemo, radiation, anti-estrogen meds). This was when I was 44-45; I'm 62 now.
The good news is that you don't need to eat all organic, or any fancy and expensive food/supplements to lose weight or to maximize your odds of being a long term cancer survivor. I'd agree with what @kimny72 said up-thread about simply getting well-rounded nutrition with enough protein, healthy fats, and plenty of varied, colorful fruits and veggies. Moderating alcohol is also considered helpful.
These days, many cancer centers have a specialized registered dietician on staff, or oncologists know of one in the local area. Maybe you could get a referral? The RD at my cancer center was super helpful, gave me lots of information, including answering many many specific questions I had. So useful!
Even better news, since you enjoy the gym, research is showing regular moderate to vigorous exercise to be one of the best things we can do for ourselves to reduce the chance of metastasis. In some subgroups, it makes as much or more difference as chemo! This is true even without weight loss, but (of course) exercise is a helpful adjunct to weight loss, and healthy weight reduces cancer risk as well, so exercise is a really great thing for us in diverse ways.
Post-treatment, especially at first, can be an anxious time. Focusing on taking control of your controllable health factors as you're doing, via diet and exercise, is an excellent strategy. In case it might help, this is a post about the eating approach I used to lose 50+ pounds, no specialty products required:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10636388/free-customized-personal-weight-loss-eating-plan-not-spam-or-mlm
Best wishes!
shake and tea: 300 calories
shake: 300 calories
light dinner: 500 calories
As you can see, it is a very low calorie plan. It is something you can do on your own without spending all that money. Make your own smoothies and will be more filling and healthier than herbalife.
Good Luck.
As a cancer survivor I’m not sure if your team told you are not but I believe they prefer you get all you can get from food first and supplement only if necessary.
Never underestimate the power of money. Especially lots of money.