Herbalife

My cousin, who is a nurse advised against Herbalife. The reason being is that she had two family members who were on it and both began having problems with their kidneys after using Herbalife. They both lost weight, but their doctors told them that the diet made their kidneys "angry". Overall, it just doesn't seem like it's worth the risk to your health. I think that eating "clean" and exercising is the most consistent way to lose weight and keep it off.

Asking for people's opinions on a forum such as this is always a baaaad idea....

My 2 cents worth:

I've been on about half a dozen meal replacement diets and yep I lost a lot of weight to start with, but they don't teach you to eat better or to improve your relationship with food so as a result when I finished them the weight piled back on plus some. I look at it this way, if the 'diet' I'm starting can't be sustained for the rest of my life (when I finish losing the weight and start into maintenance) then it's not worth doing.

Are you planning on sticking to 1-2 shakes a day for the rest of your life for maintenance? I know I couldn't do it. I'm currently sticking to cal goals every day, exercising most days (starting 3 days of heavy lifting, 1 day of boxing, and walk/light jog 1-2 days). I still eat the things I want to eat (I had chocolate, chocolate mousse and a cheese and bacon roll today!) but make sure I don't go over my cals for the day. I might lose it slower, but in the long run I still want to enjoy food and not feel deprived, which is why I never stuck to anything before (can I say I've been a yo-yo dieter for at least 10-12 years).

Anyway that's my opinion

I feel like herbalife is more like a cult. everyone i know that's on it looked like they we're brainwashed or something.. "Join herbalife and your life will be full of joy and wonder!". All they talk about is herbalife as if it's a religion. :S I'd rather stick with normal food and controlling the input. Well that's just my opinion tho! for the product i suppose it did work for some people, but go for another normal option

Hi!
I was wondering if any of you guys have an success stories or advice when it comes to Herbalife? I have been doing it for like a couple weeks and have lost a few pounds. I'm motivated but I need a bigger picture. I need to know that it is possible!
The way I've been doing it is replacing breakfast and dinner. I eat a healthy lunch. Water only all day and no snacks.
Please share your stories or opinions

You can lose weight by simply counting calories. Save your money.

Folks don't really endorse using herbalife or any of the other meal replacement shake programs around here, so you will probably get more of the similar comments that you see in this thread and other threads about it.

From a person that does not sell the products, I've lost a majority of weight so far from drinking the shakes, having healthy snacks (fruit, veggies, etc.) and having a healthy meal. Believe me, it's not any type of cult, and I know I will be just fine after I decide to stop using the products. Don't let anyone tell you that you will pack on the pounds if you stop taking the shakes. The only way that will happen is if go back to the old bad habits. I use it because it's working for me. I say you do what's best for you in the long run.

Also, I do zumba rush at home and a little weight lifting...I want to get more serious about weight lifting though for sure. Some of the results I've been seeing in these threads are amazing.

I agree with the people in here saying to save your money.
I spent a ton of money on supps back in the day, and honestly, they aren't even remotely worth it.

The only things you really need would be a good multivitamin and maybe some fish oil.

This. The only supplements I have ever seen any benefit from are a good multivitamin, an omega 3 supplement and protein powder (which is really more nutrition than supplement). The shakes are a way of cutting calories, but that doesn't necessarily translate to long term losses. I've known a lot of people to use these, or other similar, products, and none have kept the weight off because they never developed a healthy relationship with food. If the shakes can help you get to a place where you're eating right, more power to you, but it is the eating right that is the key, not the shake. Herbalife is a tool, and, in my opinion, a fairly flawed one.

Have you ever heard of Shakeology? It's a super food meal replacement shake with over 70 ingredients. Helps curb cravings, loose weight, gain energy and cleanse your system. I drink it everyday and LOVE it.
Let me know if you (or anyone else) would be interested in some samples
xo

Why would you trade one over priced MLM for another?

I have a friend who did Herbalife and started selling it. We started our weight loss around the same time and he kept trying to sell me Herbalife. He's heavier than when we started and I compete as a bodybuilder.

Herbalife, Shakeology and Body By Vi (just to name the main ones) are just meal replacements. Same thing with Slim Fast or a protein shake. There's no magic to them, you still have to learn to be accountable and how to carry on for the rest of your life in a manner that won't make you gain all the weight back.

In my opinion there are cheaper things I can eat for a meal or even cheaper meal replacements than all the MLM products.

Have you ever heard of Shakeology? It's a super food meal replacement shake with over 70 ingredients. Helps curb cravings, loose weight, gain energy and cleanse your system. I drink it everyday and LOVE it.
Let me know if you (or anyone else) would be interested in some samples
xo

Why would you trade one over priced MLM for another?

I swear these guys are mfp stalkers.

I have tried it, and its ok but I realized I got sick of shakes pretty quick. I'd rather have a real meal of a couple eggs and toast. Liquid meals don't fill me up or satisfy me. I also feel like I never learned what to really eat to lose weight and I needed to change how I look at food. I did lose a little weight using shakes but did gain it back when I stopped. I lost more using MFP and eating within my calories. I needed a long term change.

eat a clean healthy diet and cardio and weights it the sure way to lose weight you can go on ALL types of DIETS!!!!!! and as soon as you go off them and start eating foods again you will more likely gain it all back if not more . ITS A LIFE STYLE CHANGE not a diet

I have a ton of facebook friends who are doing it and finding success, but they are less than 3 months in and have lost the same amount of weight I had in 1/4 of the time. And they're all like #askmehow #gettinghealthy #herbalife #fit #weightloss #afitnewme #SOANNOYING. #cantthinkofmorehashtags

But I'm one of those people in the: needs to physically chew my food to feel satiated, save my money camp.

Asking for people's opinions on a forum such as this is always a baaaad idea....

My 2 cents worth:

I've been on about half a dozen meal replacement diets and yep I lost a lot of weight to start with, but they don't teach you to eat better or to improve your relationship with food so as a result when I finished them the weight piled back on plus some. I look at it this way, if the 'diet' I'm starting can't be sustained for the rest of my life (when I finish losing the weight and start into maintenance) then it's not worth doing.

Are you planning on sticking to 1-2 shakes a day for the rest of your life for maintenance? I know I couldn't do it. I'm currently sticking to cal goals every day, exercising most days (starting 3 days of heavy lifting, 1 day of boxing, and walk/light jog 1-2 days). I still eat the things I want to eat (I had chocolate, chocolate mousse and a cheese and bacon roll today!) but make sure I don't go over my cals for the day. I might lose it slower, but in the long run I still want to enjoy food and not feel deprived, which is why I never stuck to anything before (can I say I've been a yo-yo dieter for at least 10-12 years).

Anyway that's my opinion

+1,000,000

This is the truth, right here folks. You need to learn to eat--what and how much. MFP teaches this if you stick to it. Meal replacements, whether Herbalife, Medifast, etc. only sell you their products. When you go back to eating "normal" food, you have learned nothing about what to eat or how much to eat.