Herbalife Diet

These diets have always existed and i don't know of 1 person who has lost weight and kept it off by using them. They are a money spinner and nothing more!

take control of your eating and stop relying on magic drinks to solve your issues.

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I would not use Herbalife. Eat real food. Meet your calorie deficit.

Good luck in your journey

Ive heard so many people talk about Herbalife.....!

I do a protein shake mixed in with my diet, But I wouldn't do something like this forever.

Yes, Healthy eating, Exercise and lots of water does the job!!!!!!!!!!

It doesn't work long term, and your friend is in a pyramid scheme that she can't win.

I can see lots of bad rep for herbalife and I suppose as a weight loss long term ideal, it isn't the best. But as a person who never eats breakfast I started using the shake in the morning and I did lose a bit of weight and felt more energetic. The thing I don't like about the herbalife is how much different things you need a day. My husband's aunt sells it and she asked us to go to one of her parties. When I saw the presentation of how it works all you need to make it work I was blown away. It was outragous and expensive.

I say to have small meals more often, which boost your metabolism anyways, and take a good multivitamin and of course exercise.

Good luck and what ever choice you make!

Don't do it, eat real.

I did a similar diet only for a few weeks until I lost a little bit of weight. It worked but it's something I wouldn't recommend for the long term. The best thing is learning how to manage your food for the long term and look after yourself. I found it very boring, very expensive and it didn't do my social life any favours.

Anyway good luck

I can see lots of bad rep for herbalife and I suppose as a weight loss long term ideal, it isn't the best. But as a person who never eats breakfast I started using the shake in the morning and I did lose a bit of weight and felt more energetic. The thing I don't like about the herbalife is how much different things you need a day. My husband's aunt sells it and she asked us to go to one of her parties. When I saw the presentation of how it works all you need to make it work I was blown away. It was outragous and expensive.

I say to have small meals more often, which boost your metabolism anyways, and take a good multivitamin and of course exercise.

Good luck and what ever choice you make!

^This. I do take the herbalife shake and mix it 2 scoops pdm and 2 scoops shake mix mixed with 1 cup ice and 3/4 cup water. That's how I was told to make it. You can also put stuff in it to mix it up. I can tell you one thing, I miss food. I miss chewing and you can only do so much to a shake to make it different. I was doing their weight loss challenge which you buy their product and use it for 8 weeks and "see the results"! I wasn't using it as religiously as they wanted and didn't lose that much weight because I like food. I suggest find something that works for you because you're not going to be drinking these shakes for the rest of your life, are you? That's what they're designed to do...after you hit your goal weight, you're supposed to still drink 1 shake a day and still take all their vitamins and fish oil and blah blah blah. I know I can't afford that.

Ignore the haters. You can use OJ or milk. I have a friend who has done it since the early 90's. She is super healthy and says she will do it forever. She does a shake for breakfast and has 2 other healthy meals. I do not do it myself, but if this is what works for you, more power to you! Everyone does their own thing. Best of luck!!

I use Herbalife. In 2012 I lost 135 pounds using the products. I do sell them but I'm not on here for profit. I log faithfully everyday and drank two shakes a day until I got pregnant and just can't stomach them right now. Using the shakes helped me but I didn't use them as a crutch or a fix. It jumpstarted my weight loss and got me not only interested in eating better, making smarter food choices but also into exercising regularly. I think with any meal replacement or fad diet - you can't just rely on those products. You have to learn about healthy eating, avoiding some of the processed foods and moving your body or you're setting yourself up for failure when you stop using the products.

That being said..... I mix 1 scoop PDM with 2 scoops HM and blend with 8oz of water and 8 oz of ice.
I have some recipe lists if you're interested. Good luck - everybody has to find the solution that works best for them!
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I know of people who have done the Body by Vi protein shake replacement, and they have successfully lost weight and kept it off. I did it for a short time, but didn't like the taste, or the cost! I am not a breakfast person, so I have started doing my workouts in the morning, and I drink a protein shake afterward. I do not eat before I work out. Even if you don't workout in the morning this is still an option. I would just make sure that you are still eating throughout the day, and meeting your calorie intake requirement. Amazon has 4lbs Optimum Performance Whey Protein mix for $39.99 right now, and if you subscribe that price drops to $37, plus free shipping for prime members. (Not to sound like a sales woman! lol) I just purchased it, because it was very reasonably priced. Just an option if price is an issue with the other program. Good luck!

I use it for breakfast because I'm always in a hurry to eat and rush out the door to get to work. I've been using it for 6 weeks and I like how I'm not hungry by time I get to work.

I (use to) go to this smoothie store near by my work place which happen to use all Herbalife products. At the smoothie store, they had a scale and I weighed myself and that was the part where the distributors were selling me their supplements and smoothie mixes if I want to lose weight. The thing that turned me off about the distributors there were pushing me to drink 2-3 smoothies per day and take supplements each and every time. I only drink the smoothies and supplements 1 time per day because as I said, it's a convenient breakfast. Yes, I have lost weight and I generally eat healthy. But this past week, I went to the smoothie store and I weighed myself there and I GAINED 3 lbs. I told my distributor that I came from my vacation from Vegas and I came from work and for lunch we celebrated my coworker's going away party. She said I should start taking smoothies 3x per day to get the weight off and buy more product.

I told her that I would not drink 3x a day. It's a quick fix and besides I'll gain the weight back once I eat regular food. I'm not going to drink smoothies and take pills all day either. Even though losing weight is nice, I got to celebrate life every once in a while :-). Why should I go to Vegas and just drink smoothies all day? And should I have skipped out my coworker's going away party just to drink smoothies at the lunch room? Also I have a fiance I make dinner for several nights a week. See? Enjoy life!

She was not please that I refuse to drink 3x a day, everyday.

When I'm done with my Herbalife, I probably would look for other protein powders like Plantfuson for my new breakfast. And also follow the 80/20 rule daily -- 80% of my calories to eat clean and 20% of my fun food.

Liquid diets are temporary. Yes people get results, but ANY plan will do the same if followed. The real test is STAYING on the same program for life. And buying and drinking shakes for life as meals doesn't do it for the majority of people.
Learn how to eat food and also how to eat food you like while staying in calorie control. That's doable for life.

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I really love this reply!

I have been on herbalife for 5 weeks, my body feels weird when i use it, and I am constipated all the time - this is very abnormal. I love the flavour of the shakes, but I dislike what it makes my body feel like. I have lost 2.2kg since being on herbalife, and i have decided enough is enough, I need real food, not artificial stuff!

Agreed. Though I've never tried it myself, this is what I hear from EVERYONE. Education is one of the most powerful tools in weightloss and keeping it off. Educated yourself on the foods and nutrition association and you will find that you can not only lose the weight but keep it off with ease too.

I really hope this works for me Alittle scared!

Any plan that involves a calorie deficit will work for you...why give up real food?

I totally understand why people want a premade, easy meal option sometimes, and I don't have issue with meal replacement shakes as one way to accomplish this...but, as a primary source of nutrition? It's so unnecessary. (Plus, there are tons of meal replacement shake options that won't cost an arm and a leg.)

If its a matter of convenience, there are so many ways to prepare foods ahead of time that are quick and easy to grab on the go, you don't need to resort to expensive boring liquid meals.

This product will work for how you WANT it to work. You have to take into consideration on what your long term goal is. Do you JUST want to lose weight? If you JUST want to lose weight, then yes, this program will work for you. If you want MORE than that, then you need to ask yourself how you can MAXIMIZE this program to help jump start.

The reasons why some of these programs don't work long term is because people don't LEARN how to eat properly. Whats the point of doing allt he work of losing the weight, and then going back to your OLD eating habits. Of COURSE you are going to gain the weight back.

I did the 8 week challenge starting at the end of march and I did the whole 2 shakes a day Mon-Fri and then the weekends I tried to eat as sensible as possible. I did LOTS of research and I cooked/made all my snacks and all lunches/dinners. I was also working out hard so I HAD to consume a LOT of calories. I was constantly eating all the time. I ate EVERY 2 1/2 to 3 hours with 5-6 meals a day.

I have been off the challenge about 3 weeks now and I am STILL losing weight (lost about 5 lbs), because I took the opportunity to really learn good eating habits and exercise. Oh, and I have MAYBE had a shake maybe twice these whole 3 weeks.

So yes, this program can work for you to help jump start your weight loss, but you really have to do the leg work to take this time to learn good eating habits.

Your weight loss is not a car that needs jump starting! Why not skip the scam, and just do the good eating habits bit?