anyone else doing Herbalife

Hey I am going to start herbalife again in a couple days did it last year and had amazing results, congrats on your weight loss .We can be friends and motivate each other and share recipes?

congratulations on finding something that works for you. you will not find a lot of outward support here.

I might also suggest adopting a healthy lifestyle rather than just a "diet" but that is jmho

jennifer_417 wrote: »

Community Guidelines specifically ban promotion of any products in the forums.

The community guidelines specifically ban advertising or promotion of products by those who stand to benefit financially or otherwise; people who simply use the products are welcome to discuss them, whether that be Herbalife, Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred, Cellucor protein powder, or Stronglifts5x5.

And since I'm here, the guidelines in our community also specifically prohibit flagging anything as spam that is not a spam-bot, and people who inappropriately flag will be subject to warnings and points.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10007789/flagged-content-reported-posts-warning-points

I've been on and off different types of diet programs during the years.

I learned something from the experience of adopting a program like Herbalife to lose weight... it's pointless.

Sure, you'll lose weight, but the weight comes back on.

Some of the reasons the ongoing success rates for weight loss maintenance are so dismal, at least in my opinion, are that many of us fail, while we are trying to lose weight, to fundamentally address our behaviors with food, to correct them, and to form better habits in regard to it.

You can lose weight by putting a band-aid on your issues with food. You'll only keep it off by getting to the root causes of your weight problem. Herbalife is a band-aid.

kgeyser wrote: »

jennifer_417 wrote: »

Community Guidelines specifically ban promotion of any products in the forums.

The community guidelines specifically ban advertising or promotion of products by those who stand to benefit financially or otherwise; people who simply use the products are welcome to discuss them, whether that be Herbalife, Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred, Cellucor protein powder, or Stronglifts5x5.

And since I'm here, the guidelines in our community also specifically prohibit flagging anything as spam that is not a spam-bot, and people who inappropriately flag will be subject to warnings and points.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10007789/flagged-content-reported-posts-warning-points

Fair enough. I guess I misunderstood the flagging system on this particular point. But there is some merit at heading them off at the pass, no? Not that this poster is doing that, but post like this have been used as a springboard to sell product by private message. I was, however, a bit overzealous.

kgeyser wrote: »

jennifer_417 wrote: »

kgeyser wrote: »

jennifer_417 wrote: »

Community Guidelines specifically ban promotion of any products in the forums.

The community guidelines specifically ban advertising or promotion of products by those who stand to benefit financially or otherwise; people who simply use the products are welcome to discuss them, whether that be Herbalife, Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred, Cellucor protein powder, or Stronglifts5x5.

And since I'm here, the guidelines in our community also specifically prohibit flagging anything as spam that is not a spam-bot, and people who inappropriately flag will be subject to warnings and points.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10007789/flagged-content-reported-posts-warning-points

Fair enough. I guess I misunderstood the flagging system on this particular point. But there is some merit at heading them off at the pass, no? Not that this poster is doing that, but post like this have been used as a springboard to sell product by private message. I was, however, a bit overzealous.

If you think someone is advertising, please report it rather than kicking it to spam. We can actually get to it more quickly with a report because those update like the regular forums and we can see it right away. We do take advertising very seriously, but we also need to allow users in the community to ask questions and discuss a product/etc. If things get kicked to spam right away, any opportunity to discuss the pros and cons is lost and it keeps people who are reading the discussions from making an informed decision.

I see your point.

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poppy10177 wrote: »

Hi I started Herbalife 2 months ago and so far it's been working really good for me I haven't found any other diets that I've helped but this one . is anyone else having good luck with it and if so they have a name good advice for me while being on it. So far ive lost over 20 lbs

What is the gist of the "Herbalife diet"?

bpetrosky wrote: »

Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »

poppy10177 wrote: »

Hi I started Herbalife 2 months ago and so far it's been working really good for me I haven't found any other diets that I've helped but this one . is anyone else having good luck with it and if so they have a name good advice for me while being on it. So far ive lost over 20 lbs

What is the gist of the "Herbalife diet"?

1. You buy Herbalife pills/shakes
2. You don't get told how to manage your calories off the shakes/pills
3. You don't lose much weight, or regain any weight lost because of #2
4. Your bank account shrinks because you continue to buy Herbalife pills/shakes

5. you become a rep to try and make back the money you lost
6. you don't know *kitten* about nutrition
7. everyone hates you because you don't stop talking/FB posting about herbalife

Don't forget the daily selfies showing you drinking it.

RGv2 wrote: »

In the case of my FB it's Shakeology, Isagenix, and Plexus.

I can't believe my FB didn't explode last week when one friend who sells one MLM tried to sell another friend who sells another MLM their "product" to help with a medical issue.

OMG I would pay to see the resulting showdown of derp.

I have used different things and Herbalife is one of them. However, as I started seeing results I lost my job and could no longer afford the products. I am trying ideal shape now and like it too. However, it has taken these 'products' that everyone is bashing to see HOW to cut back on my food and to really focus on what I eat (with the help of MFP). So if it is working for you- then stick with it! Ignore the haters!

thecoker wrote: »

However, it has taken these 'products' that everyone is bashing to see HOW to cut back on my food and to really focus on what I eat

Funny...all it took for me was to take less food from the serving platter than I had been taking before.

Not sure how a nasty, overpriced shake helps with that. Does it improve your measuring skills somehow?

Is it a pill? I'm scared to take pills, I don't want to get skinny but then have organ failure. I remember the 90's phen fen (something like that) fiasco.