Opinions on Herbalife?

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Lucy___A
Lucy___A Posts: 5 Member
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A girl at my gym has recommended I do Herbalife because the weight I've lost at the minute is muscle and not fat (I'm gutted about this). I feel like it's just a fad but I don't know enough about it and I'm leaning towards trying it because I'd just like to lose the weight really.

Has anyone done it or tried it?
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  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
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    Save your money for something that's actually useful.

    How does this girl know you're losing muscle and not fat?
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,150 Member
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    DeguelloTex wrote: »
    Save your money for something that's actually useful.

    How does this girl know you're losing muscle and not fat?

    This
  • Lucy___A
    Lucy___A Posts: 5 Member
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    She's my trainer at the gym and does Herbalife as a sideline. After googling and seeing it was a multi-level marketing scheme I'm rather skeptic over the whole thing.
    Thanks for the advice!
  • Pinnacle_IAO
    Pinnacle_IAO Posts: 608 Member
    edited August 2015
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    DeguelloTex wrote: »
    Save your money for something that's actually useful.

    How does this girl know you're losing muscle and not fat?
    I agree 100%
    Herbalife is a pyramid scheme where you're roped in by a friend who wants to sell you over-priced supplement junk, then recruit you into the Herbalife Multi-Level Marketing business. Google Herbalife Scam...or Herbalife pyramid scheme...or Herbalife rip-off...
    And next time you see your friend...
    RUN!
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  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
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    Yeah, no conflict of interest at all in someone who sells you the stuff being your trainer.
  • skinnyD2308
    skinnyD2308 Posts: 92 Member
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    I'd avoid it.
  • dahhhhhling
    dahhhhhling Posts: 66 Member
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    Lucy___A wrote: »
    She's my trainer at the gym and does Herbalife as a sideline. After googling and seeing it was a multi-level marketing scheme I'm rather skeptic over the whole thing.
    Thanks for the advice!

    Might want to report to the manager/owner that she's pushing this junk on the clients. I don't know about this gym in particular, but most companies frown upon this sort of thing.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
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    While losing weight you are always going to lose some muscle along with the fat. Strength training will help minimize the muscle loss but you're not going to avoid it altogether.

    Your trainer has a conflict of interest and seems to try to be taking advantage of it. I wouldn't trust her at all.
  • jeffpettis
    jeffpettis Posts: 865 Member
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    LOL! That's the funniest thing I've heard all day...

    I would seriously question her credentials as a trainer if she is pushing that garbage. And how is she so sure that you are losing muscle? What did she do to determine this?
  • nordlead2005
    nordlead2005 Posts: 1,303 Member
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    Sounds like you need a more knowledgeable trainer. There is no possible way to lose 100% muscle and 0% fat while being active in any capacity (in other words, you aren't bedridden 24/7).
  • Sean_TheITGuy
    Sean_TheITGuy Posts: 67 Member
    edited August 2015
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    Lucy___A wrote: »
    A girl at my gym has recommended I do Herbalife because the weight I've lost at the minute is muscle and not fat (I'm gutted about this). I feel like it's just a fad but I don't know enough about it and I'm leaning towards trying it because I'd just like to lose the weight really.

    Has anyone done it or tried it?

    Short of a metabolic disorder, your body won't harvest large amounts of muscle for energy while it still has glycogen or lipid (blood sugar or fat) to consume. If you don't use your muscles at all then you may lose some via atrophy, but just eating at a reasonable calorie deficit won't make your muscles shrivel up.

    Evolution gets us to a place where animal physiology tends to make sense. How much sense would it be if during a time of mild famine (which you are simulating by eating a calorie deficit) your lost all your muscle. This would mean that as soon as you stopped eating, you'd lose the ability to catch or gather any more food to eat. Doesn't make sense and critters who worked like this would probably be bred out of the gene pool quickly.

    Keep doing what your doing. Eat sensibly, with a modest calorie restriction, do whatever exercise you like. The weight will come off.

    tl;dr: It doesn't work and you're probably doing everything right already.

    http://www.factsaboutherbalife.com/
  • Lucy___A
    Lucy___A Posts: 5 Member
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    They know she does it because she can't do it in work hours but it is such a big conflict of interest! Thanks for all the help :)
  • Monkey_Business
    Monkey_Business Posts: 1,800 Member
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    You really might want to consider changing trainers, as this one may not really looking out for you.
  • Pinnacle_IAO
    Pinnacle_IAO Posts: 608 Member
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    Lucy___A wrote: »
    They know she does it because she can't do it in work hours but it is such a big conflict of interest! Thanks for all the help :)
    Oh wow...
    Here's something for her inbox...
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  • Lucy___A
    Lucy___A Posts: 5 Member
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    Monkey_Business wrote: »
    You really might want to consider changing trainers, as this one may not really looking out for you.

    I'm only there another month and then moving quite far away. I don't think she'd be right for me long term though.
  • Lucy___A
    Lucy___A Posts: 5 Member
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    jeffpettis wrote: »
    LOL! That's the funniest thing I've heard all day...

    I would seriously question her credentials as a trainer if she is pushing that garbage. And how is she so sure that you are losing muscle? What did she do to determine this?

    She has one of those scales that tell you body composition, I'm not sure how accurate they are though

  • BasicGreatGuy
    BasicGreatGuy Posts: 868 Member
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    Lucy___A wrote: »
    She's my trainer at the gym and does Herbalife as a sideline. After googling and seeing it was a multi-level marketing scheme I'm rather skeptic over the whole thing.
    Thanks for the advice!
    You should strongly consider getting a new trainer. Any trainer that would say what she did as a means to pimp per product, is a trainer that isn't honest or concerned about you and your health, in my opinion.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
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    Lucy___A wrote: »
    jeffpettis wrote: »
    LOL! That's the funniest thing I've heard all day...

    I would seriously question her credentials as a trainer if she is pushing that garbage. And how is she so sure that you are losing muscle? What did she do to determine this?

    She has one of those scales that tell you body composition, I'm not sure how accurate they are though

    They are not accurate. The output varies a lot based on your hydration level, which fluctuates quite a bit during the day.
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
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    I'm sure your trainer does not know a thing.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
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    Want your own home-made herbalife without all the schemes and liver damaging ingredients?

    http://diy.soylent.me/recipes

    Personally I would rather chew on my shoe that live on a liquid diet.

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