Starting with Herbal Life!

shennin001
shennin001 Posts: 113 Member
edited 1:49AM in Getting Started
I'm starting my diet with herbal life shakes because i know some ppl that have lost a lot of weight with it. What meals should i replace with herballife? Are there any suggestions or things that helped u stick to the shakes plan.
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  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    My only suggestion would be to quit the Herbalife
  • Therealobi1
    Therealobi1 Posts: 3,262 Member
    Don't bother with the herbal life at all
    Eat what you normally eat but less of it. Stick to your daily target and you will lose
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    You don't really have to replace any meals unless you want to, because losing weight comes down to a calorie deficit, so that all you have to do is eat fewer calories than you burn. You can do that eating food, or drinking shakes, or a combination, it's up to you. Most people prefer to eat food, because that's easier to stick to, and those shakes don't have any magical properties, but it's your choice.

    Be extra aware of Herbalife, though, as others have commented already, it comes with real health hazard.
  • siobhan_mchsle
    siobhan_mchsle Posts: 3 Member
    I also have started Herbalife last week how are you finding it?
  • shennin001
    shennin001 Posts: 113 Member
    Lol these comments made me laugh so hard. I get it it's not a good choice. Thank you though for all for the comments. I am using herbal life mostly to get a boost.
  • Packerjohn
    Packerjohn Posts: 4,855 Member
    shennin001 wrote: »
    Lol these comments made me laugh so hard. I get it it's not a good choice. Thank you though for all for the comments. I am using herbal life mostly to get a boost.

    The only boost someone gets from that stuff is in the wallets of the MLM people that sold it to you.
  • WBB55
    WBB55 Posts: 4,131 Member
    Save the money you're spending on a pyramid scheme of overpriced vitamins and supplements and buy a food scale instead.

    Marketing can be effective. So can placebos. If Herbalife actually worked long term at all, it would be all over the news every night. It doesn't. And it can be dangerous.

    You don't need to spend money to lose weight (except for maybe $20 to buy a food scale)
  • Mr_Stabbems
    Mr_Stabbems Posts: 4,771 Member
    edited June 2016
    lol she didnt ask about herbal life, she asked for advice in sticking to the plan....jesus guys, i know you're all desperate to impart your sage advice on the girl but not one of you answered the questions.

    @shennin001

    Meal replacement shakes i find tend to work best in the middle of the day, some people can do with replacing breakfast but i find having an actual meal, replacing lunch and then a real meal for dinner is easier ( i use protein shakes and blended porridge oats etc but same applies)

    Im a fan of IF (intermittent fasting) and that usually works well around shakes of all kinds.

    to herballife or not to herballife...thats your choice
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    Isn't Herbalife the one that is linked to liver damage and liver failure, even in those who had no pre existing liver issues?

    I would stay far away.
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,173 Member
    Honestly I wouldn't replace any meals with it. Eat foods you like and stay under your calorie goal. If you know herbalife is not a good choice, then why on earth would you use it?
  • _benjammin
    _benjammin Posts: 1,224 Member
    The only "boost" is to the person's bank account you're buying them from.
  • Bob314159
    Bob314159 Posts: 1,178 Member
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbalife#Herbalife_and_liver_disease_inquiries
  • 737jac737
    737jac737 Posts: 54 Member
    I will replace a serving of protein (tuna sandwich, chicken, hard boiled egg) with a protein shake (whey during the day, Casein at night) if I'm in a hurry or haven't consumed enough protein due to HEAVY CARDIO WORKOUTS. Heavy cardio workouts, weight training and a proper diet FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE is the only way to be healthy, lose weight and maintain a proper weight. CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
  • madelinecamille
    madelinecamille Posts: 1,131 Member
    Like others have said, Herba Life won't teach you anything about maintaining a healthy relationship with food. I've tried "quick fix" fad diets in the past (hcg being my biggest mistake), and while I did lose weight, it was at an alarming and unhealthy rate. I couldn't sustain the diet for more than a month and gained all the weight right back.




  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    What boost can herbalife give you that real/normal food can't?

    Save your money....learn about nutrition/eating at deficit/ moving more and you'll be slim for life not just for a brief period.
  • BillMcKay1
    BillMcKay1 Posts: 315 Member
    edited June 2016
    madelinecamille wrote: »
    Like others have said, Herba Life won't teach you anything about maintaining a healthy relationship with food. I've tried "quick fix" fad diets in the past (hcg being my biggest mistake), and while I did lose weight, it was at an alarming and unhealthy rate. I couldn't sustain the diet for more than a month and gained all the weight right back.




    I think it depends on the "coach" ie person selling the product. I've seen their more advanced plan, can't remember what it's called, but it basically looks like most cut meal plans I've ever seen if you plan on doing some resistance training and cardio. 5-6 meals a day, high protein, lower carbs and fat. They give oz and cup sizes for the portions etc. Not witchcraft.

    They just flog their shakes and protein instead of buying some other protein shake. Not sure of the validity of their pills and enhancers as they call them. They seem more focused on the "fit" part now. I realize they are ways to attract customers for the product, but free group fit sessions are hard to beat.

    OP, I would suggest lunch is the easiest to replace with a shake, but use the food tracker here and calculate your calories accurately. No matter if you use shakes for breaky and lunch, if you down 2000 calories every dinner or snack all night it won't do bupkis.
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,173 Member
    Noel_57 wrote: »
    I'm on the Jamaican "herb" diet. I haven't lost weight, but I sure am happy. :*

    I would probably gain weight on that diet.
  • upoffthemat
    upoffthemat Posts: 679 Member
    Noel_57 wrote: »
    I'm on the Jamaican "herb" diet. I haven't lost weight, but I sure am happy. :*

    The munchies are a nasty side effect on that diet.
  • Mr_Stabbems
    Mr_Stabbems Posts: 4,771 Member
    Bob314159 wrote: »
    So if the OP asked how to stick to her suicide plan - we should help?
    Mr_Stabbems wrote: »
    lol she didnt ask about herbal life, she asked for advice in sticking to the plan....jesus guys, i know you're all desperate to impart your sage advice on the girl but not one of you answered the questions.

    @Bob314159

    OK calm down strawman.

    OP didn't ask if you would critique her choices she asked when and what meals she should replace not if she should replace them.

    World must be looking mighty fine from that there high horse.

    I don't care for herbal life stuff, but with the modicum of helpfulness that I can muster up for a random Internet person I try to funnel it into a useful reply. Not hate on her choices and tell her what she should do with her life and how she should spend her money.

    Get over yourselves.
  • DeficitDuchess
    DeficitDuchess Posts: 3,099 Member
    edited June 2016
    Mr_Stabbems wrote: »
    Bob314159 wrote: »
    So if the OP asked how to stick to her suicide plan - we should help?
    Mr_Stabbems wrote: »
    lol she didnt ask about herbal life, she asked for advice in sticking to the plan....jesus guys, i know you're all desperate to impart your sage advice on the girl but not one of you answered the questions.

    @Bob314159

    OK calm down strawman.

    OP didn't ask if you would critique her choices she asked when and what meals she should replace not if she should replace them.

    World must be looking mighty fine from that there high horse.

    I don't care for herbal life stuff, but with the modicum of helpfulness that I can muster up for a random Internet person I try to funnel it into a useful reply. Not hate on her choices and tell her what she should do with her life and how she should spend her money.

    Get over yourselves.

    @Mr_Stabbems okay so she buys her own Herbal Life but will she also pay for the liver transplant(s), anti rejection medication & worse of all whose going to unnecessarily die because she received (a) liver(s), that could've saved someone whom didn't make a reckless choice but won't simply because she made it onto the list, before someone whom didn't intentionally ruin their liver did?
  • Mr_Stabbems
    Mr_Stabbems Posts: 4,771 Member
    Lolol lol you're all fecking nuts. She as a few shakes and you think she's going to "need" a liver transplant.

    You guys live in some magic cloud crazy land..
  • DeficitDuchess
    DeficitDuchess Posts: 3,099 Member
    Mr_Stabbems wrote: »
    Lolol lol you're all fecking nuts. She as a few shakes and you think she's going to "need" a liver transplant.

    You guys live in some magic cloud crazy land..

    @Mr_Stabbems acute liver failure, can happen; just from 1 incident.
  • Mr_Stabbems
    Mr_Stabbems Posts: 4,771 Member
    I'm am fully aware, I've read those links provided and the studies published. None of that is definitive, and although I do not specialise in liver disease, I do trust my education and training plus my last 5 years working with a wide variety of patients.

    I'm not here to discuss the merits or laxk of herbal life products.

    I'm only commenting to let you all know that you haven't come across as helpful and the only overwhelming sense I've had from this thread is "judgmental knowitalls"
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