Has anyone used Herbalife or Medifast to help lose??

dixierose43
dixierose43 Posts: 14
in Health and Weight Loss
Ive got people trying to talk me into both herbalife and medifast and I'm just wondering if anyone has had any luck with either of these?

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  • MammaC66
    MammaC66 Posts: 120 Member
    I have used both, and they both worked to lose weight, but I gained it all back. I have been on just about every weight loss plan there is, and lost hundreds of pounds in my lifetime and always eventually gained it all back. I am thoroughly convinced that the only way to lose it and keep it off is to change your lifestyle. Learn to eat healthy foods in healthy portions and form lasting habits. Just change the way you eat, stay the course and don't look back! Also be as active as you can be.
  • mayday1969
    mayday1969 Posts: 123 Member
    Herbalife, gained it all back.
  • Rachael235
    Rachael235 Posts: 35 Member
    My fitness instructor is a herbalife distributor and i get the protein bars from her but dont do the program, i know a few who do and have and lost significantly but like above i think its impossible to stay on long term so we may as well change lifestyles properly eat heathily fresh and exercise frequently x
  • 42kgirl
    42kgirl Posts: 692 Member
    I like the Herbalife shakes. They are tasty. They are just reduced calorie diets. You can do that on your own without forking out big bucks. I've lost 35 pounds by tracking my food and exercising. No pills, no special diets just common sense eating and moving my big butt.
  • yychen01
    yychen01 Posts: 31 Member
    herbalife. I lost a few pounds the first three weeks and then stopped losing weight. I still drink their shakes and eat their chocolate bars (for past 2 months) because I like the taste. My hair has a natural shine to it, and my nails are growing strong and fast. Overall, I feel clean and healthy due to their products. As for weight loss...I've started to run again and I see that being my main method of losing weight. Good luck :D
  • wftiger
    wftiger Posts: 1,283 Member
    I did Medifast for one month. Lost 35 lbs and it was awesome. Then I couldn't do it anymore. I could not face one more day of chugging down that many shakes. I still do one shake (at least) per day but it wasn't the 5. That was just too much and with them all being sweet I just couldn't do it anymore. Then I put the weight back on plus an extra 50 lbs or so before I decided that it is best to just learn to eat right (portion control).
  • ladybarometer
    ladybarometer Posts: 205 Member
    We host Herbalife conferences at my work and those people are bonkers
  • Bobby_Clerici
    Bobby_Clerici Posts: 1,828 Member
    Ive got people trying to talk me into both herbalife and medifast and I'm just wondering if anyone has had any luck with either of these?
    I just bet you do....:laugh:
    Diet pills are just caffeine pills, so know that going in.
    Some contain acai berry, algae, gava root and a host of other exotic sounding ingredients, but the one thing they all have in common is lots and lots of caffeine.
    What a coincidence!:laugh:
    Here's the real deal. There are no shortcuts. There is no magic pill. If you take caffeine, you'll see some results until your body down regulates the effects, and then you must increase the dosage. And on and on...
    Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
    And feel free to try it for yourself. Maybe your experience will be different.
    Good Luck :drinker:
  • AJ_Pete
    AJ_Pete Posts: 863 Member
    I just argued with a herbalife 'wellness coach' today over that tea that you 'burn 80 calories just drinking.' Don't buy into their hype.

    Eat right, exercise.... you'll get there without shortcuts. And you'll be proud when you get there.
  • krazyforyou
    krazyforyou Posts: 1,428 Member
    Medifast is sooooo gross, sent it back.
  • BigDaddyBRC
    BigDaddyBRC Posts: 2,395 Member
    Dont waste your money. buy good food. make GREAT choices.
  • SixCatFaerie
    SixCatFaerie Posts: 690 Member
    I have used both, and they both worked to lose weight, but I gained it all back. I have been on just about every weight loss plan there is, and lost hundreds of pounds in my lifetime and always eventually gained it all back. I am thoroughly convinced that the only way to lose it and keep it off is to change your lifestyle. Learn to eat healthy foods in healthy portions and form lasting habits. Just change the way you eat, stay the course and don't look back! Also be as active as you can be.

    ^^^^^ This! Didn't try Medifast, but have tried just about everything else. Yep, slow & steady is the right way to go!
  • RedHeadDevotchka
    RedHeadDevotchka Posts: 1,394 Member
    Tried herbal life for a week. I didnt like that you basically are just drinking their shakes for meals and not really learning to eat properly. Also, the lady kept trying to sell me the additional products they have even after I told her my husband worked at GNC (health/vitamin store). Not for me, and you have to stick with their products....too inflexible.
  • Rainbowperidot
    Rainbowperidot Posts: 1
    I tried Herbalife. Not only did it cost hundreds of dollars for vitamins you don't need and miscellaneous herbs that are probably useless, I got very sick from the shakes. They totally upset my stomach and had an aftertaste. It is a horrible waste of money. You can get soy protein supplements for a third of the price at any health food or GNC store.
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    My friend used Herbalife and lost 60 pounds. He then stopped and gained it all back plus some.
  • specialemy
    specialemy Posts: 141 Member
    I attempted Optifast, similar to Medifast I think, about 3 years ago. I wasted a lot of money purchasing those ready mix shakes. It was part of a medical weight loss program so it was required for me to purchase a specific amount every single week. I did it for a few months, and just quit. It was hard to keep drinking the same product (no matter what flavor) every single day, and the program was way too expensive to keep up with the payments I was making. I think I only lost about 20 lbs within those few months all together, I was always tempted to eat real food! Go figure. Knowing where I am now, I should've never went there. Oh well...
  • zumbahcg
    zumbahcg Posts: 7
    Actually, I love the Herbalife shakes. It is very easy to use Herbalife along with “myfitnesspal” because “myfitnesspal” already has all the flavors listed in the food diary. I make mine with water only with a cup of ice and use a very good blender. I mix the Healthy Meal plus the Protein with water and I really love the taste. It only has around 200 calories and around 24 grams of protein. I just signed up with “myfitnesspal” on July 6 but you can view my results and what I eat on my homepage. Feel free to friend me if you like.
  • jaynita2
    jaynita2 Posts: 53 Member
    I've used MF in the past. I lost 30 lbs in 3 mos. Gained it back due to pregnancy...but I don't think it was something I could've kept up long term. It took a while for my tastebuds to get used to the food. I had to be very creative with the meals, shakes, etc. It was also very expensive. I was on the 5 and 1 plan. Learning how to count calories and carbs with the program helped me with this new lifestyle. Now I know I can make all of my meals healthy, not depend on meal replacements and still lose weight eating real food. I joined this site in May of this year and as of this week I've lost 20 lbs.
  • fitpilatesqueen
    fitpilatesqueen Posts: 337
    I tried Herbalife and I lost alot of weight. Then I got really sick and my gall bladder had to be taken and I quit Herbalife and gained all the weight back and 15 kg extra.
    I will NEVER buy Herbalife again. I want to eat food, real quality food. not some powder mixed with water, milk or juice.
    If you want to lose weight do it the right way, eat proper food and exercise...use common sense
  • aanmarie
    aanmarie Posts: 1
    Medifast was so hard to stay on,expensive,and was horrible tasteting.Don't waste your money.
  • reallymyBEST
    reallymyBEST Posts: 242 Member
    Herbalife. Lost 25# and gained it all back, of course. If I ever taste that crap again, esp in a pistachio pudding pie, it will be too soon. Barf.
  • Nikki830
    Nikki830 Posts: 6
    We host Herbalife conferences at my work and those people are bonkers

    :laugh:
  • slliwlt
    slliwlt Posts: 68 Member
    Tried melaleuca attain shakes (similar to herbalife-just through a company I belong to) Basically just a meal replacement.... I keep the shakes & bars around just for when I need a quick meal on the go (they are pretty well balanced-and a heck of a lot better than a bag of cheetos & a snickers! haha!) But I could never do them full time... would get pretty bored...
  • Maridar
    Maridar Posts: 164 Member
    agree with most, best is to change your eating habits altogether for the rest of your life. But I am doing meal replacement shakes now, not H not Mfast, for breakfast and dinner and a very healthy lunch. I treat it as a way for me to form new healthy eating habits and lose weight along the way. It is so easy in the morning, I don't have to worry about cooking, same in the evening. I am lucky my husband is cooperating so he is cooking dinners. I am on this for thirty days, will see how it goes overall, after that I may continue with another type of MRS either just for dinner or breakfast only, but it is not a way of life, of course. I am trying to see if 21 days of doing same thing really helps form a habit. In general, I am at the point in my life when I want real changes, not quick diet fixes.
  • adammann
    adammann Posts: 5
    I have used Medifast in the past and lost 80 lbs and kept it off. If you do the program fully and I mean FULLY - all the way through the maintenance part it can work. It can teach you lifestyle changes, but you need a health coach that is as dedicated to helping you as you are dedicated to losing. IT TAKES A TON of dedication. I am not sure I can commit to that sort of dedication this go round :). Hence, my fitness pal and tracking. :):)
  • cwade1021
    cwade1021 Posts: 95 Member
    I'm currently doing MF for the 2nd time and love it!!

    I lost 30lbs in about a month and a half the first time and got pregnant unexpectedly so I had to stop. I gained about 25lbs in my pregnancy and now that my son is only nursing 1-2 times a day I started up again (today is day 1 on plan for me). I'm back to finish what I started and get the last 40 off.

    There is a big enough variety that I don't get bored and I still have my 1 lean and green meal a day.

    The issue I've found with people who have gained their weight back on MF is because they hit their goal weight and don't follow and complete the transition program as it is written. THAT is where you learn how to eat properly. I like to think of medifast as doing the heavy lifting. After you've got the weight off and you follow the 12 week transition plan exactly that's when you learn how to eat properly, etc.

    I do medifast through a program called Take Shape for Life and I have my own personal health coach that helps me every step of the way.
    Whatever weight loss path you chose, good job in taking charge of your health. You'll never regret it!
  • jcmartin0313
    jcmartin0313 Posts: 574 Member
    You know I am/ was vehemently opposed to programs like MF because they put you into a very unnatural nutritional pattern for short periods of time to effect weight loss, but yesterday I chatted with people who opposed weight loss surgery using similar logic. Perhaps if you understand that something like MF is simply an adjunct to get you going and that when you finally add real food back the true challenge will begin than it is ok. Otherwise, it will be a waste because you will gain the weight back and then some.
  • Jules2Be
    Jules2Be Posts: 2,238 Member
    Eat right.work hard.period.
  • torinoodles
    torinoodles Posts: 6 Member
    I'm currently on Medifast, I'm doing the teen program which has a lot more added foods. I'm supposed to eat 3 MF meals a day, and two lean and green. Usually have the pancakes in the morning, a bar in the afternoon and a brownie at night. I think it is very effective this way because half of my meals are still real foods, so I am getting in more fresh food and learning to portion and choose healthy things. My coach wants me to transition to the 5 and 1 closer to my 18th birthday in December, but I'm not sure that I will want to cut out my fresh meals. I'm supposed to do about 1600cals a day, but most of the time it is around 1350 because I've already eaten my 125carbs and don't feel like eating meat with my brownie (lol). It's been around 7 weeks and so far I have lost 20lbs, with minimal exercise (just a walk here and there).
  • nicolelara
    nicolelara Posts: 22
    Medifast works for me as I am a compulsive overeater, tried everything in the past, and I mean everything!! This is working as long as I can keep the mojo going (motivation). So far it is so easy as I am not hungry. Eating out and eating with people is the hardest, but as long as I keep going and stay on track I will be fine. Each cheat, means I am wasting a medifast meal, and that is not only $$$ but also TIME!!!!

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