[Alison]

In Korea, I heard that a lot of Korean girls drink han-yak to stay thin but not all. One of my cousin did a herbal han-yak diet and lost a lot of weight. I know its not good for your body because han-yak isn't made for diet purposes. One of my friend is doing this herbal han-yak diet, she is paying 800 dollar a month. They make the herbal drink for her body type to drink before each meal 3 times a day. This makes you lose your appetite, and make you eat only half of your portion. And every week she will go in twice into the clinic give her a hard massage all over the body to lose her fat faster...something like that.

I heard average you lose about 5-10 pounds first week...and you lose more the longer you stick to this herbal drink diet. You will have to stick to the herbal diet until they tell you to stop because you will end up gaining more weight then you initially started.

Did anyone from soompi do this korean herbal Han-Yak diet? What was your experience? Would you recommend for others?

[0cupcake0]

A lot of girls here in Korea who drink this particular type of han-yak end up giving up after about a month...fortunately. I didn't try it, but my friend decided to give it a go last summer, and I couldn't stand being around her. She lost some weight (and gained it back shortly), but she was also very, very irritable and no fun to be around.

I don't recommend this. Like you said, han-yak isn't made for weight loss purposes, and should be only drunk for medical purposes. That, and it tastes terrible . I remember throwing packets away whenever I was forced to drink them as a kid.

[ryolover]

a friend of mine did this diet.
she drank han yak and she lost a lot of weight.
she's skinnier than me now -___-^
but yeah
i wanted to try this, but i hate the taste.
it almost make me wanna throw up.
i was going to try this, but its so freaking expensive. lol

[Makaveli]

Sounds like a nice marketing scheme where they tell you exactly what to do and for how long so they can keep taking your money. On the flip side, if you want to lose your appetite, just drink/eat something disgusting before every meal. It should do the same thing.

[jolie_x3]

Hanyak tastes disgusting and isn't worth it at all. It's just these girls are too lazy to actually exercise

[viasarah]

I never knew it was a diet... I took it when I was in middle because its suppose to help my allergies (it did ). The herb drink was nasty (smelled like garlic and dieing animals >.<). I ran away whenever my mom forced me to drink it >.<

[ryolover]

i had to drink it once.
i thought i was going to die.
it was to like regulate my period -3-

my friend drinks han yak.
but its for the completly opposite reason.
she's drinking it to gain weight. -_____-^
lucky girl. she's so skinny but her mom is making her drink it to gain weight. lol

[Cakdel]

isn't it kinda similar to drinking a lot of water before a meal? it will make you eat less food during the meal too...

[redbean]

my guy friend is doing this right now. he have lost a lot of weight! he started off with 200-210lbs and now he's 150lbs. he wants to stop till he reaches 130lbs. + what the heck! ohh...he pays $300/month.

[xx-]

my friend drink it too.
she spend tons of money on health supplement, slimming.
it smell soooo awful. i notice her shrinking in size.
i rather be chubby or a little fat than aneroxic or anything that tortures me just to look "pretty".

[adorkiable]

I rather stick with exercising.

[g0bananas]

i tried this back in ninth grade, lost a lot of weight, and i was really happy. but i got into a huge fight with the doctor guy, and i quit and gained all my weight back. it was sad. but even though i lost so much weight, it wasn't worth it. i had to drink that medicine an hour before each meal, i couldn't eat meat, fruit, sweets, or dairy. the only things i could eat were brown rice, vegetables, tofu, and fish. and i could only drink water and the medicine.

i also had to exercise three hours every day, and do this machine thing and those suction things on my stomach and back. during the first month, i lost 20 pounds. but it got harder and harder every month. the longer you do it, the harder it is because that becomes routine for your body, so it gets used to it. then you have to exercise MORE and eat LESS if you want to keep seeing results. i ended up quitting before i reached the goal i wanted, so gaining it all back was super easy. i gained it all back and more now T_T

even though i want to lose weight before i go to college, i would NEVER go back to that because i hated it, and i didn't have much of a social life because everyone went out to eat, and i didn't go because i couldn't eat what everyone else was eating. and i didn't have that much time to study so my grades plummeted down the drain :T

but i met an oppa through this program, and he stuck through with it all the way to the end, and it's easy for him to stay in shape even though he doesn't exercise like he used to, and eats what he wants. so once you meet that goal, [it's not a personal goal, it's a goal the doctor gives you] then you won't gain weight. well, that's what the doctor told me. and apparently, it's working for that oppa.

[pinkxpocky]

I did this diet before in Korea.
It helps to reduce your cravings and helps you to control small portions when you're eating.
There are things you cannot eat but it's different for different people..
and you have to exercise to lose the weight.
I lost 20 pounds in two months during my summer in Korea once and I did Kumdo to lose the weight.
The taste is awful, but I'm used to it now whenever I have to drink it..and it costs a lot of money.