The TRUTH about Plexus - can someone tell me?

neanderthin

Honestly the reaction of people in this thread does not make people feel welcomed to this site. A lot of people come here for help. I don't understand why so many people are so mean about it and jump to conclusions. Yes this is my first post here. haha so what. If this is how people are here I probably won't ever post again. Do I sell this stuff - NO. I tried it. It seems to work ok for me. I might buy it again. But come on. We come here to ask questions of people who go through what we go through not to get jumped on.

Maybe try mydesperatemeasurestofindaquicfixformyfatnesspal instead of myfitnesspal would be more helpful. j/k :happy:

jonnythan

Honestly the reaction of people in this thread does not make people feel welcomed to this site. A lot of people come here for help. I don't understand why so many people are so mean about it and jump to conclusions. Yes this is my first post here. haha so what. If this is how people are here I probably won't ever post again. Do I sell this stuff - NO. I tried it. It seems to work ok for me. I might buy it again. But come on. We come here to ask questions of people who go through what we go through not to get jumped on.

Sorry you wasted money on a scam.

FatFinn320

I am researching Plexus because some of my co-workers swear by it, but it has only been a few weeks for them. I came across this blog http://keepingupwithsabrina.blogspot.com/2013/10/is-plexus-slim-weight-loss-scam-my-30.html of someone who used it for 30 days. It seems like one's body might get accustomed to the ingredients and then gain the weight back eventually. I don't think this person tried the accelerator.

19TaraLynn84

I am researching Plexus because some of my co-workers swear by it, but it has only been a few weeks for them. I came across this blog http://keepingupwithsabrina.blogspot.com/2013/10/is-plexus-slim-weight-loss-scam-my-30.html of someone who used it for 30 days. It seems like one's body might get accustomed to the ingredients and then gain the weight back eventually. I don't think this person tried the accelerator.

Of course everyone's body is different and reacts differently to different products. I am on Plexus Slim/ Accelerator combo and I love it, I am normally a skeptic regarding anything that requires money. Regardless of what naysayers have to say about the product it works for me and my husband. I have come to the conclusion that negative people love attention, "misery loves company". I was consuming several energy drinks a day and eating junk food all night. I now only drink water I have no craving for chocolate, I am more alert, and I am averaging 1 pound a day weight loss. I am a stay at home mom with no money to waste on gimmicks. I joined this site to help me keep track of my goals, and get motivation from others who are on the same path i am on, but I now see that people are being mean in this group as well as others instead of helping each other reach their reach their goals however they try to reach it. I personally have known people who have died from gastric bypass, but I would never be rude, condescending and just plain hateful to that person for a decision that they choose to make. If anyone would like info regarding Plexus Slim and the benefits I would be more than happy to help (private message me) and to those who may have something negative to say, God Bless you and remember there is always a polite way to get your point across.

The question is, though, how long can you stay on this stuff? When you stop taking it, the weight will most likely come back. It happened to me and many people I know who have lost weight on it. I think that's the point people are trying to make. Lots of folks just have "creative" ways of saying it. Losing weight for good takes a lifestyle change - something sustainable.

StacieLynne2012

not sure how it was a waste of my money if it has worked for me.

StacieLynne2012

real mature responses btw. I never said I was looking for a quick fix. I started following myfitnesspal app first before I came across this stuff. I think while I follow a low calories diet and use the plexus I have lost 20lbs since January 7th. It's hard work. There is never a quick fix.

jlarsen76

I didn't read through all these responses, but I gave Plexus a shot after all the hype and an acquaintance told me about it (who just so happens to sell it). I was on it for less than two months.
The first month, I just did the Plexus pink drink. I lost a couple pounds, but mainly because my appetite was decreased. The second month, I added in the Accelerator pills and WOW- talk about major side effects! Massive headaches, GI upset, and no weight loss.

I returned the product for a refund, no questions asked. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

I will add that I was using this to supplement my diet (trying to eat clean 90% of the time) and exercise 5x/week (including strength training). So, I'd imagine that if you're obese and not use to doing any of these things, then do ALL of it in conjunction, you will lose weight, But that's just my opinion.

ineedbeach

Wow, what an angry board. Guess I'll refrain from blogging on this site. A little judgmental here.

SCV34

Wow, what an angry board. Guess I'll refrain from blogging on this site. A little judgmental here.

Not every person or thread is like this. There are quit a few people on here that give great advice and are very nice.

jlarsen76

Wow, what an angry board. Guess I'll refrain from blogging on this site. A little judgmental here.

I totally agree. I just restarted using MFP and there are a lot of judgmental people here. And a lot of the negativity here stems from anything involving direct sales of these type of products or diet supplements. I have found that it's sometimes best to lurk in the shadows.

pboyea

If this is such a wonderful weight loss product, why are the people raving about it on here and everywhere else, still struggling with their weight? I'm not trying to hate on anyone, but I think it's a legitimate question.

Oh_Suzannah

This was a complete waste of money for me. Not only did the product not work for me but I gained 7 lbs and became very bloated. I was told to drink it with 22 ounces of water and that may help? I think drinking that much water alone would fill you up, no need to buy this product!! I was also told to try the accelerator, but my faith in this product was gone at this point and didn't want to spend any more money. The worst part was that when I tried to get my money back I could not get ANY response. I sent 4 emails to "customer service" and called numerous times, so I was out $90 and heavier than when I started.

Keenac

I don't have a lot to add.... I have opted to try this for 30 days (currently on day 2) but not as a "quick fix" as everyone seems to believe anyone who takes this is looking for. I have changed eating habits, increased exercise, etc, but have plateaued on my weight loss. I decided to try this, to see if it might help "jump start" my system again. Even if all it does is give me a bit more energy, then that helps me exercise a bit more, which will help with the weight loss. I'm not expecting a huge amount of weight loss in this 30 days, but even a little would be great after having been at this weight now for 5+ months. No, I don't sell this stuff... No, I don't normally get into these "fad" diet things, since I too agree that true weight loss requires a change in eating habits and exercise. If you continue to eat 3 plates at a buffet, and spend your days sitting in a recliner, you won't lose weight really ever, no matter what you try. However, if you eat moderate amounts of healthy food, cut back on sugary drinks (to include diet sodas and the southerner's love -- Sweet Tea), and get up and MOVE.... you should be able to start losing weight. If something like this helps, even if only in a mental way (I think, therefore it does), and it does no harm to the body, then what damage has it done to that person who loses weight and used this as a tool to assist in that?

I have heard the sales pitches, especially all those testimonials that make it sound like the best thing running. Didn't buy that... but I did have some friends who, like me, had been on a natural weight loss route and plateaued, took this, and they started losing again. And... they have not continued to take it. That is what I hope to do.... take it for these 30 days, and see how it helps me in my normal routine of eating and exercise. But I, like others, googled this product to learn a bit more about it and this was one of the top postings/results and that's how I came to be here. I have used MyFitnessPal on my phone for 3 years now, to help with my weight loss goals, and that is why I decided to check this forum out. As others have stated, the original poster asked for honest opinions from those who have used or know of those who have used the product, yet anyone who posts that they have or are using it have been attacked. Hopefully, this post won't garner the same results, as I am not pushing the product in any way but trying to provide a different view on why someone might be taking it and what I have personally seen. I may post after my 30 days just to follow up on how this goes, but that does not mean I need to be attacked for posting any PERSONAL OPINIONS and OBSERVATIONS.

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NOT A SALES PITCH

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I DON't SELL THIS STUFF

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tigersword

Sorry you wasted your money on something that is scientifically shown to do absolutely nothing. Except for possibly kill people.

melissajane83

I tried it. I liked the pink drink because it fixed my sweet craving but I lost nothing on it. Wasn't worth the money.

relisea

I totally agree with you. I don't use plexus but you do not sound as if you are trying to market it here. It's hard to give open honest comments in a public forum. Unfortunately it opens you up to a wide audience who all have their own faults being opinionated and awful to unsuspecting users apparently rank right up there. I am glad you have success. I think the important thing for everyone to remember is everyone is here to try and improve there life in some way. What works for some may not for others but is allowed to choose there own path. Good job!

divaparalegal

Nothing is more annoying than people trying to sell something by pretending not too. MLM people are the most annoying people on the planet!

wittlepeach

Wow, you guys are so rude, lol.

jonnythan

Strong first post.

nursejen2372

There are several highly processed chemical sweeteners in this ingredient list...how is that healthy?

Sferren

After an injury that crushed my left foot I gained weight and ended up the biggest I had ever been. I tried exercise but my foot swelled beyond anything imaginable so that was not an option at that point. I looked at plexus, Advocare and Zeal For Life. I found out that Plexus has several lawsuits against them and it is true that you can fail a drug test with it in your system So naturally that turned me off to it fairly fast. Advocare has some great products but was too expensive and complicated for me! I like things simple! Zeal was an all in one and tasted great so I went with it and absolutely loved it! I lose 65 pounds and had as well as my wife had amazing health results with it! I hope she finds something better than Plexus because I have seen so many negative things associated with it. As for me I would never recommend it to anyone.

cvl65

I am very new MFP I have never taken Plexus nor do I sell it. I have a niece who does and has been trying to get me to buy from her. She has the whole family on it, it's supposed to be a cure all, I dont buy it. How can one drink help my father in laws diabetes, arthritis, and energy all at once? The rest of the family take it for weight loss? They are still heavy after months on it and my father in law is not any better. I recently broke my wrist and she messages me asking how my wrist is but in her next post she says I need Plexus fast pain relief pain pills! I looked up a review on the Plexus drink ingredients and it went through each one with links to back up the reviews. Nothing in that drink according to the ingredient review supported weight loss or ingredients that aided in weight loss. I have not tried it nor do I want to...placebos anybody???? I have a nice snake oil for all you suckers willing to blow your $ on a cure all. Excuse my typing broke my left hand/wrist 2 days ago & I am left handed. Also I have looked but dont have the link for you sorry.

blueye17

well, all I can tell you is that I tired Plexus! I was very sick! Due to the strain of taking care of my very ill, and suddenly disabled husband (due to an accident) I was running myself down. I was having severe acute waves of unexplained nausea, that had been dealing with for months, not to mention, I had not been able to eat food. It would either go straight through me, or come right back up. My gastro doctor ran all kinds of test, gave different medications to no avail. I was taking a Phernagan or half of one every day! I was so loopy at times I could not hardly keep down my job. I was miserable but a mom of 2 and a care taker of a disabled adult, and the only bread winner, I was dying! My doctor had nothing to give me, he said it was due to all the stress, and it had taken it toll, and that I needed to slow down, but he knew that was not even possible. My eczema was running wild, I had horrible outbreak and was on steroids for it and that was making the other problem worse, everything I was going through was making the other things worse. My doctor told me that he didn't have an answer, so we had an to get an appointment with a specialist, and oh not to mention that I had gained all the weight I had lost back!

So in my utter desperation, I heard about this Plexus from a friend of mine, very skeptical I researched it, and then just said there aint no way. Well, I ran into my husband's cousin that I hadn't seen in about 9 months and hardly knew who she was. She told me about Plexus, well I blew it off. I told her I would run by her house on my way home, and I did, but as I sat in her house I started having another spell of nausea and faintness coming over me. I told her that I was getting sick and had to go home. She gave me a bottle of water and mixed up one of those little packets and told me to try. I left, I only drank half of the bottle and headed home to lay down.

What happened next is not a script, nor something I would have believed if it had not been me. the nausea lifted and I went home and washed 3 loads of clothes, then went to the grocery store, and cooked supper. Well I didn't even realize that I wasn't feeling bad until about 930pm. I went to bed and woke up the next morning and did not have to have medicine to be able to move out of the bed. I called my mom, and said something has happened, we discussed it, I said aint no way it could be that drink, well I went on the next 3 days and realized that I wanted to try some more, and from the 2-13-14 I have had a plexus drink daily, I no longer have to take the medicine, my doctor is excited, and I have only lost 12 lbs and 42 inches as of today and I feel great. So say what you would like, but I can say this, a month into this, I am much better today and my eczema is cleared up, my finger nails are growing and my hair is growing, and I haven't had any nausea medication since the 8th of February. No matter who told you what, I personally have experience a miracle! My doctor is thrilled and is in deep research of this product for other patients! he is one of the leading gastro specialist in the University Hospitals. So unless YOU personally experience something for YOURSELF, please do not knock something that may truly help someone else. We all have our opinions, but we need to help each other as well, so we all know that one person is not going to get the same results off the same medication, so lets not discourage people but putting something down unless we have personally done it. The ingredients are all vitamins, minerals, and fruit. no sugar, stevia leaf for sweetner. It was originally invented for diabetics to help them, but in there clinical studies it was made known of its fat shrinking properties. It also has some of the same items that Dr. Oz has had on his show, but it just so happens the right amount of the ingredients to bind with the other ingredients is what makes it work! I will stay on this for as long as I am feeling good and seeing results. I truly believe it is a gift from God.

I hope this helps answer someone's questions about Plexus. I have personally met several different people who have pictures, doctors reports to prove their sickness, and their journey to health via Plexus. This is not out of a script, nor a fairy tale, it is real, and I personally have seen and felt the benefits of it.

blueye17

nursejen: the only sweetner in the plexus, according to my label on the packet, is stevia leaf.

19TaraLynn84

I'm shocked at all the faceless people with low post counts singing the praises of a weight loss product on a calorie counting site.






NOT!!!

26point2chick

I would be concerned, if I was considering this product, that the only clinical trial I can find about it used 8 test subjects. That doesn't sound like very many. It's also disconcerting that most "ambassadors" don't tout a healthy diet and exercise along with their product, which implies, if even inadvertently, that the product is all you need. That should be a red flag for any product. I also have a very hard time accessing a list of ingredients, and I'm an ingredient girl--I want to know what I'm putting in my body and why, and what I'm NOT putting in my body and why not. Just my two cents.

alowry007

WOW, I never knew there were so many unsupportive, judgmental jerks on MFP! More than half of the replies to this post are negative and completely unsupportive....

As far as Plexus Slim goes, I have been on it for four months, but I can't say that it really helps with weight loss that much. At first I lost a lot of weight and inches really fast, but it has since tapered off a lot. However, I am not overweight. I know many people who take it religiously and have lost tons of weight.

I believe it works for some people, but not everyone. I only take it now because of the energy and focus it gives me, not for weight loss purposes.

jonnythan

WOW, I never knew there were so many unsupportive, judgmental jerks on MFP! More than half of the replies to this post are negative and completely unsupportive....

Yup. We are unsupportive of this idea because we don't support snake oil supplements, and we are negative on this idea because we discourage people from buying and using snake oil supplements.

There's nothing wrong with negative and unsupportive. I am unsupportive of racism and negative concerning questions of alien abduction.

tigersword

I always love it when someone complains about "judgmental jerks." Nothing like complaining about someone being judgmental by being completely judgmental and insulting.

It's not being "unsupportive" to tell someone that a useless, even dangerous product is useless and possibly dangerous. It's being honest.

Annie_01

Not an awful way to live at all. You hit every single criteria for a spam post. 1st post (ever,) glowing endorsement of mentioned product, requests for private messaging to learn more. That's pretty much the exact template that spambots use all across the web.

Don't forget that they are "new" but show they have been a member since October of last year

When you join has nothing to do with when you actually start using this site. I joined...then ended up using a different site for a while. When I finally started using MFP it was several months later. I considered my new at the point that I actually started logging here...not when I joined.