Is anyone found Advocare?

kbyard99

i have been looking into this and was curious about it.

queenliz99

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10218960/advocare-shakes/p1

dm1372

Had a friend do it. He was extremely obese and trying to get healthy and used it at a "jump start" under the strict guidance of a counselor. He lost quite a bit of weight on it, but it's really difficult to do- you can't eat these specific things for a week or 2, then you can't eat these other things but have to eat something else over here. Just seemed over complicated to me. And it's really expensive.

Ahunley

I started it last Tuesday and have lost 6 1/2 pounds. It is a bit expensive but its cheaper than eating out all the time, which is what I was doing.

jenmckane86

I found Advocare and became a distributor for a while. I realized I could get the exact same results without putting overpriced supplements in my body.

jennmpantoja

I really like Advocare. A friend who was my trainer started me on it last year. I don't purchase from him, but I buy from Avon (yes, they sell it at the stores). I like the Meal Replacements and the Spark. It has helped me so much. Recommend this product to anyone.

Justifier

My coworkers were just talking about it today. You don't have to buy a whole system or program to use it. If one product in particular looks good, you can buy it alone. If you don't get stuck in the whole MLM thing, I'm sure it's just like any other supplement brand.

choppie70

It is a diet supplement therefore, it is not regulated by the FDA. That means there is no telling what is exactly in all those pills that you pop into your mouth all day. The FDA has tested diet supplements and found many contain drugs that the FDA has taken off the market because of serious side effects like stroke and heart problems. These products do nothing for you that a caloric deficit can't do. Initial weigh lost will be water weight, so a big jump at first is expected in any type of weight loss program.

must_deflate

I tried the shakes. Too many carbs for me. I get hungry again fast if I have too many carbs. Plus, it contains sucralose, which I do not like (taste-wise and health-wise).
Spiru-tein powder (unsweetened) blended with almond milk (unsweetened) does a much better job for me for fewer calories.

vivelajackie

My best friend has done it several times and I generally just shut my mouth whenever she brings it up or brings up cleanses. It's another overpriced product that has "herbal remedies" and Spark. I took Spark one time just to play along. It was miserable. Save the hundreds of dollars you'd spend on it and just pick up some healthy eating tips.

snickerscharlie

Go for it! You got this, OP!

tincanonastring

I support you, OP. 100%. You can do it!

Therealobi1

tincanonastring wrote: »

I support you, OP. 100%. You can do it!

Why

queenliz99

Therealobi1 wrote: »

tincanonastring wrote: »

I support you, OP. 100%. You can do it!

Why

Because being supportive is nice!!

Therealobi1

queenliz99 wrote: »

Therealobi1 wrote: »

tincanonastring wrote: »

I support you, OP. 100%. You can do it!

Why

Because being supportive is nice!!

Supporting the op wasting money is nice.

tincanonastring

Therealobi1 wrote: »

queenliz99 wrote: »

Therealobi1 wrote: »

tincanonastring wrote: »

I support you, OP. 100%. You can do it!

Why

Because being supportive is nice!!

Supporting the op wasting money is nice.

The important thing is that I'm supportive.

Therealobi1

tincanonastring wrote: »

Therealobi1 wrote: »

queenliz99 wrote: »

Therealobi1 wrote: »

tincanonastring wrote: »

I support you, OP. 100%. You can do it!

Why

Because being supportive is nice!!

Supporting the op wasting money is nice.

The important thing is that I'm supportive.

I 100% don't support you supporting Op

lexiJ95

I absolutely LOVE Advocare! This is the first line that has actually helped me lose weight. I am down 23" and 22# in about two months.
You definitely have to dedicate yourself to a healthier lifestyle but if you follow the plan, the products work!
Ordering through a distributer who care about helping other people get healthy is a must as well.
Best of luck and I hope you give Advocare a shot!

discnjh

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So.... Yes?

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PaulaWallaDingDong

lexiJ95 wrote: »

I absolutely LOVE Advocare! This is the first line that has actually helped me lose weight. I am down 23" and 22# in about two months.
You definitely have to dedicate yourself to a healthier lifestyle but if you follow the plan, the products work!
Ordering through a distributer who care about helping other people get healthy is a must as well.
Best of luck and I hope you give Advocare a shot!

As of this moment, you have 8 posts, all of them gushing about advocare. Did you come to MFP just to push people onto it, or what?

tmt2003

From what I remember the "plan" includes not eating carbs or dairy. I know, personally, if I eliminated carbs and diary from my diet I would lose weight for sure - I mean I can only eat so many calories worth of protein and veggies...supplements not needed.

most diets are different variations of creating a calorie deficit - however you go about it or whatever helps you personally achieve that (WW, jenny craig, meal replacement shakes, advocare, etc. ) is up to you but there is no magic "plan"

luv_lea

I struggled for over a year, logging my food, working out, etc. I had lost weight sufficiently using My Fitness Pal back in 2011/2012, but after severe depression and things happening in my life, something just wasn't working the second try. I decided to give Advocare a try after seeing many people in my area and on Facebook having success with it. As soon as I found out I was getting the products, I automatically began eating the way it advised (I had already been logging/eating right with no success) but for a week and a half before actually doing Advocare, I ate exactly how it said to WITHOUT the products. Still no loss. I only had 15-20 pounds to lose, and within 2 weeks of using Advocare products, I had lost 10 pounds. This was in June, and I still have maintained my 12 pound loss without having to continue taking the products (I only use Spark daily). My progress pics are my profile picture. I am not a distributor, nor make any money or profit from saying the products worked for me. But I love Advocare products and am a firm believer in what they do. The meal replacement shakes are disgusting tho, in my opinion. LoL

swall0810

I'm a distributer and life style coach. Like you, I've had great success with it and during my 24 day challenge I lost 15lbs. So I decided to buy in for the discount and turns out that people have started noticing my weight loss and asked questions and decided they wanted to try too. It does work and people give a lot of flak about it, but all it is, is vitamins and complete nutrition. I mean the founder of TPN infusion nutrition that has saved billions of people's lives created this product and is completely backed by tons of doctors and professional sports athletes.

With that said, it's not for everyone and people are encouraged to ask their doctors first. My doctor himself uses it so he said absolutely!!!

I back the product up and although I am a distributer when people as me, I am not the one hunting down people. I share about AdvoCare and what it's done for me. That's it.

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Devol82

I know someone who does this and it is a lot of pills/shakes/drinks, cost a lot of money and a very restricted diet which you could do on your own. The person I know doesn't get that she lost because of the food restriction not the pills etc.

_Waffle_

Their program works great! You spend all your money on pills and powders and you don't have any money left to purchase actual food. Naturally you lose weight. Success!

swall0810

I eat a compleatly normal diet and always have! I don't restrict anything and eat 1560 calories a day. Everyone is entitled to their opinions, but bashing something you have never tried and know absolutely nothing about is absurd.

Not everyone is able to work out (like myself) I had cervical spinal fusion and discs replaced in my neck. So for me the products have helped my metabolism and all around make me feel better. One day when I CAN work out again I will STILL use products because they have helped me in more ways than 1!

swall0810

No, cause I don't make a living off this. If I did I would have put up a website and have it plastered all over my wall and Facebook yadda yadda.

I just think everyone in here calling it a scheme and so on should do a bit more research or have some backbone in the argument and try it. The blanket statements are old.

Caitwn wrote: »

swall0810 wrote: »

I'm a distributer and life style coach. Like you, I've had great success with it and during my 24 day challenge I lost 15lbs. So I decided to buy in for the discount and turns out that people have started noticing my weight loss and asked questions and decided they wanted to try too. It does work and people give a lot of flak about it, but all it is, is vitamins and complete nutrition. I mean the founder of TPN infusion nutrition that has saved billions of people's lives created this product and is completely backed by tons of doctors and professional sports athletes.

With that said, it's not for everyone and people are encouraged to ask their doctors first. My doctor himself uses it so he said absolutely!!!

I back the product up and although I am a distributer when people as me, I am not the one hunting down people. I share about AdvoCare and what it's done for me. That's it.

This sure looks like a very thinly veiled attempt at making a sales promotion post.

queenliz99

Caitwn wrote: »

swall0810 wrote: »

I'm a distributer and life style coach. Like you, I've had great success with it and during my 24 day challenge I lost 15lbs. So I decided to buy in for the discount and turns out that people have started noticing my weight loss and asked questions and decided they wanted to try too. It does work and people give a lot of flak about it, but all it is, is vitamins and complete nutrition. I mean the founder of TPN infusion nutrition that has saved billions of people's lives created this product and is completely backed by tons of doctors and professional sports athletes.

With that said, it's not for everyone and people are encouraged to ask their doctors first. My doctor himself uses it so he said absolutely!!!

I back the product up and although I am a distributer when people as me, I am not the one hunting down people. I share about AdvoCare and what it's done for me. That's it.

This sure looks like a very thinly veiled attempt at making a sales promotion post.

Yep, this. You don't need to exercise to lose weight, a calorie deficit is all.

AnvilHead

swall0810 wrote: »

I'm a distributer and life style coach...

I'm curious - I get the "distributor" part, but what training does Advocare administer that qualifies you to call yourself a "lifestyle coach"? Did you take classes in basic nutrition and/or physiology, or fitness/training? Any behavioral science classes which assist you in helping people develop healthy habits? I'm interested in the level and depth of training an Advocare "coach" undergoes to earn that title. Or is it like BeachBody, where you pay your $39.95 to become a salesperson and you're automatically endowed as a "coach" in an effort to make you appear more credible to the people you're selling to?

I'd think that a "coach" should be able to, at a bare minimum:

1) Educate their customers on appropriate calorie intake and dietary macro composition, taking salient parameters into consideration (age, height/weight, activity level, etc.).

2) Assist their customer in developing the framework of a good meal/eating plan (and that doesn't mean "drink this shake I'm selling, it revs up your metabolism, detoxes your toxinzzz, cures cancer and does all kinds of wonderful things to your body!")

3) Ascertain their customers' goals and limitations and develop an intelligent, appropriate fitness routine - including progression, intensity cycling and deloading as appropriate.

4) Instruct their customers on proper exercise form and safety to avoid/minimize injuries.

If a coach can't do those four simple things, then IMO they don't have the qualifications to be called a "coach". They may be a salesperson or distributor, but they're not a coach.


I have a problem with diet/supplement companies which endow undeserved titles. It diminishes the credibility of actual coaches/trainers, many of who have spent years (and a lot of money) earning their title and reputation. It would be like a person being able to go to a college, pay them a few thousand dollars and have the title of "Doctor/PhD" bestowed upon them without ever having to attend any classes.