plexus?

mariesmiles66
mariesmiles66 Posts: 28 Member
in Food and Nutrition
anyone ever try Plexus or other wise known as the pink drink? A friend of mine swears by it. I don't know though if I want to bet involved with something like that. Little expensive I think.

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  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    Just another scam. There are very few supplements that do anything for you in the fitness industry. Stick with eating less and don't throw away your money. Weight loss takes hard work, and patience. There are no magical products out there.
  • codsterlaing95
    codsterlaing95 Posts: 221 Member
    galgenstrick wrote: »
    Just another scam. There are very few supplements that do anything for you in the fitness industry. Stick with eating less and don't throw away your money. Weight loss takes hard work, and patience. There are no magical products out there.

    This x2.
  • ronjsteele1
    ronjsteele1 Posts: 1,064 Member
    Plexus changed their formula in Jan. 2014. Prior to that, weight dropped off of me with it. After that, it all stopped. And that happened to a ton of friends of mine as well. I actually sell it because I use so much of the probiotic it's worth it for me to do that. But I stopped the drink long ago b/c of the formula change. The best thing the drink is good for now is for people with inflammatory autoimmune diseases like RA, fibro, etc. It is still an excellent anti-inflammatory in that sense. But for weight loss, not worth it.
  • DonM46
    DonM46 Posts: 771 Member
    Looking for an easy way to lose weight, my wife tried this -- sold by an acquaintance -- for four months. No weight loss.
  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    ronjsteele1 wrote: »
    Plexus changed their formula in Jan. 2014. Prior to that, weight dropped off of me with it. After that, it all stopped. And that happened to a ton of friends of mine as well. I actually sell it because I use so much of the probiotic it's worth it for me to do that. But I stopped the drink long ago b/c of the formula change. The best thing the drink is good for now is for people with inflammatory autoimmune diseases like RA, fibro, etc. It is still an excellent anti-inflammatory in that sense. But for weight loss, not worth it.

    Weight loss will not occur without a calorie deficit. You and your friends losing weight on the drink was a coincidence because you were eating less calories than you burned, it wasn't due to drinking the drink.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Used the majority of their products for 5 solid months. The only thing I lost was $$$$.

    Don't believe their marketing BS...
  • ronjsteele1
    ronjsteele1 Posts: 1,064 Member
    galgenstrick wrote: »
    ronjsteele1 wrote: »
    Plexus changed their formula in Jan. 2014. Prior to that, weight dropped off of me with it. After that, it all stopped. And that happened to a ton of friends of mine as well. I actually sell it because I use so much of the probiotic it's worth it for me to do that. But I stopped the drink long ago b/c of the formula change. The best thing the drink is good for now is for people with inflammatory autoimmune diseases like RA, fibro, etc. It is still an excellent anti-inflammatory in that sense. But for weight loss, not worth it.

    Weight loss will not occur without a calorie deficit. You and your friends losing weight on the drink was a coincidence because you were eating less calories than you burned, it wasn't due to drinking the drink.

    The purpose of the drink was to curb appetite. So yes, calories were way cut back because of no appetite, thus the loss. The formula change removed the curbing appetite factor which had been a huge help previously.
  • mariesmiles66
    mariesmiles66 Posts: 28 Member
    thanks everyone for your input. It was certainly helpful.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Multi level marketing scam. Low quality products , high cost
  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    ronjsteele1 wrote: »
    galgenstrick wrote: »
    ronjsteele1 wrote: »
    Plexus changed their formula in Jan. 2014. Prior to that, weight dropped off of me with it. After that, it all stopped. And that happened to a ton of friends of mine as well. I actually sell it because I use so much of the probiotic it's worth it for me to do that. But I stopped the drink long ago b/c of the formula change. The best thing the drink is good for now is for people with inflammatory autoimmune diseases like RA, fibro, etc. It is still an excellent anti-inflammatory in that sense. But for weight loss, not worth it.

    Weight loss will not occur without a calorie deficit. You and your friends losing weight on the drink was a coincidence because you were eating less calories than you burned, it wasn't due to drinking the drink.

    The purpose of the drink was to curb appetite. So yes, calories were way cut back because of no appetite, thus the loss. The formula change removed the curbing appetite factor which had been a huge help previously.

    The appetite curbing was a placebo effect. The product was a scam before and after the ingredient change.
  • ajsawrie
    ajsawrie Posts: 38 Member
    edited March 2016
    You know why they changed their formula? Because it contained harmful ingredients that are banned in several countries. Sure, it may have curbed your appetite... and ruined your insides. I've heard that methamphetamine also curbs your appetite.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    ajsawrie wrote: »
    You know why they changed their formula? Because it contained harmful ingredients that are banned in several countries. Sure, it may have curbed your appetite... and ruined your insides. I've heard that methamphetamine also curbs your appetite.

    Yep, a couple of their ingredients were banned in Australia. They changed them so they could export to more countries..

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