Opinions on isagenix?

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  • hiyomi
    hiyomi Posts: 906 Member
    edited May 2016
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    melissanorth35 wrote: »
    I foolishly bought into it and hated the shakes, but was too lazy to turn off delivery. I ended up with 24 unopened shake cans (yes, crazy!).

    They had been sitting in the house collecting dust and one day my husband got sick of them and decided to drink them as meal replacements. He drank 1-2 a day and added a banana and some PB. In the course of a year he dropped from 280-230. He of course was exercising and making better choices, but it did help him. He's also thr type to be happy with a daily shake or 2 so he doesn't have to think about what to eat. He's the type of person who can be happy constantly eating the same thing (not me!).

    So for him it worked and he has kept the weight off for a few years now. Once he ran out of shakes hr never bought more and no longer drinks his meals. He has also never calorie counted either.

    With that said, i would still strongly advise against it. If you want to go the shake route there are many others out there that taste better and are way cheaper.

    The Nutrisystem Meal Replacement chocolate shakes are amazzzziiiiiiiinnnggg in flavor! <3 My dad had bought some for himself as a meal replacement/snack and had me taste it! I use them as snacks sometimes and love them! 150 calories per bottle. And $5 for a pack of 6 :) Hands down the best chocolate drink I've ever tasted in my life lol
  • blb_86
    blb_86 Posts: 61 Member
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    Isagenix is not just cleansing. It is not just about weightloss but has plans for weight maintenance and a performance line with preworkout and post workout powders. As well anything you get what you put into it. Follow the plan and it works. I use their products and love them. I have tried others and did not like them. I still eat real food and am not starving all the time. I love their products and recommend them to anyone who asks me how I lost my weight.
  • karahm78
    karahm78 Posts: 505 Member
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    You don't need to be kick started, you are not a motorcycle. Eat less than you burn and the weight will come off. It is not easy but it is that simple.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
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    blb_86 wrote: »
    Isagenix is not just cleansing. It is not just about weightloss but has plans for weight maintenance and a performance line with preworkout and post workout powders. As well anything you get what you put into it. Follow the plan and it works. I use their products and love them. I have tried others and did not like them. I still eat real food and am not starving all the time. I love their products and recommend them to anyone who asks me how I lost my weight.

    Nope.
  • blb_86
    blb_86 Posts: 61 Member
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    She asked for an opinion. I gave my opinion. Not trying to force it on anyone just an opinion. Wasn't scripted.
  • dawnj87
    dawnj87 Posts: 98 Member
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    I tried Isagenix, UGH! disgusting detox days and made me soo sick. It was Waaaaayyyyy tooo expensive and just plain didn't work at all for me. Stay away from it!
  • mathiseasy
    mathiseasy Posts: 165 Member
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    blb_86 wrote: »
    Isagenix is not just cleansing. It is not just about weightloss but has plans for weight maintenance and a performance line with preworkout and post workout powders. As well anything you get what you put into it. Follow the plan and it works. I use their products and love them. I have tried others and did not like them. I still eat real food and am not starving all the time. I love their products and recommend them to anyone who asks me how I lost my weight.

    Of course they have a plan for weight maintenance and performance line. How else would they keep making money? You don't need to keep buying into their program. The "maintenance pack" used to be $130 a month. No thanks. My total protein supplement for the month costs me $40 and tastes like a milkshake.
    And it is about cleansing and weight loss. They tout their program as "detox your system, you have TOXINS in your blood!!!" and make little disclaimers like "this isn't a weight loss product but may help you lose weight" which is a line straight out of Marketing 101.
  • myheartsabattleground
    myheartsabattleground Posts: 2,040 Member
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    If you need to "detox" your system, you belong in the hospital. Not online!
  • njk0215
    njk0215 Posts: 10 Member
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    I know three people who used it, lost weight, then gained the weight back once they stopped. Unless you plan to stay on it for life then save your cash.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
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    Ironically my daughter asked me what i think of isagenix yesterday... I sent her a wall of text telling her what i think, to which she replied " Yes mum, I know it's a 'triangle scheme' , but i know a couple of people who have done really well on it" and ended saying "i just have to do a couple weeks of overtime before i can afford it".

    I just wanna cry! Kids, they have to learn for themselves :sad:
  • 85Cardinals
    85Cardinals Posts: 733 Member
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    I say nix on the isagenix!
  • misskarne
    misskarne Posts: 1,765 Member
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    ^I'm pretty sure that's a moment when a sarcastic, "So if you know better than me and had already made up your mind, why bother asking?" is suitable.

    Don't worry. You're just not young enough to know everything.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    edited May 2016
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    misskarne wrote: »
    ^I'm pretty sure that's a moment when a sarcastic, "So if you know better than me and had already made up your mind, why bother asking?" is suitable.

    Don't worry. You're just not young enough to know everything.

    Haha yeah true. I didn't say ONE positive thing, and off she goes on her merry way. I didn't listen to my parents either at her age because I already knew it all... sigh

    ETA: She's 24, so not sure if she can use the young and dumb excuse for much longer :huh:
  • amyrosecooper2606
    amyrosecooper2606 Posts: 4 Member
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    blb_86 wrote: »
    Isagenix is not just cleansing. It is not just about weightloss but has plans for weight maintenance and a performance line with preworkout and post workout powders. As well anything you get what you put into it. Follow the plan and it works. I use their products and love them. I have tried others and did not like them. I still eat real food and am not starving all the time. I love their products and recommend them to anyone who asks me how I lost my weight.

    I have been on the Isagenix system for just over 2 months and have never felt better. I absolutely love the products, and of course it isn't for everyone, nothing is. But if anyone wanted my honest opinion I would say it is definitely worth trying. Not everyone sells the products, I don't, I just enjoy using them.
  • am_fitter
    am_fitter Posts: 29 Member
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    karahm78 wrote: »
    You don't need to be kick started, you are not a motorcycle. Eat less than you burn and the weight will come off. It is not easy but it is that simple.

    Actually some people do need to be kick-started. Yes. Not even ones who ride motorbikes. These are people with fatty liver disease. It's almost impossible to lose weight when you have fatty liver disease.

    I am a whole foods fanatic; prepared all my vegetarian and fish meals (no animal meats) from scratch, making everything myself; exercised 4 days a week for a full year and did not lose one single pound.

    I had pains in upper right abdomen, had 3 ultra sounds looking for the problem; the last one diagnosed fatty liver.

    I started Isagenix, and started losing and am still losing. Different things work differently of different bodies.

    I don;t care if I have to buy the shakes for the rest of my life. I feel Isagenix saved my life. I have no more pain in my upper abdomen; haven't yet been for a new ultrasound, am waiting till I've lost sat least 2/3 of my goal; then I'll go to the doctor and get anotehr abdominal ultrasound and see how much fat is left.

    I know some people don't like Isagenix shakes, but myself I love them. They taste like soft ice cream. I mix and match them, a scoop of one with a scoop of another, makes for a wider variety of flavours.

    Some people complain about the cost. I wonder if they are the same people who buy huge bags of chips and huge bottles of pop, and never stop to think how the price of that compares with the price of one meal with Isagenix.
  • am_fitter
    am_fitter Posts: 29 Member
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    myheartsabattleground wrote: »
    If you need to "detox" your system, you belong in the hospital. Not online!

    I disagree with you. We live in a toxic world, yeah - unless you're buying organic and live in a bubble. Have you read the Gerson Programme? He talks about detoxing the liver and the system using coffee enemas. Somehow the shakes and Cleanse for Life seems an easier option for me.
  • am_fitter
    am_fitter Posts: 29 Member
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    dawnj87 wrote: »
    I tried Isagenix, UGH! disgusting detox days and made me soo sick. It was Waaaaayyyyy tooo expensive and just plain didn't work at all for me. Stay away from it!

    I use it and love it! Didn;t make me sick, makes me feel great! If it made you sick, perhaps you have an allergy? Or if you were using the detox, perhaps the toxins in your system made you sick? I've heard that before.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,695 Member
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    am_fitter wrote: »
    karahm78 wrote: »
    You don't need to be kick started, you are not a motorcycle. Eat less than you burn and the weight will come off. It is not easy but it is that simple.

    Actually some people do need to be kick-started. Yes. Not even ones who ride motorbikes. These are people with fatty liver disease. It's almost impossible to lose weight when you have fatty liver disease.
    If one has this, then you see a specialist. Eating food supplements aren't going to solve it.

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,695 Member
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    am_fitter wrote: »
    myheartsabattleground wrote: »
    If you need to "detox" your system, you belong in the hospital. Not online!

    I disagree with you. We live in a toxic world, yeah - unless you're buying organic and live in a bubble. Have you read the Gerson Programme? He talks about detoxing the liver and the system using coffee enemas. Somehow the shakes and Cleanse for Life seems an easier option for me.
    You are easily swayed by the woo then. Hit us up with actual peer reviewed clinical studies showing that the liver needs detoxing and can be done with shakes and "cleanses". Remember PEER REVIEWED CLINICAL STUDIES.

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  • am_fitter
    am_fitter Posts: 29 Member
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    hiyomi wrote: »
    Usually these things are scams/do not work, but even besides that, weight loss pills/shakes etc are not a good idea because you do not learn anything on how to make a lifestyle change to keep the weight off in the future. Sure, it may help you lose 10-20 lbs at first, but once you lose that weight, what have you actually learned to help you keep that weight off? Nothing. Its a quick fit that may or may not work, and does not teach you anything on how to exercise or proper nutrition. That's why I believe weight loss pills/shakes are a bad idea.

    Hi, yeah I agree with you - well, I USED to agree with you, until I tried it. I am finally learning how little I actually need to eat to sustain my body; and how much protein and fat I need to feel satisfied - and I am learning that using Isagenix, and shrinking my overstuffed tummy at the same time!

    I told my yoga teacher the other day: "Well, it was a beach ball, now it's a basket ball, soon it will be gone..." (My stomach that is) The fat is melting off me.

    Isagenix was recently tested by a nutritional scientist. It was compared with the heart healthy diet. The Isagenix group lost more belly fat...

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