Cheapest Way/Place to Purchase Shakeology

gracienkaidens_momma

So I was considering trying shakeology. One of my friends is a coach and can send me a sample. What I am wondering is, if I try and really do like the Shakeology, could I become a coach just to get the discount? I am not interested right now in helping others to work out and reach their goals. Heck, I can barely reach mine! How much would it cost to become a coach? And if I could become a coach, could I just exclusively do it to receive the 25% discount on the shakeology? I really don't know if I am going to like it. I might though. I love the idea of getting all of my servings of fruits and veggies in just one shake, plus the added benefits of helping to stave off sugar and snack cravings. In addition, I calculated each shake would cost $3 with the Beach Body discount. That is cheaper than what I pay now for lunch. Beach Body coaches - fill me in on this. Thanks!

Acg67

You can actually get a much better nutritional profile for cheaper, just have to look around. It won't be all in one shake, but you'll be getting much more for your money.

gracienkaidens_momma

I don't understand. What do you mean by nutritional profile?

Acg67

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/445106-is-shakeology-overpriced

also from the same thread

And you could ask him about this, the latest blog posting on Yacon (http://www.shakeology.com/web/shakeology/the-blog). The studies that were linked to had subjects consume Yacon syrup (not powder like ShakeO) in dosages ranging from .14-.29g per/kg of bodyweight in one study to 20g a day in another study, yet the entire prop blend that contains Yacon is only 1.15g. So if a person weighed 18lbs and the entire blend was Yacon, maybe it might be of some benefit. OR it's much more likely that it's severely underdosed.

Yacon syrup: beneficial effects on obesity and insulin resistance in humans. Clin Nutr. 2009 Apr;28(2):182-7. Epub 2009 Feb 28.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19254816
"We used two doses of yacon syrup, 0.29 g and 0.14 g fructooligosaccharides/kg/day"

Effect of Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) on Colonic Transit Time in Healthy Volunteers
Digestion 2008;78:30-33
http://content.karger.com/produktedb/produkte.asp?typ=fulltext&file=000155214

"in a dose of 20 g daily"