Visalus vi by body question....
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I was tempted to try but decided against it.
I prefer eating local produce that is mostly organic and since the shakes are made from imported ingredients that are unregulated, i decided to pass on it. The biggest scare I got was when a recent news reported that 1 in 3 multivitamins don't contain what is indicated on the label in the US. In Canada, it was 7 out of 10.
In general, I avoid multivitamins (studies show users don't live any longer than non-vitamin users) and since shakes has multivitamins added, I avoid them.0 -
I'm going to learn more about it on Monday..and I'll decide from there. Honestly I'm going to do what best for me and everyone is different, I see there's.....looootttssss of opinions...we're all here for the same reason..we want to be healthy to better ourselves.
some choose to do it different than others. But the plan is to support... We don't want to pull each other down.. :-) 0 -
I think for most people the cost isn't worth it. Not that a shake or supplement is bad, there are just cheaper alternates out there with similar or better nutrition.0
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I'm going to learn more about it on Monday..and I'll decide from there. Honestly I'm going to do what best for me and everyone is different, I see there's.....looootttssss of opinions...we're all here for the same reason..we want to be healthy to better ourselves. some choose to do it different than others. But the plan is to support... We don't want to pull each other down.. :-)
You have the best attitude.... U will do great whichever way u go!0 -
We are always in a rush to get to work so my husband and I drink one every morning, It is delicious made with almond milk and a cup of fruit. I do not stay full but I am not starving by lunch time. Its better than stopping at the store and buying a donut or bisquit at mcdonalds.
it can get pretty expensive though. $100 a month is not too bad for two meals, but when you add the cost of fruit it can really add up. For a month we never had the same shake. I downloaded an app on my phone that gives me all the recipes. Most are under 250 calories.0 -
I bet there's a recipe for a Krispy cream donut flavor tho.lol;-) haha...We are always in a rush to get to work so my husband and I drink one every morning, It is delicious made with almond milk and a cup of fruit. I do not stay full but I am not starving by lunch time. Its better than stopping at the store and buying a donut or bisquit at mcdonalds.
it can get pretty expensive though. $100 a month is not too bad for two meals, but when you add the cost of fruit it can really add up. For a month we never had the same shake. I downloaded an app on my phone that gives me all the recipes. Most are under 250 calories.0 -
I bet there's a recipe for a Krispy cream donut flavor tho.lol;-) haha...We are always in a rush to get to work so my husband and I drink one every morning, It is delicious made with almond milk and a cup of fruit. I do not stay full but I am not starving by lunch time. Its better than stopping at the store and buying a donut or bisquit at mcdonalds.
it can get pretty expensive though. $100 a month is not too bad for two meals, but when you add the cost of fruit it can really add up. For a month we never had the same shake. I downloaded an app on my phone that gives me all the recipes. Most are under 250 calories.
Ha, There probably is. My fave at the moment is chocolate covered cherries! Even my son loves these shakes and let me say for an 18 month old he will not try anything that is not beans or soup. lol. He grabbed my cup one day and ever since then in the mornings he has to have his own.
try it, there is nothing wrong with tryi something to see if it works, like I said when I dont have much time on my hands I would rather eat that than something unhealthy, or if I dont have time for dinner its something quick and easy.0 -
Well get these threads in while
You can because they
Eventually all will not be allowed here due to being sales and marketing schemes! All of you salespeople can **** off And preach your **** somewhere else!0 -
Well get these threads in while
You can because they
Eventually all will not be allowed here due to being sales and marketing schemes! All of you salespeople can **** off And preach your **** somewhere else!
Not a pyramid if you chose to only use the product yourself and are not forced into sales. I have not been pressured once to sell it myself and the person I buy mine through is a good friend of mine and knows that I am not a sales person. I use the product only and do not sell anything. I will give information if someone asks what I am doing, but that is it.0 -
I've been a customer only since jan/ feb. I have no desire to sell anything, so, I don't :-) not to mention, I would not be a good walking advertisement seeing as how I have not lost any weight in all of the months I've used them, lol!!!!0
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pyramid scheme...of sorts.
I have actually tried it...like anything, its kind of fad-like. It gets old. I love food...would much rather learn to eat right and fuel with real food...than pay for someone's BMW.
Yeah, it is, but if you get on near the top, you can make money off of it and even get the product for free. My wife distributes it and someone several people above her got a BMW from the company, so if you put time into it, you get rewarded.
My wife actually lost 10 pounds so far after being on it for a few months. Since I am lifting weights, I don't take it plus it's too chalky for my taste.0 -
My sister is using this and while I can't say it something I would do myself, I'm not going to tell her what to do. I would rather lose weight slowly while incorporating habits that won't be difficult to live with permanently. The only thing I do even close to a shake is protein powder in addition to my normal food because I just don't get enough protein in my diet. If you don't have trouble meeting certain nutrient needs and your eating habits are healthy, I see no reason for them because it sounds like it will just disrupt already well-formed, good habits.0
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I have used it for a month and my auto shipment was messed up and now I have been without it for a week. Their customer service is not great and I have been pressured multiple times to have a shake party at my house which I don't like. Of course, the first part is on them, the second part is on my frend for being ambitious. She has already got her BMW and that is great for her but I don't like being pushed constantly. Once I finally get my next month's supply, whenever that ends up being, I am considering just to using that and canceling it. I wanted to do the 90 days but I am not sure anymore. Does it taste good? Yes! Does it fill me up? You bet. However, I go through more soy milk and PB2 than anyone could ever imagine. I was losing weight just fine before doing Visalus, I am firmly convinced that I can do it just fine without it as well. I wouldn't say don't try it, because it isn't bad per se, but I have just been kind of disappointed in the overall experience which you may never even have the trouble with if you get your order in time and your salesperson isn't pushy.0
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Well thats three meals and two snacks and if you substitute two out of three meals woth shakes you r left with one meal. I was not missinformed0
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I am on it. Because just like you i have a friend who sells it and does it. So yes i kinda felt like pressured into buying it. She has made this sound so magical so i gave it a try. I bought it once and will not do it again. I am sick of it. Yes you will loose some weight, who would not if you only allowed to eat one meal a day plus two shakes. I find it expensive like hell and not worth my money. The shake actully only smells like cake but does not really have that taste. I would however, buy powder only. Its perfect for breakfast smoothy once in a while but not every day. Gets sick really old really fast. And to be honest, just get multi vitamins and you wont loose the nutrients. But you know, if you want to then DO IT! You wont really do anything bad to your body or its not some extreme weight loss magic. If it works for you then great - we all "tried everything" you may be short a few bucks LOL but other then that there is really nothing too dangerous about it. Unless you are alergic to it or have some intollorency.... Experiments is what life all aboult.
There is no rule when you are drinking the shakes that you are only allowed one meal!! They actually tell you to eat 5 times a day, but substitute the shake for 2 of those meals. Obviously you have been misinformed.
Well thats three meals and two snacks and if you substitute two out of three meals woth shakes you r left with one meal. I was not missinformed0 -
I am on it. Because just like you i have a friend who sells it and does it. So yes i kinda felt like pressured into buying it. She has made this sound so magical so i gave it a try. I bought it once and will not do it again. I am sick of it. Yes you will loose some weight, who would not if you only allowed to eat one meal a day plus two shakes. I find it expensive like hell and not worth my money. The shake actully only smells like cake but does not really have that taste. I would however, buy powder only. Its perfect for breakfast smoothy once in a while but not every day. Gets sick really old really fast. And to be honest, just get multi vitamins and you wont loose the nutrients. But you know, if you want to then DO IT! You wont really do anything bad to your body or its not some extreme weight loss magic. If it works for you then great - we all "tried everything" you may be short a few bucks LOL but other then that there is really nothing too dangerous about it. Unless you are alergic to it or have some intollorency.... Experiments is what life all aboult.
There is no rule when you are drinking the shakes that you are only allowed one meal!! They actually tell you to eat 5 times a day, but substitute the shake for 2 of those meals. Obviously you have been misinformed.
Well thats three meals and two snacks and if you substitute two out of three meals woth shakes you r left with one meal. I was not missinformed
Plus two snacks....0 -
My roommate is a sales rep and he frequently puts a plug in for it, but having looked at the long list of ingredients on his shake powder, I think I'm better off eating regular food. I know he and his other friends who are sales reps really do benefit from it, and have lost weight, but I think it's mostly because they have adopted new habits along with the shakes. My roommate works out 4 days a week, which he didn't do prior to using the shakes. The volume of people in my life who are talking about Visalus makes me feel like it is a fad. The product doesn't really interest me, so I haven't investigated to see whether this is true. It also seems like a pyramid scheme, and the pushiness of some of the people involved in Visalus only furthers my impression of it being a pyramid scheme. I had one co-worker come up to me and tell me that she's concerned about my weight, and that as a result I must be very unhealthy and that she really thought Visalus would work well for me. I told her I wasn't interested and she has still been really pushy about it, talking about how unhealthy it is for me to be at this weight and that I obviously need help and that Visalus will do that perfectly. She's going for the BMW. Her attitude alone is enough of a deterrent that I don't want to become involved with that company in any way. That's just my experience though, and I know plenty of people using Visalus that don't have that attitude.0
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Being a Trainer and Nutritionist here are the problems I have with it.
The calorie amount in a serving isn't close to what a full meal should be. You lose weight by not consuming enough calories. You can do that with just about anything. Problem is, it tapers off and eventually you stop losing.
It's got two sources of protein. Why? No idea. Seems like they throw the Soy in there as a gimmick, even though the whey is the better source.
You can't pronounce half the stuff they put in it. It's a lot of chemicals and artificial, lab created ingredients. Why would you put that in your body? To make losing weight easier? What about any potential side effects 15-20 years down the road?0 -
Being a Trainer and Nutritionist here are the problems I have with it.
The calorie amount in a serving isn't close to what a full meal should be. You lose weight by not consuming enough calories. You can do that with just about anything. Problem is, it tapers off and eventually you stop losing.
It's got two sources of protein. Why? No idea. Seems like they throw the Soy in there as a gimmick, even though the whey is the better source.
You can't pronounce half the stuff they put in it. It's a lot of chemicals and artificial, lab created ingredients. Why would you put that in your body? To make losing weight easier? What about any potential side effects 15-20 years down the road?
Funny because the nutrionlist i see said it was a good tool for me to use........my personal trainer uses it herself..... I think that u maybe shpuldnt put ur opions forward as fact
Isnt the whole idea of a diet/ life style change to lower the amount of calories in each meal? I get 200-250 calories per shake and i have been for 6 months and have dropped 70 lbs.....0 -
Being a Trainer and Nutritionist here are the problems I have with it.
The calorie amount in a serving isn't close to what a full meal should be. You lose weight by not consuming enough calories. You can do that with just about anything. Problem is, it tapers off and eventually you stop losing.
It's got two sources of protein. Why? No idea. Seems like they throw the Soy in there as a gimmick, even though the whey is the better source.
You can't pronounce half the stuff they put in it. It's a lot of chemicals and artificial, lab created ingredients. Why would you put that in your body? To make losing weight easier? What about any potential side effects 15-20 years down the road?
Funny because the nutrionlist i see said it was a good tool for me to use........my personal trainer uses it herself..... I think that u maybe shpuldnt put ur opions forward as fact
Isnt the whole idea of a diet/ life style change to lower the amount of calories in each meal? I get 200-250 calories per shake and i have been for 6 months and have dropped 70 lbs.....
I was about to say the same thing. I usually average about 300 to 350 calories per shake myself.0 -
cathy,
i started my 90 day challenge and i love it! it keeps u full till your snack time! i get excited about what kind of shake i am going to make that day! if u have any questions check out the website! it does work!!
teresa.
u can see about it at my site too Tree5070.myvi.net0 -
It's a gimmick. Another product that is marketed as a magical weight loss drink, though it's really junk. You could make something similar and BETTER in your own home for much cheaper.
Why not just eat to meet your goals? It's a lot smarter. This shake does nothing for you that regular food doesn't already do.0 -
I started using the Body By Vi shakes in July 2012 ... I was 280 lbs and size 46 jeans.... By October 2012 I dropped 50 lbs, and went down to size 38. I don't snore, I have more energy... All through the process the promoter that told me about it recommended that I become a promoter but I didn't want to do anything but lose weight.... After seeing that the product worked and the shakes tasted great, I decided to take another 90-Day challenge and several have joined me. have lost another 30 lbs and dropped down to a size 34 jean... I've tried other diets and found that I didn't stay on them because it took too long to lose the weight... I got bored and quit them all... eventually to gain it all back plus some.... I've been able to stay on this because it's easy, quick and the shakes taste great... I'm 48 years old and down to my college weight. Throughout the process I've learned better portion control... I've learned what I should eat and should not eat... I feel great and know how good it feels to be skinny... my saying is "There is nothing that tastes as good as Skinny Feels"... The shakes are a great tool to get you to your goals... yes, you still have to learn portion control. you still have to think about what you put into your body... it's not a magic bullet but it does help. I now get my shakes for free (well $10.00 shipping only) so the cost is less than 17 cents per shake for the mix... yes, I buy milk and bananas, nutella, strawberries, etc... but those are things I would buy anyway so for 17 cents I get a great tasting shake... There are hundreds of recipes that keep it from getting boring - I plan starting my 3rd 90-day challenge to lose 15 more lbs and start training for the Tough Mudder... Something I would not have even imagined back in July... In the 180+ days of doing this I've not had 1 party so you can lose weight, get fit get your shakes for free and not have parties... Just saying...0
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