Go away Body by Vi!

SuperSexyDork

I'm going to preface this by saying that I don't hate Body by Vi shakes or anyone that is using them to help lose weight. If it works for you- do it!

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However, STOP trying to market them to me and everyone else on the face of the Earth! Seriously!

Someone just "shared" this on my Facebook wall.



This was a Body by Vi 90 day challenge picture... The claim was that this happened in 90 days via the Body by Vi plan.

THIS DID NOT HAPPEN IN 90 DAYS AND IT DEFINITELY DIDN'T HAPPEN THROUGH DIET ALONE!

I replied to her saying this:
"There is no way that this change occurred in 90 days and there is no way it occurred just with shakes alone. Also, it's nearly impossible to gain muscle while maintaining the calorie deficit you need to lose weight... so I doubt he would be following the Body by Vi diet plan if he developed muscles like that. People that body build go through bulk and cut cycles. They have to eat more to put on muscle and subsequently fat and then they cut weight by cutting calories while maintaining a high protein diet and doing plenty of strength training to retain their muscle mass but cut their body fat percentage"

She deleted my comment.

I deleted her but not before seeing her post this (skip this part if you don't want to read a bunch of mindless drivel filled with debunked diet myths):
"The shake can help you lose, or maintain weight depending on how you use it. To lose weight, we recommend
using it in place of 2 meals per day, along with sensible snacks (like the ViSalus Nutra-Cookie™), and meal. You can use it for any 2 meals. To maintain weight, we recommend that you have 1 shake per day, and ideally for breakfast. Why is this? Well, if we compare the shake blended with non-fat milk (or soy milk or rice milk) and fruit, the shake will provide 20-25 grams of protein, a full serving of fiber, calcium, prebiotics, digestive enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and more, all for around 240 calories. If we compare that to an ‘average’ breakfast of a bagel with cream cheese, small orange juice and coffee with non-fat milk, you can see we provide more nutrition for less calories. The ‘average’ breakfast can add up to around 720 calories, and a whopping 880mg of sodium. So by having a shake, you’ll fuel your body, help keep your blood sugar level, and save calories to help you keep the weight off. We also recommend it for those people that don’t eat breakfast (almost 40% of adults don’t eat breakfast). By not eating breakfast, the metabolism can slow and you may end up eating more calories per day while slowing the body’s fat burningsystem. Your body is like a car, it cannot run without fuel and it cannot be ‘trained’ to do without. So the shake once a day helps keep the metabolism going, keeps you energized, and helps cut calories. Twice a day and you’ll see greater results"

Um, seriously? How much misinformation do you have to provide to sell a product!

STOP IT ALREADY!

/end rant

CoffeeNBooze

what's really funny is you can have healthy protein filled breakfasts without using the shake at all. But, in that paragraph they don't seem to be providing misinformation (though I don't know the nutritional content of their shakes). This might be just what someone needs to refocus themselves on how it feels to be satisfied with a large amount of protein. It seems like another version of slim fast, might be more filling.

And I agree! Tired of seeing those advertisements posted by "friends" on facebook like spam. And yeah those photos can be misleading haha.

SuperSexyDork

By not eating breakfast, the metabolism can slow and you may end up eating more calories per day while slowing the body’s fat burningsystem

This is a myth. Eating times do not really matter.

and this!

So the shake once a day helps keep the metabolism going