is it worth the money to buy shakeology

ilovedeadlifts

170 cals for 16 grams protein? No thanks. I'll stick to ON. Better profile, and better price. Oh, and I don't have to support an MLM company.

exactly!

Acg67

to the OP, here have been my reactions to shakeology use, every day, for the last 6 months.

1) improved digestion
2) improved energy
3) i have not gotten sick ONCE, and if i feel that tickle coming on, I drink an extra shake, pop a zinc lozenge, and it passes. my immune system is friggin amazing

yes, i have also worked out consistently. yes, i have also overhauled the rest of my diet and don't do dairy and processed food, but I cant argue with the way I feel and how my body works right now.

I'm 26, I live in NYC, and I'm a waiter. I can barely afford to buy shakeology every month, but I do because I love how I feel. I was as skeptical as everyone else at first. Bought a bag, tried to make it last as long as possible by drinking it every few days, but eventually realized I'd benefit more if I drank it regularly. So I do, and I love it.

Feel free to bash all you want, but that's my honest to god experience.

See bold, cognitive dissonance much?

CoachReddy

170 cals for 16 grams protein? No thanks. I'll stick to ON. Better profile, and better price. Oh, and I don't have to support an MLM company.

shakeology isn't meant to be a protein shake, it's a meal replacement. ON is just protein. two different products.

CoachReddy

See bold, cognitive dissonance much?

stopped dairy in december of last year. started shakeology in april of this year. didn't do them at the same time.

Acg67

See bold, cognitive dissonance much?

stopped dairy in december of last year. started shakeology in april of this year. didn't do them at the same time.

Shakeology is heavily processed, so how did you give up processed foods yet drank Shakeology everyday for 6 months

BeSexy

If you were to ask me if I think it's worth it than I would say yes! I've done the protein powders from wal-mart and GNC for after lifting sessions. They did there job. When Shake first came out I was hesitant but gave it a try. I didn't like the taste at all. I mean really... compare that to a DQ blizzard of course it isn't going to taste good. Even with the protein powders I had been getting, I would put banana and flax oil in those along with skim milk. However, despite the taste I kept drinking it at least for the 30 day bottom of bag guarantee. After 4 days of experimenting with the taste and prep I went with basic cold water. I could get it down! By the end of the week... my results started happening. I had been in a weightloss rut and it was breaking! My digestion, which has always, never been regular, starting working!!!! For me.... this is amazing! I've done the activia yogurt which was good but did nothing compared to what shakeology has done for me. With time I grew to like the taste. I wasn't crazy about the formula change since it did change the taste so I switched over to the vegan formula. (I do the chocolate)) I refuse to go without my shakeology. It's helped me. I know people that it has helped. In fact, I have a dear friend who was going thru chemo and at times, shakeology was the only thing her body wouldn't reject!

If your curious about it. Try it! You have a 30 day bottom of the guarantee. SO you have nothing to lose and you can find out for YOURSELF.... if you feel it is right for you. I do recommend though... drink it daily.. once a day! Start out at half a serving if you choose.

mmapags

If you were to ask me if I think it's worth it than I would say yes! I've done the protein powders from wal-mart and GNC for after lifting sessions. They did there job. When Shake first came out I was hesitant but gave it a try. I didn't like the taste at all. I mean really... compare that to a DQ blizzard of course it isn't going to taste good. Even with the protein powders I had been getting, I would put banana and flax oil in those along with skim milk. However, despite the taste I kept drinking it at least for the 30 day bottom of bag guarantee. After 4 days of experimenting with the taste and prep I went with basic cold water. I could get it down! By the end of the week... my results started happening. I had been in a weightloss rut and it was breaking! My digestion, which has always, never been regular, starting working!!!! For me.... this is amazing! I've done the activia yogurt which was good but did nothing compared to what shakeology has done for me. With time I grew to like the taste. I wasn't crazy about the formula change since it did change the taste so I switched over to the vegan formula. (I do the chocolate)) I refuse to go without my shakeology. It's helped me. I know people that it has helped. In fact, I have a dear friend who was going thru chemo and at times, shakeology was the only thing her body wouldn't reject!

If your curious about it. Try it! You have a 30 day bottom of the guarantee. SO you have nothing to lose and you can find out for YOURSELF.... if you feel it is right for you. I do recommend though... drink it daily.. once a day! Start out at half a serving if you choose.

Well of course you'd recommend it. You sell it don't you?

jofjltncb6

Haven't read any of the posts yet, but...

WOOHOO!!! A shakeology thread that made it to three pages!

Give me a few minutes and I'll be all caught up.


ETA:
That's it?

Meh. I've seen better.

suenix24

I love it. I think it is worth it. I have been drinking chocolate w/a banana for over three months. :drinker:

I do not sell it.

BrianSharpe

give me another company that only uses natural and non-synthetic ingredients.

but then again, you don't mind ingesting chemicals.

In the interest of full disclosure, are you a BB coach?

VorJoshigan

but then again, you don't mind ingesting chemicals.

And you were doing so well.

Personally I did Shakeology for a few months. It was OK until they changed the formula. WAY WAY WAY over priced I think, but overall pretty nutritious if you've got plenty of bucks to blow.

One thing I didn't like was that after the chocolate reformulation, their macros didn't add up any more. i.e. carb x 4 + protein x 4 + fat x 9=???????

Marquettedominos

Now take a look at my morning smoothy. My Diary is open. Yeah it costs me around 4 bucks but it is 853 cals 64C 93P 30F which breaks down to around %40P %30C %30F. A much better Macro spread. Again IMO.

BrianSharpe

Funny how the thread dies once the coaches have been outed! :laugh:

CoachReddy

Funny how the thread dies once the coaches have been outed! :laugh:

or we have other things to do with our lives and aren't online every waking moment.

to answer your question, yes I am a coach. I decided to become one because of how the products (P90X/Shakeology/etc) changed my health and made me feel. I was already telling my friends they should try them, so why not try and build a career out of helping people get in shape? If you don't want to try shakeology that's fine! if you've tried it and don't like it, that's fine too! I'm not gonna try and force it down anyone's throat, and if you don't think it works that's your prerogative. But with any supplement, you'll find people who believe in it while others don't - that's the way it works with products that aren't regulated by any sort of agency or organization. I personally put my faith in this company, but you don't have to!

here's an example. for years people have been screaming for a vanilla flavor of shakeology. Beachbody tried to make it. they sunk tons of money into developing a vanilla flavor, but when they couldn't get that vanilla taste without adding synthetic, artificial sweeteners, they scrapped it. EVEN THOUGH the product would make them more money, they didn't want to sacrifice their integrity. That's a company I can get behind, but as I've said over and over, you don't have to!

CoachReddy

but then again, you don't mind ingesting chemicals.

And you were doing so well.

Personally I did Shakeology for a few months. It was OK until they changed the formula. WAY WAY WAY over priced I think, but overall pretty nutritious if you've got plenty of bucks to blow.

One thing I didn't like was that after the chocolate reformulation, their macros didn't add up any more. i.e. carb x 4 + protein x 4 + fat x 9=???????

what chemicals are those?

VorJoshigan

but then again, you don't mind ingesting chemicals.

And you were doing so well.

Personally I did Shakeology for a few months. It was OK until they changed the formula. WAY WAY WAY over priced I think, but overall pretty nutritious if you've got plenty of bucks to blow.

One thing I didn't like was that after the chocolate reformulation, their macros didn't add up any more. i.e. carb x 4 + protein x 4 + fat x 9=???????

what chemicals are those?

Water is a chemical.
Cyanide can be made from all natural ingredients.

CoachReddy

Water is a chemical.
Cyanide can be made from all natural ingredients.

*sigh*

ecw3780

Is it worth the investment? & what makes it more superior/ inferior to other protein shakes?

You know, I'd hoped to learn about different protein shakes instead I'm reading just a bunch of guys putting one product down or supporting it. You know, it would be useful if you'd all shake hands and actually state what protein shakes you recommend and why instead of just bashing one and arguing with each other. Frankly, you're not even responding to the question which is what he asked (see above).

Technically, if it's inferior - what do you drink instead? How do you prepare your homemade ones if that's the route you use? What ingredients do you use to prepare yours?

If it's superior, what results did you get from it? What kind of a difference did you notice while using it? How long did it take before you noticed the results?

I'd prefer information not just back and forth negativity. Once I lose the weight I'm going to start weight lifting to start getting in shape but none of the information here really was helpful. How about you all start this up again?

Monica

To start with, I DO NOT SELL SHAKEOLOGY, I just drink it. I have done a couple of different shakes, Shakeology being one of them. Yes, Shakeology is more expensive, but as another user said, it isn't any pricier than Starbucks or a shake at the gym. I like the chocolate flavor (even the new mix). If you are just looking to add protein, you can definitely do it cheaper though. However I will say that when I drink one after I work out I do recover faster and I do feel a lot more energized. To be honest, I don't know if it is the protein or the other ingredients- but I suspect it is the shake as a whole- because I consume a lot of lean protein and I feel better when I am on the shakes. I do recommend trying a sample first. It is pretty expensive if you don't like it. I find that most people have a flavor they like- or they hate them all. I also ALWAYS mix it with something frozen. Otherwise it is too chalky- but I find that with most shakes.
Bottom line, if you are going to lift, I would add a recovery shake. It doesn't have to be shakeology, but it is one that I chose because I like it and it is gluten free.

lauraelizabethheim

I've been drinking the chocolate blended in a vitamix with milk and lots of ice for the past year. I never get tired of it- tastes like a milkshake. Lately I've been throwing in a bunch of spinach with it which makes it look disgusting but you can't taste it at all. So, yes, I think it is worth it.

kimosabe1

there are way better tasting ones at GNC...

CMHamilton5104

Haven't uses Shakeology. I use the BodyByVi line. Great shakes for protein and overall nutrition. Tastes great, not chalky, and you can mix it to make you own recipes. There are over 300 out there. Use as meal replacement or after your workout.

CoachReddy

I gave it a try while I was losing weight for a weight loss competition at my work and I wondered the same thing as you are. My brother took it though and seeing the positive effects that it took on his body and health is what convinced me to start taking it. I chose the chocolate flavor and I couldn't be more satisfied with it. The woman I worked with is Anna Gray and she was helpful from day one, never pushy. She was always a quick message away, so I would highly recommend her if you are thinking about trying it. She'll be there to answer any of your questions and be more of a friend than a "salesman". Here's her info: http://coachannagray.com/

that's how most of us who actually have success work our business. i work with my friends, and the new people i meet have become my friends. i'm not just out to make a buck any way I can. unfortunately there are coaches out there who are ruthless salespeople, but the good news is that they usually don't last long in the business. Beachbody's set up as a long-term, organic type business model and it weeds people like that out pretty quickly because they don't see results. Glad you worked with someone that connected with you!

mmapags

Funny how the thread dies once the coaches have been outed! :laugh:

Except CoachReddy here. He doesn't seem to get that you lose all credibility for recommending something once it is clear that you sell it. But I think he said besides transforming his health it's shined his shoes and waxed his car too! lol

mmapags

I gave it a try while I was losing weight for a weight loss competition at my work and I wondered the same thing as you are. My brother took it though and seeing the positive effects that it took on his body and health is what convinced me to start taking it. I chose the chocolate flavor and I couldn't be more satisfied with it. The woman I worked with is Anna Gray and she was helpful from day one, never pushy. She was always a quick message away, so I would highly recommend her if you are thinking about trying it. She'll be there to answer any of your questions and be more of a friend than a "salesman". Here's her info: http://coachannagray.com/

that's how most of us who actually have success work our business. i work with my friends, and the new people i meet have become my friends. i'm not just out to make a buck any way I can. unfortunately there are coaches out there who are ruthless salespeople, but the good news is that they usually don't last long in the business. Beachbody's set up as a long-term, organic type business model and it weeds people like that out pretty quickly because they don't see results. Glad you worked with someone that connected with you!

You really drank the MLM cool aid huh?

CoachReddy

Except CoachReddy here. He doesn't seem to get that you lose all credibility for recommending something once it is clear that you sell it. But I think he said besides transforming his health it's shined his shoes and waxed his car too! lol

weird, i don't recall saying that.

why do you feel the need to be so hostile? tell me once where i pushed a product on someone without them asking about it first? the OP had a question, and I answered truthfully because it's product I happen to like.

here's what you don't understand:

I DON'T GET ANYTHING OUT OF THAT

i'm not personally going to sell the OP shakeology, because that's not allowed on these boards! so me recommending it does me absolutely no good - so why would i waste my time doing it if I don't believe in it?

mmapags

Except CoachReddy here. He doesn't seem to get that you lose all credibility for recommending something once it is clear that you sell it. But I think he said besides transforming his health it's shined his shoes and waxed his car too! lol

weird, i don't recall saying that.

why do you feel the need to be so hostile? tell me once where i pushed a product on someone without them asking about it first? the OP had a question, and I answered truthfully because it's product I happen to like.

here's what you don't understand:

I DON'T GET ANYTHING OUT OF THAT

i'm not personally going to sell the OP shakeology, because that's not allowed on these boards! so me recommending it does me absolutely no good - so why would i waste my time doing it if I don't believe in it?

Dude, I'm not hostile. You have made some pretty outlandish claims of what it has done. Glad you like it but you sell it. You are not objective. Also, you could be contacted by anyone here via PM and you could sell it. That is why the disclosure BEFORE offering an opinion is important, not after someone flushes it out. As has been proven by this thread and multiple others, there is not demostrable evidence that Shakeology is any better than just eating a healthy diet and calorie deficit for losing weight. You and most others in favor of it offer nothing but anecdotal statements. From my point of view, as I've already stated, nothing special nutritionally tha can be proven + expensive = over priced and undervalue.

The thing that's funny is as soon as a thread is started all you "coaches" come out of the woodwork and the pattern is pretty consistent. When you can't win the intellectual argument because your can't prove anything due the propietary formula, you offer lots of qualitative anecdotal fluff and when that is challenged, you accuse the challenger of being hostile. You have stayed true to form. Must be the training.

Edited to add: I guess you get insulting PMs also based on what I recieved from the "Coach".

Miche11e5

I drank the "old" version Shakeology shakes from January - August of this year and can't say that I noticed any difference in how I felt, my immune system, cravings, etc. I would have a shake plus something with protein for breakfast (an egg or cottage cheese, for example). I signed up to be a "coach" simply so I'd get the free shipping and was able to buy some other BB workout programs at a discount. I quit in August as it turned out I have an allergy to something in the shakes that was causing a skin rash. I have a couple of bags left and still drink a shake on occasion (no more than 1/week to avoid the skin reaction), but can't honestly say that the $800+ dollars I spent on it was worth it...

The next time I buy a shake mix I'll probably buy idealshape - it's about half the price of Shakeology and has great reviews. I found this website: http://www.mealreplacementshakereviews.com/ which has (in my opinion) good comparative information.

Good luck!

CoachReddy

Dude, I'm not hostile. You have made some pretty outlandish claims of what it has done. Glad you like it but you sell it. You are not objective. Also, you could be contacted by anyone here via PM and you could sell it. That is why the disclosure BEFORE offering an opinion is important, not after someone flushes it out. As has been proven by this thread and multiple others, there is not demostrable evidence that Shakeology is any better than just eating a healthy diet and calorie deficit for losing weight. You and most others in favor of it offer nothing but anecdotal statements. From my point of view, as I've already stated, nothing special nutritionally tha can be proven + expensive = over priced and undervalue.

The thing that's funny is as soon as a thread is started all you "coaches" come out of the woodwork and the pattern is pretty consistent. When you can't win the intellectual argument because your can't prove anything due the propietary formula, you offer lots of qualitative anecdotal fluff and when that is challenged, you accuse the challenger of being hostile. You have stayed true to form. Must be the training.

Edited to add: I guess you get insulting PMs also based on what I recieved from the "Coach".

you're absolutely being hostile, sir. my outlandish claims are all my actual experience and the reason i decided to become a coach. you don't know me, but i have integrity and self respect, and would never suggest folks use something they don't want/need/doesn't work. I get that it's expensive. I get that it's too much for some folks to afford. And that's fine! There are alternatives, though you get what you pay for.

unfortunately you don't quite understand what the word "proven" means either. You're saying that my anecdotes don't prove anything - and you're right! Everyone has different experiences with it - that's why you can try it for free and return it if you're not digging it. You also said that you and others in this thread have proven it's "nothing special" nutritionally. I'd love to see where that was, because I don't recall it. Shakeology DOES have ingredients not typically found in a western diet. Ingredients that have been proven to have beneficial effects. How often do you eat cordyceps, luo han guo, himalayan sea salt, astralagus, maca root, konjac? I could go on and on. These are beneficial nutrients that we just don't get from our hormone and antibiotic laced foods in America.

But at the end of the day, here's what shakeology really is: a modern convenience. It's HARD to eat clean all day every day. It's a lot of cooking, it's a lot of work. This is one meal where you don't have to work. You don't have to cook. And you're getting really great nutrients with no artificial additives. In THAT respect it is a stand-alone product on the market, because every other meal replacement shake out there has artificial ingredients. End of story.

You don't have to think it's worth it. I do. Yes, you're right, in the future I'll come right out and say that I'm a coach - however even if I WERE to do that, people like you would still start flaming me, so there's really no win for me here. All I can do is offer my opinion, offer my personal experience, and let the OP make their own choice - which is exactly what I did.

And that PM was in an effort to take this conversation somewhere more private so we wouldn't be hijacking the OP's thread where all she wanted was information and stories - YES STORIES - of peoples' experiences.

Have a good one.

Acg67

Dude, I'm not hostile. You have made some pretty outlandish claims of what it has done. Glad you like it but you sell it. You are not objective. Also, you could be contacted by anyone here via PM and you could sell it. That is why the disclosure BEFORE offering an opinion is important, not after someone flushes it out. As has been proven by this thread and multiple others, there is not demostrable evidence that Shakeology is any better than just eating a healthy diet and calorie deficit for losing weight. You and most others in favor of it offer nothing but anecdotal statements. From my point of view, as I've already stated, nothing special nutritionally tha can be proven + expensive = over priced and undervalue.

The thing that's funny is as soon as a thread is started all you "coaches" come out of the woodwork and the pattern is pretty consistent. When you can't win the intellectual argument because your can't prove anything due the propietary formula, you offer lots of qualitative anecdotal fluff and when that is challenged, you accuse the challenger of being hostile. You have stayed true to form. Must be the training.

Edited to add: I guess you get insulting PMs also based on what I recieved from the "Coach".

Shakeology DOES have ingredients not typically found in a western diet. Ingredients that have been proven to have beneficial effects. How often do you eat cordyceps, luo han guo, himalayan sea salt, astralagus, maca root, konjac? I could go on and on. These are beneficial nutrients that we just don't get from our hormone and antibiotic laced foods in America.

But at the end of the day, here's what shakeology really is: a modern convenience. It's HARD to eat clean all day every day. It's a lot of cooking, it's a lot of work. This is one meal where you don't have to work. You don't have to cook. And you're getting really great nutrients with no artificial additives. In THAT respect it is a stand-alone product on the market, because every other meal replacement shake out there has artificial ingredients. End of story.

And for all those ingredients that you listed, how many are in efficacious dosages that have shown benefits to humans?

The original formula of ShakeO contained synthetic ingredients as well, the new label does a better job at hiding it though, but I'd guess it still does.

kutastha

I the past few years I've lost 20 pounds, am down to ~10% body fat, only get sick about once a year (and it's mild at that), cut down drastically on insulin requirements (Type 1 DM), brought my blood pressure down to 110s/60s, got to a resting heart rate in the 40s, I feel fantastic, have great endurance, poop like clockwork and other than a nagging lateral epicondylitis I don't get injuries.

My secret? Exercising daily, eating the proper diet with the right amount and balance of calories and sleeping well. And, if you can believe it, this is all without Shakeology!

I find it hard to believe I would have any further benefit from the pricey Beachbody protein shake. I tried it, it was not tasty and I noted no change in the above.