Body by Vi

My husband and I both tried Body by Vi. I'd say don't go there. Neither of us lost weight. The only positive was his blood sugar did respond well. But, he said he was starved to death all the time. I found that I was hungry all day too. I do much better eating high protein meals. I'm sure they've done well for some, but for us it isn't worth the money that we spent. We gave what we had left over after 6 months to our son-in-law and daughter. They make the shakes occasionally. But, more just to use it not for weight loss.

The shakes aren't magic - they simply create a calorie deficit, causing you to lose weight.

You can achieve the same results with less food.

ANY program has success if followed. It's what happens after you get off the program. I detest companies that use MLM strategies to sell products though.

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Fad diet. It only works because it's low calorie if you follow it the way they intend. Tastes alright but pretty boring to drink your meals. You can save a lot of money and just use MFP to track calorie intake while you eat real food. I don't think any one of the shake diets are any better than the other. None of them teach you to eat properly so there's a good chance you'll just gain the weight back if you don't intend to drink them for life.

Don't waste your money or your time, it's a big fad and a perfect way to lose lots of muscle mass. It's basically starving yourself but only consuming shakes. The nutritional content of them is horrible.

Eat at a deficit and use protein powders to get more protein in. They are cheaper than the Vi shakes and much better for you with higher protein amounts.

I have a friend selling them and she talked me into trying them. While the flavor is pretty good - they are expensive, low in protein compared to other brands and didn't do a darn thing for me. I currently have two bags I'm trying to use up as a supplement to what I already eat just to help me meet my protein for the day (I'm actually mixing 1/2 BBV & whey to get close to 18g). Once I'm done with what I have I'm going to be looking for a new protein shake. If I'm going to blow $60 for protein shakes I at least want it to have a significant amount of protein.

Good luck with your plan though.

I am currently using Body By Vi products and I LOVE THEM. I have had great success with this product. It allowed me to loose the weight and get to the point where I could do physical activities. I work out and now and feel AMAZING. I use BBV for maintaince but really I LOVE drinking the shakes and I end up drinking two a day somedays. I mean you can change the flavors and what you put the mix in. You can drink it and eat it. People say "Are you going to dink he shakes forever?" I chuckle and then ask them back "Are you going to eat food forever?" The shakes provide great nutrition to our bodies. This product also is simple - no thinking required, no number counting, no keeping track of foods. You drink 2 shakes a day, eat one meal and have reasonable snacks inbeween meals. No reading a lable and counting points or calories. It is something that has kept me on track and focused. I have lost over 60lbs and I intend to NEVER find it again. I wish you best of luck!!

Thanks for mentioning you were going to send back your product. I have a box I haven't even opened so I think I'll contact the company & send it back for a refund. At least it's worth a shot. Did they give you a hard time?

This product also is simple - no thinking required, no number counting, no keeping track of foods. You drink 2 shakes a day, eat one meal and have reasonable snacks inbeween meals. No reading a lable and counting points or calories.

So, my question is, what has this product taught you about eating healthy and maintaining a healthy lifestyle? I am excited for you that it worked and you lost so much weight. But, part of being able to keep weight off and maintain the healty lifestyle is learning what you were doing wrong in the first place that got you there. Obviously you are not going to drink these shakes for the rest of your life, so once you are done with them how do you plan on maintaining your weight loss? Do you know what foods you were eating that you thought were healthy and actually were not? If you do not read labels or count calories or anything like that, then how would you know what is really good for you and what is not?

That is my problem with products like this. They do not teach you anything at all. So, you stop drinking the shakes and pile the pounds right back on. Good luck in the future, but I beg you to ask yourself the questions I just asked you. Then tell me what you think.

And no I am not promoting them, nor have I lost muscle! Pffffft!