ViSalus Body by Vi

dbanks80
dbanks80 Posts: 3,685 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Has anyone tried this? Does it work? Does it satisfy your hunger as a meal replacement?

I ordered a one month supply through my neighbor. He and his girlfriend swear by it.

Just wanted any feedback on it.
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  • highervibes
    highervibes Posts: 2,219 Member
    My ex-brother in law uses it, he's on a 90 day challenge. It seems to help him but I wonder how thrilled I would be having a shake for a meal in the long run :sick:
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    My daughter in law sells it. Tried drinking one at 9 am, by 11 I could have chewed my leg off and I could have had a decent breakfast for the same number of calories. Nothing magic about it, expensive and doesn't taste that great.
  • dbanks80
    dbanks80 Posts: 3,685 Member
    There's different packages. I ordered 30 days where I drink 1 shake per day as a meal replacement (i.e. lunch). I couldnt do 2 shakes per day. I love to eat too much! LOL!
  • mdraper60
    mdraper60 Posts: 101 Member
    My daughter in law sells it. Tried drinking one at 9 am, by 11 I could have chewed my leg off and I could have had a decent breakfast for the same number of calories. Nothing magic about it, expensive and doesn't taste that great.

    I agree! I had purchased it for the 90 day challenge and it was terrible. I was starving and didn't enjoy the taste either. I did it for one day and seriously missed real food!! I can make a much tastier and filling smoothie out of food. I ended up giving it away.
  • katedevall
    katedevall Posts: 240 Member
    I've tried it and it's what I used to start my weight loss journey to be honest.
    Would i ever do it again? No.
    I think they taste disgusting. Depending on what you're mixing in it, the shake is really only a few hundred calories. They didn't really filled me up for long. If you're just starting i would say it's a good tool to start on managing when you eat (That's what i used it for) but i don't really think they work. You'll get the same results with exercise and actual food
  • Mama_Burkhart
    Mama_Burkhart Posts: 20 Member
    I Love Body by Vi! There are over 100 different kinds of shake recipes. With this shake i usually drink it between 7-8 and then eat a snack about 10, then drink another shake at 12 snack at 2 then dinner time between 4-6! I have lost weight! The first time i did the challenge i love about 40 lbs... then i had another baby just recently so im on the challenge again!!! Message me if you have any questions!
  • dbanks80
    dbanks80 Posts: 3,685 Member
    Great feedback.

    My neighbor says it tastes like cake mix. I dont know about that. I am glad I only bought one month. They try to set you up with an Auto Ship setup but I canceled that right away.
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    And who wants to drink a cake mix? I mixed the chocolate flavour packet in but it was still an odd taste. You'll only lose weight on it if you only have the shake made with low calorie ingredients. It's just another way to cut calories which you can achieve for free by just tracking on here. Anything that says meal replacement is bogus.
  • ThickMcRunFast
    ThickMcRunFast Posts: 22,511 Member
    MLM scam. Plus, it doesn't teach you how to eat. Unless you plan on drinking shakes for the rest of your life, pass.

    Also, if you want a shake as a meal or a snack, protein powder and fruit to blend with it is much less expensive.
  • Mama_Burkhart
    Mama_Burkhart Posts: 20 Member
    MLM scam. Plus, it doesn't teach you how to eat. Unless you plan on drinking shakes for the rest of your life, pass.

    Also, if you want a shake as a meal or a snack, protein powder and fruit to blend with it is much less expensive.

    Its no scam!!! It is protein powder! Its wonderful!
  • dbanks80
    dbanks80 Posts: 3,685 Member
    I totally agree with tracking my food intake. I've been slacking in that area for about a month. Lost one pound in March. If anything I will use it to shake up my normal routine and see how it goes.
  • mrs_mab
    mrs_mab Posts: 1,024 Member
    MLM scam. Plus, it doesn't teach you how to eat. Unless you plan on drinking shakes for the rest of your life, pass.

    Also, if you want a shake as a meal or a snack, protein powder and fruit to blend with it is much less expensive.

    This ^^^^

    My cousins family is getting mega rich off of selling it!!! I mean like MEAG rich! Go figure? Guess lots of people are always looking for that "magic bullet"
  • muziclver
    muziclver Posts: 145 Member
    Eh, I thought it was disgusting. You will see results if you use it (after all you are replacing an entire meal with one shake.)
  • Heather032190
    Heather032190 Posts: 138 Member
    From people I know they get you to try it then to live by it and sell it then make people believe its the greatest thing on earth.

    As others said on here it is a waste of money, you can go to vitamin shoppe or GNC and get way less expensive shake powder that has more protien content and macros in it plus if you are looking for recipes then GOOGLE is your friend for FREE!
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
    MLM scam. Plus, it doesn't teach you how to eat. Unless you plan on drinking shakes for the rest of your life, pass.

    Also, if you want a shake as a meal or a snack, protein powder and fruit to blend with it is much less expensive.

    Its no scam!!! It is protein powder! Its wonderful!

    Yes, I'm sorry their marketing is a scam. It is not a magic shake, my in laws sold it for awhile made some money, lost some weight. Stopped drinking it and guess what? Gained everything back they lost. They didn't learn proper portions, calorie counts or in other words didn't learn that the shakes kept them in a calorie deficit and how to maintain with real food (for much cheaper). You can get better nutrition eating whole foods and learn how to maintain it for life.
  • Wetcoaster
    Wetcoaster Posts: 1,788 Member
    Horrible over priced product full of chemicals. Incredible marketing selling people on the idea they can get rich but 98% of
    people make no money in an MLM.



    http://www.davidmodderman.com/blog/index.php/weight-loss/body-by-vi-is-it-all-hype/

    http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/visalus-scam/

    http://fabulouslydomestic.com/2012/08/13/dangerous-visalus-ingredients/
  • dbanks80
    dbanks80 Posts: 3,685 Member
    These are great responses. I am not going to sell it. I know these are get rich quick gimmacks. I did read the link about Splenda. I will not use that any longer in my coffee.


    BTW what is an MLM?
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    Horrible over priced product full of chemicals. Incredible marketing selling people on the idea they can get rich but 98% of
    people make no money in an MLM.



    http://www.davidmodderman.com/blog/index.php/weight-loss/body-by-vi-is-it-all-hype/

    http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/visalus-scam/

    http://fabulouslydomestic.com/2012/08/13/dangerous-visalus-ingredients/

    I was going to post the David Modderman link, but you beat me.
  • ksimpson88
    ksimpson88 Posts: 2
    this stuff is great if you don't mind starving all day...once you stop the shakes say goodbye to your weight loss too!
  • simplydelish2
    simplydelish2 Posts: 726 Member
    IMO, just another way to empty your pocket. Eating real food gives you nutrition and satiety. And it costs less!
  • sdx76
    sdx76 Posts: 4
    (I'm taking it, not selling it)

    Its the first thing that has worked for me in over 8 years. Also, they're totally customizable.
    For breakfast I usually have a almond milk/banana/spinach smoothie (at about 180 calories), and for dinner it goes back and forth, sometimes mint pistachio, pb & jelly (delicious), or fresh strawberries and pineapples.

    If you just take the shake, and do nothing to educate yourself about food, reducing your calorie counts, finding new ways to eat healthy, then you're using it wrong. Its not a CRUTCH, its a tool.
    I LOVELOVELOVE food. I can put off urges, eat light snacks, and have one really good meal a day. I don't go hog wild crazy, but it allows me some freedom while I am learning better eating habits. Every previous year, Ive gained weight. Halfway through my 90, I'm at my lowest weight in 4 years (and about to be 5). As the changes I make become habits, I will bottleneck down more, but honestly, the way I was, there was no way I could just go to eating 3 meals a day, keep it under recommended calorie counts, and not feel like I was totally depriving myself.

    PS. Putting spinach in your smoothies, you can't taste it, but it really loads them up nutrient wise.
  • Justkeepswimmin
    Justkeepswimmin Posts: 777 Member
    I don't DO this business model. Or participate in companies that do it. I have tasted it and it was OKAY but I'd rather have food. I think I feel more satisfied with food. IF I was a very very busy person I may consider something like it (without their sales model) for lunches I didn't have time for....not the breakfast snacks lunch and snack that people talk about.
  • shaunap3
    shaunap3 Posts: 206 Member
    I haven't tried it, but I do question it. If I wanted to replace a meal with liquid nutrients I would just create my own shake or smoothie. You could throw in whatever you wanted and get just as many calories and nutrients, and you know it's fresh, raw, REAL food. But that's just my take on it. At the very least I hope it kickstarts something and you can use it as a starting point. Good luck!
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    but honestly, the way I was, there was no way I could just go to eating 3 meals a day, keep it under recommended calorie counts, and not feel like I was totally depriving myself.

    Totally a mind game. If it works for you great but if you can cut down to 180 calorie shake and not feel deprived then you could do it with real food. 2 eggs are only 140 calories and make a far more filling breakfast than one of those shakes. The "nutrients" in the shakes are so miniscule it's laughable unless you add extras like your spinach.
  • dbanks80
    dbanks80 Posts: 3,685 Member
    Had the shake today for lunch and it is not that good! It is oooooookkkkkk and when i had the FF milk and blueberries it came up to the same calories as my morning smoothie. And my smoothies taste 100% better.

    Glad i only got one months worth.
  • RonneyMichelle
    RonneyMichelle Posts: 27 Member
    It think it taste very good. I have been on it for 26 days and have two shakes a day. I'm wondering if those that don't like the taste are making them correctly? I have tried several different recipes and haven't tasted one I didn't love. My hubby has the peanut butter cup one daily for lunch and loves it. We recently started doing the candy bar ones like Almond Joy (awesome awesome and I don't even like coconut!). I don't sell the stuff, but I think it's great. I have no problem having two shakes a day and 1 low cal meal. It makes it so much easier than planning low cal three times a day. I don't get hungry any more than I did when I was just doing a regular low cal diet plan.
    I always feel stuff after drinking one of the shakes.
  • RonneyMichelle
    RonneyMichelle Posts: 27 Member
    I do, I want to drink cake mix, LOL
  • RonneyMichelle
    RonneyMichelle Posts: 27 Member
    Well that's their own fault, not Body by Vi. It's not a magic thing. Whatever you do, whether it be Body by Vi, counting cals, low carb, whatever, it has to be for life. Even with Weight Watchers you can't just hop on it for a while and stop. Every single person I've ever met that has lost on WW and hopped off the WW wagon has gained it back. Every person has to find what works for them and do it for life. Otherwise you'll gain it back. Last year I did low cals and I lost 40 pounds in 5 months. I stopped and gained back 20 of that in 4 months. You can't stop. It's gotta be a lifestyle change.

    Now I'm counting cals and doing Body by Vi. I really truly enjoy it. I look forward to having my shakes each day. I know how to count cals and control my protions and do that for my real food meal each day. I honestly dread having that one real food meal each day. It's the one thing I know I can go over on if I don't have enough willpower. But with the shakes, it's really hard to go over, if you use the right ingredients :)

    Every single person has to find their thing :) We are all dfiferent!
  • dbanks80
    dbanks80 Posts: 3,685 Member
    Ok i have to say i tried one of the recipes Strawberry Cheesecake and it was very good and satisfying! LOL!
  • aemoomoo
    aemoomoo Posts: 70 Member
    MLM scam. Plus, it doesn't teach you how to eat. Unless you plan on drinking shakes for the rest of your life, pass.

    Also, if you want a shake as a meal or a snack, protein powder and fruit to blend with it is much less expensive.

    Its no scam!!! It is protein powder! Its wonderful!


    Are you a rep?? Sure sounds like it.

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