Shakology... disgusting?

I love the taste and have drank it every day for breakfast since Memorial Day.

I mix vanilla or greenberry with 1/2 cup milk, and 1 no fat yogurt + 4 ice cubes.
I mix strawberry or chocolate with 1/2 cup milk, 1 medium banana + 4 ice cubes.

Admittedly, chocolate was not my favorite, but I'm not a chocolate lover.

I'm with you, I hate the taste of sucralose. The powder I'm using has it, but you only really notice it in the strawberry flavor. I'm letting the wife have most of the strawberry flavor

With both the vanilla and chocolate I use 1 cup of almond milk, one tablespoon of almond butter or peanut butter and a little bit of ice. Yum! I used to make it with water and hated it...so much better this way!

I opted outnof buying these!!! Im finishing insanity and whenever I complain of the lack of results people yell at me for not doing shakeology...which I find odd Xd i mean.....to lose weight , said most easily, is to burn more than what you consume. i have most deffinetly been doing this for months and yes m stronger but im still not down a pant size. Yes I cheat some days but overall my calories are under. Plateau maybe....anyway


I was looking for a good protein upper (a big bucket of whey from GNC i gues) but now I gues, since shakeology does not seem to taste good I appreciate the post, will avoid my temptation to add it to my workouts. Apperantly my success DEPENDS on it, lol.

I don't really see the reason to take it in the first place. Sure, it is a protein shake with some amino acids mixed into it that gives you some protein and fat calories to replace a meal.

Why not just have a meal and build a supplement plan to match your individual needs? An egg (or two), a turkey sausage or a small fillet of salmon, some greek yoghurt for breakfast, then supplement with some fish oil, B vitamins and some beta-alanine... and of course the multivitamin that you are probably already taking. Costs less money, you don't have to "skip" a meal, you feel full for a few hours, and no nasty protein shake aftertaste. Bonus, you are getting the really good proteins instead of processed soy-based protein. Best of all, you can do the above breakfast for only like three hundred calories, so you can add more to it if you need more food. Shakeology? By the time you get done adding other stuff to it to make it palatable, you are going to be spending much more calories than the 160 you already get from that serving of "meal replacement" shake, so you are about even with just having that meal.

Heck, I like a nice big breakfast to start me on my day so I have plenty of energy and feel good about getting up in the morning for my breakfast. I make myself a couple eggs, a turkey sausage, a small serving of greek yoghurt, maybe a slice of toast or a little bit of oatmeal, sometimes a banana or some other fruit. I don't mind spending 400-500 calories on breakfast and then having only a small lunch. By lunch time, I'm not really hungry anyway, and only make myself something simple for a couple hundred calories.

I know, obviously my caloric needs are much higher than yours, and I can budget more calories for a meal than you, but still... The shakeology is costing you just as much as a breakfast sized to the kind of portions you would probably eat anyway. I can easily come in under 1500 calories while eating a big breakfast, and honestly, sometimes I find myself having to add more food to my dinner or having an extra snack later just so I don't go to low on calories for the day.

Why not just eat real food that tastes good, gives you your nutrition, and doesn't cost over $100 per bag?

for me, the powder is cheaper than most "real food" options (especially ones that give me that much protein - I need over 200g daily), it's easier on my stomach in the mornings, and it has some nutrients in it that aren't incredibly easy to get every day otherwise. This is not shakeology, btw. that might not have the same nutrient to value benefit, I have no idea.

I bet your powder is cheaper than shakeology, though. People shell out close to $120 per bag of this stuff when you can easily get the same nutrition from other choices without spending so much money.

for comparison purposes, I'm paying $55 per 5-lb "bucket" (really is kinda silly how big the bucket is... it's half full when brand new, unopened) that contains 58 servings. I also get some store credit "cash back" to the tune of about 10%, so that helps some. good or bad, that's what it is.

I'm with you on that. 2 scoops of Optimum Nutrition is 240 calories, 48g protein. Equivalent to a 1 pound ribeye without the crazy amount of fat (nothing against ribeyes or fat, though!) About 77 servings, $54 5-pound bucket. (Contents settle, that's why they're in such huge buckets btw)

2 servings of whey protein powder $1.40. 1 pound ribeye around $8. Price is a non-factor even against chicken.

Still, nothing wrong with steak or meat in general - better yet wash it down with a shake. It can be rough hitting high protein goals, otherwise. Some shakes are "worse" than others (artificial ingredients) but they're usually based on whey which is fine.

They're called "supplements" for a reason but better to supplement than miss a protein or calorie goal.

I opted outnof buying these!!! Im finishing insanity and whenever I complain of the lack of results people yell at me for not doing shakeology...which I find odd Xd i mean.....to lose weight , said most easily, is to burn more than what you consume. i have most deffinetly been doing this for months and yes m stronger but im still not down a pant size. Yes I cheat some days but overall my calories are under. Plateau maybe....anyway


I was looking for a good protein upper (a big bucket of whey from GNC i gues) but now I gues, since shakeology does not seem to taste good I appreciate the post, will avoid my temptation to add it to my workouts. Apperantly my success DEPENDS on it, lol.

Quality of food matters just as much as quantity.

for me, the powder is cheaper than most "real food" options (especially ones that give me that much protein - I need over 200g daily), it's easier on my stomach in the mornings, and it has some nutrients in it that aren't incredibly easy to get every day otherwise. This is not shakeology, btw. that might not have the same nutrient to value benefit, I have no idea.

I bet your powder is cheaper than shakeology, though. People shell out close to $120 per bag of this stuff when you can easily get the same nutrition from other choices without spending so much money.

You're right. Shakeology is a protein shake marked up by another 250% lol. The final rub is that it tastes terrible from what I understand (unlike common flavored whey).

What shakes are you using? I'm just starting and I like to use protein shakes for meal replacements. I read that you all were commenting about the taste and I was wondering which one you were talking about.

Shakeology from Beachbody. If you are using protein shakes that you enjoy the taste of, and they don't cost an arm and a leg, stick with those. :flowerforyou:

for me, the powder is cheaper than most "real food" options (especially ones that give me that much protein - I need over 200g daily), it's easier on my stomach in the mornings, and it has some nutrients in it that aren't incredibly easy to get every day otherwise. This is not shakeology, btw. that might not have the same nutrient to value benefit, I have no idea.

I bet your powder is cheaper than shakeology, though. People shell out close to $120 per bag of this stuff when you can easily get the same nutrition from other choices without spending so much money.

You're right. Shakeology is a protein shake marked up by another 250% lol. The final rub is that it tastes terrible from what I understand (unlike common flavored whey).

It's not a protein shake

Yes it is. It is glorified protein powder mixed with pulverized vegetable, fruit, and root parts so it has magical abilities such as "never get sick again" like all the pseudo-coaches in Carl Daikeler's world.

ETA: I am not joking, a "coach" actually tried to tell me that he "never gets sick" because of Shakeology. Sure, vitamins and minerals can help boost immunity, but some of these "coaches" try to make a sale by making it sound like magic faerie dust from Oz.

I love the taste and have drank it every day for breakfast since Memorial Day.

I mix vanilla or greenberry with 1/2 cup milk, and 1 no fat yogurt + 4 ice cubes.
I mix strawberry or chocolate with 1/2 cup milk, 1 medium banana + 4 ice cubes.

When you say mix vanilla to you refer to the vanilla (black stick) or vanilla essence? Ive never seen a real vanilla :noway:

I'll start right off by saying, yes, I am a Beachbody Coach. So is my opinion bias...maybe. What I will say is that I drink my Shakeology daily and love it. I either blend up a scoop of chocolate with coconut almond mild and a 1/2 cup of raspberries or I have a scoop of vanilla flavor with a tablespoon of PB. It isn't the most delicious food on the planet and if you expect that, you will be disappointed. I've never come across anyone who disliked Shakeology, it was a matter of finding the right way to blend it up and also allowing their body to adjust to ingesting these ingredients. Some start with a half scoop. I mean really...when was the last time you had maca root and sacha inchi?

I lift and workout. I have protein powder and the two are different. My protein powder I have post lift to fuel my muscle rebuild. It sits like a rock in my stomach and usually makes me sick, but I know it is doing good for my muscle and strength.

What I tell people about Shakeology is that I could list off 70 or more ingredients found from little corners of the world and harvested in such way to protect the nutrients and also sustain economy is little countries. But that is just blabber people can get off the website. So instead I just live a healthy lifestyle, making progress in losing bodyfat, gaining muscle and being fit. Shakeology isn't going to make you super fit by drinking it, you have to put in the hard work. But if it curbs the brownie craving in the afternoon and you stay on track...GREAT! Or maybe the super foods to allow your system to run a little more efficiently to process out the bit of junk food you do have. Because not sure about you, but I don't eat perfect, so I'll take some help keeping the mozzarella sticks from this weekend not stick around. I can also tell people I sleep great at night, I have tons of energy, I do well in competitions, I rarely get a cold and compared to the times in my life when I haven't drank Shakeology, I hold on to less water, have lower body fat percentage and am in better shape.

It isn't a magic pill, but it is part of what makes me me. So if I have people daily asking "I want to do what you do. How do you stay fit?" I tell them my workout, my food choices and that this is the only supplement I take. No multi, no extra A-E vitamins, no CLA, ketones or anything like that. Here, give it a try for 5 days and see if you feel better or not.