Is shakeology a ripoff?

I've been using Shakeology for a month now. My sis-in-law is a seller and gave me a free bag to try it out.

To the people saying this is not a protein shake: You're wrong. To the people saying this is a protein shake: You're also wrong. The shake powder has protein, vitamins, minerals, and fiber. It is not just one or the other, it's both. To the people saying this replaces a meal: Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. This is not Slim Fast. You're not supposed to drink Shakeology in place of having a healthy meal. You're supposed to add it into your normal food intake in order to stimulate your metabolism and digestion.

But what does it do? Well, the fine print says "results may vary" and it is very true. For some people, this product changes nothing. For others, it IS life changing. People have dropped fat, gained muscle, gained health, gained energy. Personally, I'm somewhere in the middle. My weight in pounds has not changed, but I have dropped 4 sizes all over my body. I don't feel I have any more energy now than I did before.

The reason I continue to use it is because my family is below poverty line, so we can't afford a lot of healthy foods. So long as I can get it for free, I will use it because I feel like I'm getting a lot of nutrition that otherwise would be void from my diet. I would never be able to afford it.

So my suggestion is to talk to people who have used it. Try a sample. There are free samples! And try other types of shakes and supplements as well. You never know what you may find or how it may help you. Every body is different, every product is different.

All these shakes/meal replacements are a rip off. Nothing, but NOTHING, replaces a healthy balanced diet...certainly not a glass of toxic chemicals.

LOL. Do you even know what Shakeology is? Clearly not if you think it is a glass of toxic chemicals. Shakeology contains more than 70 NUTRIENTS… proteins, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, phytonutrients, adaptogen herbs, prebiotics, probiotics, fiber and digestive enzymes.

LOL, do you even...meal replacement? Slim fast has vitamins and protein and carbs and replaces a meal for only like 89 cents when you can find it on sale. Plus you don't have to recruit anyone else to buy them from you to get your "discount", or find and make besties with the seller who may or may not be an actual coach and may or may not return your desperate calls or emails when you run out of your holy grail of fitness and diet. You just walk into any drug store or supermarket and take it to the counter and pay. They even have bars that you can shove in your purse. ...and the best part? You don't even have to mix them with 400 extra cals worth of ingredients to make them "taste so good as long as you...".

Slim Fast doesn't have nearly the same kind of nutrients nor the same quality of nutrients Shakeology has. And you don't have to add 400+ extra calories to Shakeology in order for it to taste good. It tastes good on its own. It tastes even better with strawberries or a tablespoon of peanut butter which certainly doesn't add up to 400+ calories. I took all honors math courses in high school and college… so I know math

apparently, you skipped basic nutrition class though….

Hahaha no actually, I've taken many nutrition courses since they're required for my major. Not only have I taken multiple nutrition courses, I've gotten a 98 or better in every course. I have a 4.0 GPA so don't ever try to disrespect me and my intelligence. I know my stuff. You on the other hand clearly haven't done research on Shakeology. You're just pulling things out of your ignorant *kitten*. I haven't seen you post anything worth reading or any valuable information on this forum. So before you make comments on something you obviously know nothing about, therefore making an *kitten* out of yourself, I suggest you do your research Shakeology.

If you're not dropping weight but you are dropping sizes, then you must be lifting weights. There's no other way that's physically possible. You don't gain muscle on Shakeology alone.

All these shakes/meal replacements are a rip off. Nothing, but NOTHING, replaces a healthy balanced diet...certainly not a glass of toxic chemicals.

LOL. Do you even know what Shakeology is? Clearly not if you think it is a glass of toxic chemicals. Shakeology contains more than 70 NUTRIENTS… proteins, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, phytonutrients, adaptogen herbs, prebiotics, probiotics, fiber and digestive enzymes.

LOL, do you even...meal replacement? Slim fast has vitamins and protein and carbs and replaces a meal for only like 89 cents when you can find it on sale. Plus you don't have to recruit anyone else to buy them from you to get your "discount", or find and make besties with the seller who may or may not be an actual coach and may or may not return your desperate calls or emails when you run out of your holy grail of fitness and diet. You just walk into any drug store or supermarket and take it to the counter and pay. They even have bars that you can shove in your purse. ...and the best part? You don't even have to mix them with 400 extra cals worth of ingredients to make them "taste so good as long as you...".

Slim Fast doesn't have nearly the same kind of nutrients nor the same quality of nutrients Shakeology has. And you don't have to add 400+ extra calories to Shakeology in order for it to taste good. It tastes good on its own. It tastes even better with strawberries or a tablespoon of peanut butter which certainly doesn't add up to 400+ calories. I took all honors math courses in high school and college… so I know math

Apparently you didn't take honors avoiding-MLM-scams though...

I don't care about MLM scams. MLM or not, I know what it did for me when I was drinking it. And since I can afford it, why not?

Oh I guess we are implying it is fancy? What if I told you I can afford it too? But that I don't buy the mumbo jumbo about the superior quality b/c b.s.? What if I also told you when I find two similar items and one is easier to get and allows me to spend my money on frivolous shiny things I prefer, I go that route? Does that make me broke? Or a dummy who can't get into honors classes?

The fact that you think Slim Fast and Shakeology are similar is just amusing to me. Take a look at the ingredients in each. They don't even compare. Shakeology is expensive because of the quality of super foods in the product. Sorry but your Slim Fast is processed hydrogenated sugary crap. If you think Slim Fast is healthy, you don't know the first thing about nutrition. Slim Fast was even labeled as NOT HEART HEALTHY.

SLIM FAST: 190 calories, 6 g fat, 24 g carbs, 5 g fiber, 18 g sugar, 10 g protein.

MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE
CALCIUM PHOSPHATE
SODIUM ASCORBATE
VITAMIN E ACETATE
ZINC GLUCONATE
FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE
NIACINAMIDE
CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE
MANGANESE SULFATE
VITAMIN A PALMITATE
PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE
RIBOFLAVIN
THIAMIN MONONITRATE
FOLIC ACID
CHROMIUM CHLORIDE
BIOTIN
SODIUM MOLYBDATE
POTASSIUM IODIDE
PHYLLOQUINONE (VITAMIN K1)
SODIUM SELENITE
CYANOCOBALAMIN (VITAMIN B12)
CHOLECALCIFEROL (VITAMIN D3)
SWEETENED WITH NUTRITIVE SWEETENERS AND NONNUTRITIVE SWEETENERS. CONTAINS MILK AND SOY.

SHAKEOLOGY: (Chocolate vegan flavor) 170 calories, 2.5 g fat, 22 g carbs, 5 g fiber, 9 g sugar, 16 g protein.

Chlorella
spiraling
Hydrilla
Blue green algae
spinach powder
barley grass
kamut grass
oat grass
wheat grass
acerola powder
camu-camu powder
pomegranate powder
bilberry powder
blueberry powder
goji berry powder
acai powder
maitake powder
citrus bioflavonoid
rose hips powder
maca powder
astragalus powder
ashwagandha powder
cordyceps
reishi powder
schisandra powder
suma powder
ginko powder
banana powder
carrot powder
orange powder
pineapple powder
raspberry powder
strawberry powder
yacon powder
bifodobacterium longum
lactobacillus acidophilus
lactobacillus acidophilus DDS-1
lactobacillus bulgaricus
lactobacillus casei
streptococcus thermophilus
sacha inchi
flax seed
chia seed
apple fiber powder
MSM
pea fiber
quinoa
amylase
papain
cellulase
lactase
lipase
protease
bromelain
amaranth
grape seed extract
green tea extract
natural sweetener blend
cocoa powder
xanthan gum
chocolate powder
guar gum and cinnamon powder

don't forget ..it also contains magical unicorn dust from ground up unicorn horns….

gave me a free bag to try it out.

So long as I can get it for free, I will use it

This Shake is a game changer. Shakeology combined with healthy eating and a good workout will change your results for the better. I was half way through my first round of Insanity when I started using Shakeology. My results had kind of stalled and this pushed me to my goal. $129.00 for a 30 day supply gets a lot of people to say WOW, Hold up that's expensive!!!!!! People this is a meal replacement shake not a protein shake. YOU replace one of your higher calorie meals with this and it averages $4 a meal. You can't shop or go out to eat and get a Healthy meal for $4. You try this shake for a week or two and then miss a day and you can tell. Shakeology does give you energy and does all the things it say's, PLUS what other meal replacement shake or protein shake offers a money back guarantee if you don't like it or the results you get???????????

You can't shop or go out to eat and get a Healthy meal for $4.

Here is the ingrediant list of Gold Standard 100% Whey double rich chololate for comparison.
INGREDIENTS:
Protein Blend (Whey Protein
Isolate,
Whey Protein Concentrate,
Whey
Peptides),
Cocoa (Processed with Alkali),
Artificial Flavors, Lecithin, Acesulfame
Potassium, Aminogen Lactase

For Comparison here is the ingredient list of just eating real food, say a banana
INGREDIENTS:
Banana

You can't shop or go out to eat and get a Healthy meal for $4.

Just throwing this little thought here...I get super annoyed with how they are called Beachbody coaches, which makes it sound like they have some kind of nutrition or fitness training. Not that some don't, but the majority of them do not and even though most of us realize they are basically just independent consultants...it can really pull the wool over the eyes of people who are new to things and are desperate to lose weight. :-/.