Shakeology Question and Honest Answer

I've been drinking the chocolate vegan shakeology for lunch most days for the past couple of weeks. I'm a vegan and I feel that this is helping up the protein and vitamins that I may be lacking. I add peanut butter and frozen fruit and it's delicious. I look forward to it every day. It fills me up and I'm not hungry for hours. Is it helping me lose weight? I think it is helping me reduce my carbs and have a better day overall.

Ugh, why did I reply to a zombie thread?! I can't figure out how they end up back on the main page years later. Sorry guys, didn't check the date. Oops.

It's not you, neverquit33 bumped it. People come in, use the search function (good for them, and hurray), but then they don't notice the thread is stale and post in it, and voila. BRAAAAAINSSSS.

That was a year ago-- Update us! Did you kick the shakes or are you still putting someone at Beachbody's kid through college?

If you've joined this site to keep track of you're calorie intake and for support, then you don't need those shakes. Use the tools on this site to figure out how many calories you should consume a day and workout. Have a nice calorie deficit and stop spending (wasting) your money on that stuff. I know Shakeology has a lot of fans, but if it was halfway reputable and really wanted to help you long term, it would offer some healthy eating habits, as I can't imagine that they expect someone to keep drinking their shakes for the next 30-40 years.

Also, I assume that you're a member of Beach Body. Whether you made this 'friend' before you joined and they ended up becoming your coach, or they reached out to you after you joined...they aren't as much your friend anymore than you are a client and they are there to make money. I personally could not be 'friends' with someone that depended on me spending money on what their selling.

Either way, good luck (and dump the Shakeology!!) :flowerforyou:

(NO OFFENSE TO ANY BEACH BODY SHAKEOLOGY SELLERS! I'M ONLY SAYING THIS BECAUSE SHE FEELS PRESSURED)

I agree 100% with this. It's just glorified (and very expensive...) protein powder.

I know this is a revived old thread, but I figured I'd provide some feedback for other people who might also be thinking about it.

I was a "coach" for a while. Less about the shakeology than it was about discounts on the workout programs, of which I have several and love. If you get them all up front and then cancel, then I'm sure it really pays off for you. If you pay the coaches fee + the shakeology every month, then you're better off buying them at full price, or used off someone who tried and didn't like it.

I *thought* shakeology was working for me. I was using it to replace a meal a day, and it seemed ok. I was using almond milk with it, and when the vegan shakes came out, I tried it but hated the flavor.

When I decided to do an elimination diet to narrow down my food sensitivities, I had tapered off and stopped using shakeology (plus I'd cancelled being a coach, mostly because of the cost of shakeology, so I knew I wouldn't be getting more). What I discovered is that I have allergy symptoms to dairy. I am still completing all the re-introduction challenges, and so far it's dairy and peanuts that I am sensitive to, but the dairy was a biggee - massive amounts of phlegm produced. Regular shakeology has whey protein, and I'd been drinking it for a long time. Given that I had pneumonia twice in the last year, I'm thinking I made myself more susceptible by the continuous influx of whey. Since I have eliminated dairy (and shakeology), I have only had to use flonase once (during the dairy challenge) in the past month.

My daughter, on the other hand, had no problems with shakeology. However, I sent her a container of the IdealShape shake, and she liked the flavor much better, and found it easier to blend.

I found this thread very interesting. I came across it because I was researching Shakeology. I make a shake for breakfast every morning using spinach, almond milk, banana, peanut butter, and cocoa powder. A bunch of my friends have been using Shakeology (and coaching) so I wondered if there was any real reason to try the stuff, or if my current morning shake is just as good. This thread definitely has helped me to decide not to spend my money. I'm not actively "dieting", but I do have PCOS, so I had heard something (again from a coach) about shakeology being good for that.

jennifer_f_torres wrote: »

Hello!

I hope this post helps you. I was recently browsing to see if I would find what the effects of not taking shakeO are, and came across this post. I have been drinking ShakeO since May 4th. My cholesterol was high, my weight hit an all-time high, and needed to do something. I spent the money on the starter kit for ShakeO and 21 Day Fix. I could've bought a cheaper protein shake, but wanted to try something new. I am extremely lazy and gave up on the videos, but I would not discredit them. They are definitely do-able and only 30 min. I just can't find the discipline to stick to the workouts. I have, however, done a minimum of 45 minutes of treadmill/elliptical in the morning before breakfast almost everyday for the last 4.5 months. I was weighing 190.2 and now weigh 144.4. I can't attribute my weight loss to the 21 Day Fix because again, I didn't do the videos consistently. I do however attribute my success to a well balanced diet and limiting the cheat meals to maybe once a month. As far as the shakes, I love the taste. What seperates the shakes from other protein powders I have tried (e.g. Isopure, Isoflex - both lean powders -, Dymatize) is how much vitamins and other crap our body needs ShakeO contains. It also makes you feel full and there are a million different ways you can prepare it. I have not yet stopped taking the shakes. I was thinking of doing so because of the cost; it is way too expensive. My personal opinion is, if you can afford it, try it. I see it as a powder and nothing else and if it's truly made of natural "stuff" don't see why there would be any side effects if you come off of it, so long as you continue to eat healthy.

strong first post.
*golf clap*
but seriously, if you want to tout the benefits of this stuff, why revive a year old thread.... why not just start your own?

lizkokkonen wrote: »

Shakeology is so much more then a protein shake.. It has all these superfoods in it.

lol.