Isagenix

But there are those of us that are diet failures and need a little help to get a good jump start. I'd like to hear from those people that have actually used it, not from those who just want to state their opinion.

What does a jump start mean? The best "jump start" a health goal can have is developing a plan that is feasible in the long run. Think about your lifestyle, what your goals are, and make a list of realistic things you can do to achieve those goals.

The problem with the shakes is that they don't actually do anything. That is not an opinion. A drink cannot do anything to your kidneys/liver/intestines that normal food doesn't already do (those are your organs that cleanse your body every day without being asked). This is not opinion. This is fact. A smoothie cannot detoxify your body.

Other facts:
-It's multilevel marketed (also known as a pyramid scheme). It is prohibitively expensive unless you sign up 2 people.
-The primary ingredients are protein powder ingredients (whey and milk protein)
-The plan is a VLCD (very low calorie diet). Once you start eating a normal diet again (which you will.. the program will cost you thousands of dollars), you will gain the weight back.
-It is not FDA approved.

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Should be a sticky for all "detoxes" n "cleanses"

I have a friend who actually gifted me Isagenix products to "try" for my birthday. It was crushing (who gives diet products as a birthday gift?). After a really long conversation with her, I bought it. I tried it. I hated it. I felt irritable, it tastes awful (even people that sell it tell you how awful some of the items taste!) They want you to do a "deep cleanse" 2 days every couple weeks and I felt sick, dizzy, certainly not "cleansed".

There is an item called "Snacks!" you are supposed to use on your cleanse days... they come in a pill bottle and are like big chalky gross tablets. Definitely not anything I would ever call a snack. Some of the bars are tasty (meaning I ate them even after quitting the program), so there is that. I blended the shakes with coconut water and ice and they were fine. Nothing to write home about. I have had better chocolate protein shakes.

I follow a group of them on Facebook.. they constantly tell all the newbies that the bad taste is because their body is "toxic", to "hold your nose and shoot it like alcohol", and that they need to fight through it to have success. I just really don't like the whole vibe. They bill it as a "superfood" and try to use trendy buzz words to get more people to buy it.

I have worked in a corporate office for a multi-level marketing company before... and I just don't like the business model. I feel like I am paying 4x the value of something because I am paying so many people above me to buy it.

Marecuda - thank you! That's what I wanted. A response from someone who has actually tried the product.

$10 bucks says that OP tries the product anyway.

Lmao

Some of the bars are tasty

I smell troll / salesperson / coach, but

Thank you for your comments. I've read all the articles about cleanse and no cleanse. I don't need to read more. What I want to know is have you tried it?

I don't need to try poking a rabid raccoon in the wiggly bits to know that it's a bad idea, either.

Way to go, Trog.....

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I did the 30 day cleanse. I liked it. And I do feel better I continued with the shakes and Ionix Supreme afterward. Hope this is helpful

I use Isagenix, and honestly I love it. My friends introduced me to it a few years ago, and I purchased the 30 day system. Unfortunately, someone broke into my car and stole everything, and I couldn't afford to buy it all again. I suffered several severe injuries that prevented me from exercising, and gained a lot of weight. I ended up weighing almost 200 lbs. Being an athlete my entire life made it even more upsetting. Back in February, they approached me again, and so I sat down and did the research. The thing that people don't understand is that when the program was designed, it was done so purely for health benefits. John Anderson was bit by a brown recluse and underwent 9 surgeries. He is a master formulator, and has formulated numerous products for numerous companies. This one, he came up with in an attempt to reverse the effects the poisons had had on his body. This is how it works: Your body is toxic. Everyone's is. No matter how clean you eat, because of how nutritionally bankrupt our food is, it is impossible to get everything you need from our food. Because of all of the toxins in our system, our bodies are constantly in an acidic state. What Isagenix does, is work at a cellular level to remove the toxins so that your body can become alkalized. Once you are alkalized, it is absolutely amazing what your body can do. It can literally start to heal itself. One benefit of nutritional cleansing is that you WILL lose weight, and I'm talking about fat, not lean muscle. A lot of people don't understand how or why we gain weight. Your body is made of 70-100 TRILLION cells. Every toxin gets absorbed by a cell, surrounded with fat, water, and mucous, and stuffed to the side. That is your bodies way of protecting itself. This is why traditional "dieting", clean eating, and exercise fail to keep the weight off. None of them address the source. As I said before, this system works at a cellular level to release the toxins back into your bloodstream so that your body can metabolize and excrete them through urine, sweat, etc. Once the toxins are gone, the source of fat storage is gone. Now that I have explained that, here is my story. I'll try to keep it short since I know this is already long. I started clean eating at the beginning of the year and dropped a little of the weight, but it was like a yo-yo. On February 17 of this year I started with the 30-day system. In my first 11 days I was down 12.6 inches, and 10.5 lbs. To date, I have lost 57 lbs. and still going. Also, this may be a bit TMI, but I have never had a regular menstrual cycle, but my period went from 2 weeks and very heavy to 3-4 days and significantly lighter. I also noticed that I was having fewer asthma related problems. I did the 9 day system at the beginning of Sept., because I was going on a trip and wanted to lose a few more pounds. I lost 11! Two big issues that people have are the taste of the products, and they feel "sick". Some of the products take a little getting used to, but you can play around with them to make them better. Also, once you start cleansing you will notice a change in your taste. Some of the products I didn't like before, I crave now. There are none that I don't like anymore. As for the sick feeling, that comes with cleansing. Every time you get sick, your body those toxins too, so naturally, when you release them, there is a good chance you will feel some of those symptoms. Well, I epically failed at keeping this short, but I hope this answered your questions. If you have anymore, let me know!