I'm not familiar with it.

sounds dodgy and not worth the risk to your body.

I must be the worst friend in the world, but every now and then, a friend gives me "helpful" advice or stuff to try. I always say thank you and then throw out the wonder potions :-) In the end, she will never know whether you took it; and if she asks, you can say you tried one and it made you feel sick ;-) Do what's right for you :-)

I haven't tried that particular one. I have tried the shakes as a protein routine for my breakfast. I tried Advocare (online), and then Nature's Best Zero Carb Isopure Whey Protein from GNC. I didn't lose much using either one and my energy levels weren't great. Not a magic weight loss success in my journey. Additionally, I found that the taste and consistency, no matter how blended are - were -meh. Second, is the cost and sustainability to keep going is a bit too much and third, probably the most important issue for me was that there are sugars and other additives that were just not friendly to my GI tract. I was really gassy and bloated rather than truly satisfied and energetic. For me, they did not "fill me up" or help with the satiety at all. Just my personal experience with those two.

Since I started LCHF in March, I switched to 2 eggs and 1-2 bacon for breakfast and I prepare real foods (chicken, steaks, fish) for lunch and dinner. I find eggs and bacon or sausage to be much more satisfying and keeps me longer in the morning until lunch without the urge to snack. I feel clearer mentally and feel physically stronger. Plus, the cost is lower and I can use the eggs and bacon in other food preparation. A week supply isn't going to do much either way, I'm always open to experimentation and finding what works, what doesn't for me. If you are curious and your friend swears by it, Heck, give it a shot. (If I were to do it over, I would have skipped it) Live and learn.. Record your satiety, your energy levels. Worst case, you lost a week or two. Just avoid signing up for anything via email, a few of these magic proteins are really a pyramid scheme and you'll never get rid of the emails.

If someone wants me to try something but can't tell me what it does or what the ingredients are, I'd tell them to get bent. No way. Sounds like MLM and she's trying to get her plexus for free or make money off of you.

My boss's wife just started selling this stuff, and honestly, after looking it up, assuming you mean the "Plexus Pink Drink" thing, there is no way in heck I'm putting all these chemicals and stuff into my body. When I told her just before she stared on this bandwagon that I keep my weight and cholesterol, etc., under control BY EATING TONS OF FAT AND DROPPING THE CARBS, she looked at my like I was speaking Greek. I repeated it for her, and then she proceeded to sign up for this stuff a few weeks after. She's at a healthy weight but can't seem to accept it. The results are supposed to emulate those we already get from this WOE, but I'm skeptical...

That Garcinia stuff is the one all the celebrities are going on about these days. They have one version that has a stimulant in it to "get you going" but it causes some people to get shaky. I will say this, though. It did help my boss quit his 25 year Diet Coke habit...

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