21 day fix?

TylerWhite2015
TylerWhite2015 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 22 in Food and Nutrition
Has anyone tried the 21 day fix? If so did you get results? What are the pro's and con's?

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  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,246 Member
    Con is - it's expensive tupperware and nothing you can't do yourself just by weighing and measuring your food.
  • missh1967
    missh1967 Posts: 661 Member
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    Con is - it's expensive tupperware and nothing you can't do yourself just by weighing and measuring your food.

    /thread
  • TylerWhite2015
    TylerWhite2015 Posts: 2 Member
    Ok thanks. What are some pro's?
  • kk_inprogress
    kk_inprogress Posts: 3,077 Member
    TylerWhite2015 wrote: »
    Ok thanks. What are some pro's?

    You'll effectively support whichever friend is selling it to you on their quest to Multi-Level Marketing nirvana.

    Seriously, don't waste your money! You can learn the same portion control here on MFP, for free! Look into the threads at the beginning of the forums and calculate your appropriate intake levels. You'll have more sustainable success learning how to do this on your own than paying for a program that will only last three weeks and leave your with expensive Tupperware.
  • hanna1210
    hanna1210 Posts: 286 Member
    kkenseth wrote: »
    TylerWhite2015 wrote: »
    Ok thanks. What are some pro's?

    You'll effectively support whichever friend is selling it to you on their quest to Multi-Level Marketing nirvana.

    Seriously, don't waste your money! You can learn the same portion control here on MFP, for free! Look into the threads at the beginning of the forums and calculate your appropriate intake levels. You'll have more sustainable success learning how to do this on your own than paying for a program that will only last three weeks and leave your with expensive Tupperware.

    And honestly, if you want to follow the program, there are guides all over the internet - especially Pinterest. Seriously, save your cash.
  • 6502programmer
    6502programmer Posts: 515 Member
    edited July 2015
    TylerWhite2015 wrote: »
    Ok thanks. What are some pro's?
    Pro:
    • It teaches portion control if you don't want to weigh and measure your food (and can stick to eating only what you can cram in the magic Tupperware.
    • It's cool if you're the company owner and are selling $4.00 worth of plastic for $73.00
    • ?????

    Con:
    • Are you really going to eat from magic Tupperware for the rest of your life?
    • Doesn't answer the "Now what?" question when you've completed active weight loss and enter maintenance.
    • $73.00 for magic Tupperware?
  • kk_inprogress
    kk_inprogress Posts: 3,077 Member
    6502programmer wrote: »
    TylerWhite2015 wrote: »
    Ok thanks. What are some pro's?
    Pro:
    • It teaches portion control if you don't want to weigh and measure your food (and can stick to eating only what you can cram in the magic Tupperware.
    • It's cool if you're the company owner and are selling $4.00 worth of plastic for $73.00
    • ?????

    Con:
    • Are you really going to eat from magic Tupperware for the rest of your life?
    • Doesn't answer the "Now what?" question when you've completed active weight loss and enter maintenance.
    • $73.00 for magic Tupperware?

    Oh, and as soon as you get done with the program, they'll try to convince you to be a Beach Body coach. Con in my book!
  • 6502programmer
    6502programmer Posts: 515 Member
    kkenseth wrote: »
    Oh, and as soon as you get done with the program, they'll try to convince you to be a Beach Body coach scam perpetuator mlm victim associate. Con in my book!

    You had a typo. I fixed that for you!
  • thankyou4thevenom
    thankyou4thevenom Posts: 1,581 Member
    It's perfect for people like my Mother who doesn't believe CICO works.

    However if you're here I suspect you know better. I'd second the looking it up on Pinterest. A lot if the info is on there.

    There's also lots of other exercise regimes you can do for far cheaper. You can also get the actual colour coded tupperwear on its own on Amazon quite cheaply.
  • mattyc772014
    mattyc772014 Posts: 3,543 Member
    I'm picturing Paul Rudd saying their slogan..."I'm gonna fix ya!"
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    6502programmer wrote: »
    TylerWhite2015 wrote: »
    Ok thanks. What are some pro's?
    Pro:
    • It teaches portion control if you don't want to weigh and measure your food (and can stick to eating only what you can cram in the magic Tupperware.
    • It's cool if you're the company owner and are selling $4.00 worth of plastic for $73.00
    • ?????

    Con:
    • Are you really going to eat from magic Tupperware for the rest of your life?
    • Doesn't answer the "Now what?" question when you've completed active weight loss and enter maintenance.
    • $73.00 for magic Tupperware?

    I like this.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    Alluminati wrote: »
    6502programmer wrote: »
    TylerWhite2015 wrote: »
    Ok thanks. What are some pro's?
    Pro:
    • It teaches portion control if you don't want to weigh and measure your food (and can stick to eating only what you can cram in the magic Tupperware.
    • It's cool if you're the company owner and are selling $4.00 worth of plastic for $73.00
    • ?????

    Con:
    • Are you really going to eat from magic Tupperware for the rest of your life?
    • Doesn't answer the "Now what?" question when you've completed active weight loss and enter maintenance.
    • $73.00 for magic Tupperware?

    I like this.

    So do I.

  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    21 Day Fix containers are basically a rip-off of the old Weight Watchers exchanges program. Richard Simmons came out with his own "Deal a Meal" version a decade or two later.

    If you are really interested....instructions are all over the web. This is one reason Weight Watchers went to a convoluted points system....much harder to copy.
  • SconnieCat
    SconnieCat Posts: 770 Member
    I like all of you people....you're all my people.



    OP - 21 Day Fix is a waste of money. Buy a food scale, some Tupperware, and log log log. If you're looking for workouts, there are plenty of free programs online.
  • Azexas
    Azexas Posts: 4,334 Member
    I like the idea of it that it's trying to teach portion control.

    I don't like that it is very expensive and from one of the MLM companies. You can achieve the same effect by purchasing a food scale on Amazon and some Tupperware from the dollar store and save yourself a lot of money in the long run.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    There are no pros. It's a pyramid scheme. The sooner your friend gets out of it, the more money they will save.

    I'm all for trendy diets, but those people are just too much.
  • 29_adjacent
    29_adjacent Posts: 104 Member
    Just looked this up as I had never heard of it before...

    LOL expensive tupperware! Waste of money.
  • KnittingSoo
    KnittingSoo Posts: 42 Member
    The workouts are great! There are 7 of them - they are challenging and lots of variety. That's what I was interested in and they were worth the purchase price to me. I bought mine from Amazon so no 'coach' or multi-level marketing stuff to deal with.

    Other than a check on my portion sizes the day the pack arrived I haven't used the containers at all as I find weighing easier and gives me more flexibility.

    (oh - and I don't buy or use the shakes)

  • RobynUnfiltered
    RobynUnfiltered Posts: 62 Member
    Those shakeology shakes are INSANELY overpriced and seem to be a big part of this program. I it can be overly complicated to get used to, I think it is better to measure and log. I am no expert of course this is just an opinion.
  • Jenni_MFP
    Jenni_MFP Posts: 36 Member
    I bought it a few months back and liked it because it helped me focus on eating proper amounts of veggies, proteins, etc and not just focus on the calories. I mean, if I was tracking just calories I could eat chicken and cake all day and technically be fine, but it's not quality food. I followed the program without shakeology, because I wanted to eat FOOD not drink protein shakes.

    But that's what it took to get me to eat properly. If you already have a good handle on a balanced and healthy diet, then you don't need this. I did think the workouts were great though! Short but very effective.
  • Maxematics
    Maxematics Posts: 2,287 Member
    I'm doing it right now; tomorrow is my 7th Day. Here are the pros and cons thus far.

    Pros
    • I actually feel sore the next day, so the workouts themselves are good. I did Focus T25 prior to this and while I also like that, I feel like this hits more small muscle groups for me and like I'm more sore than when I did T25. I love Beachbody's workout programs but dislike the Coach/Shakeology aspects of it.
    • If you don't buy the containers, it's very easy to find out the sizes online and use what you have at home to replicate the eating plan. I didn't buy this program/the containers.

    Cons
    • I'm not using Shakeology. Overpriced and gimmicky. It works for some people and that's great for them, but I've used it before and wasn't impressed. I find it funny that Shakeology now has Shakeology "Boosts" to add in and one of them is Power Greens, which gives you an extra serving of veggies. But I thought Shakeology had all these nutrients and you'd have to eat like 80 blueberries and a whole head of lettuce to get the same amount of nutrients? Why would I need to add a boost to a supplement that's a ~nutritional, antioxidant, magical powerhouse~? A great quality protein powder would do just fine. There are a lot of sites online that give lists of cheaper protein powders that are comparable to Shakeology's nutritional breakdown.
    • I was eating my own way and counting calories on the first five days of the program and today I decided to follow the eating plan exactly but still measure everything to see how much I'm actually eating. I'm in the 1200 to 1499 bracket. I'm sitting here chowing on ground turkey and spinach, it's 7:35pm, I'm forcing myself to eat this because I don't feel hungry but I just cracked 1000 calories which is way too low. I'm concerned I may not lose weight if my calorie count remains this low. I'll probably eat some peanut butter later just to boost my calories. I'm not sure if other people doing this here are having the same issue, so if you are please chime in with any advice.
    • There are claims online that you will burn up to 400 calories with each workout. People see that number and assume they will burn that much, but that's a high calculation for people who have a lot of weight to lose. Unless you have a heart rate monitor, there isn't a way to tell if this is true. I'm 5'3" and 133 pounds and the most calories I've burned with a workout from this program is around 200.

    For anyone else this may help, here are my burns per exercise. I use a Fitbit Charge HR:
    • Day 1- Total Body Cardio Fix: 189 calories
    • Day 2 - Upper Fix: 115 calories
    • Day 3 - Lower Fix: 175 calories
    • Day 4 - Pilates Fix: 69 calories
    • Day 5 - Cardio Fix (No, this is not the same as the Total Body Cardio Fix): 205 Calories
    • Day 6 - Dirty 30: 136 Calories

    Tomorrow, Day 7, is Yoga Fix. I assume I'll burn no more than 100 calories, much like the Pilates Fix. I also walk at least 10,000 steps per day, usually all in one shot (5 miles in 1.5 hours) and do the C25K program three days per week. I can't say for sure if the 21 Day Fix works well or not until I'm finished, but I do like the way the workouts make me feel and they're enjoyable. Doing any workout is better than doing no workouts.
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    So what happens on Day 22? After you're all "Fixed?"
  • Maxematics
    Maxematics Posts: 2,287 Member
    I'm not trying to be rude, but that is such an overused and tired statement with regard to this program. 21 Day Fix does not mean that you will have the perfect body in 21 days. The reason why it's called 21 Day Fix is because it's a common saying that it takes three weeks to make a habit stick. The program gets people into the habit of working out and eating properly so that they can continue to apply those principles in the future. Anyone who does this program can do another round, do 21 Day Fix Extreme, or do any other program or exercise routine they want to. They can even stop and go into maintenance mode if they're satisfied. Hardly anyone would even consider the program if it were called "Three Week Habit Forming Exercise and Eating Program"; it's just a name designed to pique interest.
  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
    Whenever I hear 21 day fix... for some reason I just think about some guy saying "I need my drug fix man"... just for 21 days... of course.
  • Ladybug1250
    Ladybug1250 Posts: 366 Member
    @synacious thank you for your review. I'm starting this program soon and will take from it what you said. It's not an end all be all after 21 days it's just a good teaching method to get you on track. I for one love the idea of the contanirs, i'm not great at weighing or measuring my food but something about the color coded containers speaks to me, lol we shall see. My co workers have had great success with this program so i figured what the hell.
  • musthavescentscanada
    musthavescentscanada Posts: 27 Member
    edited August 2015
    *mounting the soapbox*
    Can I add, I LOVE Direct Sales as an industry, (reputable, ethical companies who are Better Business Bureau members and who's sales folks get an honest commission for selling GOODS, not for just recruiting 100 of their friends then sitting on their butts...but I digress...lol)
    BUT!!!
    As a nurse, those shakes, pills and potions can be dangerous. The protein and vitamins added in at EXTREMELY high concentrations, that can confuse customers into thinking they're healthy, can also cause Renal damage. That much protein is crazy hard for your kidneys to process! And the Shake peeps generally have NO science background themselves...they have no idea the right questions to ask to ensure a potential client's safety.
    So yes...indulge in the $74.00 Tupperware. Sweat your butt off to the workouts. But for the love of all that is holy...PLEASE think before putting shake/pill/snake oil/whatever into your
    body.
    Your kidneys will thank you.
    *stepping off soapbox*
    Rach
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