Shakeology or not?

us5sampsonz
us5sampsonz Posts: 5 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I've heard such great success stories about Shakeology, 21 day fix, Piyo, etc. But can't justify the cost of the shakes. I was given a sample and it was delicious and filling...but...not sure if it's worth the expense? Any opinions or success (or non-success stories) out there?

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  • DaddieCat
    DaddieCat Posts: 3,643 Member
    edited January 2016
    Not worth it. Sub par ingredients, proprietary blends (meaning they don't have to tell you how much of what), expensive, and an MLM scheme that profits only those at the top by incentivising users to become salespeople. In addition to that, "coaches" are not required to have any fitness knowledge and only receive training in how to sell more effectively.

    *edited to correct stupid spelling errors.
  • Marilyn0924
    Marilyn0924 Posts: 797 Member
    Save your money, eat real food :)
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    Marilyn0924 wrote: »
    Save your money, eat real food :)

    THIS
  • us5sampsonz
    us5sampsonz Posts: 5 Member
    Thanks! I manage a Credit Union and rarely take lunch breaks (not by choice). I need something quick and easy to get something in for lunch while still working?
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    us5sampsonz wrote: »
    Thanks! I manage a Credit Union and rarely take lunch breaks (not by choice). I need something quick and easy to get something in for lunch while still working?

    Make a bunch of nutritious wraps/burritos. I sometimes make a weeks worth at a time.
  • Marilyn0924
    Marilyn0924 Posts: 797 Member
    Take 10 minutes and eat something!! Bring wraps, salads, soup, oatmeal! Supplement with a yogurt and some fruit or veggies! All are quick eats I prepack lunches for the week every Sunday, so I can just grab and go in the morning. Then a quick heat-up if needed and voila! Lunch :)
  • DaddieCat
    DaddieCat Posts: 3,643 Member
    The simplest solution to that problem would be to pre-make and bring lunches with you. This way you can control calories and macros while still eating something that you enjoy.

    Food prep in this way is very effective and can even be done in advance if you don't have time of a day, it would just require you to plan a few meals and do all the prep for the week at once... provided you make something that will keep that long, but then again, you can always make something that you can freeze and let thaw throughout the day or microwave.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    edited January 2016
    BecomingBane wrote: »
    Not worth it. Sub par ingredients, proprietary blends (meaning they don't have to tell you how much of what), expensive, and an MLM scheme that profits only those at the top by incentivising users to become salespeople. In addition to that, "coaches" are not required to have any fitness knowledge and only receive training in how to sell more effectively.

    *edited to correct stupid spelling errors.

    ^ This, exactly. Every word of it.
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    My understanding is if you really like the shakes, you can get them for cheap on eBay and you won't have a pushy "coach" all up in your bizznass.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    edited January 2016
    Asher_Ethan wrote: »
    My understanding is if you really like the shakes, you can get them for cheap on eBay and you won't have a pushy "coach" all up in your bizznass.

    This seems dicey to me.... dicier than shakeology's sleazy MLM snake oil.
  • ZRx4
    ZRx4 Posts: 158 Member
    Warrior food protein is a good place to start! My hubby makes fresh green juice (then freezes it into cubes)and adds to coconut water and a scoop for his breakfast. Shakeology has crappy ingredients and highly processed.

    http://foodbabe.com/2012/12/13/the-healthiest-protein-powders-on-the-market/
  • jdhcm2006
    jdhcm2006 Posts: 2,254 Member
    us5sampsonz wrote: »
    Thanks! I manage a Credit Union and rarely take lunch breaks (not by choice). I need something quick and easy to get something in for lunch while still working?

    I get it. I used to work at a bank, so I understand how busy lunch time can be. But you're best bet will be to food prep or bring nice and filling snacks. Or even find a cheaper alternative for a meal replacement. I believe EAS makes a meal replacement shake and if need be you can always grab a Slim Fast.
  • bcurryAU
    bcurryAU Posts: 7 Member
    I love the taste of Shakeology and it definitely filled me up. However, the cost did get to be too much. I now use other store bought protein powders but haven't been able to find one that tastes as "chocolately" as the Vegan Chocolate Shakeology. If you can afford it, its worth the try.
  • dylanroy
    dylanroy Posts: 3 Member
    edited January 2016
    There are plenty of other meal replacement shakes to choose from also if you are dead set on shakes. I have a roommate who has one every morning that he buys from GNC. They taste pretty good, but I would rather use up my calories on something like eggs.
  • Wetcoaster
    Wetcoaster Posts: 1,788 Member
    Alan Aragon
    May 9, 2014 ·

    I regularly get questions about this or that MLM product, whether it be Advocare, Herbalife, Visalus, Isagenix, or Whateverthehell. I am yet to come across a health/nutrition-related MLM company that doesn't economize production costs with sub-par nutritional formulations, especially the protein-containing products (for example, MLMs love to use soy as the first ingredient or fructose as the second ingredient). Adding insult to injury, these protein-based products cost at least double that of the leading non-MLM brands that actually use higher-quality protein formulations. To top it all off, these mediocre MLM products are hyped as the best things on the market, and of course they rely on the emotional triggers of zealous testimonials rather than the weight of the scientific evidence. So yeah, my opinion of MLM-based nutritional products is LOL (yes, let the hurt flow through your butt over that). As for the MLM business model, here's a fun read:
  • FunkyTobias
    FunkyTobias Posts: 1,776 Member
    edited January 2016
    randeortiz wrote: »
    Warrior food protein is a good place to start! My hubby makes fresh green juice (then freezes it into cubes)and adds to coconut water and a scoop for his breakfast. Shakeology has crappy ingredients and highly processed.

    http://foodbabe.com/2012/12/13/the-healthiest-protein-powders-on-the-market/

    Please don't link to that idiot's site, or listen to a single thing she has to say


    ETA Shakeology is still overpriced garbage
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    not.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    us5sampsonz wrote: »
    Thanks! I manage a Credit Union and rarely take lunch breaks (not by choice). I need something quick and easy to get something in for lunch while still working?

    Do you have a fridge and microwave - batch cook at weekends and bring in decent meals
    If not prepare your lunch the day before
    Tupperware is your friend

    Also - no to shakeology - it's rubbish .. I'm with Aragon (I wish)
  • FunkyTobias
    FunkyTobias Posts: 1,776 Member
    FunkyTobias wrote: »
    randeortiz wrote: »
    Warrior food protein is a good place to start! My hubby makes fresh green juice (then freezes it into cubes)and adds to coconut water and a scoop for his breakfast. Shakeology has crappy ingredients and highly processed.

    http://foodbabe.com/2012/12/13/the-healthiest-protein-powders-on-the-market/

    Please don't link to that idiot's site, or listen to a single thing she has to say

    ETA. Shakeology is still overpriced garbage
  • FunkyTobias
    FunkyTobias Posts: 1,776 Member
    .
  • Jonna13
    Jonna13 Posts: 288 Member
    Everyone I know who has done "shakeology"has put the weight back on (plus more!) after stopping or become a high-pressure sales person in order to continue with the program. Eat real food at a calorie deficit for long term successful weight loss. If time is a factor, prepare ahead for the week. Save your money and use MFP, it's free too!
  • dolliesdaughter
    dolliesdaughter Posts: 544 Member
    Eat real food
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    us5sampsonz wrote: »
    Thanks! I manage a Credit Union and rarely take lunch breaks (not by choice). I need something quick and easy to get something in for lunch while still working?

    pack your own lunch ….
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    randeortiz wrote: »
    Warrior food protein is a good place to start! My hubby makes fresh green juice (then freezes it into cubes)and adds to coconut water and a scoop for his breakfast. Shakeology has crappy ingredients and highly processed.

    http://foodbabe.com/2012/12/13/the-healthiest-protein-powders-on-the-market/

    nope, nope ..

    pretty much all protein shakes are processed…..geeez …..
  • ba502
    ba502 Posts: 54 Member
    I've been using shakeology for 2 years and haven't become a sales person and have no plans on doing so. I love the stuff, it fills me until lunch. True it is expensive but I don't have a gym membership or use a personal trainer so I don't mind the cost.

  • cebreisch
    cebreisch Posts: 1,340 Member
    Save your money and eat real food. Shakes are expensive over time, and they don't teach you how to eat real food - which means it isn't live-able. The only times I've heard of legitimate use of shakes was for Bariatric patients getting surgery, and in all the cases, they worked back to real food.
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    randeortiz wrote: »
    Warrior food protein is a good place to start! My hubby makes fresh green juice (then freezes it into cubes)and adds to coconut water and a scoop for his breakfast. Shakeology has crappy ingredients and highly processed.

    http://foodbabe.com/2012/12/13/the-healthiest-protein-powders-on-the-market/
    No, just no. Bad website is bad.

    I agree with pre making your own food. Boiled eggs, wraps, salads, sandwiches... Protien bars, peanut butter, nuts/seeds, pre-cut veggies for snacks. Also, how about leftovers the the night before? The choices are endless! Eat what you like.
  • Maxematics
    Maxematics Posts: 2,287 Member
    Shakeology isn't bad but it isn't good either; it's just an overpriced powdered drink. There is absolutely nothing in Shakeology that is a miracle weight loss aid. If you like the taste and can afford it, do you. If you think you need it to be successful in weight loss and because of its hype, you don't.

    I've successfully completed several rounds of 21 Day Fix/Fix Extreme and didn't need colored containers or Shakeology to see results. I like Beachbody's workouts but the "coaches" and sales tactics are annoying.

    I drink a shake at work daily because I don't have time to eat until I get home from work. I personally enjoy Vega All-in-One/Vega Essentials Nutritional Shakes blended with fruit and nut milk. They don't do anything special for me weight wise, but they're not that expensive, they keep me full and they taste great to me.
  • benzieboxx
    benzieboxx Posts: 253 Member
    Jonna13 wrote: »
    Everyone I know who has done "shakeology"has put the weight back on (plus more!) after stopping or become a high-pressure sales person in order to continue with the program. Eat real food at a calorie deficit for long term successful weight loss. If time is a factor, prepare ahead for the week. Save your money and use MFP, it's free too!

    This. A friend of mine sold this stuff (or she still does, no idea) and once on Facebook I simply 'liked' her post about Shakeology. She was talking about how she had lost weight and I just wanted to be encouraging. I got a message from her with this long winded sales pitch that looked like it had been copy and pasted to me all about the product and how I could start my journey today! Load of garbage if you ask me. I did just fine counting points with WW a few years ago and didn't have to supplement anything in my diet or spend any extra money (other than the monthly membership fee, but that was motivating and still cheaper)

    Prepping for the week has been such a time saver for me. Especially with school starting back up. I don't have as much free time anymore to weigh my breakfast and lunch out even on my days off so I do it the night before. Weigh and pack things up for the next day so you'll have great choices for snacks and lunch while you're at work.
  • rattiemomma
    rattiemomma Posts: 41 Member
    Shakeology is essentially a scam. Big money spent on woo and poor ingredients.

    If you like drinking your lunch, you could prepare your own green smoothie at home and bring in a travel cup. And I'm talking about real, nutritious food, weighed and recorded in MFP and blended, not SlimFast or protein shakes or whatever. I loooooooove my NutriBullet to pieces.

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