21 Day Fix

If you like the workouts.....sure.

The containers and diet plan (while well rounded) can be you over eating or under eating depending upon your food choices. This comes from people who have logged their containers here.

The containers are a rip-off of the old Weight Watchers Exchanges program, but much less flexible. You end up keeping a sheet for 1/4 and 1/2 containers. You can get measurements and lists on Pinterest if you want to test drive your own (dollar store) containers.

Here's a link to the 21 DF group to give you some more info
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/103806-21-day-fixers

The workouts are great. I did my own version of the containers and had some pretty good success in terms of resetting my eating habits, paying attention to whole foods, etc. I would pre-prepare all of my meals and store them in mason jars in the fridge and it really helped me stay on track.

I lost about 10 lbs doing it and kept it off, but then I got a little lax about my measuring and stopped losing. Started logging with MFP again and bought a kitchen scale and have had much better success. On my good days I do eat about the same as I did on the fix, I just measure it all now and increased my grain servings by a bit.

If you want to give the eating plan a test drive there are a ton of resources on pinterest (of all places).

I think the portion control part is pretty nice I was feeling a bit cheap, so I ended up looking for the container information online and made my own dup containers years ago. I did lose weigh when I tried it, and I was properly nourishing myself. I was getting in more veggies, fruits, carbs into my diet. I did see container dups on amazon if you wanted to copy that.
I think if you're someone who may not want to calorie count, and would rather have food in smaller portions instead this will be good for you. Also if you want make sure you're getting more food variety into your diet this will be good for you.

Once I'm on a plateau I plan on incorporating the containers portion again.

I'm not like a coach for beach body or even a fitness expert just speaking from personal experience.

I didn't follow the workout when I was doing it, so I didn't deduct the workout burn calories, so I was able to eat more.

I think it's definitely worth it (the workouts are wonderful) but you do have to stick with it to see optimum results. It's not magic. However, I found using the containers far easier than counting calories or Weight Watchers (both of which I have done in the not-so-recent past, and both of which I stopped doing). As I'm fixing my meal, I just measure everything into my containers, then replate. No logging in to count calories, points, etc. You do need to plan a little bit, but you have to plan no matter what weight loss program you're doing. I generally start with dinner and my Shakeology, and then after checking off those containers fill in the rest of the day.

Using the containers also helps you create a well-rounded diet, where no food group is demonized.

You can order just the containers online (I ordered a second set from Amazon), and while they are identical in size to my 21 Day Fix containers, the little insert they came with doesn't have nearly the info/food choices as the 21 Day Fix eating plan booklet. For example, you can have wine and treats a few times a week, and there's also "free" foods (like a certain amount of sugar in your coffee). It also gives you info on eating out, sample meal plans, recipes, etc.

My daughter and daughter-in-law have young children, and they both used the 21 Day Fix to lose baby weight, and also to be able to workout at home. My daughter-in-law has the upgraded online All Access pass (so do I) so she also does the Autumn Calabrese maternity workouts (she's currently pregnant again). Obviously, we're fans.

And no, I'm not a coach and no one in my family is. I use the Shakeology, my daughter and daughter-in-law don't.

I also wanted to add that there's always a lot of focus on the container system when the 21 day fix comes up, probably because this is a calorie counting forum. However, the program is more than the eating. It's about making exercise a regular part of your life; about focusing on inches lost or how you're feeling instead of just weight loss; about keeping on and not quitting, even when it's hard.

I love the workouts! The workouts in my opinion are definitely worth it. I've been using the workouts consistently for a few months and am seeing results. I would be seeing better results if I was eating better, but that is my issue to work through. The workouts are great. I do not feel like the shakes or the containers are necessary. They can help, but are not necessary. If you're able, consider Beachbody on Demand... you can get all the Beachbody programs (including 21 day fix) plus all of the extra meal plans and workout plans and stuff that comes with the DVDs but you stream them like Netflix and it's 99/year. I do that instead of a gym membership and it's helped me a lot.