Shakeology Question and Honest Answer
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What "superfoods"? Can you name a superfood please?0
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You must really be impressed with it if you joined the board just to resurrect a 3-year old thread to gush about how great Snakeoilogy is in your very first post. You wouldn't happen to be a Beachbody salesperson, would you?
Shakeology is overpriced, inferior junk. It uses low-quality proteins in a "proprietary blend" (which means they don't have to disclose to you how much of each ingredient they're actually using), and there is no such thing as "superfoods" except in advertising/marketing woo.6 -
My take on shakeology is:
1. It is all natural and gives me a nutritious breakfast.
2. Never let someone pressure you into buying it. If you've researched it and feel like it would be a good fit for you, I recommend buying it. You can always return it within 30 days(even if your bag is empty).
3. Being mindful of your portions and exercising are your best options for weight loss which is why MFP is a great tool.
Ultimately, you have to do what you feel is the best choice for your particular health. I have had friends who drank shakeology, lost weight and didn't gain it back. I think the biggest reason for that was that they portioned their foods and got in some activity 3-4 times a week. But taking a leap of losing weight can be scary so if drinking a shake in the morning helps you with this, go for it.
I'm sorry you feel pressured by your friend.
Good luck!!1 -
Walmart sells cheap protein powder, you'd save so much money just getting that if you need to supplement protein. I'd rather eat food.0
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jakesfitness wrote: »Im also a coach like JenBrown... I personally love the stuff, my parents really dont like it so much, so to each his own... but no there arent any side effects. the product is all natural and is just like as if you were eating food, just in a drink form. I really love shakeology and think that it did help me lose a lot of weight, since i didnt use it the entire time i did my first round of p90x, when i was drinking it i saw better results... that was my personal experience and that of a lot of people involved with beachbody programs.
I know there are a lot of Shakeology haters out there, but dont let other people influence your decision... its your health not theirs. you sound like youve done your research, so if you think its right for you try it... if it doesnt work you get your money back, no big deal...
Shakeology has nothing to do with health.....4 -
Does anyone realize how old this post is?1
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fitandfabwithbecky wrote: »My take on shakeology is:
1. It is all natural and gives me a nutritious breakfast.2. Never let someone pressure you into buying it. If you've researched it and feel like it would be a good fit for you, I recommend buying it. You can always return it within 30 days(even if your bag is empty).3. Being mindful of your portions and exercising are your best options for weight loss which is why MFP is a great tool.Ultimately, you have to do what you feel is the best choice for your particular health. I have had friends who drank shakeology, lost weight and didn't gain it back. I think the biggest reason for that was that they portioned their foods and got in some activity 3-4 times a week. But taking a leap of losing weight can be scary so if drinking a shake in the morning helps you with this, go for it.
I'm sorry you feel pressured by your friend.
Good luck!!
Oh and Zombie thread.
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Hi,
I know this is a very old thread but I have been scouring the internet trying to find some answers and came upon this. I drank shakeology and was a beach body coach for about 8 years. I still use beach body workouts and love them. I started with regular shakeology and switched to the vegan because of stomach issues. This year i decided i didn't want to drink shakes anymore so i quit drinking them. Now i have horrible digestive issues and have to go to a doctor to find out what is causing them. I'm guessing there was something in shakeology that was aiding in my digestion and was really good for me, but because there are a million ingredients i cannot for the life of me figure out what it is. I don't want to be addicted to anything, especially not a "superfood shake."0 -
brookeahoward wrote: »Hi,
I know this is a very old thread but I have been scouring the internet trying to find some answers and came upon this. I drank shakeology and was a beach body coach for about 8 years. I still use beach body workouts and love them. I started with regular shakeology and switched to the vegan because of stomach issues. This year i decided i didn't want to drink shakes anymore so i quit drinking them. Now i have horrible digestive issues and have to go to a doctor to find out what is causing them. I'm guessing there was something in shakeology that was aiding in my digestion and was really good for me, but because there are a million ingredients i cannot for the life of me figure out what it is. I don't want to be addicted to anything, especially not a "superfood shake."
So the stuff is like hard drugs, giving debilitating physical withdrawals/complications when stopped? Good to know. Which is a bummer, you could have just been eating the same calories in nutritious food you loved, lost weight, and felt better. Hope you get well soon, and thanks again for the warning ⚠️8 -
brookeahoward wrote: »Hi,
I know this is a very old thread but I have been scouring the internet trying to find some answers and came upon this. I drank shakeology and was a beach body coach for about 8 years. I still use beach body workouts and love them. I started with regular shakeology and switched to the vegan because of stomach issues. This year i decided i didn't want to drink shakes anymore so i quit drinking them. Now i have horrible digestive issues and have to go to a doctor to find out what is causing them. I'm guessing there was something in shakeology that was aiding in my digestion and was really good for me, but because there are a million ingredients i cannot for the life of me figure out what it is. I don't want to be addicted to anything, especially not a "superfood shake."
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IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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fitandfabwithbecky wrote: »My take on shakeology is:
1. It is all natural and gives me a nutritious breakfast.It's NOT all natural. If you have to extract the ingredients from a fruit, vegetable, etc., it's PROCESSED. Think about it, you don't pick the powder off a tree or pull it directly from the ground. And how do you know it's nutritious? They mention NO DOSAGE of the "super" ingredients on the label. I could put a microgram in a product and just say it's in the label. Doesn't mean it would be effective.
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Yes, I used to work for a supplements company and we did exactly this - we'd put "proprietary blend" on the label and include the name of the "magic" ingredient (which might have had some effectiveness in clinical trials) but not the amount. In one case we used exactly 1/100th of the amount in the trials.5
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