Isagenix - My Journey

CandiMac · October 2017

It may indeed be a scam, and if so, I think you are giving a good warning. But OP seems sincere and has been polite in the face of hostility. That I admire. A polite post wishing her well and asking her if she has considered x,y,z and ending with why in your opinion her diet is likely to fail, and also including a scam warning would be one thing. But many posts went far beyond that.

I don’t care for meal replacement diets myself. I have seen such a diet work for one (singular) acquaintance, however, so I withhold judgment. [/quote]

THANK YOU @ryenday and to @dbanks80 for your supportive words

In this type of forum, and specifically anything to do with health and fitness, there is a never ending list of gimmicks and programs and contradicting facts. It's natural for people to have opinions and I'm good with that, but I agree with you, there are nicer ways you can get the same message across. Which are probably more effective in the end!

piperdown44 · October 2017

dbanks80 wrote: »

I was curious as to how much Isagenix cost the 30 day starter pack is $400!! Holy crap! So what do you do after 30 days?

I buy a Protein powder for $60 and it last me for couple months. I use it as a meal replacement sometimes and it keeps me full and has 36 grams of protein.

Good luck to you.

See, that's where I don't get it. It's nothing more than protein powder and some vitamins and minerals in fancy packaging.
For $400, that's almost a year and a half of me buying standard protein powder and a good multi-vitamin.
I get a tub for $45 at Costco and that last me a little over a month. Another $20 and that get's me 120 multi-vitamins.

^^ but all that is just a supplement to eating and nutrition. It's not my main portion and I have spent the last couple years training myself on portion control.

ninerbuff · October 2017

My input would be LEARN TO EAT PORTIONS CORRECTLY. While I don't advocate dieting for any of my clients, I also don't care what they are doing food consumption wise as long as they are staying in a moderate calorie deficit. I do encourage them to learn how to eat portions of any food and count those calories accurately so they don't have a weight regain issue. This is something that just about any meal replacement company DOESN'T do because they know full well that if you relapse, you'll be back to use their product again.

A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

rheddmobile · October 2017

Whether it's a scam or a very good product, shill posts are still against the rules. And this thread has no indication whatsoever that it's anything but a poorly disguised shill post.

rianneonamission · October 2017

ninerbuff wrote: »

My input would be LEARN TO EAT PORTIONS CORRECTLY. While I don't advocate dieting for any of my clients, I also don't care what they are doing food consumption wise as long as they are staying in a moderate calorie deficit. I do encourage them to learn how to eat portions of any food and count those calories accurately so they don't have a weight regain issue. This is something that just about any meal replacement company DOESN'T do because they know full well that if you relapse, you'll be back to use their product again.

This, a million times over. Programs designed to make you fail so that you keep buying the overpriced crap.

kazz882 · October 2017

Wow, quite disappointed in a lot of these posts, we are all on a journey and all have different reasons, problems etc about how we came to the decision to lose weight. I personally don’t use or want to use any other method rather than eating less and moving more but I would never judge someone for their choices, live and let live! Well done on your weight loss, you are doing a fantastic job.

kazz882 · October 2017

suzannesimmons3 wrote: »

kazz882 wrote: »

Wow, quite disappointed in a lot of these posts, we are all on a journey and all have different reasons, problems etc about how we came to the decision to lose weight. I personally don’t use or want to use any other method rather than eating less and moving more but I would never judge someone for their choices, live and let live! Well done on your weight loss, you are doing a fantastic job.

It's $400 A MONTH for low quality mlm products.

So if you read someone was starving themselves you wouldn't say anything??? It's not healthy or sustainable so of course we should say otherwise it makes us complicit.

Did she say anything about starving herself? Nope, or that it was costing too much? No, I don’t actually think she asked for advice at all, could be wrong though and not arguing the toss, her choices not yours.

Lilpeas2 · October 2017

Really shocked reading this thread. I used isogenix shakes this week. I do not sell it and don't intend to ever sell it. It works for me. I don't do the whole program, just the shakes. I needed to start somewhere and this is where I chose to start. I drink the shakes twice a day and then have a small meal. I also have small snacks throughout the day. I know what I need to work on to lose weight. For me, it's good food choices and portion control. I see Isogenix as a temporarily solution to help me lose weight while I can become more knowledgeable about food. Everyone needs to do what's best for themselves on this journey. If you are trying to lose weight, I support you 100%.

mamadon · October 2017

I know it seems like people on here are just trying to rain on your parade. It's just that so many of us have already gone through all of this. Myself, I tried every fad diet known to man kind. It wasn't until I realized it was about calories in/calories out that I was able to be successful. I've been maintaining for over three years. I have met and seen so many people over the years, who have tried things like Isagenix or Beachbody shakes or Apple Cider Vinegar or whatever. I have yet to read or hear about a single one who has maintained any weight loss.

ninerbuff · October 2017

kazz882 wrote: »

Wow, quite disappointed in a lot of these posts, we are all on a journey and all have different reasons, problems etc about how we came to the decision to lose weight. I personally don’t use or want to use any other method rather than eating less and moving more but I would never judge someone for their choices, live and let live! Well done on your weight loss, you are doing a fantastic job.

But isn't also the forum for teaching and instruction? While the OP may not do anything different than they are doing now, many "lurkers" read these posts. And I find it responsible to give them good accurate information at the same time.

A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

ninerbuff · October 2017

Lilpeas2 wrote: »

Really shocked reading this thread. I used isogenix shakes this week. I do not sell it and don't intend to ever sell it. It works for me. I don't do the whole program, just the shakes. I needed to start somewhere and this is where I chose to start. I drink the shakes twice a day and then have a small meal. I also have small snacks throughout the day. I know what I need to work on to lose weight. For me, it's good food choices and portion control. I see Isogenix as a temporarily solution to help me lose weight while I can become more knowledgeable about food. Everyone needs to do what's best for themselves on this journey. If you are trying to lose weight, I support you 100%.

But that's the issue with programs like these. Liquid diets have the HIGHEST percentage of weight regain amongst users just based on the fact that it's not sustainable and there's no direction on how to eat the portion of food needed to match it's calories.
Say the shake is 120 calories. Now I ask you, what are you going to eat that's 120 calories that fulfills that count without going over?

A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

Lilpeas2 · October 2017

ninerbuff wrote: »

Lilpeas2 wrote: »

Really shocked reading this thread. I used isogenix shakes this week. I do not sell it and don't intend to ever sell it. It works for me. I don't do the whole program, just the shakes. I needed to start somewhere and this is where I chose to start. I drink the shakes twice a day and then have a small meal. I also have small snacks throughout the day. I know what I need to work on to lose weight. For me, it's good food choices and portion control. I see Isogenix as a temporarily solution to help me lose weight while I can become more knowledgeable about food. Everyone needs to do what's best for themselves on this journey. If you are trying to lose weight, I support you 100%.

But that's the issue with programs like these. Liquid diets have the HIGHEST percentage of weight regain amongst users just based on the fact that it's not sustainable and there's no direction on how to eat the portion of food needed to match it's calories.
Say the shake is 120 calories. Now I ask you, what are you going to eat that's 120 calories that fulfills that count without going over?

A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

The shake I drink is 200+ calories but I understand your point. It's a learning curve for me, so I'm trying to find healthy alternatives and will faze out shakes once I learn more about better alternatives. But I didn't get to 250+ with good eating habits. So while I learn different (better) habits I'm going to fill in the blanks with a shake here and there..

LeeAnn2healthy · November 2017

Hope you had great success on your Isagenix program.....I just recently started it and I am absolutely loving it.....

czymom123 · November 2017

@CandiMac

How's it going? Hope all is well.

BcMuscles · November 2017

Good luck on your journey!!

Monisfit4life · January 2018

CandiMac wrote: »

It may indeed be a scam, and if so, I think you are giving a good warning. But OP seems sincere and has been polite in the face of hostility. That I admire. A polite post wishing her well and asking her if she has considered x,y,z and ending with why in your opinion her diet is likely to fail, and also including a scam warning would be one thing. But many posts went far beyond that.

I don’t care for meal replacement diets myself. I have seen such a diet work for one (singular) acquaintance, however, so I withhold judgment.

THANK YOU @ryenday and to @dbanks80 for your supportive words

In this type of forum, and specifically anything to do with health and fitness, there is a never ending list of gimmicks and programs and contradicting facts. It's natural for people to have opinions and I'm good with that, but I agree with you, there are nicer ways you can get the same message across. Which are probably more effective in the end![/quote]

CandiMac wrote: »

It may indeed be a scam, and if so, I think you are giving a good warning. But OP seems sincere and has been polite in the face of hostility. That I admire. A polite post wishing her well and asking her if she has considered x,y,z and ending with why in your opinion her diet is likely to fail, and also including a scam warning would be one thing. But many posts went far beyond that.

I don’t care for meal replacement diets myself. I have seen such a diet work for one (singular) acquaintance, however, so I withhold judgment.

THANK YOU @ryenday and to @dbanks80 for your supportive words

In this type of forum, and specifically anything to do with health and fitness, there is a never ending list of gimmicks and programs and contradicting facts. It's natural for people to have opinions and I'm good with that, but I agree with you, there are nicer ways you can get the same message across. Which are probably more effective in the end![/quote]

CandiMac wrote: »

It may indeed be a scam, and if so, I think you are giving a good warning. But OP seems sincere and has been polite in the face of hostility. That I admire. A polite post wishing her well and asking her if she has considered x,y,z and ending with why in your opinion her diet is likely to fail, and also including a scam warning would be one thing. But many posts went far beyond that.

I don’t care for meal replacement diets myself. I have seen such a diet work for one (singular) acquaintance, however, so I withhold judgment.

THANK YOU @ryenday and to @dbanks80 for your supportive words

In this type of forum, and specifically anything to do with health and fitness, there is a never ending list of gimmicks and programs and contradicting facts. It's natural for people to have opinions and I'm good with that, but I agree with you, there are nicer ways you can get the same message across. Which are probably more effective in the end![/quote]

I completely support you and I am doing Isagenix myself. I have tried every kind of method and that is what works best for me. Feel free to add me as a friend for support. Many people on MFP will criticize your methods because they think there is a one size fits all method to fitness which is certainly not the case. Keep doing what works best for you and forget about those naysayers!!

Blanche76 · January 2018

Good for you! I started Isa in July & love it! I'm getting the nutrition & minerals that I lack.

notreallychris · January 2018

Monisfit4life wrote: »

I completely support you and I am doing Isagenix myself. I have tried every kind of method and that is what works best for me. Feel free to add me as a friend for support. Many people on MFP will criticize your methods because they think there is a one size fits all method to fitness which is certainly not the case. Keep doing what works best for you and forget about those naysayers!!

There's a one size fits all to weight loss. Calorie deficit. No need to spend money on expensive woo to get there. Just eat less of the foods you enjoy.

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