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Weight loss products
samcskelton
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A friend gave me a code for $10 off Modere products. I was wondering if anybody else out there uses Modere for weight loss? I’d like advice on which products are best!
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You lose weight by consistently eating less calories than you expend. The only benefit from any supplement is if it somehow helps you accomplish that goal. But no (legal) supplement will speed up weight loss to any significant degree, other than making your wallet lighter.
A general rule for weight loss “supplements”: if it works, it isn’t legal; if it’s legal, it doesn’t work.9 -
It's an MLM, I'd stay away.6
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Does friend happen to sell said products?4
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She does sell them. Although it’s not MLM, it’s Social retail.
I’m looking at it as supplemental nutrition so like skip a meal and have the protein stuff instead. “Supplement” so yeah, it’s less calories in, but also has the extra nutrients for working out. Fiber and protein being the two biggest.23 -
samcskelton wrote: »She does sell them. Although it’s not MLM, it’s Social retail.
I’m looking at it as supplemental nutrition so like skip a meal and have the protein stuff instead. “Supplement” so yeah, it’s less calories in, but also has the extra nutrients for working out. Fiber and protein being the two biggest.
Exercise doesn't increase your need for fiber, and Americans usually eat more than enough protein. Even with the $10 discount, it's way more expensive than chicken breast, or a generic meal replacement. They seem to sell overpriced, scammy products. The only weight loss product i recommend is a food scale.
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samcskelton wrote: »She does sell them. Although it’s not MLM, it’s Social retail.
I’m looking at it as supplemental nutrition so like skip a meal and have the protein stuff instead. “Supplement” so yeah, it’s less calories in, but also has the extra nutrients for working out. Fiber and protein being the two biggest.
Now we know why she gave you the coupon.
Skipping a meal would be temporary in the fact that once you got to your goal weight, ideally you wouldn't be skipping meals anymore. The thing that most benefits anyone trying to lose weight is to eat in a way that you're going to be able to maintain long term including when you finally get to your goal. If you're not planning to forever replace meals here and there with a supplement or shake or whathaveyou, why start right? Plan your meals. Buy a food scale, weight it all out and go from there. Promise that's going to be far more benefit than whatever your friend is trying to sell you.7 -
Eeek for that price I buy my groceries for nearly a month... With that food (which includes a protein supplement for my breakfasts), I easily hit my protein goal (1+g/kg body weight) and fiber (30+g). There's no way I'd spent that much money on a supplement.
If you're looking to supplement protein, I'd go with one of those: https://labdoor.com/rankings/protein
Most (if not all) of them are cheaper and most certainly higher quality.
For fiber, just make sure to get your 5 a day and chose whole grain products or legumes where possible. There's no need for a fiber supplement and from what I've read, the benefits of isolated fiber on cancer prevention and cholesterol are sketchy at best. It's better to eat the foods where fiber occurs naturally, than to use an over priced supplement.6 -
If I "skip" a meal, it's to save calories for another meal...not to replace food with something that probably doesn't taste as good as food I'd eat, that still has calories.
Losing weight requires a calorie deficit - you don't need "weight loss supplements" to achieve that.7 -
“Some supps might have shown beneficial effects on animals or cells in a test tube but that doesn’t necessarily mean they translate to humans,” says Deere. Manufacturers don’t always have to provide rigorous evidence for their claims, so be vigilant. The natural amino acid-derived carnitine and forskolin, which is produced by the Indian coleus plant, are both involved in fat oxidation but evidence for their benefits in supplement form is thin on the ground.
Ketones were once considered to be the missing component of your supplement stack when it came to burning body fat. However, they are turning out to be more of a money-burning supplement than a fat-reducing one.
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Best weight loss products ...
Kitchen scales and a pair of sneakers. Most weight loss supplements will decrease your bank balance more than your weight.9 -
samcskelton wrote: »She does sell them. Although it’s not MLM, it’s Social retail.
I’m looking at it as supplemental nutrition so like skip a meal and have the protein stuff instead. “Supplement” so yeah, it’s less calories in, but also has the extra nutrients for working out. Fiber and protein being the two biggest.
Calling a ferret a kitten doesn't make it a cat, It's still a rat.
Calling MLM "Social retail" doesn't mean it's not MLM or scammy.
Are you sure it's your "friend" selling this stuff?12 -
samcskelton wrote: »She does sell them. Although it’s not MLM, it’s Social retail.
I’m looking at it as supplemental nutrition so like skip a meal and have the protein stuff instead. “Supplement” so yeah, it’s less calories in, but also has the extra nutrients for working out. Fiber and protein being the two biggest.
If the people selling it get rewarded for getting other people to sell it and get a cut of what they sell, it's an MLM. Companies are seeing that MLM is finally getting a bad rep, so they came up with a new term.
You can get fiber and protein from food just like a supplement, and if you need extra fiber and protein, you can just go to Walmart and get some Metamucil and a tub of protein powder. Don't waste your money. Buy a food scale, log accurately and consistently, learn from your food log to find a way of eating you can stick to for the rest of your life so you don't gain any weight you lose back.
Don't fall for it. All these fancy "supplements" charge you a lot of money for something you can get cheaper or don't need at all5 -
samcskelton wrote: »She does sell them. Although it’s not MLM, it’s Social retail.
I’m looking at it as supplemental nutrition so like skip a meal and have the protein stuff instead. “Supplement” so yeah, it’s less calories in, but also has the extra nutrients for working out. Fiber and protein being the two biggest.
If the people selling it get rewarded for getting other people to sell it and get a cut of what they sell, it's an MLM. Companies are seeing that MLM is finally getting a bad rep, so they came up with a new term.
You can get fiber and protein from food just like a supplement, and if you need extra fiber and protein, you can just go to Walmart and get some Metamucil and a tub of protein powder. Don't waste your money. Buy a food scale, log accurately and consistently, learn from your food log to find a way of eating you can stick to for the rest of your life so you don't gain any weight you lose back.
Don't fall for it. All these fancy "supplements" charge you a lot of money for something you can get cheaper or don't need at all
I personally like "social retail" it more honestly represents that you're only going to make money by preying on your friends and family.17 -
stanmann571 wrote: »samcskelton wrote: »She does sell them. Although it’s not MLM, it’s Social retail.
I’m looking at it as supplemental nutrition so like skip a meal and have the protein stuff instead. “Supplement” so yeah, it’s less calories in, but also has the extra nutrients for working out. Fiber and protein being the two biggest.
If the people selling it get rewarded for getting other people to sell it and get a cut of what they sell, it's an MLM. Companies are seeing that MLM is finally getting a bad rep, so they came up with a new term.
You can get fiber and protein from food just like a supplement, and if you need extra fiber and protein, you can just go to Walmart and get some Metamucil and a tub of protein powder. Don't waste your money. Buy a food scale, log accurately and consistently, learn from your food log to find a way of eating you can stick to for the rest of your life so you don't gain any weight you lose back.
Don't fall for it. All these fancy "supplements" charge you a lot of money for something you can get cheaper or don't need at all
I personally like "social retail" it more honestly represents that you're only going to make money by preying on your friends and family.
That's a fair point. The icky neediness is right in the name.5 -
regarding weight loss products ... I came to the conclusion a while back whilst looking through all the "diet" foods and supplements in a store that the answer to my weightloss question was not to buy more stuff to put in my mouth ... putting stuff in my mouth made me fat in the first place, buying more stuff to put in there is not going to help. .... restricting what you put in there WILL help2
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Social Retail - that’s genius!0
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Lillymoo01 wrote: »Best weight loss products ...
Kitchen scales and a pair of sneakers. Most weight loss supplements will decrease your bank balance more than your weight.
I was going to say this exact thing.
"Social retail"... double speak at its finest.2 -
stanmann571 wrote: »samcskelton wrote: »She does sell them. Although it’s not MLM, it’s Social retail.
I’m looking at it as supplemental nutrition so like skip a meal and have the protein stuff instead. “Supplement” so yeah, it’s less calories in, but also has the extra nutrients for working out. Fiber and protein being the two biggest.
If the people selling it get rewarded for getting other people to sell it and get a cut of what they sell, it's an MLM. Companies are seeing that MLM is finally getting a bad rep, so they came up with a new term.
You can get fiber and protein from food just like a supplement, and if you need extra fiber and protein, you can just go to Walmart and get some Metamucil and a tub of protein powder. Don't waste your money. Buy a food scale, log accurately and consistently, learn from your food log to find a way of eating you can stick to for the rest of your life so you don't gain any weight you lose back.
Don't fall for it. All these fancy "supplements" charge you a lot of money for something you can get cheaper or don't need at all
I personally like "social retail" it more honestly represents that you're only going to make money by preying on your friends and family.
That's true. I do also like "social retail" better than what I heard someone on my friends list call it -- she said she was a small business owner.
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collectingblues wrote: »stanmann571 wrote: »samcskelton wrote: »She does sell them. Although it’s not MLM, it’s Social retail.
I’m looking at it as supplemental nutrition so like skip a meal and have the protein stuff instead. “Supplement” so yeah, it’s less calories in, but also has the extra nutrients for working out. Fiber and protein being the two biggest.
If the people selling it get rewarded for getting other people to sell it and get a cut of what they sell, it's an MLM. Companies are seeing that MLM is finally getting a bad rep, so they came up with a new term.
You can get fiber and protein from food just like a supplement, and if you need extra fiber and protein, you can just go to Walmart and get some Metamucil and a tub of protein powder. Don't waste your money. Buy a food scale, log accurately and consistently, learn from your food log to find a way of eating you can stick to for the rest of your life so you don't gain any weight you lose back.
Don't fall for it. All these fancy "supplements" charge you a lot of money for something you can get cheaper or don't need at all
I personally like "social retail" it more honestly represents that you're only going to make money by preying on your friends and family.
That's true. I do also like "social retail" better than what I heard someone on my friends list call it -- she said she was a small business owner.
Yep, I know a few BB coaches and that's in the talking points, "small business owner" and "entrepreneur". <sigh>1 -
collectingblues wrote: »stanmann571 wrote: »samcskelton wrote: »She does sell them. Although it’s not MLM, it’s Social retail.
I’m looking at it as supplemental nutrition so like skip a meal and have the protein stuff instead. “Supplement” so yeah, it’s less calories in, but also has the extra nutrients for working out. Fiber and protein being the two biggest.
If the people selling it get rewarded for getting other people to sell it and get a cut of what they sell, it's an MLM. Companies are seeing that MLM is finally getting a bad rep, so they came up with a new term.
You can get fiber and protein from food just like a supplement, and if you need extra fiber and protein, you can just go to Walmart and get some Metamucil and a tub of protein powder. Don't waste your money. Buy a food scale, log accurately and consistently, learn from your food log to find a way of eating you can stick to for the rest of your life so you don't gain any weight you lose back.
Don't fall for it. All these fancy "supplements" charge you a lot of money for something you can get cheaper or don't need at all
I personally like "social retail" it more honestly represents that you're only going to make money by preying on your friends and family.
That's true. I do also like "social retail" better than what I heard someone on my friends list call it -- she said she was a small business owner.
As a small business owner, that hurts my teeth.
1. I don't pay anyone "upchannel" for anything other than product.
2. Nobody "upchannel" tells me how to price things.
3. If I want to pick up or drop a line of product, I don't have to ask permission.
4. I acknowledge that there are some superficial similarities between the MLM and the franchise model, There's also some very real differences. For example: and I'm not- If I were a McDonald's Franchise "owner".. Corporate doesn't charge me extra when they run television commercials. Until the Modere guy showed up, nobody here even knew what Modere was.
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stanmann571 wrote: »samcskelton wrote: »She does sell them. Although it’s not MLM, it’s Social retail.
I’m looking at it as supplemental nutrition so like skip a meal and have the protein stuff instead. “Supplement” so yeah, it’s less calories in, but also has the extra nutrients for working out. Fiber and protein being the two biggest.
If the people selling it get rewarded for getting other people to sell it and get a cut of what they sell, it's an MLM. Companies are seeing that MLM is finally getting a bad rep, so they came up with a new term.
You can get fiber and protein from food just like a supplement, and if you need extra fiber and protein, you can just go to Walmart and get some Metamucil and a tub of protein powder. Don't waste your money. Buy a food scale, log accurately and consistently, learn from your food log to find a way of eating you can stick to for the rest of your life so you don't gain any weight you lose back.
Don't fall for it. All these fancy "supplements" charge you a lot of money for something you can get cheaper or don't need at all
I personally like "social retail" it more honestly represents that you're only going to make money by preying on your friends and family.
Well, I hadn't thought of it from that angle. You do make a fair point. I'm conflicted now. I need to walk and think whether I want to be cynical and jaded about this phrasing or annoyed by it. 6 -
collectingblues wrote: »stanmann571 wrote: »samcskelton wrote: »She does sell them. Although it’s not MLM, it’s Social retail.
I’m looking at it as supplemental nutrition so like skip a meal and have the protein stuff instead. “Supplement” so yeah, it’s less calories in, but also has the extra nutrients for working out. Fiber and protein being the two biggest.
If the people selling it get rewarded for getting other people to sell it and get a cut of what they sell, it's an MLM. Companies are seeing that MLM is finally getting a bad rep, so they came up with a new term.
You can get fiber and protein from food just like a supplement, and if you need extra fiber and protein, you can just go to Walmart and get some Metamucil and a tub of protein powder. Don't waste your money. Buy a food scale, log accurately and consistently, learn from your food log to find a way of eating you can stick to for the rest of your life so you don't gain any weight you lose back.
Don't fall for it. All these fancy "supplements" charge you a lot of money for something you can get cheaper or don't need at all
I personally like "social retail" it more honestly represents that you're only going to make money by preying on your friends and family.
That's true. I do also like "social retail" better than what I heard someone on my friends list call it -- she said she was a small business owner.
Yep, I know a few BB coaches and that's in the talking points, "small business owner" and "entrepreneur". <sigh>
LOL, More like still a wage slave, but now you're paying your boss for the privilege of working for him/her, and the harder you work and more you make, the more he slices off.2 -
That all makes sense.
I usually take protein supplements anyway as I am Vegetarian, so it wouldn’t be as big a deal for me. I was just wondering if it was worth it to sign up for a monthly subscription... but given everything else they have that is not food and “not put in my mouth” stuff, I’m going to try it out. If I don’t like it, I can cancel.
It’s the easiest way to just see for myself.
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samcskelton wrote: »That all makes sense.
I usually take protein supplements anyway as I am Vegetarian, so it wouldn’t be as big a deal for me. I was just wondering if it was worth it to sign up for a monthly subscription... but given everything else they have that is not food and “not put in my mouth” stuff, I’m going to try it out. If I don’t like it, I can cancel.
It’s the easiest way to just see for myself.
Just be aware that it can be difficult with these type of products to "cancel." Once they have you on the hook, they really don't like letting go in my experience.5 -
samcskelton wrote: »That all makes sense.
I usually take protein supplements anyway as I am Vegetarian, so it wouldn’t be as big a deal for me. I was just wondering if it was worth it to sign up for a monthly subscription... but given everything else they have that is not food and “not put in my mouth” stuff, I’m going to try it out. If I don’t like it, I can cancel.
It’s the easiest way to just see for myself.
I just checked their website..... they also sell laundry detergent, makeup remover and men's shaving cream.
It sounds eerily like Amway9 -
samcskelton wrote: »A friend gave me a code for $10 off Modere products. I was wondering if anybody else out there uses Modere for weight loss? I’d like advice on which products are best!
This product is the best......or one like it.
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samcskelton wrote: »That all makes sense.
I usually take protein supplements anyway as I am Vegetarian, so it wouldn’t be as big a deal for me. I was just wondering if it was worth it to sign up for a monthly subscription... but given everything else they have that is not food and “not put in my mouth” stuff, I’m going to try it out. If I don’t like it, I can cancel.
It’s the easiest way to just see for myself.
I don't understand this.3 -
MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »samcskelton wrote: »That all makes sense.
I usually take protein supplements anyway as I am Vegetarian, so it wouldn’t be as big a deal for me. I was just wondering if it was worth it to sign up for a monthly subscription... but given everything else they have that is not food and “not put in my mouth” stuff, I’m going to try it out. If I don’t like it, I can cancel.
It’s the easiest way to just see for myself.
I don't understand this.
Yea, me too!
OP let us know how it goes after your one month is up.1 -
L1zardQueen wrote: »MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »samcskelton wrote: »That all makes sense.
I usually take protein supplements anyway as I am Vegetarian, so it wouldn’t be as big a deal for me. I was just wondering if it was worth it to sign up for a monthly subscription... but given everything else they have that is not food and “not put in my mouth” stuff, I’m going to try it out. If I don’t like it, I can cancel.
It’s the easiest way to just see for myself.
I don't understand this.
Yea, me too!
OP let us know how it goes after your one month is up.
And use a credit card you don't mind canceling, in case you have a tough time getting them to cancel your subscription.7 -
After doing some research, I find that they say they’re cheaper than other weight loss products, but actually cost about the same. I’m going to keep my subscription for now and if I find that I really like the company, then I might go to the business side, but for now, just so I don’t have to do the monthly subscription, I’m just a customer. Yeah, I know this means people are making money off me, but I’m okay with that for the price.2
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