Shakeology vs. Herbalife

If you finish your research and do decide to try the Shakeology Beachbody has a "30 day bottom of the bag" guarantee. If you don't like shakeology or it doesn't create the results that it says it will you can send back the empty bag and get your refund. Just an idea to help with your jump start without the risk.

Shakeology has more nutritional value & very well balanced. I like to have one for breakfast, quick & super healthy, great way to start your day. Order it with Beachbody's home direct plan (monthly shipments & you don't pay for shipping) & you get the Shakeology workouts with it.

Ok so funny that someone has finally mentioned this! I am a beachbody coach and when I found out about shakeology I was excited. Well I recently discovered herbalife. A friend wanted to do a weight loss challenge they were hosting so I decided to do it with her. To me the differences are this(and I am not even going to talk about nutrition just tastes) Shakeology has a smoother texture and richer feel to it. The herbal life comes in different flavors but tastes chalky and loses its consistency really fast. The Herbal life is cheaper if you just buy the shake but they kind of force upon the other stuff in order for you to lose weight. With the shakeology I just need the shake mix. I guess it just depends on what you prefer. I prefer the Shakeology but I really wish that it would come in the flavors that herbal life comes in or I wish herbal life had the texture and smoothness as shakeology. Oh and one more thing Shakeology seems to keep me full way longer than herbal life. I am hungry within two hours after an herbal life shake but after shakeology shake I am full for at least 5 hours. I do both, I just alternate!

Maybe you should try them both. Ask for both as an xmas present! Coudn't hurt. I asked my hubby to buy me more chocolate shakeology for xmas oh and more herbalife.

Neither dont waste your hard earned money.
Eat properly and workout.

Does anyone have a recommendation about which is better? I think herbalife is cheaper but I don't know much about their nutrition. Input from non reps would be great!

I've never tried shakology & it's a bit pricey for my budget. I have tried herbalife and it didn't do much for me. The only meal replacement that I take and love is the GNC Go Lean shake. I use it once in a while and it works. My husband lost 10 pounds in a 1 1/2 week by taking two go lean replacement shakes and a protein packed dinner.
So maybe you can give that a try plus it's budget friendly

I recently started Herbalife a week and a half ago. and when i checked my weight after one week I lost 6 pounds! It seriously takes like a milkshake to me. It's not to pricey and tasteful and effective. My mom did herbal life last year for a while and in 2 weeks lost 20 pounds without even working out. I say give it a shot. Not everyone is going to have the same opinions on taste, but the fact that I can eat whatever I feel like eating for lunch is amazing! It's not like I have a shake eat a salad then have a shake, when I say eat anything I mean anything. yesterday I ate a grilled cheese with bacon and fries. One thing you'll notice is that your stomach will shrink and you will get fuller faster win you have your lunch. I definitely recommend this.

I would like to urge those of you who are making a profit from selling a product to disclaim that when you promote the benefits of that product.

Your ticker says you have 60 pounds to lose. In my opinion, for the average weight-loser any protein shake or meal-replacement shake is a waste of money and calories. You would be better served by simply eating a moderate calorie deficit and obtaining the necessary nutrients through food.

Just because something has a lot of ingredients doesn't mean it's worth more than something with fewer. A lot of the proprietary ingredients and formulations in these drinks (not just these two, it's general phenomenon) have not been shown to provide any nutritional or metabolic benefit. More of a necessary nutrient or vitamin is also not necessarily better - 400% of an RDI is just 300% going straight down the drain. You body is pretty darned good at getting what it needs to function from your food, so loading up on super-fortfied drinks containing a lot of stuff that is completely unproven to do anything beneficial is often a waste of time and money.

Look at the ingredients list before you purchase anything. In my experience most of these types of drinks contain large amounts of whey in different formulations. That's dried milk and you can get that a lot cheaper. And a lot of the other stuff is textursing agents (a thicker feel is more satisfying), preservative and other filler.

I think it is something you will have to try and see which one you like best. I personally like Herbalife only because of the ease of the shakes. I work a swing shift and to be honest there are days I just do not have time to pack a healthy lunch, or grocery shop for that matter. I do not take all the pills they push with it and I do doctor up my shakes. The only bad thing with herbalife is the way they push the sell, sell sell. In my opionion anyways. And you have to get it from a distributor. Good luck

I'm all for folks using ANYTHING that helps them achieve their weight loss goals. If it works, the money is worth it. But I have to say, herbalife, shakleology, and any other supplement based product that implies the necessity of these products to succeed are looking to perform what I call a wallet biopsy. in my opinion ( and the opinion of many others) there is NO magic combination of herbs or micronutrients that accellerate weight loss at any appreciable rate over eating a proper diet. It's my belief that supplements are there to make up for diet insufficiencies. They ALL require you to eat a balanced nutritious diet in conjunction with taking their supplement in order to achieve success and they may claim to be supported in studies but the studies are typically poorly done and not peer reviewed. Shakeology for instance claims a study based formula but can't produce the specific study they refer to. There are too many variables for them to support the claims they make, this is also true for alot of supplements, not just shakeology. To say it reduces cholesterol for instance, what were the study parameters? What did the remainder of the subjects diet consist of? If they ate a bowl of whole grain oats every day, then of course their cholesterol went down. And what about a control group. Did they include a comparable group who ate an identical diet but didn't drink the shakeology?

I hate to say anything negative about something that seemingly works for certain demographics but I think it's wrong for supplement companies in general to make claims they can't properly sustantiate through empirical data. They are preying on a group of individuals who want so much to succeed that they would pump money into a product that does nothing more than ensure that they remain in a calorie deficit, which is where the magic really lies.

Now having soap boxed my feeble opinions, LOL I will say this. If it works FOR YOU, then do it because everybody is different and it's all about the end result. But my final word of caution is to be sure you are ready to continue this way of eating forever because it's about life changes, not short term results. LOL now let me have it!

Sincerely hope this helps somebody.

~hare

I have tried other shakes like slim fast and EAS when i run out of my herbalife and for me HERBALIFE is the best. it keeps me full for atleast four hours at a time. I havnot tried the shakeolgy but I have only heard good things... But its to high for me so i will stick with what i know.

I can only speak for myself as an Herbalife Distributor. My research and personal experience is positive. It is not simply a weight loss gimmick. It's about all around health. It's not about starvation but changing your lifestyle. In herbalife I have learned more about improving what I eat, when I eat, importance of activity and overall physical, mental and emotional wellness. They have offered me a great support network, a way to improve every aspect of my life and a way to make a little money too. My weight loss journey is happening slowly not because what I am doing don't work but because of the lack of consistency I have had about everything including diet and exercise. I am not on MFP to sell but to have more community and support and maybe give some support myself.
You can tell me that I can get these things other ways. The truth is so could you. We all want to promote what we believe in and many stoop to trying to ruin or destroy others to make themselves look better. The fact is anyone who is looking for something like Herbalife or Shakeology or a miriad of things outside of these types of products are simply looking for a better quality of life and are trying to find their path to achieve it. Thats just my two cents atleast. Be well on your journey!

Well I use Sunrider. There shakes are delish! plus they are filed with nutrients for the whole body. The teas help detox your body. My whole family is on sunrider. Not only do the tate good but you feel great! also the fortune teas wash away the fats from your body as well as hydrate you. really good at the gym. I feel im able to lift more and not as achy the next day.
Hope that helps...

I have tried other shakes like slim fast and EAS when i run out of my herbalife and for me HERBALIFE is the best. it keeps me full for atleast four hours at a time. I havnot tried the shakeolgy but I have only heard good things... But its to high for me so i will stick with what i know.

Same here! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Herbalife cookies and cream! I did want to try Shakeology, but when I found out the price for a 30 day supply, I was like Holy crap!!!!!