Body by Vi 90 Day Challenge Results?

I've been doing it for about two weeks currently and am down about 10 pounds. I normally only eat twice a day, and so I replace my lunch and dinner with the shake and then if I happen to go out to eat with friends I use have normal food instead of the second shake in the day.

My body by vi success is found on my recent message board post:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/598651-progess-success-with-pics

I started body by vi in Feb weighing 275lb and my 90 days is this month weighing 249!!!! It really has worked out well for me and I will be started in my 2nd 90 day challenge in June to try and lost 30 to 40 more pounds until I reach my goal...so if a 3rd one is needed I am all for it! Good luck to you :0)

What is Body by Vi 90 Day Challenge?

A fad liquid diet

http://www.davidmodderman.com/blog/index.php/weight-loss/body-by-vi-is-it-all-hype/&nbsp

I lost 6 lbs in the first two weeks!! I am now down 10 lbs at week 4! I like this challenge!

I just finished my 90 day challenge. With summer, trips and my fair share of cheating I lost 10 lbs, but I lost almost 20 inches, starting weight 166 down to 156. I drank did breakfast and lunch with a healthy dinner. The lack of weight loss is gain in muscle, I started a strength and cardio class going 4-5 times per week when I started my challenge. I am a person that likes that number on the scale too much, but I did take pictures, so it definitely works, definitely saw a great difference. I will do another 90 day challenge.

I plan to start the 90 day challenge in a few days, I'm so excited reading these results!

I plan to start the 90 day challenge in a few days, I'm so excited reading these results!

Unfortunately it has nothing to do with the magical properties of the shake.

This was a couple weeks before I finished the whole 90 days. I can't remember the exact inches and pounds I lost (I have it written down in a notebook.) but I am on my second round right now.

What is Body by Vi 90 Day Challenge?

It is the newest fad that everyone is jumping into. I'm waiting to see and hear of long term results and see how everyone keeps the weight off long term.

Completely agree with this. There are several at work doing this, and they are getting GREAT results, however I fear that it's not teaching new healthly eating habits to be able to keep it off. This is my opinion though...will have to see what the next 6months to a year bring for them. Best of luck to everyone!

They are getting good results because the diet is basically a low calorie one, not because they're drinking shakes. It's teaching you to eat very little.

What is Body by Vi 90 Day Challenge?

A fad liquid diet

http://www.davidmodderman.com/blog/index.php/weight-loss/body-by-vi-is-it-all-hype/&nbsp

I'm with you on this! I hate that some people take the easy way out and believe that it's "life changing!" There is no magic in a low calorie FIX...what happens when people stop drinking it and start eating again?! POOF! You gain it all back! Sorry for being a skeptic to anyone using it but I think it's a bogus way of losing weight! Exercise is a must...just saying!

One thing to note is that the shakes are made with non organic soy (though I did hear they do not use GMO beans, which is good if it is true) and contains sucralose (splenda) as a sweetener. Soy can be a hormone disruptor when it is not fermented, especially for women. Be sure to research the ingredients and make an informed decision if these will be something you plan to consume on a daily basis, particularly if you plan on drinking them several times per day.

I am not a fan of meal replacements or protien shakes in general, but there are much healthier alternatives with higher quality ingredients than this that will yeild similar results.

Good luck!

Agreed. I don't think it's a great idea to eat anything excessively, but when it's proven to cause several different kinds of problems, I don't go out of my way to pound back cups full of it. I mean the majority get enough soy in their diet to begin with. Try to find a regular loaf of bread in a grocery store that doesn't contain it. It's in things such as breads, crackers, cakes, rolls, or pastries containing peanuts, peanut oil, soy flour, processed and "natural" cereals, pasta, soy beans, soybean sprouts, sauces, fruit drink mixes, fruit toppings, coffee substitutes instant coffee, hot cocoa mixes, malt beverages, pork link sausage, deli/luncheon meats, commercially prepared meats (used as a meat extender), cheese substitutes, tofu, bean curd, textured vegetable protein, canned soups, commercial entrees, and combination foods, baked goods, such as cakes or cookies which contain soy flour, commercial ice creams and other frozen desserts, Hard candies, nut candies, fudge, and caramels, protein powders (even ones that are not soy protein based), margarine and butter substitutes salad dressings, mayonnaise, sauces, or gravies, Commercial vegetarian products and meat substitutes Heinz® Worcestershire sauce, Lea & Perrins® sauce, fermented soybean pastes (miso and natto), soy sauce, tamari sauce, granola, breakfast bars, Imitation bacon bits, Roasted soybeans or "soy nuts"...
http://www.lpch.org/DiseaseHealthInfo/HealthLibrary/allergy/soy.html - Children's Hospital at Standford

There are many nutrients in soy that are wonderful, but it's added to so many of our foods these days, one hardly needs it added to their diet: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/food/consumer-centre/food-safety-tips/labelling-food-packaging-and-storage/soy/eng/1332437930120/1332437995901 It's to the point that it's a big deal to not have soy in your food, so they put a big bold label on the front.

Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uIn2L90wA8&amp;feature=player_embedded <-worth watching

reads:
Soy and the Thyroid (hormonal problems): http://thyroid.about.com/cs/soyinfo/a/soy.htm
Thyroid/Cancer/Soy: http://www.westonaprice.org/blogs/kdaniel/2012/02/02/thyroid-cancer-on-the-rise-is-soy-a-cause/
Pro Soy Cancer Doctor is even frightened by the facts: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/01/02/tofu.aspx

Studys:
soys link to cognitive impairment and brain atrophy: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10763906?dopt=Abstract
Soy info, Brain Damage and breast cancer: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/09/18/soy-can-damage-your-health.aspx
How to prevent thyroid disease: http://www.ehow.com/how_5678448_prevent-thyroid-disease.html

There are better references out there you can look up yourself or asked an informed doctor about them.

There are also many books out there talking about the negative affects of soy...I think the popular one is called "The truth about soy" or something and then there are the ones mentioned in the links above.

Also, there's different types of soy. Not all of them have been proven bad (which you'll get if you read the links and video).

That on top of all the links I could put down on the negative affects of low calorie diets...I think body by vi should be a giant nono.

You don't need to pay a chunk of change to lose weight, it's just a giant waist if you ask me. I could give the average human being all kinds of good info to lose wight for free without ever feeling hungry.

If you're not really doing the diet and you're just drinking the shakes because its a lazy quick way to get food into you, there are cheaper alternatives.

I did the full 90 days earlier this year. Lost a total of 13 lbs and 5 inches.

I followed the program exactly and worked out.

I had lost 24 lbs before body by vi, and have lost 37 in total.

I am going to do a second round to see if I can shed more fat and tone more muscle.

Although I have been off the shakes since May (i do one a day for maintenance) I have not gained back what I lost.

I had a shake for breakfast, then a snack 2 hours later, then another snack 2 hours after that (i get up at 430 to hit gym at 5), then lunch (which was a shake) then a snack 2 hours after, then dinner and I would be good for the night. i was making sure to pull in at least 1200 cals a day.

I am a believer, worked for myself and my husband. this is a aid for those who are active and not a quick fix for those who don't want to put the effort into changing their lifestyle.

This is true. However I couldn't, due to serious health issues, cook or exercise when I started. two minutes to blend a shake..I could do that.

I did the full 90 days earlier this year. Lost a total of 13 lbs and 5 inches.

I am going to do a second round to see if I can shed more fat and tone more muscle.

You saw progress, but you've learned near to nothing.

1. It is physically impossible to tone. You can build, maintain, or destroy muscle mass, you can not however tone.
2. Following their work out programming (and I've seen it) is ridiculous.
3. You've learned next to nothing of the basic exercises
4. You haven't learned what foods work right for your body, you just know what shake tastes good