Body by Vi

I have been doing the bbv challenge for the last 31 days, I have lost 15 lbs and 16 inches so far. That was with none to very minimal exercise.

I suggest eating fresh natural foods and getting your nutrients that way.

It will be cheaper and better for you. And you will lose weight with it.

Quick fixes and magical pills are never the answer for long term weight loss and healthy lifestyles.

You need to teach yourself how to eat healthy or you will never be able to sustain your weight loss.

I started the body by vii rwo months ago. Just drinking the shakes alone didnt work for me because it does not fill me up at all, therefore causing me to eat breakfast anyways. I still buy the shake mix and have a shake after I workout. It is delicious and I hae lost 11 pounds, but its not because of the shakes and if you replace a meal period with a drink you will loose weight because you are eating less calories, not because of the shake.

I tried it for 2 wks and didn't have any luck. Not only did I not lose weight on it I got extremely crabby and I couldn't go #2 on it. I tried it because a few friends we have are selling it and I thought maybe I could lose a quick 10-15 lbs before my vacation but it didn't help me at all.

I would agree that you do it with clean eating and exercise. It was a waste of money and time for me. Yeah the shakes taste great but I've been using the same ingredients to make my protein shakes and they taste just as good. And my protein powder is much cheaper.

I was on it for almost 2 months and was unsuccessful. Still not sure why... The shakes taste great and it's an easy program to follow. the scale just didn't move. It's still not really moving, so I'm assuming it must be me. Everyone else I know who has used the shaks, has lost weight.

Same here. Everyone I know swears by it but I didn't get anything from it and after 2 wks I decided to stop taking it. Since then I've actually seen the scale go down.

I have been on the challenge for 30 days and only lost 2lbs. The shakes taste great! I know ofother people who are having success but for me not so much. I am ususally around 1300-1400 net calories a day. I workout 5x week with zumba, running or weight lifting. I have lost about 3inch but I am disappointed. I am going to stick with since I feel eventually my body will let go I enjoy the shakes since I have a wicked sweet tooth and that the shakes are enough of a treat I am not looking for anything else. I do think just eating healthy will get the same results.

You can make the same flavor shakes with regular protein powder. I've started to do that and it works out nicely & its cheaper. Also If you are eating 1300-1400 cals a day and then exercising on top of it and burning maybe 300-600 (est) calories a time you are way below the minimum 1200 and your BMR which I'm sure is around 1400 to 1500 depending on your height/weight.

Didn't work for me. As well as my Dr thinks it might be responsible for my CK levals to be over 1600 ( they should be about 110)

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Thank you all for the responses. My protein shake is way cheaper and contains more protein and I've been reading about the soy protein in the Body bi Vi shakes, and soy isn't good for you? I am going to read more about that soy topic. Thank you all!

I don't believe that soy protein is bad for you but if anyone has any research (not blog posts, research) suggesting that soy is bad for you then feel free to post it.

But that being said, I agree with the below reply that someone made in this thread, and I'd suggest saving your money and forgetting about the Body By Vi plan:

I suggest eating fresh natural foods and getting your nutrients that way.

It will be cheaper and better for you. And you will lose weight with it.

Quick fixes and magical pills are never the answer for long term weight loss and healthy lifestyles.

You need to teach yourself how to eat healthy or you will never be able to sustain your weight loss.

I've been on it 2 months and have lost 13lbs and 15.75" overall and love the shakes. There was a week I went with no movement on the scale but otherwise I've lost at least 1+ pound a week with very little to no exercise. Just in the last couple weeks was I walking more now that the weather has been gorgeous..

I find it helped drinking the # of glasses of water a day you should be drinking and having 3 meals (2 shakes + regular meal) and then 3 healthy snacks as well..

i am a personal trainer and have been around a lot of people who have/are competeing in bodybuilding, who get ripped up and have that defined and sexy body, and let me tell you, its NOT by a magical shake. i think a lot of these stories are the sellers themelves trying to sell the product. and ANYONE who eats crap and doesnt take care of their body is AUTOMATICALLY going to loose a lot the first month because of water weight and a change to their eating and i'm pretty sure a HUGE cut in calories. (thats why i'm sure it didnt work for anyone who was already eating healthy and xercise regularly bc their body is use to lower calories and thats what this is all about). their bodies will have a huge transformation at FIRST, but like others have mentioned, its not a magic pill or diet that is going to get the weight off and stay off. if you replace a meal with a 200cal shake, of course you are going to loose weight. will it stay off, MOST LIKELY not.

eat clean: eat healthy and small portions every 2-3 hours and eat lean proteins, whole grains and LOTS of veggies and that will be WAY healthier for you than a replacment shake

Hope this helps;)

i am a personal trainer and have been around a lot of people who have/are competeing in bodybuilding, who get ripped up and have that defined and sexy body, and let me tell you, its NOT by a magical shake. i think a lot of these stories are the sellers themelves trying to sell the product. and ANYONE who eats crap and doesnt take care of their body is AUTOMATICALLY going to loose a lot the first month because of water weight and a change to their eating and i'm pretty sure a HUGE cut in calories. (thats why i'm sure it didnt work for anyone who was already eating healthy and xercise regularly bc their body is use to lower calories and thats what this is all about). their bodies will have a huge transformation at FIRST, but like others have mentioned, its not a magic pill or diet that is going to get the weight off and stay off. if you replace a meal with a 200cal shake, of course you are going to loose weight. will it stay off, MOST LIKELY not.

eat clean: eat healthy and small portions every 2-3 hours and eat lean proteins, whole grains and LOTS of veggies and that will be WAY healthier for you than a replacment shake

Hope this helps;)

Whoah...You mean I actually have to work at it to improve??? Outrageous!

haha, yea i know, sux, but that not only loses the weight but it produces self discipline and a healthy lifestyle, who woulda thunk??!?! LOL:)

I am almost finished with my 90 day challenge. I have lost 25 lbs and last I checked, 12-ish inches (haven't done measurements in almost 2 weeks).

The only thing I changed from my food/exercise was adding the shakes and they got me off of a year-long plateau. I plan to continue them after my challenge is over until I reach my goal weight, then go from 2 shakes to 1 per day for maintenance and nutrition. Hell, I might continue 2!

My days are super long and I know they HAVE helped with my energy level. Plus I find them delicious. Just 8oz unsweetened vanilla almond milk and 2 scoops of shake mix. No extras. Love it and it's only 125 calories per shake for me. That's only 250 calories for breakfast and lunch, meaning I have TONS of calories left over that I can eat instead of drink.

Might not be for everyone, but it has worked for me.

I respect all the diets and shakes. But my only thinking is that you should go for it, if you are going to be drinking them shakes for the rest of your life. I think if you are going to try it and you loose X amount of pounds then go off it thinking that you can keep it off without taking the shakes, is not correct. I think they are a quick fix and expensive. But good luck with whatever you decide. Everyone is different.

I agree 100%

I suggest eating fresh natural foods and getting your nutrients that way.

It will be cheaper and better for you. And you will lose weight with it.

Quick fixes and magical pills are never the answer for long term weight loss and healthy lifestyles.

You need to teach yourself how to eat healthy or you will never be able to sustain your weight loss.

Amen