Body By Vi

I've never heard of it. Hopefully there's someone out there who can give you advice!

It shouldn't be an issue as long as you can monitor your portions and maintain the equivelent cal/fat/pro in foods when you go back. Just a thought.

I don't know those particular shakes, but I do know that NONE of those shakes are magic. My neice used to use some and the ingredients list included a stack of different dairy and sugar products with a few added vitamins and minerals. She liked them, so they made a good breakfast - no problem.
They are just another way of getting in your calories - if you prefer to drink your cals instead of eat them, that's fine.
If you get bored with this and want to go back to eating like a regular person, that's fine too.

If you do a search, you'll find lots of links to Body by Vi posts. I tried them for one month and liked the flavor but wasn't really seeing any major losses - nothing I can say was shakes only. It was costly too. Like you, I really enjoyed the habit of a shake in the morning. It just worked well for me.

Since being off Body by Vi, I haven't gained back. In fact, I adjusted my eating and am now on a high protein, moderate carb meal plan. I am feeling fabulous. It's very similar to the 17 Day Diet but with a few more carbs since I am training for a 10K.

When I was doing Body by VI and found that I liked the shakes so much, I did get Pure Protein Plus French Vanilla as my morning shake now that I dont buy the Visualis anymore. I use 1/2 banana, natural peanut butter (1 tablesoon), I scoop of powder and either water or skim milk added. I use a lot of ice as I love a real crunchy full shake. It makes 32 oz - most of which is water. It keeps me satisfied until about 1130 am when I have my first snack.

Good luck and enjoy! Like I mentioned earlier, you'll find quite a few threads about Body by Vi or Visualis. Just do a search.

I like to eat. Food is too good to give it up for a shake! There's a gentleman on here named Dr. Gerry Lane. He is super knowlegable about these fad diets. I'll direct him to you.

I have been using the Vi shakes since September 2011. For me the 90 day challenge is what kickstarted my weight loss and I have since lost 58lbs and 25.5". They are by no means a miracle product......I have tracked calories every day since I started. For the first 3 months I didn't workout, just lost by calorie deficit. I then incorporated exercise and have still been successful. I was the type of person who didn't eat breakfast or lunch usually unless it was something like fast food when I was on the road (I'm a sales rep). The shakes were easy and quick for me and got me to break bad habits that I had become accustomed to.

Now that I'm closer to my goal and my daily caloric intake is much higher and my exercise is much more intense (I'm now doing the whole eat more to weigh less thing to get to my goal) I use the shakes more as a snack than a meal replacement. Down the road I will probably replace the Vi shakes with protein shakes.

If you are making healthy choices and changing your lifestyle you really shouldn't see any weight gain when you stop using the shakes.....calories are calories. Having a shake for breakfast vs a bowl of cereal is really quite similar. One thing I will say though is that you must use milk as your liquid, not water, otherwise it's not a meal replacement.

Good luck!

Whatever kind of milk is fine, there are a tonne of receipes but the added protiens in the milk are what help with the meal thing. ice cubes & orange juice is great & warm milk with a little nutella is AWESOME as a treat. Some use it in tea to make a london fog, or in there coffee as the creamer- have to stir before you drink or it settles to the bottom.

Visalus is a protien shake, but the increased fiber and less than a gram of sugars is what sets it apart, besides the taste which is great. A lot of shakes on the market are empty calories of sugar and fillers which you don't need to be putting in your body.