Body by Vi

I think people lose because of how low calorie it is. Obviously, for it to work, you'd have to be able to stick to it. I've lost 77 lbs. over the past year and used the vi shakes for a very short time. They did not work for me for several reasons #1) I like to eat! I enjoy the act of eating food. I like to sit down with my breakfast. It felt like I was losing out by just drinking a shake. #2) they did not keep me full. I wanted to eat again soon after. #3) they are sweet and for me having sweets triggers me to want more. You are consuming less then 200 calories with a shake if you use skim milk. If you do that twice a day that's 400 calories, plus, for instance, 2 100 calorie snacks you are at 600 calories. Maybe a 4-500 calorie dinner and you are at 1,000 - 1,100 calories for a day. You could achieve the same thing by lowering your calories that much with "regular" food. In the end it's just another fad, imo. I do have some mix left and use them from time to time if I am craving a treat, but don't use them as part of my meal/eating plan anymore.

I have been doing the Body by Vi shakes for 4 1/2 months and have lost 26 lbs. Was that 26 lbs just from the shakes? NO! I know that I would not have the results I have had if I did not work out daily. But the cutting of calories the shakes accomplishes, coupled with 1) I don't have to think about 2 of my meals each day (other what flavor) and 2) although the cost seems like a lot upfront ($115 a month w/ shipping) it comes out to $1.92 per shake and I simply cannot buy frozen diet meals (which I don't cuz they don't work) or even healthy foods to cook myself each day (saving me time).

I certainly have not seen the results they promise in their promotional material and there is no way people are losing the amounts they are claiming without exercise but, like I said, they work for me and for my lifestyle.

I don't think you'll instantly just gain all of your weight back or anything, but part of the advantage to losing your weight through sensible eating is that you've taught yourself how to eat healthy and fuel your body in a healthy way. When you stop these shakes you might weigh less but you haven't given yourself the tools/knowledge to keep that weight off. How/what will you eat when you stop so that you don't gain your weight back? How many calories should you eat? What kinds of foods? Getting the weight off is only half of the battle.