Last week I mentioned my plan to try Shakeology.
So I did. I’ve been kind of… really… fed up with my weight and poor eating habits lately. I’ve read about other healthy living bloggers trying meal replacement shakes such as Shakeology and Body by Vi so I thought it might be a new way for me to jump-start my healthy eating regime again. After some careful research I decided on Shakeology because the ingredients seemed more natural to me. But then I looked at the sticker price… $120 for a 30-day supply. Yikes.
I wasn’t willing to commit to 30-days or $120 so I took it to eBay. There I found a sale for a seven day trial for about $35. Sold. I figured $5 a day for one week was manageable and only a little bit more than what I would spend during a week on a bad Starbucks bender.
My shake packets arrived last week Friday. I’ve had one shake a day as a meal replacement since then. I tried to weigh myself and I have no idea if I made any weight progress. You would think with shakes and Bikram yoga I would, but my body continually amazes me. I seemingly gained three pounds after a Bikram yoga class the other night. Too much water?
I had the chocolate shake mix which was 160 calories per shake in addition to whatever liquid I added. I used mostly whole milk which was roughly 150 calories per serving, rounding out my shake to 300 or so calories. I was not hungry after a ‘meal’ of Shakeology, which was great. There were 17 grams of protein in the Shakeology mix alone which I found impressive. The only thing I didn’t like about the mix was it was sweetened with Stevia. While natural, I simply don’t like the taste of Stevia. I prefer turbinado sugar or honey.
Overall I enjoyed the shake and would use them again if they weren’t so expensive. The shakes helped me in that as a result of having one each day, I was extra conscious to plan healthy options for my other meals of the day. So while the shake challenge ended up not really being about weight loss, I really enjoyed trying shake meal replacements in this form.
Have you tried Shakeology? What was your experience?
I’m on a roller coaster with my feelings towards my weight too! I’m down a pound yesterday after eating Chipotle the previous day, eat healthy yesterday, and now I’m up a pound. I need a lifestyle change and I think I’m having a hard time seeing how my eating habits will affect my body long-term.
I agree that shakes seem out of the price range but your review makes me want to try it for a few days or a week!
Oooo ebay, you’re so smart. I’ve always wanted to try this but no way am I paying those prices. I would pay the ebay price though.
They also sell it on Amazon although eBay seemed slightly cheaper. I would check both sites if you want to buy.
Great post and I am so happy to hear you’re happy with Shakeology! As a Beachbody Coach, I am a huge fan of the drink and its benefits, and its helped me to lose over 20lbs!
Couple of things I did want to mention, though:
A) Buying any food products through Ebay, etc, can be risky. You truly don’t know what you’re getting and there are no guarantees
B) Beachbody Coaches are strictly PROHIBITED from selling BB products (including Shakeology) via websites like ebay, amazon and craigslist. So anytime you do so you may not be getting what you expect,and you are honoring dishonesty (even if you have the VERY BEST intentions, which I’m sure you do!)
C) There are no guarantees on Shakeology from anyone but Beachbody. BB offers a “Bottom of the Bag” Guarantee that states that even if you finish the whole bag at loathe it, you can return it for a FULL refund.
D) You don’t have to buy a full bag right off the rip. BB Coaches (like myself) often times offer sample packets so you can try before you buy.
E) There are a TON of ways you can save $ on Shakeology through BB.
Please let me know if I can give you any further information on Shakeology or BB. I am happy to share the info!
PS – I apologize if this came off as preachy. I just stumbled across this blog/post and thought this was important info to share with someone starting off with Shakeology.
PPS – Great local blog! I am also a fellow Cleveland-er
Not preachy at all. Welcome Shannon. You have valid points. I think the #1 deterrent for me was seeing you could only buy the 30-day supply. I would love to see BB offer a week supply or maybe even half month. Thanks for the info.
No problem Holly! And thanks so much for your reply. I TOTALLY agree with you. However, I think they have it set up the way they do to connect coaches with new members – for example when I started BB I was in the same position as you and spoke with my Coach about how I felt – that it was a lot of money to “try” something out. So she sent me about 5 or 6 sample packets of the shake, that I tried for a few days and just fell in love with it. It was easy to make the purchase at that point, because I actually *missed* the shake after the 6 days! LOL But I do agree with you, I think more people would be willing to “try” at a lower price point. That’s why I try to share packets/samples with people who seem interested, like my Coach did for me =)
PS – Once again sorry for the double message yesterday. Is it Friday yet? LOL
PPS – I’ve added you to my Blogroll =)