Shakeology... Call me a Skeptic

Oh boy. Well, I was a Shakeology Skeptic… In fact, when I started my journey, I completely refused to try shakeology. It was a total and complete scam. I was not going to use another weight loss drink…

Oh yeah. I had tried a lot of them before… Isagenix, Herbalife, Body by Vi, etc… and don’t get me wrong, if they help you, that is great… but I yo-yoed like crazy and was starving and well, may have thrown up in my mouth from gagging on the bad taste on a daily basis. Yes, I had some success with each of these, but if I stopped for more than 2 days the weight would come right back… and then I started to research the nutrition and the HEALTH of each of these products and just blatantly could not put them in my body any more… 

So, no Shakeology for me, no siree, not happening, never never uh uh…

Until a Smart Man (credit to Robb Pearson) said, “Weight loss is a side effect of good health– Shakeology works because it is a nutritional bullet that helps your body function at its best.”

Well, with a claim like that this scientist was up for the challenge…  

I spent nearly 24 hours (most likely more) researching Shakeology from a nutrition standpoint- looking at the actual ingredients, how it was processed, the sugar content, the fat content, the purpose, the fiber, the protein…

And color me impressed. 

Nothing even came close, like marginally close, to the care that Isabelle Daikeler and Daren Olien put into the “The Healthiest Meal of the Day.”

But wait- I had those terrible experiences of trying to get this powder crap down and gagging/throwing up in my mouth… no way this could taste any better considering how much better for you it was…

Again… color me impressed.

Robb convinced me to try just one bag because there was a 30 day- bottom of the bag – money back guarantee… I fully intended to use this…

And well- that is where the love story begins.

 o- Shakeology tasted great and it was scientifically sound… but I was a broke grad student… this stuff was too expensive so I needed more of a reason to keep it… I decided, the scientist I was, to give it a 90 day trial and if I didn’t see significant improvement in something (weight, energy, health, etc.) I would return the last bag…

Fast forward 90 days- I was sleeping better, my cravings were basically controlled (chocolate and pasta were the worst), my nails were no longer peeling and were actually growing, my skin was softer, my acne cleared up, my acid reflux was manageable, and oh yeah- I had lost 10lbs… no big deal.

Best part… ready for this… my grocery bill was averaging about $150 dollars cheaper per month, which was more than enough to afford shakeology on my regular budget. How did that happen?  When you start to curb cravings, eat out less because shakeology is an awesome meal on the go, when you need less coffee because you have more energy… yea the lower bill happened.

So- bottom line- I had no excuse and drinking a delicious milkshake once a day helped me with my amazing mental and physical transformation. 

I’ll take two!