What Is Shakeology And Why Should I Try It?

I have never been and am not trying to become a salesperson. My goal is to help everyone reach their potential and just maybe go beyond, whatever that goal may be. What I am is a person that is loving what I do and what I drink for a supplement. I have been using Shakeology since April. It has been such a great product for me and my husband as well as for friends/clients that I do not like to go a day without it.

Thatbeing said, yes I know, it is expensive. I completely get that. I was hesitant to try it because I was on unemplyment and was just getting by. However, when Kristi told me she had seen her grocery bill drop, I decided to try it. Also, I figured I would get free shipping by ordering on Auto Ship (save money) and if I didn't like it I would cancel after 30 days and get my money back. I thought what do I have to lose? 30 days of free meals and if I don't get results I can get a full refund. But after using it a month, I was hooked and have been using Shakeology ever since.


The two most common questions I get regarding Shakeology are:

1. “What can I use as a substitute for Shakeology?”


2. “Why is it so expensive?”

These are great questions. I always try to give all my honest feedback on every product, whether good or bad. I am not trying to sell anyone on products that I do not use myself or spend my own money on. Now, on that note, let me answer these questions for you about Shakeology.



Q1: What can I use as a substitute for Shakeology?

A1: Nothing. There is not anything at ALL on the market today that is a substitute or can even compare to Shakeology. I have looked and looked for something that can compare. If I found something I would definitely talk about it. I am happy and willing to compare many of the beachbody products to other products and analyze cost, ingredients, effectiveness, etc. Other than Shakeology, the real thing, there isn't a substitution or anything that compares out there.

If you live outside the US I know you can't get Shakeology. Beachbody is working hard on customs clearance to export Shakeology, but the ingredient list is the big hold up. Shakeology has some of the most amazing food sources, yet most rare in the world, all put together in one shake. EVERY ingredient in Shakeology has to get customs clearance before your country will let Shakeology in as an import. With the large list of ingredients the red tape is slowing the process down.

In the meantime, make sure you are getting enough protein (supplement of whey protein) and make sure that you get a variety of nutrient rich food daily-berries, veggies.. Variety of nutrient dense foods is key to a healthy diet.

And the MOST COMMON question I hear daily relates to COST. Believe me, I had the same question when I purchased Shakeology for the first time.


Q2: Is Shakeology worth the cost? What is in it that makes it worth $120? Why is Shakeology so expensive?

A2: I am not a Shakeology pusher, I am simply a firm believer in Shakeology as someone who uses it daily.

First let's look at Shakeology from a cost perspective-
Shakeology costs $120 for a 30 day supply as a customer. It is $89 as a coach. It is about twice as much as a tub of whey protein for a coach and three times as much as whey protein for a customer. But Shakeology does not compare to whey protein... That is like comparing a house to wood. I would expect to pay more a house, much more, than I would pay for wood. Wouldn't you? (pun intended) Because wood is one component of a house. A house has fixtures, foundation, floors, plumbing pipes, etc. (You probably guessed) Shakeology is like the house, while whey protein is like the wood. Whey protein is awesome, but Shakeology has hundreds (seriously check out the ingredients) of ingredients as well as whey protein, which have all been combined in the right combinations and the right amounts to give us the best possible way for our bodies to absorb and utilize the nutrients. Which gives us the best possible way to fuel our body each day. So I would EXPECT to pay a good bit more for Shakeology than I would pay for whey protein.

I see people misconceive that Shakeology is going to add $120 (or $89) to their monthly expenses if they use it. This is not true at all. When I started spending $89 each month on Shakeology I simply reallocated what I was already spending on food/supplements each month to spend it on Shakeology instead of whatever else I was spending money on. For me, my food bill decreased because I was eating less foods that carried no nutritional value and replacing it with Shakeology. My cravings decreased and my spending was allocated towards the healthier option, Shakeology.

We all spend money each month to put food in our mouths. What would we trade to put Shakeology in our mouths? TO change the way we look and feel? I have actually started to save money now compared to the habits I had before purchasing Shakeology each month.

Example:
1) How many times per week/month do you eat lunch out and how much are you spending on average per lunch out? I ate out at least 3 times per week and spent on average $10 per meal. This is not including the morning coffee runs. Simply trading that expense for taking a sack lunch can re-allocate enough to buy Shakeology and not spend anymore money per month.

2) How often do you get starbucks or purchase from another local coffee shop? Will you trade coffee for Shakeology for 1 month and see what it does for your health and your pocket book?

3) How often do you purchase a soda or some other habit forming snacl? By giving up those little indulgences of habit I save way more per month than I spend on Shakeology!

4) How much do you spend on your multivitamins, whey protein, other supplements per month? Add it up and you may be spending close to the amount you would spend on Shakeology and not even getting nearly as much benefit as you would from Shakeology, which has protein, vitamins, as well as fruit and vegetable blends from around the world that are simply impossible to find even if you had all day to look for them.

I really believe that Shakeology is the single best thing I use to fuel my body each and every day. I use Shakeology as a meal replacement. I drink it every morning during or after my work out. I no longer have those 3pm lows that I used to get everyday after doing chores and school work with the girls. My energy levels are sustained throughout the day. Something that my normal diet and vitamins before Shakeology, did not give me.

 

Taking care of myself means rearanging my time and money.

It's so easy to say you can't afford to eat healthy or don't have time to exercise. I used to say the same thing. Now, people ask me how I have the time on a daily basis to do this. I make the choice everyday to be healthy. I re-allocate my time and money to give myself the best chance at success. I hope you do the same. Give yourself the best chance at success!

Snipets are borrowed from my Coach Kristi :)

 

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Have a Wounderful Day and stay healthy!

 

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You might need to Change your Attitude.

I was so upset with myself and my body before I became a Beachbody Coach. I knew and I wanted to change things.  The support I get was what helpped me make the attitude change wich led to my physical change. This is a good article which brings out a point that gets missed.

Making Friends with Your Body: The Roots of High Self-EsteemThere’s no doubt that feeling comfortable in your own skin is an important part of that “feeling-good-about-yourself” goal (also known as high self-esteem) you're trying to achieve. But the more you learn about the roots of self-esteem, the clearer it becomes that what helps the most has very little to do with achieving some abstract ideal, like a certain weight or look. In fact, there are many, many cases where people work very hard on goals like this—and even achieve them—only to find that they're still unsatisfied and unhappy. What does seem to have major, positive effects on self-esteem is the process of moving yourself—the right way—from where you are towards where you would like to be.

The journey is more important than the destination.

To be a little more precise, the best way to increase your self-esteem is to actively and effectively engage in something that is both good for you and consistent with your expressed goals. Both of these are key elements. If your goal isn't good for you, because it's unrealistic or strongly based on what you think other people want or expect from you (like trying to look like a model when your body can’t naturally achieve or maintain that), then you are going to face problems feeling good about yourself. Nothing you do will ever be good enough.

You’ll have the same problem if your actions aren’t consistent with your goals, like going on an unhealthy crash diet to achieve a healthy weight. To feel good about yourself, you have to treat yourself as if you are already someone worthy of respect and good treatment. If that means “faking it until you make it,” then that is where you need to start.

Exercising the “Right” Way, for the “Right” Reasons
If you are carrying a lot of unhelpful baggage in the form of poor body acceptance, negative body image, or even body-rejection due to excess weight, then exercising the right way and for the right reasons may well be your shortest, fastest, and easiest path away from these problems.

But you’ll need a particular kind of attitude and approach, one that will help you begin appreciating your body for what it can do right now, and allowing it to be your guide and teacher on your journey towards change—not an object of your contempt and ridicule. Here are the basic elements of such an attitude:

• Exercise for the “right” reasons. There aren’t many bad reasons to exercise of course, so in a pinch you should take advantage of whatever gets you going. But certain attitudes and approaches will help you get a better self-esteem boost. It helps a lot, for example, to tell yourself that you are working out because it is good for your body and you want to take good care of your body. When you do that, you affirm that you and your body are friends—not enemies—and you open yourself up for healthy communication with your body, allowing it to tell you what you need. This will work much better than setting out to burn calories so you can get rid of all that ugly fat you can’t stand.
  
  Source- Sparkpeople

Make your Workouts , Work for You!

One of the most important components of a healthy lifestyle is regular exercise. By incorporating a variety of exercises and activities into your routine, you can help prevent the boredom that comes with doing the same thing each day. Different activities utilize various combinations of muscle groups and intensity levels, therefore burning different amounts of calories per session.

Try some of the ideas below to spice up your workout routine. If you work extra-hard one day, take it easy the next and give your body a chance to recover with a lighter activity.
Source- Sparkpeople

This is what I LOVE about the Beachbody workout programs. They have it all set up for us to just follow the schedule. You do a hard workout one day then the next it's easier or a different muscle group. This is why I've seen the results that I have. I am SOOOO Happy to have found Beachbody.

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Does Eating Fat make me FAT?

Decades ago, a completely wrong-headed idea started being passed around America's dinner tables: Eating fat makes you fat.

Wrong. Eating fat won’t make you fat, any more than eating money will make you rich. Calories make you fat, and most “low-fat” or “fat-free” foods actually have just as many calories as their full-fat versions, because of added sugar and chemicals. And there’s no debate on this one: Since we made “cut down on fat” our favorite food craze roughly 30 years ago, the U.S. obesity rate has doubled. Among children, it has tripled. That’s a failed food policy if ever there was one. Source- FitBie.com

WE see so many products now that are "Fat Free", "Low Fat", or "Reduced Fat", well some have taken these to mean that it's OK to maybe eat a few more beacuse "well it's Fat Free!"  Instead of make us healthier these are makeing more people gain weight and they just can't understand WHY??
We have to be fully aware of what goes into our mouth. This is why keeping a food journal comes in handy. It makes us see the complete picture. And yes even I have been blinded and astonished at how much I've eaten in a day.
Healthy Eating to YOU!

WoW! So excited !

HI- My name is Yvette and I am a Independent Team Beachbody Coach.  =)
I am having so much fun being a coach. I am trying new things like this. I never thought I would make a blog.
Anyway a little about me.
I am a loving Army wife, mother of 2 homeschooled girls and a health and fitness coach with Beachbody.   I became a coach in April because I like many other Mom's had found it difficult to lose weight and keep it off.  Two years ago I worked at a job I didn't like then I found out I was pregnant. It was not expected, it acctually happened during a Cleanse. I was trying to lose some weight and went and bought some pills to do a Cleanse. Well it really cleaned me out birth control pills included. So after the shock and accepting I would be a mom again. Then I had complications and ultimatley lost the baby. SO heartbreaking :(  not just for me but the whpole family. During this aweful time there were times I wanted to leave work early but was not granted permission. Even though they new what I was going through. ( Very difficult to work for a woman with no kids)  Well a few month later I was laid off and even though it was hard to swallow at first. I was happy to home for my family.
With no work to be found after such a long time I decided to take matters into my own hands and start my Beachbody busines and I am so happy I did. Even my girls tell me they are happy that I now work from home.
I hope to help people that want to reach their Health and Fitness even Financial Goals.