We’ve all heard that name: They’re the creators of the most successful home Fitness programs out there.
We all know their products: P90x, Insanity, Slim in 6, Turbo Jam, etc.
I was recently re-introduced to the company through a Beachbody coach that I met through Facebook: Jen Hauke-Fit4yourlife. I loved her daily motivation and tips and I eventually tried out one of her private wellness/fitness groups. She helped me break through a plateau I’d hit and got stuck at for a few months. After finishing the group, Jen asked me if I’d ever considered being a Beachbody coach and something in me decided that I would love to help others. I mean, isn’t that why I started classes at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition? Why yes, it is! This would be a perfect forum to get into the “health coach” mode before I graduated from school and apply the skills I was gaining along the way. Plus, I love the products.
I signed up for a challenge pack which included the Turbo Fire program and a monthly supply of Shakeology, the company’s meal replacement shake designed by the CEO of the company with help from some reputable colleagues in the nutrition world. The Beachbody website says this to describe the shake:
Shakeology
uses a proprietary blend of digestive enzymes and prebiotics to gently and
efficiently eliminate toxins. Then a combination of antioxidants,
phytonutrients, adaptogens, and many other rare ingredients give your body the
essential nutrients you can’t get from a normal diet. You get a salad bowl’s
worth of fruits and vegetables in a single glass.
Whole-food
ingredients—all-natural foods that still maintain the vitamins, minerals, and
fiber often stripped from highly processed foods—deliver these nutrients to
help your body shed stored fat and promote optimum health.
In laymen’s terms, they searched the world for the most nutritious superfood ingredients out there to develop this meal replacement shake. There are over 23 vitamins and minerals that our bodies crave and need to function at an optimal level. Most of us, with our diets full of processed foods, barely get enough through the foods we eat on a daily basis. It’s designed to improve digestion and regularity, reduce cravings, increase energy and stamina, help you lose weight, improve your mental clarity, reduce your risk for heart disease, high blood pressure and arthritis, it will help lower cholesterol and has beneficial effects on your skin, hair and nails. At least that’s what they found in a 90 day research study with people who replaced only one meal a day with Shakeology. I decided to give it a try.
What I like about it is that I don’t have to
think. I’m not the best breakfast person even though I know how important the
meal really is. Every now and then I’ll take the time to make myself eggs,
either an omelet of some sort or egg whites, but that’s about it. I don’t eat
cereal, I have to force myself to eat oatmeal, and I don’t like sweet breakfast
foods like pancakes or French toast. So I tend to skip this important meal. Not
anymore. I haven’t missed breakfast once since I started making the Shakeology
for myself every morning.
I get up, throw a scoop into the blender with 8 oz (1
cup) of water, 5 or 6 ice cubes and blend until smooth. I even find myself
craving the shake throughout the day. I’m satisfied until lunch time and have
been having fun with adding different things to the shake to change its flavor.
The first two days I experimented with
making it with milk and then with water. I didn’t notice a change in the consistency
between the two and decided that I’d rather not waste the calories on the milk,
especially since I have a sensitivity to dairy. I’ve added different fruit to
my shake such as strawberries, blueberries and banana. I’ve also tried peanut butter,
almond butter and instant coffee grounds. My favorite combination so far has
been adding 1 tbsp peanut butter and 1 small banana to my chocolate shake and
creating what Shakeology calls a Chocolate Banana Nutter. In the words of Rachael
Ray: Yum-O!
I get up, throw a scoop into the blender with 8 oz (1
cup) of water, 5 or 6 ice cubes and blend until smooth. I even find myself
craving the shake throughout the day. I’m satisfied until lunch time and have
been having fun with adding different things to the shake to change its flavor.
The first two days I experimented with
making it with milk and then with water. I didn’t notice a change in the consistency
between the two and decided that I’d rather not waste the calories on the milk,
especially since I have a sensitivity to dairy. I’ve added different fruit to
my shake such as strawberries, blueberries and banana. I’ve also tried peanut butter,
almond butter and instant coffee grounds. My favorite combination so far has
been adding 1 tbsp peanut butter and 1 small banana to my chocolate shake and
creating what Shakeology calls a Chocolate Banana Nutter. In the words of Rachael
Ray: Yum-O! 
So here’s the deal: In the past 2 weeks I’ve
seen an increase in energy, I’ve stopped eating as late in the day because I’m
getting a jump on my eating in the morning which I wasn’t doing before, I’m not
hitting that mid morning slump anymore, I’m making healthier choices throughout
the day because I’ve started my morning right, I’m not having the sweets
cravings I used to because I’m getting my chocolate fix first thing in the
morning, I’ve noticed changes in my digestion and all of that is on top of
losing 3lbs!!!!!
I have to admit I was skeptical of
Shakeology. I’ve tried other powdered drink mixes: Carnation Instant Breakfast,
Slim Fast, and IsaLean and wasn’t impressed. I thought Shakeology would be just
like them. I’m happy I was wrong. Looks like I won’t be taking advantage of the
30 day money back guarantee.
I’m also going to be starting the Turbo Fire
Program and telling you all about it in weekly posts. The program is designed
to be done in a 90 day period of time and includes a nutrition component. I’ll
be working on that post very soon, so keep your eyes peeled!
Fondly,
Betsey
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