Ok, so one of my friends started drinking the V-Shape shakes from ViSalus and has been dropping weight at a good rate. He is around 40 days in and has lost 17 pounds. I tried the shake at their house and was pleasantly surprised at the taste. They describe it as cake mix flavor, which is close, but it's not sickening sweet. They say if you mix it with other things you can reduce the sweetness (I even read one person puts it in their coffee instead of sweetener). He told me some of the nutrition information and I was even more impressed. Yes, I know there are more nutritious shakes out there, but this has a nice combination of price, taste, health, and weight benefits. It can be the most nutritious shake out there but if it's expensive or tastes gross how long will I stay with it?
I'm a bigger guy, and I've been struggling with my weight for about the last 8 years...right about the time I got married and was working an office job without much activity. So for the last 3 years my job became more active, I run a carpet cleaning business, but I still can't seem to drop the weight.
I'm a big snacker, which is my downfall. I don't drink a lot of alcohol, and my meals are usually somewhat healthy. My wife makes sure I get at least one vegetable serving, and usually something decent like chicken or fish for dinner. I do splurge once or twice during the week, maybe a fast food meal (nothing excessive) and a night out for dinner once in a while for some chicken wings or pizza. I'm 6'1 and around 250 pounds. I'd like to be around 185 or so. Not sure on the number, I just know I want this gut gone. I plan on posting exact figures once my weight challenge has begun. Right now I'm just kind of summarizing my lifestyle and what I'm attempting to overcome.
My friend gave me a sample packet of the V-Shape Shake to try, and I had it for breakfast today. Now I'm not a big breakfast eater, so it's probably not a large enough sample size for me to just try it this once for this one meal. But hey, you have to start somewhere. So I mix it with some almond milk we have in the fridge and I really do like the taste. Do I want this same flavor every day? No, but they tell me you can mix it with fruit and yogurt and all kinds of stuff to mix it up. Sounds good.
I have to say that I really stayed full. I drank it at 9:30 am, and by noon, I was still stuffed. I ate a little chicken and rice for lunch just so I wouldn't be hungry this afternoon while I was working, but I really wasn't hungry while I was eating it. As I said, I'm typically a big snacker, and I didn't have any snack cravings throughout the day, not until after dinner tonight. I'm truly impressed, as that is a big deal for me! The bag of chips is still intact.
I went ahead and ordered a supply tonight, the shape kit. I'm heading to see my family in Illinois at the end of January, so it would be cool if I could drop a few pounds by then. The sooner I can start, the better. And even though I'm really skeptical about network marketing, my friend was all pumped up about it, and it was only $50 more to be a distributor, so I'm going to give it a try. The jury is still out on that part of it. So as full disclosure, the links I post to this site will be through my network if you purchase. I'm going to give it a try though, for the weight loss part of it, and if I can get a few people to sign up and get my shakes for free, or even make a few bucks, all the better. It's kind of cool, you can refer 3 people and get free shakes even if you're not a distributor. If I don't like it, I'll quit with a minimal investment.
The shakes only average out to $1.89 per meal, so it might even save me some money just on the shakes versus groceries. I like that they're loaded with nutrients too, some that I'm probably not getting enough of now.
This blog will document my journey, my experience with the ViSalus shakes on my road to weight loss. I want to log my food throughout the day, my weigh ins, and anything else I think might be helpful to someone who is curious about this program. I'll start once the shake mix arrives.
If you want to join me in the weight loss challenge, visit my site at: http://weightlosstools.bodybyvi.com. I'm excited because I think this is something I can stick with. We shall see...
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