Shakeology
The healthiest meal of the day, guaranteed.
Shakeology is a meal replacement and nutritional shake made by Beachbody that contains over 70 of the healthiest and most nutritious foods on the planet. These foods include maca, sacha inchi, camu camu, pomegranate, astragalus, ashwaganda and many others. This is my story of what it has done for me.
For thousands of years, before factories starting processing our food into oblivion with artificial ingredients and flavors, these types of foods are what people used to eat(in addition to what they could hunt) and they were healthy. With Shakeology you can have the pure, natural, feel-good energy and health of what nature(who I reckon is much more intelligent than we are) intended for us to eat.
Our bodies were not meant to consume much of what you find in the grocery store today, especially in the quantities that many people eat. They may taste excellent, but at what cost? Eat as much as you want, empty calories always leave you wanting more which can hamper any weight loss goals you’re trying to achieve.
Shakeology keeps me full so that I don’t eat too much junk food or can otherwise replace unhealthy meals like fast food(which saves me money) and gives me the nutrition that my body must have to work properly. It also helps me maintain a healthy weight, gives me far more energy than caffeine ever did, and I don’t have to worry as much if my other meals that day were completely balanced.
My results
In the picture below on the left, I weighed in at around 210 pounds and I’m 6’0″ tall. As you can see, I was pretty round and I was not happy or proud of myself. It wasn’t until I had an emotional connection, “my moment”, which was seeing myself in this picture, that I knew it was time to do something. It was time to start exercising and start eating food that was actually good for me and not just for my taste buds.
I wouldn’t care if every day was swimsuit day anymore. I’m proud to show off what I got now. So far, I’m a little over 3 months into my new lifestyle and currently weigh 170 pounds. That’s a drop of 40-50 lbs depending on how much muscle I’ve gained. Granted, exercising has been a big part of my weight loss but if I continued to eat poorly my results wouldn’t have come close to what they have. As we all know, the food that you eat can make or break the goals you are trying to achieve.
The ingredients
Many products in the grocery store have in big lettering “high in Vitamin X” or “excellent source of Y” for maybe one or two things. If you tried to do the same thing for what you get in a glass of Shakeology it would say “high in everything that keeps you healthy”. Here are the nutrition labels in PDF’s if you want to see exactly what’s in it.
Ingredients and Nutritional Information for Shakeology Tropical Strawberry Flavor PDF
Ingredients and Nutritional Information for Shakeology Chocolate Flavor PDF
Ingredients and Nutritional Information for Shakeology Chocolate Flavor PDF
The nutrition in the ingredients
What the foods that are in Shakeology have in them that are extremely beneficial to your well being are; phytonutrients, anti-oxidants, fiber, protein, vitamins, minerals and pre-biotics. Each those these ingredients provide a very specific, specialized role in helping you stay healthy. Scroll through the notecards below to find out the role that they play in your body!
The main reason why I drink Shakeology though, is because I want the absolute best for my body and that’s why I choose Shakeology. My body isn’t something that I only use every once in awhile, it’s the ”car” that I’m in every second of every day and the reason I’m alive! If my body isn’t happy, I’m not happy and it lets me know it by either; being sick, in pain, or sluggish and run down. Personally, I’d just like to skip all that and stick to the good stuff!
Take care of your body and it’ll take care of you. That has become my motto and Shakeology helps me truly take care of my body. It’s fitness for my insides so that everything stays healthy and happy. It’s unlike any other product on the market and is far more effective than individual supplements because the nutrition it in comes from food so the body can easily process and reap the benefits because they are bio-available.
Shakeology – Taste the tropics!
Beachbody has just released the new vegan tropical strawberry flavor! That makes 3 in total, greenberry, chocolate and tropical strawberry. There are only 3 flavors so far because it’s hard to make something like this which is so good for you actually taste good. Most companies would just add artifical flavors and ingredients to sell more flavors, but that’s not what Beachbody or Shakeology is about.
The first video shows the co-creator of Shakeology, Darin Olien, as he travels around the world looking for the healthiest ingredients on the planet to make Shakeology and the health benefits of each of the foods. The second video talks about the new vegan tropical strawberry flavor. The third video is reviews from many doctors who talk about the modern food industry and what all of the high-calorie, nutritionally poor foods end up doing to your body over time. After these we get to my results! (Use the left and right arrows on the sides of the player to scroll through the videos)
How does Shakeology help you lose weight and eat less?
The best thing about Shakeology, aside from getting the best nutrition available that your body needs to be healthy, is that it is a meal. When you eat all of the essential macro-nutrients together; protein, carbohydrates and healthy fats, your body is fed and the hormones that your brain sends to your stomach saying “Hey, I’m full now you can stop eating” get produced as compared to junk food that contains no nutrition so your body drives you to eat more and does not release the satiety hormones.
Compare the almost 200 calories in a 12 oz can of pop vs a medium sized steak which is about 500 calories. Even if you drink multiple cans of pop you’ll get sick from all of the sugar before you get full but a steak leaves you feeling satisfied. Pop-Tarts are 200 calories each as well, but how often do you get full from eating those for breakfast? Shakeology keeps me full for hours after drinking it beause it contains what our bodies want, real nutrition instead of empty calories.
30-Day Money Back Guarantee
If you don’t start to see and feel the benefits of Shakeology within the first month of using it, or if you’re not 100% satisfied for any reason, just return itwithin 30 days for a full refund of the purchase price, less s&h—guaranteed. That’s Beachbody’s promise to you. 
Need more information?
If you’re curious about what Shakeology can do for you, but not quite ready to order it, I would suggest doing what I did. Make a free account on Team Beachbody first. It’s fast(takes less than a minute), easy and free. The community has thousands of active members all focused on one goal, getting and staying healthy. You’ll get to see their results and reviews of Shakeology and there’s more health and fitness information there than you’d ever have time to read.
Shakeology FAQ
Is Shakeology healthy?
Everything in Shakeology is 100% natural. No pesticides, herbicides or fungicides here. Look around on the internet all you want, you won’t find anything else of this quality.
Is Shakeology certified low Glycemic Index(GI)?
Yes, Shakeology has a value of 24 on the GI scale. This means that it does not cause a rapid increase in blood sugar and glucose levels which is a factor in weight gain and diabetes. As a reference, broccoli has a GI of 10 and apples have a GI of 36.
Information on the Glycemic scale and Shakeology PDF
Does Shakeology work?
Our bodies want nutritious food to sustain it through the day. Consuming highly processed foods that have little to no nutritional value does not make you feel full for very long because your body did not get the nutrients it needs to carry out the enormous amount of chemical processes that it does every day. Shakeology contains 70 of the healthiest superfoods from across the world and at 150 calories, it’s nutrient to calorie ratio is second to none.
Is there a guarantee?
Absolutely. Beachbody stands behind Shakeology with a 30 day 100% hassle-free, money-back guarantee. If you order Shakeology, finish off the entire bag, and decide you don’t like it, just send the empty bag back for a full refund less S&H. No questions asked.
How many flavors are there?
Currently, there are three. Strawberry Tropical, Chocolate and Greenberry.
Why are there so few Shakeology flavors?
Many of those other “health shakes” offer you unlimited flavors which may entice some people, but the way that they make those flavors is by adding artificial flavors and chemicals and Beachbody will not put those into Shakeology because they are not good for you.
How much does Shakeology cost?
If you use a full serving, it comes out to around $4 a shake ($119.95 a month). If you choose the Home Direct (auto-ship) plan when you order then you do not have to pay any shipping charges and can save quite a bit of money that way.
Why is Shakeology so expensive?
To me, it’s not expensive because I actually save money by replacing meals with it and the nutrition that it contains keeps me healthy and away from the doctor.
- A coffee and a doughnut in the morning at a gas station before work. $2+
- Macchiato, latte or frappuccino from Starbucks. $4-$6
- Pack of smokes. $5+
- Fast food cheeseburger meal. $5+
- 1 tall beer at a restaurant. $5+
- Bag of candy/chips. $4+
- 2-12oz pops at a gas station. $3.50
- Shakeology containing the best organically grown superfoods from across the world. $4 per shake.
Shakeology vs Starbucks
The chart below shows what you get in a glass of Shakeology vs Starbucks. The mocha below is their grande (small) size with whip cream. Along with not having hardly any nutritional value, anything from Starbucks is just empty calories and artificial ingredients.
Wrap up
Shakeology is a great product that is well worth trying out. It’s good for you, you’ll probably save money by using it and you’ll be feeding your body what it needs to stay healthy, fight disease and have real energy. I love it and recommend it.
