Want to lose weight? You are certainly not alone – losing weight tops the New Year’s Resolution without fail every year. The market also quickly picks this up, giving you an array of diet supplements, fitness facilities and the like to help people to fulfill this goal. Anything related to promoting weight loss can be a very profitable business, even the ones that are not real. These scams can take plentiful dollars by capitalizing on the benefits perceived by their customers.
One of the products claiming to help weight loss and improve health is called Shakeology. It is a protein-packed meal replacement shake that has been proven to reduce food cravings and also increase energy level. The product receives a lot of hype and celebrity endorsements.
Price is an absolutely important factor to consider after effectiveness. Many people find that Shakeology is one of the most expensive ones in the market. When you can actually lose weight and gain nutrients for a much cheaper price – or even free, if you are planning on eating less- is Shakeology worth your money?
The price of one whole bag of Shakeology (consisting of 30 servings in a resealable bag or a 24 Single-serve packets in a box) is a whopping $129.95 in their website. So we’re looking at about $5 per shake, to be taken every day. If you drink it twice a day, that’s easily $300 for a month. The $129.95 price tag also does not take taxes and the shipping cost into account, which can be quite a significant amount in the end of the day.
You should also note that these kinds of products might lead to dependency. Not in a nicotine or heroine way, of course, but once you are used to drinking Shakeology, it may be quite hard for you to lose weight without it. This means that you need to buy more of the stuff regularly, and thus, spend that amount of money too.
Actually, the Shakeology website advertises that you might save money from drinking Shakeology shakes. Counterintuitive, I know, but the shakes are effective for some people in curbing their appetite for junk food. This means you can cut costs from stopping your consumption of fast food and other junk foods in the supermarket. If Shakeology really works for you and causes you to eat less junk food, Shakeology may have some Returns to Investment. However, people with lower success rates found that the shakes could only keep them full for a few hours before they will hop on to the nearest Drive-Thru. Certainly, whether or not Shakeology can serve as a meal replacement (which can cut down costs) depends from person to person.
Another selling point of Shakeology that accounts for their expensive price is that the ingredients they put in are also not cheap stuff either. Shakeology is often promoted due to superfoods and healthy vegetables they put inside their shakes, which makes them dense with nutrients. It is said there that you will need to eat a lot of fruits and vegetables to match up the amount of nutrients that one glass of Shakeology contains. Usually, the main ingredients that people look for in a protein shake is the protein and fiber, which has been known to help you feel full and thus highly effective in weight loss. But more than that, Shakeology also contains some funky substances like phytonutrients and adaptogen herbs, which are exported ingredients. According to some experts, you don’t actually need so much of this nutrients to be in your weight loss supplements, so that makes it unnecessary for you to spend so much money on Shakeology. There is also many comments stating that the ingredients in Shakeology are actually unhealthy, the whey protein usually being the primary suspect. That’s a whole different story for another day.
But really, the price of Shakeology is still pretty steep especially when there are similar protein shakes out there with even more health benefits but cost only a fraction of what Shakeology charges. So what could be a reason behind that? My personal take is that some of the money you pay goes to the advertisements and celebrity endorsements. You are not only buying the protein shake, you are also buying the brand. So you can cut down the costs buy buying some other unbranded protein shake but with the same quality of product.
To save on the shipping cost, you can opt for the Home Direct shipping at the checkout. Basically, this shipping method will automate the shipping of Shakeology to your home every month. When choosing this program, you will be getting the Super Discount Shipping plan which entitles you to a special shipping rate of $2 per unit shipped. You can save more than $12 on shipping costs every month. Is this worth it? Well if you a are planning on buying a lot of it then it’s a way to cut down the price but this amount is not very significant in my opinion.
One of the amazing savings you can gain from Shakeology is from their return policy. If you find that you don’t experience the advertised health benefits from Shakeology, you are entitled to a full refund as long as you are 30 days within your purchase date. They will still give you refunds even if you have emptied the whole bag. Pretty daring on their part, but definitely a factor to consider when you want to invest your money on a protein shake. If it doesn’t work out for you, you can get all your money back.
Besides its flagship nutrient shakes, Shakeology also sells three different “boosts” which are the “Focused Energy”, “Power Greens” and “Digestive Health”. Each of these supplements are also made of various nutritious ingredients and superfoods with great health benefits. And you guessed correctly – it is also pretty expensive at $49.95 per bottle.
I don’t know about you but I honestly think that Shakeology is overrated. Not a fad definitely – it actually works for some people, and it really does content some nutritious ingredients – but definitely isn’t a bang for your buck either. With that lofty price tag, you’ll be better off buying other protein shakes that have the same (or even greater) health benefits that won’t cost you as much. If you really want to try it but not willing to commit $129.95 upfront, they actually offer a 7 day sampler priced at $34.95 which contains all of the different flavors too. And don’t forget that they have a guaranteed money back policy if you’re not satisfied. I guess you can try it and see for yourself!s
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