I have tried Shakeology a couple of times since it was released. My first experience with Shakeology provided me with some great initial results. I first tried Shakeology before I was diagnosed with sleep apnea so this was a time when I was struggling with fatigue along with other related issues. Upon starting Shakeology I almost immediately noticed a difference in the amount of energy I had, especially when I was working out. Unfortunately for me this did not last. Upon starting my second bag of Shakeology that it started to have the opposite effect on me. Instead of having more energy I found that I had less. When this started to happen I also found that 9 hours (give or take a few minutes) after I took Shakeology I would experience diarrhea At first I thought I just had some kind of bug but after three days the co-incidental timing of the daily bout of diarrhea made me wonder ... So I tried a day without Shakeology and found I was feeling better. I then tried it again and had the same negative results. I was convinced I must have got a bad bag of Shakeology since these symptoms started the first day I started my second bag. Beachbody sent me a third bag but the symptoms persisted for me. I tried reducing the amount I was using over several weeks but could not shake the negative effects I was experiencing. Only thing I could determine was that there was something in Shakeology that I had developed an intolerance for. At that point I gave it up.
Last year I decided to give it another try when they released a Vegan version (generally I try to limit my dairy intake). It had been well over a year since my previous experience with the original Shakeology. This time I did not use Shakeology every day and I did not experience the same negative effects as I had previously. However I would also say I did not experienced the same benefits as I had from my first bag, specifically the boost in energy. Perhaps this difference might in part be attributed to the fact that I was now regularly using a CPAP machine. I have not used Shakeology since as I have switched instead to a multivitamin targeted at physically active individuals. I made that change in part due to price.
I have often seen people asking on the web if there are other products they can use instead of Shakeology. The reason I typically have seen is because of the price. The other products I have tried are VegaOne and Amazing Grass Amazing Meal. I could not say that I have experienced any drastic results from these products either. I started looking for a Shakeology alternative about the time I started my CPAP therapy. In any case it's not easy to make direct comparisons between these products as they all have so many ingredients. The ingredients vary from one product to the next and ingredients that are in common vary by amount. Here are some links from each company's website where you can review the ingredients in each product.
http://images.beachbody.com/tbb/store/shakeology/pdf/ShakeologyCholocateVegan_Ingredients.pdf
https://shopca.myvega.com/vega-one-nutritional-shake.html?simpleid=436
http://amazinggrass.com/product/20/Amazing-Meal-Original-Blend-30-servings.html
Comparing prices is a little easier. Here are the prices per serving (US) based on the prices on each company's website:
Shakeology $4.33
VegaOne $2.33
Amazing Grass Amazing Meal $2.33
VegaOne and Amazing Meal can be found on other websites for less than they are sold on their corporate websites. For example I looked them both up on a site I have recently started buying many of my supplements from, vitacost.com. On that website you could get VegaOne for $1.83 and Amazing Meal for $1.40 (per serving).
Nutrition is a very personal thing so I have a hard time saying you have to try one of these products over another. When I say "personal" I mean that what works for one person does not necessarily work for another. If you are already taking other supplements, it is conceivable that Shakeology might actually save money for you as it may replace multiple other products you are taking. Alternatively, you may not need something that packs that much of a punch or you want a less expensive option. In that case you may want to try another product, perhaps one of the other two I have tried.
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