Shakeology VS. Slim-Fast - I'm truly Embarassed for Slim Fast

This is an opinionated article on a comparison between Shakeology and Slim Fast but first let me give my well founded opinions some context with some factual information. Refer to the image below then continue reading.


The comparison is Sick in my opinion.  Here is why...

Slimfast uses synthetic chemically manufactured ingredients that is harmful to the body and it costs more in absolute dollars than shakeology does.  Shakeology is a Health shake / Weight Loss shake that contains 70 plus whole food ingredients carefully extracted from the earth to preserve all nutrient density.  If you drink Shakeology you're literally getting more health for less money.


Now that we've got Absolute Dollars out of the way lets talk value.

Even if Shakeology were to cost more than slim fast in absolute dollars, if you're health and living a good life has any importance to you, Shakeology wins.  The comparison is Sick.

Slim fast has more calories than Shakeology but that's not even the important thing.  The important thing is the quality of those calories.  Slim fast is overly processed thereby severely degrading the biological value and density of those nutrients.  In other words, you're not really feeding your body because the calories in Slim Fast are largely empty.  Shakeology is as nutrient dense as it can get.  All 70 plus whole food ingredients are carefully extracted from the earth with as little processing as possible to maintain a 100% bio availability to the body.   Translation: The calories in Shakeolgoy are so dense with highly biologically available nutrients that most people feel satisfied for 3 - 4 hours with just 70 calories of Shakeology.  The reason Slim Fast, or a thousand calorie fast food value meal, doesnt fill us up is because the calories are absent of nutrients so the body is still saying "FEED ME" even after a whopping 1,000 calories!

Lets talk nutrient partitioning which signals the body on how to shuttle nutrients to and from fat stores and muscle! For every 2.5 grams of carbs in Slim Fast there is only 1 gram of protein without an exercise plan in place.  If you eat the majority of your higher carb meals close to training, you selectively partition nutrients towards muscle and away from fat.  If you eat the majority of your higher carb meals without being close to your physical training session (or any exercise in your life), you selectively partition nutrients toward fat and away from muscle.  Shakeology has 1 gram of carb per 1 gram of protein. Add to that, shakeology uses yacon root as its main sweetener.  Yacon root comes from the earth and has a low glycemic affect, making shakeology VERY diabetic and blood sugar friendly. Update: Diabetics are literally reversing their diabetes Drinking Shakeology and drastically increasing their health.  They are coming out of the diabetic range (A1C = below 6.0).

What this means is that you may loose weight using slim fast but without a comprehensive approach to Healthy weight loss you're going to loose too much weight from muscle, destroying your metabolism along with your ability to manage your weight (hello yo yo dieters RAPIDLY putting the weight back on), and your new physical appearance will be a skinnier Flabbier version of your former self instead of a thinner Leaner version.

The makers of Slim Fast is a company that depends on the ignorance of the consumer for it's business growth.  If everyone knew what Slim fast does to the human body I believe most people would not touch it and they would go out of business if they didn't clean up their act.

If you would like to try Shakeology, get more health for less money than with Slim Fast, please contact your Independent Team Beachbody coach.  If you don't have one let me know and I will help you get Shakeology.  Talk to your coach, or me, about the 10% and 25% Discount options for more financial savings while you Get Healthy.

Tom
Passion For Fitness

P.S. I know a LOT of people who have tried both Slim Fast and Shakeology.  I haven't heard one opinion in favor of slim fast or even a single neutral opinion.   The user comparisons are always the same.  Slim fast is non filling where shakeology is for several hours.  Slim fast doesn't taste nearly as good as Shakeology. Slim fast doesn't give you the kind of energy Shakeology gives you.  One recent user feedback I got was from a user who tried slim fast again after a month of shakeology and nearly vomited, energy levels were way down, no satiety, just horrible.  I have another user feedback who developed some serious health problems with her gall bladder from slim fast til she switched to Shakeology.