What made me say, "yes?"

People have asked me about why I drink Shakeology and I've posted this answer, along with some of the wonderful ingredients and benefits.

But did I tell you that the first time I was given a packet of Shakeology it ended up going down the drain?

Let's back track....  I had actually gotten into a routine with working out in the mornings and was thinking that maybe trying Shakeology would be a good idea.  I kept seeing the silly promotion for it every time I popped in my workout video (which actually irritated me), and I was curious as to what it could do for me.

Well, my son had a teacher who said he could give me a packet to try, so I agreed.

My son came home from school one day with a Vanilla Shakeology packet.  I was so excited to try it!  I put some water in a shaker cup, along with the Shakeology and shook it up.  OH MY GOD!  I couldn't even get one sip down!  Words cannot express how disappointed I was.  My kids even decided to try it...and they couldn't get it down, either.  My shake went down the drain and I thought, "no way am I drinking THAT!"

Some more time passed and I heard about some people that had great results with Shakeology.  I also heard that blending it with ice made all the difference.  I decided to give it another shot...but, this time, I was ordering a month supply of the chocolate.  One, it's CHOCOLATE!  Two, they have this "bottom of the bag guarantee," so if I hated it, I was getting my money back.

This time, when the box showed up at my doorstep, I wasn't as excited.  I was nervous.  I decided that I was going to take the advice of others and try mixing things into my Shakeology AND use a blender.  I bought some pineapple and some coconut milk and hesitantly made my second shake.  Holy cow!  I actually REALLY liked it!  In fact, I liked it so much, I was afraid to try any other recipe for months!

Now, I've had others try Shakeology and I have given the same warning, you may not like the first recipe that you try, but don't let that ruin it for you.  Some of those people agreed....their first attempt was not very good, but that doesn't mean that they didn't find the right mix!

In the end, I'm glad that it worked out for me.  I won't repeat the reasons WHY I enjoy drinking it every day (you can click the Shakeology tab to read that).

Lesson here...don't let one bad experience ruin something that could be a great thing.  Oh...and don't get irritated by the commercials on all of the Beachbody videos....yes, it feels like they are just trying to suck you into shelling out more money, but it really is just getting the word out about something that can really help you!