The Shakeology Experiment: Week One Wrap-up

Sunday marked the end of week one in the Hobbs Shakeology Experiment. I sat down and conducted an in-depth interview of Zach to uncover his feelings about the product thus far.

Here is the lowdown: Zach is drinking one shake a day for lunch. He usually adds a banana or natural peanut butter (or both) to his shake, taking it from 140 calories to approximately 300-350 calories. That's not a lot of calories for a meal, but he said he has not felt hungry in the afternoons, nor does he crave sweets or any other foods.

Anyone who knows my husband knows about his love of spreadsheets.

Thinking about buying a car? Put it in a spreadsheet.
Refinancing the house? Put it in a spreadsheet.
Rearranging the pantry? Put it in a spreadsheet.

So here is the manifestation of his spreadsheet addiction as it relates to the Shakeology experiment:

The Shakeology weight loss graph (click for larger view).

During his initial cleanse he lost about 7 pounds. Since then, his weight has varied from as much as 10 pounds lost to a current weight loss of 8 pounds.

My husband is not one who needs to lose a bunch of weight, but these few pounds has made a significant difference in his appearance (i.e., he looks SUPER BUFF. That's a technical term. I looked it up.).

This morning he branched out into another recipe on the provided recipe calendar, adding vanilla extract and a banana.

Super happy to be making the daily Shakeology.

One side effect of committing to the Shakeology program is how it affects the way you think about the other meals that you eat. Zach said that since he knows Shakeology is a good, nutritious meal, it makes him strive to eat healthy for the other meals as well. This weekend was opening weekend for archery season, and he said he felt guilty about eating a hamburger down at the land. But he did mix up some shakes to take with him to eat down there!

I can see that for someone who might eat out for lunch every day, or someone who stops at Starbucks every day, Shakeology would have a big impact. Because as much as it's about eating a healthy meal, it's also about NOT eating an unhealthy meal.

The plan at the beginning of this experiment was to let Zach try it for a month, and then I get to try it. But after one week, I think we've run into a snag. He's not going to want to give it up!