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Seriously, I thought I would hate this product. I have an aversion to soy in any form, but I was desperate. I needed something that I would make easily and change the flavor around so I didn't get sick of it. I need to be on a meal replacement diet for at least 3 months. When I opened the pouch this morning. I thought here we go, it smells like the formula powder I used to mix up on the farm 50 years ago for the baby calves that lost their moms. It didn't smell bad...but it smelled just like that stuff. I made two shakes today with the powder and I was delighted. Since it is only 90 calories before you start adding things too it, there is some wiggle room for making it great tasting. Some of the meal replacement powders are already so high in calories you can't add anything to them or you might as well have a regular meal. I used 8 oz of low fat milk this morning, with six ice cubes and a cup of frozen raspberries. I didn't realize the powder has a little sweetener right in it. I did not have to add any additional sweetening to make it taste great. It made a beautiful thick tasty shake. For lunch I made one with frozen peaches, 1/2 cup of orange juice and 1/2 cup vanilla coconut milk and a few drops of vanilla extract. Fabulous.You can make all kinds of combinations with this one powder. I am not going to have a hard time staying on this at all. I hesitated buying something like this because of the price...what if it was was awful? It was very very good to my surprise. It comes out to $1.67 plus whatever you want to add, per shake... That is a lot lower that most breakfast or lunches out. Most people spend a lot more on that on their coffee each day. When I looked at it that way...I decided it was very cost effective ...since it was easy to use and tasted great. I would like to add after being on this now for 5 days..I dropped 7 pounds without feeling hungry or deprived. I feel this best I have felt in a long time and I an no longer sleepy in the afternoons..because of carb overload. When you feel better you are far more active. Helpful Hint...I was looking at the rating on this and trying to figure out why anyone wouldn't have given this 5 stars...I thought...They must not be mixing it right. For maximum enjoyment...don't put this in one of those shaker bottles with a ball and shake...You certainly will not get the best result that way. If you want a really delicious meal...then use a blender or bullet type machine. Start by placing a cup of liquid (juice, milk, coconut milk..whatever combination you like) in with the powder first...blend for a minute, so that it is smooth, then add your 6-8 ice cubes and frozen fruit.) Blend until is it thick and creamy. I like mine thick to eat with a spoon so I add a lot of ice...want to just drink it with a straw...add less ice. Enjoy...and watch the pounds melt away.

I almost bought this item yesterday, after being conned into stopping at their cart at the mall. This young man asked me a question in order to get me to stop, then gave me a sampleI to keep me there. You would not believe the cons and lies he told me! SUPER pushy! Tried to sell me tis product for $80! Then told me if I bought another item for half price, he would give me the first one free. So I thought I'd go ahead and try it. Tried to pay, but he would not let me go, holding my card and trying to keep pushing more products on me. He was also purposely trying to confuse me, offering me this or that for free if I bought that, then offering me another for another discount. (and I am talking "discounting" from $80 to $50). Also, used the tired old line "Because I like you and you seem like such a nice woman.." Oh brother. THERE WERE NO MARKED PRICES anywhere, not even a "menu" you could look at or take home. Obviously, it was a way of making the con easier. I kept telling him my kids were waiting for me at a store, but he would NOT charge me and let me go! I finally bought one other product (I get panicky at the mall and he wasn't helping) just to get the hell out of there. Two minutes later I realized I had been totally conned into buying stuff I don't even need, so I went back and tried to return them. He said he couldn't! They were facial products and may have been contaminated or already used. This was TWO MINUTES after I bought them! NO SIGN to tell you there are no returns, either. I finally had to get really, really mad, and then he treated me like I was being unreasonable and professed not to understand why I was so angry. I tried to tell him, nice at first, that I simply could not afford his stuff, and I was I needed my money for rent, and that he was being pushy and had kept me there entirely too long. He kept offering excuses and taking his time and acting as if he was insulted and I was nuts. When I sent one of my girls to get the map cops, he al of a sudden decided he could indeed give me my money back. It took about 1/2 hour to make my return, first offering me a "receipt" that had only $0 on it! Not itemization, no amount I was being refunded (he said the computer wasn't working, so for my convenience he just gave me an empty receipt). When I scoffed, he acted as if I had offended him and his integrity. I ended up at this stall for over an hour, the whole lime pleading with him to please let me go! When he finally did, my girls heard him call me a crazy b--ch. Funny thing was, I was going to keep one of the products, but after his rudeness I ended up giving it all back. Glad I did, 'cause it sounds like they are also a con. STEER CLEAR when you see them at the mall!

Worked as advertised. Instructions for connecting thru internet using a browser are vague, but with a little help from my son, got it running. Only 3 days old, so long term reliability unknown.

This book doesn't really have anything new or different. It tells you to eat lean meat, beans, and lowfat cheeses for proteins and eat a balanced diet if fruits, vegetables, nuts, dairy, and lean meats. Too much emphasis is placed in nonfat and sugar-free foods. If you are like me and do not eat very much processed foods, this won't be helpful. I was hoping for something new that would help insulin resistance without medication, but this wasn't what I was looking for. If you don't understand what insulin resistance is this book does a good job of explaining it.