I've lost 40lbs.

If anybody responds to this old thread we can open a dialog.  For now I will save my enthusiasim.

It's hard to find people who use Isagenix and are not "biased" because it works! And when you find something that works consistently for many people you become biased! I just returned from an Isagenix Conference in Las Vegas! The products are amazing and the business model is fabulous. Isagenix is the fastest growing Health & Wellness company in the world and their commitment is to raise the health & wealth of this planet. So far they are doing just that, with over $400 million is sales and 18 millionaires in just 5 years in business. This cellular cleanse is all about getting rid of cellullar impurities that make us sick and fat & renourishing our cells with assimable nutrients. Get rid of the bad stuff, get in the good stuff & watch what your body can do! Healthy people are not fat, sick, tired, depressed or insomniac! It is very safe & very effective, total nutrition. Give it a try......Personally I have lost over 35 pounds & feel 20 years younger! I am a holistic nurse practitioner & have never endorsed any products until now.

Hi all,

Are the Isagenix programs a scam? a waste of money? Well I can only go by my expeirience. What is my health and wellbeing worth and compare that to results. I know my health was in great need, I was 400 lbs! So I was in grave danger of risking everthing in my life. I needed to make a tranformation. What was I willing to spend or give up to do it? I only new it wouldn't do anyone any good in a pine box! So I was willing to spend some money to get some results. I didn't really know much about Isagenix I just felt that I could actually do it without much difficulty. I know it had to be easy! I know now there is no waste of money for sure IF you stay with it, IF you make a way for Isagenix to be part of your life. You have to be part of the solution, Isagenix will only work if you USE it. Now compare results to the money. My result have been nothing short of phenominal. I know results vary and everyone is different and there are variables. I started March 10th 2007 and today Oct 23rd 2007 I weigh 245lbs. Remember I started at 400 lbs, I have lost 155 lbs and see amazing results daily and it is not all about the weight! Energy and mobility and so many little things are the miricale. To me Isagenix is a reality it has proven it's worth in so many ways. So is it a scam? ... NO it's a reality... is it a waste of money? ... NO Not to me, it has completly changed my life, you only need to discover that for yourself! Money Back , No Questions asked Guarenteed!

Mark Macey

First of all, I am a little concerned about the way some people discuss this product in almost cult-like fashion. It makes me wonder if there are mind-control drugs in this stuff, but most likely it's a money thing (it always is). It's like the new Amway.

I have tried to use this product twice now based on "testimony" by people I actually know (my ex-chiropractor, who happens to sell this stuff). Both times it made me sick as a dog. I saw it suggested that this is normal as the body "de-toxifies". Well, your body de-toxifies constantly. This type of reaction is what your body does to poison. Think about it, I would feel the same way if I drank a cup of Chlorox, granted without the severe burning.

Secondly, drastic immediate weight loss is not healthy. How can you tell? Because severely ill people lose weight drastically. People with cancer lose weight drastically. I myself can lose 30 pounds in two weeks when I have had clinical depression. That should tell you something. Your body builds fat to keep you alive when food is scarce. It should not want to lose it so rapidly.
There is no secret to weight loss. It is like a check book. Make large deposits (eating calories) and the balance goes up. Make smaller deposits and more withdrawals (excerise) and the balance goes down. I was able to lose 25 pounds safely and fairly slowly by simply not eating as poorly. When I started to pig out again, I gained it back. Not rocket science.

Looking at the cleansing stuff, it's mostly pounding serious B6 and B12 and some potassium. You could probably take a heavy B vitamin complex and eat a banana and get the same result. What's causing you to lose weight is the fact that you're starving yourself. Doing the 9-day program as suggested provides insufficient calories and that's why you're losing weight. Pounding water has shown to have no benefit other than to make you pee a lot and not notice that you're starving.

As far as feeling better, you'll feel better with less weight no matter how you get there. The rest, I believe, is a placebo effect, and that's fine, I guess. As for me, I have been feeling better ever since I stopped having my head wrenched and being put on a rack and practically decapitated week after week, except for the apparently permanant click in my neck that wasn't there before.

Bottom line, if you use this stuff and don't change your eating habits, you'll gain all the weight right back again. There's better, safer ways to lose weight, but you actually have to work at it, not just throw money at the problem.

I am a bit skeptical with how isagenix differs so greatly from other cleansing programs that require minimal caloric intake and supplement with shakes (or similar).

Of those that have  responded to this and other threads regarding Isagenix, which responders are now financially benefitting from endorsing the product?  I am trying to figure out which comments are not financially motivated versus an unbiased opinion.

I am on Day 2 which is a "cleanse" day. This program basically feels like a huge waste of money. You are pretty much paying to starve yourself. On the "cleanse" days, all you drink is 4 half cups of juice and eat 6 little wafers and 2 pills. It equals less than 300 calories in that day. I think all the positive testimonials are from people who got roped into selling this product.

I am just finishing my 3rd Isagenix cleanse (30 day).  The first 2 cleanses were 9 day and so far, I prefer the 30 day.  I really like their products and I have found they do work.  The shakes are a great meal replacement and my energy has increased. 

If you are going to do a cleanse, follow what they tell you.  I don't see any point in trying one if you smoke (and don't plan to stop), drink heavily, or are not planning to change your eating habits and increase your exercise.

What I don't like about Isagenix is that it is a "pyramid" business and their sales people push, push, push.  I do all my own ordering online, which I suggest.  Just chatting with people, I have discovered how many people are selling the stuff.

I bought into the great Isagenix scam.My experience with Isagenix left me 60# heavier and hundreds of dollars lighter.
My reaction to the product was not very positive. I struggled immensely with the cleanse days, rarely being able to make it even to the second day. I had a chronic yeast infection (which I begged them for help with, only to be offered more product and advice that was virtually useless) a history of yoyo dieting and a desparate desire to make this "miracle" product work.
I shouldv'e followed my instincts from the beginning but was persuaded by the sucess of others on the team that I just needed to hang in and keep trying product. By the time I accepted that this product and the way it is marketed had triggered some pretty negative stuff for me, I was well past the 30 day refund date.
As far as I am concerned these people are vultures, waitng to prey on a very vulnerable  group.
It has taken me 5 months to get back on track physically and emotionally after my experience with this product. I guess the one positive aspect is I gained confidence to know I'll NEVER be sucked into a marketing scheme like this again.
My advice to anyone(especially Canadians who get dinged huge shipping costs and rediculous rates of exchange on our dollar) is to go to your local health food store and ask for advice. I took my Isagenix containers to my local store and had the owner show me ingredient by ingredient how Isagenix is actually inferior to and MUCH more expensive than similar products on her shelf.
If you are still in doubt what this company is really all about - go to one of their team meetings and pay attention to what is really going on - these people are primarily a marketing scheme. They have found a product that seems to have some measure of success and they have brilliantly figured out how to milk it for all it is worth.
If you go ahead and try it anyway, well all I can say is I hope you are one of those "success" stories Isagenix displays. If like me, you become one of their unadvertised "failures" - don't beat yourself up too badly, just remember some of my advice.

In response to I_Love_Isagenix_Products -  Wow! You might do well to learn to check your impressions, because your three of me were pretty off base and actually fall more into the category of assumptions. I certainly hope you weren't trying to insult me, however even if you were I don't take it personally as your experience is totally a reflection of your own self.


I am going to make up a story about I_Love_Isagenix_Products - I predict that if this person isn't already selling product, they soon will be.
I again state to anyone out there looking at buying into Isagenix - I consider it to be a huge marketing scam - designed primarily to assist you in lightening up your bank account.

Last edited by shewhotransforms (2009-05-14 12:27:07)

I purchased the 30 day Isagenix cleansing products and am into day 9. I have gained two pounds. I am completely disappointed and am hoping the company gives me my money back. The first two days were nothing but severe headaches. The following two days were fine but the cleanse day on the fifth day was painful. Not because I was hungry but because I was so tired I thought I was going to die. I was just paralyzed. This is day 9 and I am not hungry but there is no results and for me personally it is a scam. I have eaten under 1000 calories a day and gained two pounds. There must be something in the accelerator pills. I won't even eat their snacks they taste like chocolate flavored hay. I would rather eat food for the 1000 calories than drink shakes and take pills. Ohhh, when I emailed the company to tell them about my complaint...NOTHING! Not really supportive of their clients. It is multilevel marketing and I am not going to do well for their business if anyone knows I gained weight doing what they say to do. Good luck.
YES IT IS A SCAM!