If you know my morning routine, you know I live by Energize, created by Beachbody. I rarely drink coffee anymore, so this is my source of caffeine for those crazy early mornings that I seem to delight in (not…).
I was doing lazy keto for a bit there (until my lack of a gallbladder reminded of the function of the gallbladder - hint: fats) and heard about Pruvit Ketones, which apparently can help you get past the “keto flu” and get into a state of ketosis faster.
Some would argue that because I am a Beachbody coach that trying other brands is a no-no. One: legally it is if I were to sign up as a consultant for them. (Spoiler alert: I didn’t) Two: ethically it is not, because shouldn’t you know your competition? But, seriously, I didn’t view any of it like that. It was a product to try out for the nutritional game plan I was following. It really doesn’t have to be more complex than that. And, as for the MLM bit, obviously I have no problem with that :P.
I ordered their 10-day test it out pack.
Full disclosure before I even say more: I didn’t finish the 10 days. So, I have no “before and after” pics. Scour Insta - you’ll see plenty there.
I didn’t like the taste. I’m spoiled, sure, by my Energize, which I do like the taste of and I look forward to each morning. I was excited for a new flavor of my morning drink and it just didn’t hit the mark for me. I will say that it did hold off hunger pangs a while longer, which is one of the goals for the product. (OS/Nat I think it is?). This is not a goal of Energize, to be clear. So, for intermittent fasters - if you’re struggling to make the switch to IF, this could be a helpful tool? You do NOT need to be keto to use this stuff. That’s made explicitly clear everywhere.
I loosely do IF, but don’t super stress right now, and so don’t really need the extra boost.
Anyways. So, you can have a light meal somewhere in there and then there’s an afternoon something or other. Obviously, I paid a whole lot of attention. It was a chocolate something and I made it a whopping two days before that was a no.
To be fair though: I didn’t love Shakeology at first either. I had to do some experimentation to really get it to where I like and enjoy it. So… I could try to give the Ketones longer and see if they grow on me, but eh.
The problem is that I have something else to compare this all to and they aren’t like products, per se. In their function or goals. So, these aren’t necessarily fair comparisons. What does this mean? I’m trying really hard to be fair as a result, when my review otherwise would probably be more… um… frank… I’ll let you read between the lines.
Here’s what I will say: they didn’t suck sideways. I didn’t notice the energy jump that folks who sell it share and certainly didn’t loooooove the taste. I also didn’t love the price tag. Realizing that any given month I spend how much on my Energize and my kiddo version of Shakeo (I have enough regular leftover for me, that I haven’t needed to order), money is not EVER going to be my main drawback. As a customer… it was just awfully expensive for not a lot of product, ESPECIALLY if you’re going to compare with competitors. (I.e. for not like products, but each one that I use in the morning, the morning Ketones were more expensive for fewer days than one jar of the Energize that can last more days depending on how many scoops you use).
Note: I’m not trying to sell you on Energize! There are lots of pre-workouts out there, this just happens to be the one I use and love.
Upshot is: depending on your financial situation and your need… could be useful for you. There are certainly plenty out there who have used it and found great success with it.