I have been using this powder for about 3 years. It does work but you have to be disciplined. If you want the quick easy new gimmicks that come out all the time, then nothing is every going to work. Or it may work temporarily but the weight will come back. It's a lifestyle change not a diet. Lose weight quick is a Multi- million dollar industry. If being a healthy weight was easy, there would not be an obesity epidemic in the US. I add dragon fruit powder, wheat grass powder and cashew milk to the Almaseed. I take one shaker to work and drink half in the morning and half for lunch. If I get hungry about 2 or 3 o'clock, I have a V8 or organic vegetable broth. Sometime a protein bar. I go to the gym 4 to 5 days a week even if I just walk on the treadmill for 30 min if limited on time or just don't feel like it that day. I eat a healthy dinner ever night, on Fridays I eat whatever I want for lunch as well as on the weekend. I don't care for fast food so that's not a problem but I do love fresh fried flounder, hush puppies, good Italian food. So the key is not deprevation, it's moderation. This powder helps me to not get so hungry that I eat things I shouldn't. My only complaint and the reason for the 4 stars is lately is the containers are less than 3/4 full and they used to not be that way. Hope this helps!

For me, this product works just as it says it does. Fast weight loss, lots of energy and not starving all the time. I found it tastes best with vanilla unsweetened almond milk, two stevia packets and a T of cocoa powder. Lost 10 pounds the first week and 25 pounds the first month. Still losing and feeling great.

I've tried them all and Almased works best for me. There are no hypoglycemic bouts with this product and I have been able to reduce insulin usage by 50%. If I can stick with it, and not fall back into my unhealthy eating habits, I might just be insulin free someday.

I can't give this product 5 stars yet as I have only been on it for 15 days.
I did the full 14 day fast and lost 11lb.which is great! I only added a teaspoon of cinnamon and it tastes fine, a little gritty but that doesn't bother me, it tastes better than any other I have tried which are always soooo sweet they gag me.
I start with the weight loss program today, 1 shake, 1 meal, 1 shake. and of curse lots and lots of water.
Will update in 1 week.
UPDATE
"DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT"!!!!!
the large amount of and long time use if soy in this product can cause and did cause me to have Pancreatitis. Soy is a protease inhibitor which suppress some of the key enzymes that help us digest protein. Soybean consumption stresses the pancreas causing the pancreas to work overtime to produce more protease enzymes.
With pancreatic stress and cell proliferation, cancer becomes a distinct possibility. Pancreatic cancer currently ranks as the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths of men and women in the United States, and is predicted to move into second place by 2020.

I'm sure that the product is great. It is just that I am pre-menopausal, so the soy threw me into hot flash city. So ladies, don't use this if you are in any stage of menopause.