Medifast
You stand to lose up to 5 pounds a week from Medifast
BACKGROUND
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Stop shopping, counting nutrition facts, and even cooking. Let Medifast do all the work for you. Medifast is a meal-delivery service that offers all the benefits of a personal chef, shopper and nutritionist, freeing you to pay more attention to your life. This meal replacement plan (similar to Slim-Fast) is high in protein and brought directly to your home. With Medifast, you can expect to lose up to 20 pounds the first month.
The Medifast Plan is much like other soft diets, in that the menu consists of shakes, bars, soups, pudding and more. Don't worry about giving up choice - Medifast boasts a menu of 70 meal choices that will compliment your unique tastes and dietary requirements. If it's kosher, low glycemic, lactose-free or even vegetarian, the Medifast plan has you covered. Medifast has specific plans that cater to the unique needs of women, men and diabetics.
Medifast has been proven in multiple clinical studies and if that's not enough, the dozens of real-life testimonials it shares on its site should be. Real people, losing real weight and celebrating that success on Medifast. The diet and weight loss program even has more than 15,000 doctors who recommend it to their patients.
A John Hopkins University study suggests that the Medifast plan helps participants quickly and safely lose weight by decreasing the amount of calories consumed. The study also suggests that participants with Type 2 Diabetes lost 2x that of individuals adhering to the American Diabetes Association's recommendation. Additionally, Medifast shows results in participants with other illnesses, like hypertension.
PRO
- Convenient pre-packaged foods
- Reasonably priced
- Variety of foods to choose from
- Supports exercise
- Clinically proven to help you lose 2-5 pounds per week
- Doctor recommended
- Provides detailed maintenance plan
- Plans made for diabetics
- Quick Start Guide available at TrustMedifast.com
CON
- May be tough transitioning back to regular foods
- Will have to cut some carbs
- Low-calorie diet has its critics
DIET and NUTRITION
You'll have five prepared meals and one "Lean and Green Meal." This is known as the Medifast 5 & 1 plan. Your L&GM will consist of a lean protein (a seven-ounce serving of chicken, turkey or fish; a five ounce serving of beef, pork or lamb) with at tablespoon of your favorite condiment like barbecue sauce, ketchup or mustard. You'll also have your choice of side item, including salad greens, raw or cooked vegetables. You'll eat at least three servings of vegetables with your L&GM.
The Medifast program encourages you to avoid hunger by eating every three hours drink your choice of calorie-free beverage, no less than 64 ounces (water is recommended). When you're not eating your Lean and Green Meal and snacking throughout the day, you'll choose from the dozens of puddings, oatmeal, shakes, scrambled eggs, and other low-calorie, nutritious meal-replacement items that Medifast delivers directly to you.
At the beginning, you'll remove vegetables with a higher carbohydrate count, like corn and carrots, to help boost your weight loss efforts. You'll slowly reintroduce these to your diet and they can be a part of your diet in the maintenance phase.
EXERCISE
The Medifast website offers an exercise guideline document. While there is no specific or personalized exercise plan, Medifast recommends you find time for exercise daily. This can be running, jogging, swimming, dancing or walking, which is their suggestion. They just advise that your exercise program should involve an activity that you enjoy so that you're more likely to stick with it and you find at least 10 minutes a day to get up and move. You should also listen to your body and not do more than your body can.
CONCLUSION
For more than 20 years, Medifast has been a weight loss answer to more than one million people. It’s also helped people with pre-existing conditions, like diabetes and hypertension, lose weight healthfully. The meals have gotten generally positive feedback, so if you need convenience Medifast may be for you. You'll learn how to eat again with this portion controlled, balanced nutrition approach. Many diet pills, supplements and programs can't celebrate the doctor recommendations, clinical research and positive testimonials that Medifast can. It's worth a look if you have weight to lose, are ready to change your lifestyle, and looking for a convenient approach to eating.
Common Misspellings
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Related Diets: Slim-Fast, Bistro MD, DineWise, NutriSystem, Vitalicious
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Easy, quick and a great jumpstart for wt loss. I liked seeing results, it's motivating. Also kept my blood sugar stable and I got to decrease meds!
This is just a rip off of a high protein low carb diet.... you can buy your own food at the local grocery. The cost is unreasonable, and you have to stay on it. They really do not teach how to eat regular food, they want you hooked so you can join the Take Shape For Life program, just more money in their pocket.
I have noticed a couple of the women whom went on this program locally are gaining back the weight. They peddle this stuff, think they better get back on it.
Very Expensive and tastes horrid! I suggest you try it for a week before you commit to the entire month.
While I am getting tired of the food (I've been on the diet for 8 months now), this diet has saved my life. I'm down 115 lbs and still am looking to lose another 50 or so. I know the weight will come off. I'm somewhat scared on how I'll do when I transition off, though.
This was the best program for me. No planning or preparation except for 1 meal per day. No hunger after 1 or 2 days. Easy and fast weight loss. Felt great too. Lost 40 pounds and am keeping it off.
I started Medifast in June and by August 2008 I lost 13lbs. I DO NOT RECOMMEND MEDIFAST, To this date, I have gained back all of the weight and then some, it is very hard to transition, after a while the food becomes unbearable. I have a month's worth of food in my cabinet, that I do not know what to do with.
January 2, 2009
24lbs in one month
Medifast is great. I have tried nutrisystem before and way prefer medifast!
Medifast is the easiest plan I have ever been on. I have lost 60 pounds and I have 35 more to go. The new crunch bars they have added make the plan VERY portable. When I am in a hurry, I don't have to worry about mixing up a shake...I can just grab a bar and go. And they taste great! I know I will reach my goal soon and I'm excited about transitioning. Food no longer controls me!!!
The Medifast Bars are wonderful! I've lost 50 lbs so far on the plan with 25 to go. The bars are a wonderful new part that makes it so easy!
I have tried all three of the new bars and love them all (peanut butter a bit more). The new bars make an already-convenient meal plan even more portable. I intend to incorporate the new bars into three of my meals each day -- that's how good they are!
the medifast diet plan meal delivery service really helped me lose the weight. I am not a big fan of eating salads or cooking. Made it really easy to lose the weight.
I tried the new Medifast bars and I have to say they are wonderful. My only regret is that I didn't order more to have for my meals during the day. They've created three wonderful flavors. Peanut butter crunch, chocolate mint crunch and caramel crunch.
The peanut butter is my favorite. It's a crunchy, peanut butter taste that is delicious. My second favorite is the chocolate mint crunch. It reminds me of girl scout cookies. Last but not least, the caramel crunch with plenty of caramel that coats the entire top of the bar. Kudos Medifast! They are wonderful!
I'm a MEDIFANATIC!!
It's wonderful!!!!!!!!!
Medifast has been a life changer for me! The routine has saved me.
The Medifast food is fine and the routine and prepared meals are a life saver! i lost 15 lbs.
Life changer!!!!!!
I have successfully lost 45 lbs and am on my way to loose another 40. My wife has lost 8. It was recommended by our doctor and we became so passionate about it that we are now Health Coaches with Take Shape for Life.
The food is cost neutral super convenient and the program WORKS! If you are looking to loose weight quick and feel energetic without being hungry, try this program!
THE food is so nasty. I have not been able to stay on this diet longer than 3 days at a time.
I have been on the program twice. The first time was before Take Shape for Life was formed. There was no coaching and no follow through. I got on it from a friend who is an MD. I lost a lot of weight (52 pounds)...but regained it because I did not make the necessary mental shift and change in my lifestyle.
This time I am doing the Take Shpe for LIfe portionof the program. I have a coach (an RN) who I work with....and I am also learning to coach (www.fattofit.tsfl.com). I have 7 clients, all of whom are losing! I have lost 25 pounds, dropped my total cholesterol 50 points...and normalized my blood pressure. I have 60 more pounds to go. This time I will work with my coach to do the transition and the maintaince program. I have made the shift...and I will not regain it this time. I know I have to use portion contol and do some exercise to keep my weight down. The program takes a little getting use to for the first week. By week 3 you need to do some exercise. But it is easy...it fits your lifestyle and my grocery bill went DOWN. I love coaching because it keeps me using my own strategies and it is very gratifying seeing people get their lives back....and feel healthy. It is lucrative to coach...and fun...and it really is about getting people healthy. By 2030, 80% of Americans are going to be obese. NOT ME! There are many programs out there...but none as easy, good tasting...and as effective and fast. If you do the program 100% of the time, you will get 100% results...which for women is about 15 pounds a month. It is the best program I have ever been on....the weight loss will motivate you to stay with it. This program is not just for the morbidly obese...people with less than 20 pounds can have great results, too. JUST DO IT! H. Gordon RN
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