try the mixed berry essentials calorie burn flavorings.

What are your calorie totals, and other macros?

Well, let's see. if you lose 2 lbs a week, or 1lb a week, in 6 months you'll lose 25 lbs. That's what i tell myself. I have never had huge losses. I use an app called "Tactio Health" which shows not only weight loss, but the trend over time. It gives you a date when you'll meet your goal. I find it motivational.

That said, i have been struggling to start back on medifast for 6 months. I kept getting sick and then i was just afraid to swear off food.
I don't know how much exactly, i lost the first week, but i think it was around 5 lbs (doctor's scale - not my scale).
2nd week, lost 2 lbs
3rd week. cheated with chicken on sunday. gained 2 lbs. still not back to where i was on saturday.
But, i can see my overall progress, so i'm going to give it a few more days.

I think also, sometimes medifast backs you up, and once you go to the bathroom, you lose weight. that could be the 2 lb fluctuation that you're seeing.

Also, check your veggies. I stopped losing weight and it turned out that i was eating brussels sprouts, which were not an approved veggie.
Stopped eating brussels sprouts, started losing weight. I drink 12-15 cups of water a day (i don't count what i drink overnight from the big bottle on my nightstand. sometimes i refill it halfway through the night)

I can't possibly drink more water.

Hm...I'm looking at your carbs, and I'm almost thinking that they're a smidge TOO low?

I stick to the plan, and my carbs usually fall in the 80-85 range.....I think I'd have a difficult time regularly hitting only 70, and still get in all 5 of the MF meals, and the proper amounts of veggies for the L&G.

(I most usually have a big salad with my meal - 2 c of lettuce greens, and 1/2 a cup of peppers, or mushrooms, or a combination, plus the 2T of approved dressing. For instance, my meal for March 14 (randomly picked) was 2c of sweet butter salad mix (2 carbs), .5 c of white mushrooms (2 carbs), .5 c of tomatoes (4 carbs...that was 'extra'), 2 T italian dressing (3 carbs), and tilapia (0 carbs). That makes 11 carbs for that meal. My MF meals were 3 meals at 15 carbs, and 2 meals at 13 carbs....so my total was 89 carbs. Even if you subtract the 'extra' .5 c of tomatoes, that only takes away 4 carbs...making 85 carbs. I just don't know what I'd cut, to make it to 70 carbs.....unless I skipped one of the MF meals, which is not a good idea. If that's possibly what you're doing, then I would recommend being sure to eat ALL the prescribed meals. But maybe you're just regularly eating mostly the lower-carb MF meals??)

I've also heard that the 80-85 range is what is 'ideal' for the fat-burning/weight loss. I'm not sure what makes it more ideal than a lower amount, but perhaps it has something to do with the idea of 'fuel for the fire'?

You could try upping your carbs to 85-90. When I first started I ate in the 70s carb range. Once I started to lose weight I need to up them to the higher end and I started losing more weight.

Thanks for the replies!

I'd been walking for months before starting MF, so I was told I could continue (albeit at a slower pace).
I'd like to lose another 30-35lbs.
I'll definitely look into finding a new coach, since my current one isn't making the grade.

As for increasing the amount of carbs, I thought we needed to be under 85 to maintain ketosis? Its definitely worth a try though!

Thanks!

As far as I understand it, under 100 should maintain ketosis, 80-85 is optimal. But I say that with the caveat that I would imagine that everyone's body is a bit different, so one person might stay in ketosis just fine at 100 carbs, and another person might need to stay under 85 or 90. But I'm no scientist, just surmising.