Medifast?

I am just speaking for myself here, but Medifast was the only way I could drop pounds, don't know if it's the higher protein. lower carb or the nutitritional makeup of the food, but it works for me. Yes its expensive, thus trying a modified version of the plan and why I am asking questions of other MF users. Please don't discourage people from doing what works for them. I've seen people drop weight with various means and all have a fight to keep it off after losing. Thats what Fitness Pal is for, to motivate and inspire people to keep on the track-dont be judgmental, what works for one person may not work for another and viceversa.

my sister did medifast and she was not getting near enough fuel/calories, she napped constantly and didn't have the energy to walk around the block or through the grocery store. Seems counter productive.

huh i am on the product now and i have dropped 32 pounds , i exercise 6 days a week 3 days of zumba for an hour and 45 minutes of eliiptical for the other 3 days, i have much more energy than when i was eating a whole lot of crap with out medifast. i tried to diet on my own but some of us just aren't lucky enough to have a healthy lifestyle so medifast is a tool that can help you reset the way you think of food.I am much more active now and if you do the program correctly eating 6 meals a day in total than you really shouldn't feel deprived..some people get a little cocky after they lose a certain amount of weight and go back to eat "normal" food...soda,fast food and plates full of carbs isn't really considered normal though. I honestly don't think people should knock a program only because they can control their food intake some of us cant and need that extra help so please don't discourage others to try something that can save their lives just because it failed for you.I love medifast it changed the way i see food ...i don't look at ice cream and at sweet the same way anymore and that's enough for me.If you go through the transition and the maintenance phase and you use what you learn to change your life style than the weight should not come back...than again if you lose 20lbs and go back to eating **** than yeaa...it will come back!

I tried losing weight for years by eating only whole, clean, organic foods. I obsessed over portions and calories. I spent hundreds of dollars counting points and attending WW sessions for years, only to end in tears every week of the program. I exercised 5 days a week. I took vitamins and drank water. I became a vegetarian for awhile, then a vegan. But I never lost weight. In fact I gained! Medifast was literally the only thing that caused me to lose weight. I was convinced that I was a hopeless case, that I had some sort of medical defect that I couldn't lose it. Until Medifast. Don't listen to all those people who think they know how to lose weight. Personal trainers, health gurus, even nutritionist all had me down on myself. My advice - if you find something that works, stick with it.

I do know a friend that lost 57 pounds on it. She looks great and with anything else you will have to learn portion control.

In life you have to learn portion control. You can't stay on Medifast forever.

It is working great for me. I lost about 50 pounds (gained 10 back over 6 months) the traditional way on here, but was stuck with about 45 to go. I could not break through and I was becoming undisciplined. Well Medifast has given me the discipline and I have broke through my plateau and am now the lightest I have been in 12 years. I have lost 16 pounds in three weeks and am learning portion control and the importance of balancing carbs and protein. I have had zero side effects and no hunger. It has been great

I am just speaking for myself here, but Medifast was the only way I could drop pounds, don't know if it's the higher protein. lower carb or the nutitritional makeup of the food, but it works for me. Yes its expensive, thus trying a modified version of the plan and why I am asking questions of other MF users. Please don't discourage people from doing what works for them. I've seen people drop weight with various means and all have a fight to keep it off after losing. Thats what Fitness Pal is for, to motivate and inspire people to keep on the track-dont be judgmental, what works for one person may not work for another and viceversa.

I agree. This isn't a place to criticize others for doing what works for them. Please stay positive.

Anytime someone reverts to old eating habits, the weight will come back. It doesn't matter what "diet" they were following. You can't really make that something exclusive to VLC diets.

As far as being tired all the time because Medifast is VLC, I cannot agree. After the first few days of adjustment, I have had more energy than ever. I am not hungry all the time because I eat every 2 - 3 hours. If you are trying Medifast and are experiencing those or similar problems, sign up for Take Shape for Life and get yourself a coach. Their knowledge and support are more valuable than you'd ever expect.

It worked for me. I lost 75lbs on and have kept it off for almost two years. I'm sorry but I do not look at that as a massive failure in any way. In fact, aside from giving birth and running marathons I consider it to be one of the most physically amazing things that I have done. I also no longer suffer from insulin resistance. My doctor (endocrinologist) introduced me to the program because it was great training on how to manage my blood sugars without medication. It completely changed my relationship with food. I am sooooooo much healthier. I am hypothyroid and the calories in calories out "just stop eating so much" thing wasn't helpful at all. I needed to learn to eat protein carb balanced meals 6 times a day. I paid money to learn to do that (I had tried EVERYTHING). It was worth every penny for me. ONE WARNING! If you treat it like a diet, you will gain all of your weight back. If you treat it like a program.youll learn how to keep it off.
I wasn't starving. The food has all of the nutrients you need. I had never "resorted" to meal replacements until I did this. I thought they were just for lazy people that didn't want to work for it. In the end, the meal replacements took the burden and guess work out of weight loss off of me so I could do the internal work and learn what part I played in getting fat in the first place.
Just thought you might want to hear from the perspective of someone who has actually experienced it.

Then I really didn't get your sarcasm.
My point was that simply eating less and working out more doesn't work for everyone.
*I wasn't saying that the opposite of your statement is true at all.* So your sarcasm there is also lost on me.
Many people cannot eat gluten, dairy, corn, etc. Simply eating less will not help those people if they aren't cutting the right foods. There are other medical reasons why simply eating less doesn't always work.