Hi Everyone! Anyone doing Medifast?
Catlover771
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I'm a newbie....just joined like, a week ago. I've been dieting my whole life, really. Starting from about age 16 when I decided the boys didn't like me because I was 'too fat'.
I've ALWAYS had a food addiction; I just didn't know it. I tried diet after diet. Always losing some weight, but always always gaining it right back again.
In my 40s I GAVE UP completely. I swore that diets didn't work for me. That was it, I was DONE. But after an Emergency Room visit where a Nurse took one look at me and said she might have to get out the 'big scale' (I was pushing 300 lbs at the time) I finally wised up. I had to DO something.
I was researching gastric bypass surgery when I ran across an ad for Nutrisystem...and that was around the time when Valerie Bertinelli lost all the weight and was parading around in a white bikini (remember those ads?). So I thought "Well, if she can do it, I can do it!"
But I'd heard the Nutrisystem food was awful. And I looked into Jenny Craig but it was too expensive. Medifast came up in an ad....and I found I could afford it, the food was supposed to be good, AND I could eat my own dinner every night with my husband (they call it your 'lean and green', you eat lean fish, meat or poultry...or meatless options...and 3 veggies every night)
Well, the rest is history. I lost the weight....I was AMAZED at how fast I lost the weight....and the program worked beautifully. I wasn't even hungry! PLUS the program 'taught' me how to eat healthy. By removing all food decisions for a time, and then adding them back, one at a time during Transition (after I reached goal), I found I really LOVED the taste of just a plain orange. I found that broccoli was SWEET! Really! And I became really a fan of salads. HONESTLY. This from a person who used to call salads 'rabbit food'.
So I changed my eating habits, lost the weight, and made goal in July 2013. In January of this year (2014) I became a Health Coach for Take Shape for Life, because I believe in the program so much that I'm positive if I can do it, ANYONE can do it. I want to help others find health and happiness just like I did! I'm a gym nut now, and I can wear pretty clothes again. And I have a renewed love affair going on with my husband of 28 years.
But maintenance is HARD. And I've always had a problem with binge eating. "Life happens" and when things happen, I tend to look to food for comfort. I'm working on ways to change that...exercise and stress relief are a big part of that 'cure'...but in the interim I've put on 20 lbs over my goal weight and I need to take them back off again.
So.....I'm back on the Medifast 5/1 program, but they just changed their Community website where I logged my food and frankly, I HATE it. The food database is atrocious....and logging is an exercise in frustration. So a friend told me about MFP and here I am! I was happy to discover that this website has blogs, messages, friends, tickers, and all the things I've come to rely upon for my support while on this program.
I set up my own blog here and my profile and I'd LOVE to talk to anyone and everyone who's doing the Medifast program....I have several clients who are here already and we've formed a Group called 'MF/TSFL Refugees' LOL....and we can share and support each other.
If you've been doing Medifast, or even just thinking about it, I urge you to contact me and maybe read some of my blogs. I really have come a long long way, and I've learned a LOT.
I NEED structure in my eating. I need to eat healthy. I can't eat sugar or junk anymore; it sets me off! So I'm into more clean eating now....and obviously I'm working on taking these 20 lbs off again.
I hope to connect with you! As a lifelong dieter, I've 'been there done that'....believe me, and I'm here to say, sometimes you have to FORCE yourself to do a structured plan in order to remove the food decisions and simplify your eating....and your life. The Medifast program is perfectly balanced nutritionally, you get PROTEIN with every meal (along with the proper amount of 'good' carbs and fats) and you eat every 3 hours. I can't say enough about it.
JOIN ME!
Linda alias Catlover771
I've ALWAYS had a food addiction; I just didn't know it. I tried diet after diet. Always losing some weight, but always always gaining it right back again.
In my 40s I GAVE UP completely. I swore that diets didn't work for me. That was it, I was DONE. But after an Emergency Room visit where a Nurse took one look at me and said she might have to get out the 'big scale' (I was pushing 300 lbs at the time) I finally wised up. I had to DO something.
I was researching gastric bypass surgery when I ran across an ad for Nutrisystem...and that was around the time when Valerie Bertinelli lost all the weight and was parading around in a white bikini (remember those ads?). So I thought "Well, if she can do it, I can do it!"
But I'd heard the Nutrisystem food was awful. And I looked into Jenny Craig but it was too expensive. Medifast came up in an ad....and I found I could afford it, the food was supposed to be good, AND I could eat my own dinner every night with my husband (they call it your 'lean and green', you eat lean fish, meat or poultry...or meatless options...and 3 veggies every night)
Well, the rest is history. I lost the weight....I was AMAZED at how fast I lost the weight....and the program worked beautifully. I wasn't even hungry! PLUS the program 'taught' me how to eat healthy. By removing all food decisions for a time, and then adding them back, one at a time during Transition (after I reached goal), I found I really LOVED the taste of just a plain orange. I found that broccoli was SWEET! Really! And I became really a fan of salads. HONESTLY. This from a person who used to call salads 'rabbit food'.
So I changed my eating habits, lost the weight, and made goal in July 2013. In January of this year (2014) I became a Health Coach for Take Shape for Life, because I believe in the program so much that I'm positive if I can do it, ANYONE can do it. I want to help others find health and happiness just like I did! I'm a gym nut now, and I can wear pretty clothes again. And I have a renewed love affair going on with my husband of 28 years.
But maintenance is HARD. And I've always had a problem with binge eating. "Life happens" and when things happen, I tend to look to food for comfort. I'm working on ways to change that...exercise and stress relief are a big part of that 'cure'...but in the interim I've put on 20 lbs over my goal weight and I need to take them back off again.
So.....I'm back on the Medifast 5/1 program, but they just changed their Community website where I logged my food and frankly, I HATE it. The food database is atrocious....and logging is an exercise in frustration. So a friend told me about MFP and here I am! I was happy to discover that this website has blogs, messages, friends, tickers, and all the things I've come to rely upon for my support while on this program.
I set up my own blog here and my profile and I'd LOVE to talk to anyone and everyone who's doing the Medifast program....I have several clients who are here already and we've formed a Group called 'MF/TSFL Refugees' LOL....and we can share and support each other.
If you've been doing Medifast, or even just thinking about it, I urge you to contact me and maybe read some of my blogs. I really have come a long long way, and I've learned a LOT.
I NEED structure in my eating. I need to eat healthy. I can't eat sugar or junk anymore; it sets me off! So I'm into more clean eating now....and obviously I'm working on taking these 20 lbs off again.
I hope to connect with you! As a lifelong dieter, I've 'been there done that'....believe me, and I'm here to say, sometimes you have to FORCE yourself to do a structured plan in order to remove the food decisions and simplify your eating....and your life. The Medifast program is perfectly balanced nutritionally, you get PROTEIN with every meal (along with the proper amount of 'good' carbs and fats) and you eat every 3 hours. I can't say enough about it.
JOIN ME!
Linda alias Catlover771
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I'll friend you!! I'm looking for more ideas for lean & green meals, since that's the part that's left up to us to come up with. I, too, have literally been dieting my entire life. I've only been successful once (I did it on my own with learning about the glycemic index and exercise), but life happens, age changes things, and the weight came back and WON'T GO. Well, until now, anyway. I'm 10 days in, and so far it's going well. I'd love to connect and get/give support while we do this.
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oh my - I had no idea this was here on MFP! I love it!
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I'm curious about the medfast program-1
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Hi Teal4me! I sent you a message....Medifast is EASY and it DOES teach you new eating habits. It worked for me, at age 57 with a lot of weight to lose and a lifetime of yo-yo dieting. I also have metabolic syndrome AND fibromyalgia. Yet I lost the weight and I'm in maintenance now. YOU CAN DO THIS.-1
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You have clients who have friended you? This stinks of spam...0
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auddii...I'm doing this because I have friends who were on a MF/TSFL sponsored website that CHANGED its format completely...and now we can't talk anymore! They are looking to connect with others doing the Medifast/TSFL program. That's not SPAM, that's called FRIENDSHIP. Shame on you!
As proof, I refer you to all the other discussions on the Intro site where people are doing specific plans and looking for friends doing the same plan.
I happen to BELIEVE In the TSFL program...and so what? I'm a Health Coach, so what? I do not force ANYONE to do ANYTHING.
SPAM is sending emails and contacts to people that never solicited them in the first place. I do NO SUCH THING.
Get your facts straight. Read up on what SPAM really is before you criticize.
Again. SHAME on you! Friendship and sharing is what brought me here. It's what brought a LOT of us here. And it's WHY I AM HERE. For the SUPPORT. For MY journey as well as theirs.
If you don't want to listen, DON'T. If you don't like what I have to say, FINE. Don't read it!
I speak MY truth.
Why are YOU here? To put people down?
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So because you got busted on another topic you decided you'd try your own? Seems logical.0
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Personally didn't like medifast and feel like it's a waste of money. Food tasted horrible! So fake! Yuck
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Medifast, Jenny Craig, Nutrisystem, it is all the same. You had to go back on it because you did not learn how to eat properly on your own. Sure it works initially, it's the long term that counts. It is quite pricey and MFP is free. Just eat at a calorie deficit. Here is a calculator to help get anyone started. Free:
http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/
I dont find maintenance hard at all.0 -
Medifast is SO successful that OP gained 20lbs during "maintenance" and is now BACK to another Medifast program to lose that re-gained weight.
Wow, Medifast really did teach you how to lose weight and keep it off. You just have to keep re-joining Medifast and sending them money and the weight stays off. FANTASTIC!!-1 -
I'm sorry you guys feel that way. Again, to each his own.
I'm a little confused about that 'busted' topic comment...don't know what she's talking about...but I won't continue to be abused, I'll just close the topic after this.
I'm here to get support and to give it. And to make friends as well. Who can help ME as well as I help THEM.
And like anything else, you get out of MF what you put into it. If you follow the program right through Transition and Maintenance, you learn how to eat healthy. I did.
IF you weren't successful, I'm sorry. Everyone's different. I'm sorry you had problems with it. Again, 'to each his own'.
But tearing me to shreds....well, I hope it makes you feel better. But again, I personally think it's just sad. Really.
We are here on this Earth to support and be KIND to each other, not to tear each other apart. You don't even know me, yet you find it necessarily to crucify me for speaking my mind? Again SHAME ON YOU.
That is the last I have to say on this subject. I'll leave you guys in peace! Please do the same for me.0 -
You posted almost the exact same post to the Women over 50 thread and you disappeared after I called you on it. And now you're crying that someone stepped on your toes (it probably wasn't the first time and it won't be the last). If you consider this "abuse", well, good luck on MFP.
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Wow. Linda, guess the support we were used to on MF isn't here. All you jerks out there who felt a need to post something nasty...you don't understand where us MF friends were and what we are looking for again. So just go away.
It is true that all diets work if you stick with them. Most of us have been on and off all of them until one sticks. MF is working for me because I love the food and and how I feel. It is also affordable. I also know that unless I change my eating habits I will gain it back no matter what plan I'm on.
So CynthiaT60, Calliope610, farfromthetree, and kimbelle, you have no idea what you are talking about. I searched out Linda as free healthcare coach. I was already doing MF and didn't care for the support I was getting. She is not trying to sell you anything. What mean people you are and we don't have time or use for you.
Linda, hopefully, we will get all of our gang back together on this site. We don't care what program you try or do, this is about the struggle and finally having success with it.
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Lillyrose125 wrote: »Wow. Linda, guess the support we were used to on MF isn't here. All you jerks out there who felt a need to post something nasty...you don't understand where us MF friends were and what we are looking for again. So just go away.
It is true that all diets work if you stick with them. Most of us have been on and off all of them until one sticks. MF is working for me because I love the food and and how I feel. It is also affordable. I also know that unless I change my eating habits I will gain it back no matter what plan I'm on.
So CynthiaT60, Calliope610, farfromthetree, and kimbelle, you have no idea what you are talking about. I searched out Linda as free healthcare coach. I was already doing MF and didn't care for the support I was getting. She is not trying to sell you anything. What mean people you are and we don't have time or use for you.
Linda, hopefully, we will get all of our gang back together on this site. We don't care what program you try or do, this is about the struggle and finally having success with it.
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Lillyrose125 wrote: »Wow. Linda, guess the support we were used to on MF isn't here. All you jerks out there who felt a need to post something nasty...you don't understand where us MF friends were and what we are looking for again. So just go away.
It is true that all diets work if you stick with them. Most of us have been on and off all of them until one sticks. MF is working for me because I love the food and and how I feel. It is also affordable. I also know that unless I change my eating habits I will gain it back no matter what plan I'm on.
So CynthiaT60, Calliope610, farfromthetree, and kimbelle, you have no idea what you are talking about. I searched out Linda as free healthcare coach. I was already doing MF and didn't care for the support I was getting. She is not trying to sell you anything. What mean people you are and we don't have time or use for you.
Linda, hopefully, we will get all of our gang back together on this site. We don't care what program you try or do, this is about the struggle and finally having success with it.
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Lillyrose125 wrote: »Wow. Linda, guess the support we were used to on MF isn't here. All you jerks out there who felt a need to post something nasty...you don't understand where us MF friends were and what we are looking for again. So just go away.
It is true that all diets work if you stick with them. Most of us have been on and off all of them until one sticks. MF is working for me because I love the food and and how I feel. It is also affordable. I also know that unless I change my eating habits I will gain it back no matter what plan I'm on.
So CynthiaT60, Calliope610, farfromthetree, and kimbelle, you have no idea what you are talking about. I searched out Linda as free healthcare coach. I was already doing MF and didn't care for the support I was getting. She is not trying to sell you anything. What mean people you are and we don't have time or use for you.
Linda, hopefully, we will get all of our gang back together on this site. We don't care what program you try or do, this is about the struggle and finally having success with it.
nice name calling. Since you only have one friend who was the OP I am thinking you did not have much of a "gang"
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Lol. I do know what I'm talking about actually! I knew all about MF, plus did research but my personal OPINION is that MF does not taste that great and it's expensive. you can't expect to post on a public forum and only get positive reviews... OP, eat less move more has worked for me. And
It's literally just that simple.0 -
You might find the peace and quiet you need by forming a new MFP group set up specifically for your friends from your previous message board. Since groups currently aren't searchable it's difficult to find a group that isn't 1. brand new or 2. insanely popular. Just send a link to the people you want to join once it's all set up and you'll have a (relatively) private space to discuss without the input you'll inevitably get on the main boards.0
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Private groups seem to be the way to go so as to not be bothered with these paranoid MFP policers thinking they are "busting" spam, when what they're actually doing is just bullying people with weight loss diets they don't "approve of". It's just silly and mean. I don't get it... if you don't believe in or agree with is being discussed, just don't read those threads; they aren't directed to you and don't concern you. However, we're clearly not going to convince them to stop bothering others, or that nobody is trying to recruit anyone or promote anything- we're CONNECTING with others on the same diet for questions and support, which is a huge part of MPF, and the reason for the message boards, right? On the flipside of that, they aren't going to convince anyone to change their minds, either-certainly not by being accusatory and snarky and flagging the crap out of every post like children.
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I cant say enough about Medifast it helped me lose 70 pounds and Now I'm completely transitioned off of it and I haven't gained any of it back. I lost 70 pounds in 7 months and kept it off. If you need a place to get it I wouldn't recommend the Medifast centers because they will charge you a ton of money before you even get the food. Check my site out at www.andrewpeterson.tsfl.com
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I cant say enough about Medifast it helped me lose 70 pounds and Now I'm completely transitioned off of it and I haven't gained any of it back. I lost 70 pounds in 7 months and kept it off. If you need a place to get it I wouldn't recommend the Medifast centers because they will charge you a ton of money before you even get the food. Check my site out at www.andrewpeterson.tsfl.com
TL, DR >> don't buy Medifast from a center, buy it from me!0 -
I cant say enough about Medifast it helped me lose 70 pounds and Now I'm completely transitioned off of it and I haven't gained any of it back. I lost 70 pounds in 7 months and kept it off. If you need a place to get it I wouldn't recommend the Medifast centers because they will charge you a ton of money before you even get the food. Check my site out at www.andrewpeterson.tsfl.com
This is why I encourage people to lose weight the correct way. Proper portion sizes, exercise, it is all free and it is what works. Most people who are successful on here have done it this way. If you want to waste your money on those yucky meals, go right ahead. But people who are just beginning to explore weight loss options are vulnerable to these schemes. That is why I speak up.0 -
Today is day 1 on my medifast plan. I have about 50 pounds to lose total and yes my dr is monitoring it. I'm very excited to see results! If you're doing the plan, too, and want a friend/accountability person go ahead and add me. We can do this!0
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I've been doing TSFL since September first. I have lost 48 pounds. I feel great! Mainly because I'm off insulin. I was taking 2 shots a day when I started. My doctor took me off little by little and since October 10th I have stopped insulin altogether. I am only 3 pounds from my goal and had a A1C of 5.7 in November. I am so happy I'm sure I have added years to my life!0
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Love medifast. Lost 30 pounds on it and kept it off. Started back today. Looking to loose another 26 pounds0
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I did Medifast a year ago and lost 30 pounds. I maintained the loss and now I want to lose the last 40-50. Starting the plan again next week and would love to some new friends for support.0
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I have done MF on and off this past year but ready to recommit tomorrow! Glad to find this group!0
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medifast is awesome. cant cut back calories that much, that easy, that quickly and get good nutrition anywhere else. great for a jump start. anyone that can read knows how to eat right ,we are just on here because we do not follow through without this as a reminder. you don't need mfp to teach you how to eat. the only way you gain the weight back is by going back to the same old habits. its that simple0
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I'm also doing Medifast. Lost 30 pounds 3 years ago, and was able to reduce my Metformin and blood pressure meds. Never completed transition or maintenance, and slowly gained it back so January 1 is a new start. Day 6 and feeling great. Glad to find a group using medifast, so we can support each other!
Can't wait for Thursday weigh in - wishing everyone a great day!
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I'm also doing Medifast....again. Lost 30 lbs previously but didn't gain all of it back, but definitely felt better on it. 3rd day and feeling better than my 1 1/2 day. Headaches are gone...so now, time to buckle down and get this done!! Best of wishes to you all! Kim0
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