anyone else doing the medifast plan?

Stay motivated, but ditch the medifast. You don't need it. Using MFP to track your food will teach you how to eat for the rest of your life, medifast is just a "quick fix" but when you stop using it, you won't have developed new eating habits. What you do with MFP can be sustained for the rest of your life, easily, and without making you feel like you "can't" have foods you want.

The best part is, MFP is FREEEEEEE

eat real, whole, natural foods. The weight will come off!

I started Medifast in October of last year and have lost 60 lbs. I don't think it is for everyone, but for me personally it saved my life. I was at my wits end when it came to dieting and losing weight. I had been on every diet and nothing was working for me. My Dr. (it is recommended by over 22,000 Doctors) had been suggesting Medifast for awhile and so I decided to give it a chance before going under the knife (my last resort). I also started going to nutrition support meetings through my medical group, so I could learn how to eat correctly when I was off of Medifast. After losing about 50 lbs. I decided I wanted to lose the last 50lbs by exercising and eating clean. I still go to the Nutritional Support Meetings and I meet with a Nutritionist once a month on my own. I exercise about 5-6 times a week and even ran a 5K last month. I will never have anything bad to say about Medifast because it really did help to change my life for the better. It took me off the diet rollercoaster and got me to a place where I could manage my eating and cravings. But, you definitely have to have a game plan for when you go off of Medifast. You have to learn about eating correctly and even the emotional reasons for why you overeat. I think it is a plan for people who (like me) are at their wits end and have a lot of weight to lose.
Good luck to you. I hope my story helps.
Shonna

i did it..it tasted awful and made me sick and it cost an arm and a leg...

I'm doing medifast and I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE IT! So far I'm down 19lbs in my 6th week. No way I wouldn't done that with just counting calories. I've done that for months and even though I was at about 1200-1400 calories a day I never lost, only GAINED! MF is the answer! And once you get to your goal weight you go through a transition phase to real food. My neighbor did this over a year ago and kept the weight off since. Good luck!

I just literally received my Medifast food/supplies yesterday and after reading up on everything and speaking with my Life Coach I'll be starting on Sunday. I AM SOOOOOOOOOOO EXCITED!!! Any tips or advice? I see some people saying they "tried" it and it didn't work and tasted awful? I honestly don't care if it tastes awful at this point because I am just about to the point of no return here. I will say that I have seen far more people say that the plan has worked and they love it than people that had anything negative to say about it. Any advice on how to get through the first 3 days would be greatly appreciated as well as helpful hints/tips. THANK YOU!!!

i did mf about four yrs ago or so and i lost about 30 pounds in 2 months.....which on my body made me look like i lost a GRIP of weight.....i stopped doing it and moved to nurtisystem, but i just got soooo tired of their food, and only lost like 5 more pounds that month.....i kept off the weight for about 6 months, then got preg and gained it all and then 30+ over those short 3 years....but I'm doing it again and I have already lost 10 pounds since tuesday, so roughly 1.5 pounds a day..,.....I get very creative with dinner, and i always plate it to make it look pretty, because, as paula deen says "you eat with your eyes first". My dad eats the same amount/food that i eat at night, and he doesn't complain one bit that there is no potatoes or bread or that hes still hungry. Also, look online for medifast recipies, becausd the food does get mundayne....there are recipies for mf muffins and all sorts of different foods. Since i'm an oldschool mfer*that just sounds soooo funny because mf can mean so many different things* they used to not have icecream or pancakes and we would have to make them on our own using creative recipes

I got started on mf after seeing a friend of mine that has been morbidly obese her whole life, lose about 125(at that time, she lost a total of like 170 or so) and she was a coach/mentor/ and overall mf extremist. Then she strayed away from it and started going back to eating her bad habits and gained if not ALL. MOST of her weight back.

The key to mf is to NOT CHEAT!!! I mean like not one bit, because you will just keep cheating over and over again. Now, if i "cheat" its just another half cup of veggies or something...and yes, as the people above have stated, you can lose it by eating clean and doing it on your own, but somtimes its nice to have a little "push start"

Also, my food was hand me down mf from a friend who didn't want to do it anymore, and there were no bars left, so i got south beach diet bars which have a few more carbs, but more protein and less calories(if my memory serves me correct).I think i bought about 66 bars or so for 21 dollars....they were super cheap. And if i don't feel like "drinking" my breakfast, i will use either egg beaters or the egg white beaters and make about 3 eggs worth of just eggs in the morning, since medifast now has eggs on the menu. If i could afford it, i would do it all through medifast, but i can't so i just have found these cheap alternatives.

Also, if you can't afford it anymore, just always keep it low carb, around 80-110 and high protein, around 100 or more. eat lost of veggies and just use portion control. 6. oz lean meat and 3 servings veggies

The first three days to a week you might have withdrawls, but just HANG IN THERE!!! They will go away. And drink lots and lots of water....this will curb the false hunger pangs that you may experience.....and make sure to eat every 2-3 hours or else you really will have hunger pangs!

ps. for coffee lovers get any sugar free coffemate creamer from the fridge section(only 2 carbs i think)..get light kraft dressing(3 carbs i believe) and if you are at a mexican restaraunt, get a salad and use the salsa as dressing.....

feel free to add me if you need any encouragement or tips....im no expert, just as a forwarning

I just started on Wednesday and have already lost 4lbs I needed something to kick-start me. My mom lost around 65 pounds on it and has had no trouble transitioning off the program and into real food. It teaches you how to eat properly and I'm sleeping better and feeling better already!

Feel free to add me as a friend if you want some encouragement. I have only recently started really using myfitnesspal and it has ALL the Medifast meals already programmed so it is really easy to keep track!

I ordered my food yesterday - hoping this is the answer for me. :-)

the eggs need salsa.. or something, lol

I've been on medifast and lost about 30lbs in 2 months. I've also been a coach and sold the product, as has about half of my office.

I think its a fabulous way to jump start weight loss for some. For those that can deal with the restrictions long term and know they will absolutely not cheat or rush the transition phase then a longer plan is great for them. I've known and still know people that did well short term and long term,

For me it was not the right plan, but like everything in life no one plan suits us all ( except maybe the daily breathing thing, lol). If your coach is committed to staying the course with you, and you keep up your enthusiasm and dedication, you can do very well with the program. Looks like there are several like minded people on here that would be a wonderful support system.

I still have some of the products and will use them for small snacks and that works well for me. I think tracking foods and seeing where your daily calories are coming from with the help of this site will help you in the end as you will get used to the calories that are in foods and portion sizes.. which will make transition easier.

as far as the foods go .. you will have to find what you like and don't like... i personally hate the oatmeal, eggs, and cream soups.... but love the beef stew, chili and puddings, lol