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I too was really scared of maintenance. Especially since the program is so easy to follow. You eat their food when they tell you and you only really have to worry about 1 meal a day. Transition and then maintenance was really frightening. Once I got used to the new "me" - I really surprised myself a couple of times walking…

Good for you! Don't forget - you don't have to have your lean and green all at once. When I was craving real food, I found recipes and made my oatmeal into muffins and pancake mix into waffles. I used sugar fee syrups and a tiny bit of butter spread (ICBINB or something like that). I used to make my last meal of the day…

Well it has been a week. I have been able to reduce my calories by 200 a day to around 1800. I have attempted to pay closer attention to portion sizes and exact calorie counts (many times I just use estimates - I try to live my life and not have it ruled by my food choices, yet realize how important they are - especially…

I had hit my target and then started the transition. I know others start transition when they get close to their target. Do what works best for you. I also switched the weeks for dairy and fruit. I tracked everything too (still try to now as well). Once I went through the 4 week transition, I then started working up 100…

Here are 3 I have been using lately: Popcorn (Low fat butter and kettlecorn) in a single serve bag - works out to 100 calories. Celery with Laughing cow Light cheese low fat string cheese - Lucerne - 50 calories

Not a fan of the mac and cheese myself. I will say to check out the recipes - you will find a number of ways to prepare the food that give it more variety and taste. I like the peanut butter crunch and the pretzels. I could not stomach the puffs - I would feel sick when I ate them. I ended up giving them to my coach. On my…

I have heard that exercise (especially at the beginning) can slow you down for weight loss. My theory would be the extra energy needs your body has will then somehow affect the ketosis state you are looking to achieve. I had very quick loss and did not increase exercise until late in the program (after over a month). good…

I don't know anything about Wonderslim - but I would not worry. If the program works for you, find all the resources that can help you be successful. Stan

When I was on plan - I was dying for PF Changs Kung Pao Chicken. It was odd since I am not really a huge Chinese food person (rarely would eat it). I finally had it in early April - did not really enjoy it. It is weird sometimes how our mind and body work.

His situation sounds terrible. I think the others have great advice for him. For others who are worried "Could this be me?" - Here is another perspective - where I am: I have been off Medifast now since early March (lost over 80 pounds). I took time in January through February to transition (exactly per plan except I…

I too hated the eggs. I thought I would never use them after one try. Then I found a custard recipe mixed the eggs with pudding plus a little Stevia and 1 C water (I substituted SF vanilla or other flavor syrup). Baked for about 15-18 minutes at 350. Made 2 desserts/meals. I would eat it warm with 1-2 T of lite or fat free…

Congrats - it is a different program. Make sure when you have lost your weight you move back to real food using their transition and maintenance programs. I think that really helps ingrain new eating habits. I lost over 80 pounds and have been in transition maintenance now about 4 months. No troubles keeping it off so far.…

If you really miss bread there are some options on Medifast. Check the recipes online (search the forums). People have used oatmeal and soup to make patties that could be used as hamburger buns. I never did that but thought about it. I did use the oatmeal to create muffins - they were OK especially when I used a small…

I have a couple. First - I was just hoping to get to a 40ish waist size. . . something that I had not seen in over a decade. I am now wearing a 34/36 depending on the cut. This felt better to me than being down over 80 pounds. Second - I was helping out my son's little league coaches and ran after a ball - it felt great…

It is easy for people to just say tough it out or something like that. I think this is a really difficult plan to commit to - we are eating around 1000 calories (or less) a day. It is hard. It is also inconvenient (yet I think easier than many other diets I looked into due to the prepared or easily prepared foods). My…

Pickles - if you like them. I think those are a great snack and have next to no calories (approved snack on Medifast list). I found that if I had a spear or two, it really killed any hunger I had. It took me a while to figure out that I liked the soy chips. I also had the crackers with a wedge of light laughing cow cheese.…

Welcome and you can do it. I am not a big diet person and was not sure how it would work for me. I thought it was going to be too expensive until I sat down and did the math - around $16 a day plus lean and green. I was already spending around $10 a day for lunch so it wasn't that far out of my existing budget. I was very…

On the Medifast program they only count carbs - not net carbs. The whole concept of net carbs is still not settled science (if anything is with nutrition). Also, the way some packaging counts net carbs (or their own marketing term) are not uniform (yet?). There was a post on the medifast forums in the support area where…

I weigh every morning. I actually track it in a spreadsheet and graph it - yeah that is what you get for being a numbers guy. Stan

I started Medifast right before the holidays (Around Nov 1, 2012). I was hoping to avoid putting on weight from the holidays and maybe just lose some too. I went to a number of family functions and parties. Hopefully you have already seen some weight loss success and that will help keep you motivated for the challenge. I…

Good luck. Don't start with the Oatmeal!!! Make sure you drink lots of water and plan ahead for your meals. Once you get the hang of it, it actually becomes relatively easy. I also found I was really not hungry even though only consuming around 1000 cal a day (6 foot tall guy with a big build). You can do it. Stan

I was on for 4 months and lost 70 pounds. I am just now starting maintenance after following 4 weeks of transition (another 10 pounds off during transition for a total of over 80 pounds). I know my weight came off faster than most - I was OP the entire time and drank a ton of water daily. I just discovered the myfitnesspal…