How Good is Medifast?

It's no secret at my work that I've been on this diet plan since last year and its pretty plain for whatever to see that I've lost a decent amount of weight on it. The other day, I received an email from a coworker which basically wondered "how good is medifast?" I wrote back and asked did she mean good in terms of the taste or good in terms of effectiveness? Of course, she wrote back "both." In a nutshell, she wanted to know if her caress if she decided to try this plan would be a distinct one. In this article, I'll try to rejoinder this request by sharing my experiences with medifast.

The Taste Of The Medifast food:  Overall, I was pleasantly surprised at the flavor, texture, and taste of most of the foods, especially with the shakes.  I sort of imaginable the chalky, strong aftertaste of the old slim fast shakes. Instead, I found these to be creamy, rich and quite decent. Likewise with the bars. In general, I like most of the carb and sweetmeat type foods like the puddings, cappuccinos, hot chocolate, oatmeal, shakes and bars. I also find the scrambled eggs to be pretty good, especially when mixed with fat free cheese and / or veggies.  

Food And Dessert

I find that I have to dress up the lunch options like the stews and chilis (I use fat free salsa and fat free cream cheese.) I will sometimes wrap the chili in a fat free tortilla with cheese to make a burrito. I don't admittedly like the fruit drinks and trade these with a coworker.

Overall though, by using fat and sugar free syrups, etc., I get by just fine. Yes, eating six times per day with food that is mostly provided to me took some getting used to at first. I sure missed my Starbucks mocha (but I found a way to mix the plan's hot chocolate and cappuccino to make a replacement). However, I saw decent results and lost a good deal of weight pretty fast so this made it easier for me to stick it out. And, after a while it just became a habit that I didn't have to think about anymore.

The Ease Of Use Of Medifast: (How Easy Or Hard Is It To Be On This Diet?): This is a very easy plan to consequent because there are admittedly no calories to count or carbs to tally.  Basically, you eat the plan's foods five times per day and make one "lean and green" meal on your own. Most of the food is very easy to assemble or is grab and go. I was afraid that eating so often would be a challenge, but since the meals are small and the food is admittedly pre prepared, it was easier than I thought. I was not used to eating some small meals but I found that it helped with hunger and cravings.

Medifast Results: The way that this diet works is that the foods are high in protein and low in calories and carbs. This puts your body in a state called ketosis like the South Beach, Atkins ,and other low carb diets. This is pretty effective for most people. I've met and know many who achieved the "twenty pounds in thirty days" challenge, myself included. However, it is my caress that adding in even a tiny bit of practice is going to bump up your results each and every time.

You don't have to go to the gym or tax yourself, but you admittedly can put a bit more muscle into activities you do anyway and enjoy. I sometimes power walk with my daughter or wear a weight vest when I clean house or garden. The bottom line is that this diet is designed to work very well if you consequent the instructions. I don't know whatever who admittedly  followed the plan and didn't lose a decent amount of weight.  But, how long this takes and how dramatic the results depends upon how well you stick to it and how much you're willing to burn more calories straight through movement or exercise.

How Good is Medifast?