Would Medifast Work For Someone Like Me?

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I often hear from people who are interested in the Medifast diet but, perhaps because of their experiences on other diets, they have some hesitations. They worry that there is a reason that Medifast may not work for them. Perhaps they have tried other diets. Or they have some concerns about their own motivation. Or perhaps they doubt the effectiveness of diets in general.



I heard from someone who said: "I have been on many diets and sometimes I lose weight initially, but eventually I get tired of the diet and so I am not so compliant anymore. Eventually, the weight loss tapers off and usually I gain the weight back. Sometimes, I even gain back more weight so that I weigh more than when I started. Will Medifast work for someone like me?"


Before I try to answer this, I have to say that I can't see into the future and I had no way of knowing what this person's results might be. But what I could do is share how the diet works and how some experiences it. I will do that below.


What It Takes To Be Successful On Medifast: I find that many people think that those who are successful on Medifast have a high degree of will power or determination. I had the same assumptions but I no longer consider this to be true. Many people who are successful on Medifast had their doubts at first. In fact, many just purchased one month's worth of food and then committed to just seeing what happened.


Frankly, there's not a lot needed to follow along with this plan. It's actually pretty simple. You need to be willing to eat five small meals per day that the company provides to you. In return, you won't be asked to count calories or carbohydrates. You don't have to pull cards, tally points, or keep track of your daily food intake. All you do is chose five of the meals that they give you.


Then, using the guidelines that they give you, you make or provide one larger meal yourself (called the lean and green meal.) And before you go thinking that this is going to be too hard, all it contains is some type of lean protein and some vegetables. You can use a salad, a soup, a stir fry or even a carefully chosen frozen meal.


I am not going to tell you that you have to exercise because there is no such requirement. Like I just alluded to, the only requirements are those five meals and the lean and green. No one is going to require you to exercise or to step on a scale in front of other people. But, as common sense will tell you, exercise will make you feel better and may well enhance your results. Plenty of people have good results without it but I would dare say you would be happier with your results if you would do as little as just adding in power walking or bike riding into your day.


The Hunger Factor: many people think that Medifast won't work for them because they are going to get hungry and they are going to cheat. It may help to reassure you to know that with six meals to fit in, you do eat very often. It's rare to go more than 3 hours without eating something so there isn't a lot of time to become hungry. Granted, the portion sizes are probably going to be smaller than what you are taking in now. But they come at a frequent clip.


And what many people do not know is that in addition to the six meals, you are also allowed two small snacks per day, for a total of eight possible times to eat. Considering this, you will be eating frequently. It's my opinion that hunger isn't as big of a factor as many fear.


Understanding Ketosis: Many people assume that Medifast requires you to go around hungry on a low amount of calories. Along this same line of thinking, they also assume that if you cheat, you're going to throw the whole thing off and not lose weight. Here's why that thinking may be less accurate than you might have thought.


Medifast is based on taking in around 1200 calories per day. This is a diet, of course but not a severe one. However, in addition to taking in fewer calories, the diet is also effective because it relies on high amounts of protein while you are also taking in a lower amount of carbohydrates. You don't need to do anything extra to make this happen. The foods are modified to work this way. This ratio of protein to carbohydrates encourages your body to use its own fat as fuel rather than using carbohydrates. So the diet actually has two things going for it that contribute to weight loss.


It's Been Studied A Good Deal: Another thing that might reassure you is that the diet has been studied widely by places like Johns Hopkin's School of Public Health. It's also been around for over two decades. So it's not as if it's a fly by night or fad diet that will not be around tomorrow. It was developed by physicians who were trying to help their cardiac patients lose weight in preparation for surgery.


There's Support: The company does offer a lot of support as well. You can contact counselors online, via the phone, or using life chat. There are also active forums and resources on the company's site.


So to answer the question posed, I can't look into the future, but I can tell you that many are happy with their results and that the diet has been tweaked and tested to be easy and effective. And there is no commitment required. You simply order the food you think that you will need and see if it works. If you don't like it, then no other order is required.



If you'd like more information about what life is really like on Medifast, check out Lindsey's free ebook here or visit http://easiest-diet.com/free-medifast-ebook/html.


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