Diet Guide

My Favorites Shakes: Chocolate with orange flavoring, crushed ice and extra water Soup: Chili with chili powder, cumin, minced onions Bar: Oatmeal Raisin Drink: Cranberry Mango with diet 7-up, crushed ice, and cup water Pudding: Chocolate (of course) Success Tips

1. Package several days worth of meals (5 per day). Then each morning simply grab a stack and there s your day's food. A surprise each day and you break the habit of thinking about what to eat throughout the day. It s all set for you.
2. Be generous with flavorings and spices and add diet drinks to shakes for variety.
3. When you start, advise friends and family that you ll be missing meal get-togethers, but will join them afterwards. Take a hiatus, it s easier.
4. Exercise as you go. The muscle tone will look great as the weight comes off.
5. Use lots of lotion and oils; pamper yourself. Your skin needs to make adjustments too.
6. Keep busy. I got involved with lots of hobbies like knitting, cross-stitching and quilting. It really helps to keep your hands busy.

Why Medifast is a great diet plan: Other diets use pre-packaged food, and there you are caught up in the food thing again. You need to completely break away from food: fixing food, restaurants, grocery stores, etc. Your old patterns made you fat, it s time for a complete change. Medifast has all you need in five packages each day. There s great variety, and they re yummy, too. Counting calories sounds easy, but it s not. And there you are obsessing about food again. After being on Medifast for a few weeks you will look at food in a completely different way. And, quite frankly, you ll be appalled by how much we all eat. Just observe portions and menu selections at restaurants. Let s face it, we love to eat, and that s why we got fat. Medifast lets you break away from those bad patterns, and enables you to focus on becoming healthy once again. And, it s a guaranteed it will work program.

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Medifast Success Stories Success Blogs Select a Medifast success story from the list below to read about others who have lost weight with Medifast. Medifast Success Stories | Kelly Ellis Medifast - Kelly Ellis has lost 80 pounds with Medifast. === SHE EVEN GOT A BIKINI!!! medifast, Kelly Ellis 5 1 Meal Plan Shop Success Stories Guides Tools Common Questions Kelly Ellis Now, I m wearing a size 6-8 and even recently purchased a bikini for the first time in 20 years! I am thrilled with the results of my Medifast Diet, as is everyone around me! I was hesitant to have my fat pictures in cyberspace so I shared my story with friends and family instead of Medifast, until now. Living in South Florida is not easy when you re fat! All the beautiful people are here! After giving birth to two children (1993 and 1998) I was able to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight with diet and exercise. Then I developed Hypothyroidism and began gaining weight. I was tired and not happy. All I could do was sit in front of the TV after a long day and munch. As the pounds piled on, I had less interest in outside activities and became more run-down. In January 2005, I decided to attempt to take the weight off. I had reached 200 pounds (size XL) and I needed an exercise program that would start slow. I joined Curves in April 2005 but did not really change my eating habits. By July 2005, I had only lost 10 pounds. Then someone told me about Medifast. I checked out the website and loved what I saw. In October 2005, I began the diet. Immediately I felt more energy. I loved the oatmeal and the bars as well as the soup and shakes. I was eating every three hours, which was great and kept me from ever feeling hungry. By December, I was loving life again. I was buying new clothes, getting my hair and nails done and enjoying going out again! Now, I m wearing a size 6-8 and even recently purchased a bikini for the first time in 20 years! I feel better and look better than I have in a very long time! I have incorporated food from my fridge back into my diet, but Medifast got me on track and helped me to want to eat healthier.. Seeing the weight start to come off quickly while feeling full and energetic gave me the motivation I needed to change my life. Now I eat a salad for lunch and a healthy dinner. I still have oatmeal for breakfast everyday and eat the Medifast bars for snacks. I walk on a regular basis. If I feel like I am starting to overindulge on the weekend, I have the soup or a shake for snacks and dinner for a few days and I am back on track. My current weight is 150 and I could not be happier.

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Medifast Success Stories | Lana Newsom and Sharon Thomas Medifast - Lana Newsom and Sharon Thomas lost a total of 113 pounds with Medifast === MOTHER DAUGHTER LOSE WEIGHT TOGETHER!!! medifast, Lana Newsom, Sharon Thomas 5 1 Meal Plan Shop Success Stories Guides Tools Common Questions Lana Newsom Sharon Thomas This is the easiest program we have ever tried! My mother (Sharon Thomas) and I (Lana Newsom) joined the Medifast program together so we could support each other the whole way. Between the two of us, we have lost a total of 113 pounds, in just three months. I have lost 50 pounds and my mother has lost 63 pounds. The program is so easy to follow. The fast results have kept us motivated to achieve our weight loss goals. My medical concerns, prior to Medifast, have subsided. I no longer have to take high blood pressure medication. My blood pressure dropped to 130/68 within the first month and has remained at a stable level. With my mother s rheumatoid arthritis, she needed to lose weight to help her joints. Thanks to Medifast, my mother and I now have the energy to get out of the house. We have more energy and confidence and enjoy shopping for clothes together, something that would rarely happen before Medifast and was never an enjoyable experience. Medifast is the easiest programs that we have ever tried! Medifast Meals are easy to take to work and curb my appetite, which has stopped the temptation to pig out at work. The only problem that we have encountered is finding clothes, each week, that don t fall off! I am so excited to say that I reached my goal weight in just three months. Medifast will be a part of our lives from now on! Thank you Medifast!

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Medifast Success Stories Success Blogs Select a Medifast success story from the list below to read about others who have lost weight with Medifast. Brent Mouzakis Brian Jones 5 1 Meal Plan Shop Success Stories Guides Tools Common Questions Laura Smith The best thing about Medifast is that I haven t felt deprived! My name is Laura and I went to see a movie today. That may not seem like a big deal to the average person, but it was a big deal to me. In the past, whenever I went to a movie, a restaurant, or on an airplane, there was this constant fear that I would not fit in the seat. If I did bring myself to go to a movie, my hips would be sore from being squished in the seat. On an airplane, I could sense the dread when someone realized that he had to sit next to me bubbling over in to his space. Today, I went to a movie and slid comfortably in my seat. It felt great!!!! I have struggled with my weight my entire life. My major obstacle has always been motivation. No matter how much I d psych myself up for my latest diet attempt, the weight always came off too slowly and I d get frustrated and find myself raiding the fridge rather than facing the disappointment of the scale. With Medifast, I started seeing significant results from week one! That was enough to keep me going another week, and another, and another, as I watched the pounds and the inches slip away. Soon I found myself actually looking forward to weigh day and that was enough to keep me from straying from the plan. Since starting Medifast I have lost 111 pounds. I feel great! I went from a size 22 to a size 4. I feel fantastic, both physically and mentally. Besides the normal back, joint and ankle pain that comes from being overweight so long, I was starting to develop other serious health problems as well. The food that I was eating was providing me with no nutrition it was all junk. I was extremely anemic. Since starting Medifast, my energy has increased and my iron levels have increased dramatically. I am healthier now than I have been in years. Before I discovered Medifast, I d tried countless diets, went to nutritionists, I even attended a gastric bypass seminar and was in the process of working with my insurance company and doctors to get the procedure done. Then I found Medifast. The program was different, offered success stories, and a plan I thought just might work for me. It did, and I m so glad. The best thing about Medifast is that I haven t felt deprived! Every few hours I get to have something to nourish my body. Every Sunday, I put 5 packets in plastic bags for each day of the week. Each day I pick a bag and that is what I have for the day. I don t have to make any choices. I don t have to count calories, and I don t have to tally points. It is so simple! My life has totally changed. Before, I wouldn t go out of the house unless I had to. When I would get dressed, I wore clothes that would hide as much of me as possible. I would hunch over and try to be invisible. This wasn t too difficult; people don t like looking at fat people. Now, I have begun looking in the mirror, although I am still a bit uncomfortable with the new me. I am able to wear more flattering clothing. I put makeup on. There are so many things that I have missed out on because of the shame of my weight. Now, I even suggest going out which shocks my family! I feel like I have a new chance at life. I feel like the real me is emerging. I have hopes and dreams and actually plan for the future, rather than just obsessing about what I am going to have to eat next. Soon I will be getting ready to move in to the maintenance phase of the program. This is scary but also very exciting. I have spent the last couple of months investigating healthy food options. With the help of the Medifast web site, I have created a plan to add regular food to my diet but will continue to use Medifast as a meal replacement for at least one meal a day. I also know that I have Medifast to fall back on for the rest of my life. If I find that my weight is increasing, I will always have enough Medifast to jump back on the program and get back in line. I also plan to keep visiting the Medifast web site for the message board, support materials and just plain inspiration. I am turning 40 this year. I am ready for the new phase of my life to begin!!!! Thank you SO much Medifast!!!!

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Medifast Success Stories Success Blogs Select a Medifast success story from the list below to read about others who have lost weight with Medifast. Brent Mouzakis Brian Jones Carolyn and Roshonda Medifast Success Stories | Mary Ellen Nemec Medifast - Mary Ellen is a winner with Medifast. === CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS! 5 1 Meal Plan Shop Success Stories Guides Tools Common Questions Mary Ellen Nemec has lost over 65 pounds Mary Ellen Nemec I am a loser with my weight but a winner with Medifast! Over the years, I have tried almost every diet on the market, including some of my own creations. Time and time again I tried to get the results I wanted, but I ve never been able to completely get down to what I wanted to weigh. Last summer, I saw an ad for Medifast. What impressed me initially was the simplicity of preparation. This way I didn t have to deal with a lot of different foods. On November 1, 2004, I started the Medifast program. To my surprise, after my first day, I was not hungry! I lost 9 pounds the first week and have been consistently losing every week. With other programs, I would get stuck on a plateau and not lose weight for a while. Then, I d get fed up and quit. Not so with Medifast. Even the holidays weren t a problem for me. The Medifast foods are all tasty and easy to prepare. I like to add diet soda to the chocolate shakes and puddings and diet cranberry soda to the Orange Pineapple 55. I love the variety of the soups, shakes, and others. That is very important when you have a lot to lose. I recently had my yearly physical and all my blood work came back perfect cholesterol, blood sugar, triglycerides. I feel great and have never felt fatigued while on the program. My energy levels have really increased. My knees feel so much better when I m walking or biking now. I m on my final 10 pounds to go. So far, I have lost 65 pounds and am a size 8. I am a loser with my weight but a winner with Medifast. Medifast - Mary Jane Medlock has lost over 170 pounds with Medifast without pills or surgery. === PICS HERE! medifast, Mary Jane Medlock 5 1 Meal Plan Shop Success Stories Guides Tools Common Questions Mary Jane has lost over 170 pounds with Medifast. Mary Jane Medlock No Pills, No Surgery, No Kidding! I have spent over $20, 000 on weight loss products, programs and pills with little or no success. Finally, I found the Medifast Program. I had extraordinary results. I lost over 170 pounds, went from a size 56 to an 8, and have not gained one pound back, For a person that was use to jumping from one diet to another, I have not been on any other program since the year 2001. That is truly a miracle in itself. With Medifast, I didn't have to count calories, carbs, fat grams or mess with portion sizes. This program is literally GOOF-PROOF!! For years, I felt like a failure with no hope, but all I needed was Medifast, which gave me rapid, continuous weight loss and tremendous energy. No pills, no stomach surgery, NO KIDDING!!. I hope that my story inspires others because I now live my life with complete passion and fulfillment. If I can do it, so can you.

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Medifast Success Stories Success Blogs Medifast Success Stories | Maureen and Jeff Heck Medifast - Maureen and Jeff Heck have lost a combined 169 pounds with Medifast! === PICS HERE! 5 1 Meal Plan Shop Success Stories Guides Tools Common Questions Maureen and Jeff Heck Maureen and Jeff Heck have lost a combined 169 pounds with Medifast! Maureen's Story I was always on the chubby side growing up and have struggled with my weight pretty much all my life, but I didn't get really heavy until I got married. I spent my 20's depressed about being overweight. Finally I realized that I wanted to resolve this issue once and for all before my 30th birthday! I tried to do it with diet and exercise but would always lose motivation and by my 29th birthday I was bigger than ever. I realized that although I actually know a lot about nutrition, I needed the structure of a meal replacement program. I also accepted the fact that whether I am 'skinny' or 'fat', I have a weight problem and will always have to manage what I eat. I did my research and chose the Medifast plan. The 5 1 took the stress out of dieting: no planning, shopping for or cooking several meals a day... and no counting! And I still got to eat dinner with my family each night. It was great for a busy mom on the go. The weight came off consistently which kept me motivated to stay on track. While on the 5 1 plan I learned to eat smaller portions 6 times a day, and with the Medifast maintenance plan I am confident I will keep the weight off for good! I lost 75 pounds with Medifast! I once wore a size 20, and now fit into a size 8!! Jeff's Story I was always athletic as a kid, but because of high-fat, home-cooked meals and junk food I was also always overweight. When my wife decided to try the Medifast plan, I wanted to support her and I signed on too. Medifast was great during a busy workday as well as business travel. Not only did I lose 94 pounds on the Medifast plan, going from a 44 waist to a 32, but I learned how to eat to sustain my weight loss. I used to only eat twice a day, lunch and dinner, but now I eat 6 small, balanced meals each day. I have gained amazing self-confidence since losing with the Medifast plan. I am much more outgoing and I'm even coaching my son's Little League team, which, before, would have been too much in the spotlight for me! My wife and I are so excited about our new lifestyle; we are making date-night a bigger priority now! Maureen Jeff We both exercise regularly now, or I should say we enjoy it now. Before we would drag ourselves to the gym and hate it but now it's like a second home. We have 2 kids, turning 3 and 8 in the next couple months. As a couple, we are definitely more excited about having a regular date-night and planning vacations and dressing nicer and going shopping etc.

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5 1 Meal Plan Shop Success Stories Guides Tools Common Questions Mei Huah For those who are struggling with dieting, Medifast is the answer. Losing weight was always a struggle for me. I had been overweight since childhood. When I reached my teenage years, I was always hoping that one day I could be slimmer but knew I was only dreaming. Last summer, I met my boyfriend Aaron and he introduced me to Medifast and told me his success story of losing more than 100 lbs. in four months. I was amazed by his story and couldn t wait to be the next success story. I started at 230 lbs. and lost 17lbs in the first 4 weeks. I started walking on the treadmill after 4 months on the program and my body started to feel stronger than ever before. I struggled at times, but really wanted to lose as much as possible for my 21st birthday and I did. By December I lost 55 lbs. and weighed 175lbs. My dream came true! For those who are struggling with dieting, Medifast is the answer. Medifast Success Stories | Michael Willie Medifast - Michael Willie lost HALF his size with Medifast. === DETAILS HERE!! 5 1 Meal Plan Shop Success Stories Guides Tools Common Questions Michael Willie At 26 years old, I was overweight and on blood pressure and high cholesterol medication. One day, something inside my head just clicked and I knew I needed to lose weight. In October 2006, I weighed 361 pounds. I'm also a firefighter and being overweight made everything a lot harder to do; both physically and mentally. Luckily, I have an amazing group of friends so I still had a social life. However, I was very shy and often held back when interacting with females because of my weight. I'm not really sure if it was one specific thing that led me to Medifast but one day, something inside my head just clicked and I knew I needed to lose weight. Ever since I was young, I have always been the "big kid" and as time went on the bigger I got and the more un-healthy I got. My father had done Medifast once before and when my doctor recommended the program, I decided to give it a try. In just two weeks I lost over 15 pounds! I couldn't believe it. My family and friends were amazed at my progress and have been so supportive throughout my Medifast journey. Their encouragement has been a big incentive for me to stay on the plan and keep losing weight. The Medifast program was so simple and easy. I usually just stuck to Medifast shakes and bars, While I was on the diet I would do a shake in the morning, have a bar around noon, have a shake late afternoon my lean and green for dinner and another bar in the evening. My favorites were the Dutch Chocolate and Banana Creme shakes and the Smores bars. I currently weigh 180 pounds and have lost half my size!! I feel so much healthier, I sleep better, and I have way more energy than before I began Medifast. All of this makes my job as a firefighter a lot easier. Working out everyday really helped also. I now do 45 minutes of cardio 6 days a week. The Medifast website and tips really helped at times when I felt unmotivated. The biggest accomplishment I have experienced since starting Medifast has been getting off of all the medications! It's a great feeling to know that not only have I lost weight, but I have improved my health for the rest of my life! In addition, I now have four friends trying the diet after seeing my amazing success. I could not be happier, the whole Medifast experience has been life changing for myself! From the way I eat, to the way I look at food, to how much I exercise...etc.

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Medifast Success Stories | Michelle Wheeler Medifast - Michelle Wheeler lost over 50 pounds with Medifast and met her future husband. === READ IT HERE!! 5 1 Meal Plan Shop Success Stories Guides Tools Common Questions Michelle Wheeler View Michelle's Success Video I am so thankful for Medifast that I want to share my story for any who are struggling with their weight! 1999 was a very stressful year for me. I had a son and a nasty breakup with his father, and with the stress of raising a child on my own and trying to figure out who I was without his dad, I turned to food as a comfort. But it didn t comfort me back. I gained 50 lbs. that year! I was 26 years old, 5 5 and went from a size 10 (145 lbs) to a size 16 (over 200 lbs) in about three years and I was horribly miserable. I tried everything I could exercise and dieting, but nothing seemed to work. In June of 2003 my boss and his wife, who are dear friends, told me about Medifast. My girlfriend had been on Medifast for about four months and had lost more than 50 lbs and it was still coming off! I decided that I would try Medifast. I could see the results that it was having on my friend s life and I was ready for the change in mine! In July of 2003 I started Medifast at 210 lbs. and a size 16. By October of 2003, I was down to a size 6/8 and 145 lbs. I was thinner than I had ever been in my whole life. It was amazing! I couldn't believe that I had broken out of the horrible shell that I had been trapped in. Finally, I could be me and could be the mom my son needed. I now had a ton of energy, not a ton of fat. I enjoyed being able to play with my son on his energy level instead of being tired out. My story gets even better. After I had lost the weight, I felt wonderful about myself. I had the body that I wanted, with the confidence to go with it. It was time to start dating again. Well, with the attitude change that came with the weight loss, after only a few short months, I had fallen in love and was married! This was all because of the confidence that I gained through being able to succeed in fixing my weight problem. My whole life changed for the better. I am so thankful for Medifast in helping me find an answer to my problem. Whenever somebody asks how I got the weight off and became a happier person, I always tell them my story and refer them to Medifast. YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST, THANK YOU!!!

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Medifast Success Stories Success Blogs Select a Medifast success story from the list below to read about others who have lost weight with Medifast. Medifast Success Stories | Nadine Carr Medifast - Nadine Carr lost 150 pounds and 8-10 dress sizes with Medifast. === READ IT HERE!! 5 1 Meal Plan Shop Success Stories Guides Tools Common Questions Nadine Carr I lost 150 pounds and 8-10 dress sizes. I am doing great. One summer, I returned home from vacation very ill. I went to my doctor and he said that there were only two ways to go, Medifast or the hospital. He told me I need to either lose weight or have the fluid drained from my body. He suggested that I do the Medifast program, and I told him that I could. He also told me to drink plenty of water. This was 5 years ago. I am 75-years-old now and still at the weight my doctor wants me. I was on insulin since I was 40-years-old, but now I no longer take insulin. I also no longer have to take 2 shots a day to get rid of my high blood pressure. Medifast Success Stories | Nnedi Uzowihe Medifast - Nnedi lost over 90 pounds with Medifast and is still losing.. === READ IT HERE!! 5 1 Meal Plan Shop Success Stories Guides Tools Common Questions Nnedi Uzowihe Medifast is so easy - just shake and drink! I gained a lot of weight while pregnant with my first daughter. I was placed on bed rest and gained 70 pounds during the pregnancy, which put me up to 330 pounds. Three months post-delivery, I decided to do something about my weight. I had seen an ad about Medifast and I decided to give it a try, boy I m glad I did. In 9 months, I lost a total of 170 pounds. My energy went way up and I was never hungry. Then, about 3 years later, I became pregnant again. Although I was nervous about gaining weight, I knew that Medifast would help me take it off again, and that's exactly what happened. Within a few months, I lost 35 pounds and am now within 10 pounds of my pre-baby weight. Medifast really tastes great, too. My favorite flavors are Orange-Pineapple and Strawberry Creme. I like to mix it and leave it in the freezer for about 30 minutes then I eat it with a spoon. To think that I had even considered Gastric Bypass is scary. I am so glad I never went that route. Medifast is so easy to follow just shake and drink: no measuring, no counting. I would recommend this to anyone who has been battling with his or her weight. Look at my before and after pictures and judge for yourself.

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Medifast Success Stories | Pamela Noorda Medifast - Pamela Noorda has lost weight and is now in control of her life.=== READ IT HERE!! 5 1 Meal Plan Shop Success Stories Guides Tools Common Questions Pamela Noorda Watch Pamela's Success Video My family provided me every opportunity for success in my life. I was given great schooling, great traveling experiences, and taught how to give back to the community. The one big thing that I had never been taught was how to eat correctly and maintain a healthy weight. When both of my parents were diagnosed with type II diabetes early in 2003, the reality of my parents eating choices was thrown in my face. Heredity said that I could have the same problem - I share their genes and their bad eating habits. I needed to change, and so I started with reducing the intake of sugar just by cutting out white potatoes, corn, carrots and white flour from my diet. That took about three months to really feel comfortable with, but I still wasn't losing weight. Nobody had taught me how to get control of my eating habits. By early summer 2003, I had reached a wall of frustration. I had changed my eating habits, had started a regular exercise program, but wasn't losing weight. I weighed in at 249.5 lbs, was 5'7" and 34-years-old. I couldn't put off the weight loss anymore. What I didn't know how to do was remove the weight fast. My "ray of hope" came from seeing my girlfriend who had been recommended to Medifast by her doctor in February of the same year. When I saw her in June 2003, she had dropped 50 lbs. and had gone from a size 22 to a size 12. These results FINALLY GAVE ME HOPE!! Somebody that I knew, in the same situation, had succeeded with something safe. I ordered the products that night and started the day after my start up package came. July 1, 2003 is the official date that I started Medifast. I consider it the beginning of my new life. The program was one of the most educational things that I've ever done, and by far has become one of the most physically and emotionally rewarding choices of my life. I learned that with exercise, good eating habits, and small portion sizes I could lose and maintain a healthy weight. I stopped doing the Medifast program October 10, 2003 when I went on a cruise, and up to that point had reached a size 12 (when I started the diet I was a size 18/20) with a loss of 33 inches, my weight was 184.5 lbs. When I came home from the cruise I changed to the Medifast 5 and 1 plan, dropped another size and now I am a size 10 and my weight is 177 lbs. My New Year's resolution is to buckle down and jump the final hurdle and get a final 35 lbs off this year. I m hoping to be down to 140 lbs. by March 2005 my 36th birthday. The two biggest things I have learned from being on Medifast are that I need to be continually learning new things, and I can achieve amazing results with determination and desire. I am in charge of my life now and it's amazing!

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Medifast Success Stories | Peggy Rezac Medifast - Pamela Noorda has lost 255 POUNDS with Medifast!!! === READ IT HERE!! 5 1 Meal Plan Shop Success Stories Guides Tools Common Questions Peggy Rezac monebaggasse