I don't feel that the Medifast 5&1 program teaches you how to eat but their Transition and Maintenance does a better job at it. If you have not yet read it, here is the link. http://www.medifast1.com/community/d...tion_guide.pdf

I like the ease of the MF program but I think the soy is getting to me! haha!!;)
I am OK with the chicken soups (both kinds), the scrambled eggs, chili and tropical fruit punch drinks. I am just having a hard time getting the shakes down but yes, I still drink them everyday. In the begining I loved the shakes, especially the Dutch Chocolate! I don't know why I gag on the shakes now. I got to use up a ton of Chai Latte and Oatmeal! I make a muffin with the oatmeal. It is good! I want to deplete my supply of MF before I transition. I paid money for the supplements and I intend to use them. I think MF is a great plan! It is backed by over 25 yrs of study by Johns Hopkins!

It does not matter what plan we use for weight loss, if we go back to our old fat ways then whether we do WW or MF we will gain the weight back. My niece just lost 108 lbs by following a semi-liquid diet. I told her that losing is the EASY part, keeping it off is the HARD part!

I plan to use WW for maintenance. I believe that I will always need a structured plan for the most part.

I don't think that there is an Optifast forum on 3fc. Well, I don't know if people will want me posting here once I transition to Optifast. I don't want to be disrespectful to anyone. I know there are a lot of people on the MF boards still posting there but using either Optifast or Wonderslim and just not saying it. Wonderslim and NewLifestyle are the same product and it is also the same product as Nutrimed by Robard. When done as Nutrimed, it is done under a doctors supervision and a lot more money! Another clinic will be offering their own "Optifast" but with their label and it can be purchased online as long as you do the modified fast not the full fast. It is made by the same chemist that originally made Optifast and it will be cheaper but it is the same formula. I have been doing my homework!

I tried some of the Wonderslim/New Lifestyle stuff and it is YUMMY! If I had know about it before Medifast, I would have done that instead. A few of my MF friends have transitioned to it and they totally love it.

I will post here til I start Optifast then you guys can decide if you want me around or not. Like I said, I don't want to disrepect anyone!!!;)

I agree that the transition plan does teach good eating habits...It just doesn't have the structure and accountability for me to be confident that I will do it long term. That is why I will do weight watchers afterward...Not because the Medifast program is flawed. I'm doing it for my own confidence.

Stick around Goal. Nobody here is going to be offended. We have a few wonderslim users here. And No one is going to bash anyone for going off plan! At least I hope not...because I went WAY off for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years as I had planned and I will go off plan on my birthday...I hope no one is offended by that...

Hi All,
3 days and still climbing the walls.
I have never gone on the Medifast Forum because I had heard that it was so critical. I work odd hours and do not have time for councelors phone calls, unless it would be 3 in the morning. haha
I do alot of things off plan, I eat celery and carrots everyday for the fiber, I eat a bar and a snack on the same day. I try and eat an apple once or twice a week. I do lose and it helps keep me sane. so there,
Remember the Medifast forum wants you to stay totally on plan so you buy their products.
Fab

Fab50- I'm not sure I understand your point about Medifast wanting you to not eat off plan so you will buy their products. If you are doing a 5-1 plan you will purchase 5 meals per day regardless of whether you eat additional food. Actually...if you are eating additional food...and slowing your progress...you would buy more food.

For me...if I can stay perfectly on plan for a couple of days...I no longer have problems with hunger or cravings so my goal is always to stay perfectly on plan. But I am human and for me many social occasions involve food that is not on plan. I do choose to go off plan for some occasions. I know it slows my progress and makes me have to go through those difficult couple of days to get back into the groove so I try not to do it often.

I will also be doing WW in maintenance. I think that is the best way for me. I think it is a more "doable" program. If I was able to lose weight on it, I would have loved it for a weight loss program too!

No one should be offended if you eat off plan. That is YOUR CHOICE! As I said, a good support forum should not bash anyone.

If no one minds, then I will hang out here with you guys. I am still officially on MF so I guess I am not trespassing yet!

Medifast takes some getting used to. The first 3-5 days are the toughest. If you don't want to get "SCATHED" then don't post on the MF site how you are doing the program. The fanatics will attack you! I know, I used to see it. While I agree that MF is a good program, some people treat it like a "religion" and they get down right rude! The funny thing is that many of the 100% on plan all the time people did VERY BADLY in maintenance. Many of those self proclaimed MF perfectionists have had to return to 5&1! So much for being 100%. Like I said, losing is the EASY part, maintaining is the HARD part! That is the real test, not being perfect in the weight loss phase. A lot of those folks talk the talk but they can't walk the walk! They just TALK!

I have done well with MF and I have eaten off plan, I apologize to no one for that. I chose to do it PERIOD! However, had I know about WOnderslim or New Lifestyle (same product), I probably would have done that as it tastes so much better.

However you chose to do the program, I wish you much success!

Woo HOO! -

today, I began my WORK OUT routine. 10 minutes on the treadmill this morning... and plan to do AT LEAST 10 more tonight.

Hey, gotta start somewhere. :D

Also plan to start lifting weights again, & doing some Yoga/Pilates as well.

New year, new me. :D

You go Beachy! You will be so fit and toned by 2010!
Let us know how it goes!

I finally got my order! It was sitting on the back steps when I got home from work tonight. So I shall be starting tomorrow to see if I can do this program.

Well, Hello folks. I'm a coming back!!!! Be afraid, Be veeery askeeered!!!:dracula: And, I'm bringing my DD for backup.:spid: She won't be on the boards, but we are gonna try being diet buddies. It'll help to not have the food around.

I've been thinking about the Wonderslim. Thanks for the word up on that Goal. I think I will go ahead and give it a try. With the recession and both of us doing it I can definitely afford to save the money. My backup investments have lost about 30%.:(

It's not just weight loss programs that develop "****es". Almost any self help program does. I've seen the same thing in AA. Not just about not drinking, but also people getting into each others personal lives, families, # of meetings, when to attend, etc.etc.etc. It seems as though when someone finds a way to lift themselves up, they get the attitude that everyone else has to do it just the way they did or somehow it isn't right. It's often referred to as "Pink Clouding". The experienced ones tend to just smile and let them ride it out while running interference with the newbies.

BTW, I saw the attack thread DJ was caught in, but it had been over for awhile. Look, after a couple of full days of research one of the searches I ran pulled up a trial that Suzanne did and that is how I found 3FC. So you could also throw down that little tidbit when people get uppity. Also, I could find almost nothing negative about the plan that didn't involve suspicion alone as the basis for rejection. Sorry, I'll take John's Hopkins research over "gut feelings" any day.

OK. I have to work tomorrow. I'm starting my 4 day shifts on blast crew. Hopefully, I won't be too worn out at the end of the day and can get things set up with Wonderslim here shortly. I be checking in with y'all soon, I think.:dizzy:

Day one of restarting is complete and I am tired as heck :(

I don't remember feeling crappy like this last year when I did MF.

Anyway, my new Precor Elliptical should be here in a few days and I am so excited to get it! I've been wanting one for a year now and the DH finally gave in! It was just expensive :(

Oh Amanda- I am so excited for you! I have been doing this since July...If I can do this anyone can do this...and I'm sure you are as good as anyone!

Don't get discouraged if you have some hunger, headaches and even a bit of dizzyness the first couple of days. Some get it, some don't. But when that goes away...so does the hunger and cravings and it becomes so incredibly easy to stay OP.

Good Luck on your first day!


Operator- Welcome back! And welcome to Mini Operator! I know you both will be successful! I think we actually have more people doing Wonderslim that we do Medifast here now. Seems to be working great.

When I run into the diet natzi's now...You make a good correlation between the diet natzi's and militant AA. They can give good programs a negative light. It is important to believe in something...but some people just can't stop their personal beliefs at their own person!

I also found this site while researching Medifast and sstumbling on Suzannes review. So I was suprised by the ignorance about the program in some of the other forums at first.

Have a great OP day!

DJ

Welcome...or Welcome Back Sneeks! You lived up to your name and snuck in while I was typing! :lol:

Hang in there...you will feel great in a couple of days...Just in time to put that shiney new elliptical to good use! Congratulations!

Thanks Djay and Getting for the replys,
Getting summed it up better than I could, yes the folks who make medifast their religion will be adamant about 100 percent on plan, I know that supplementing can slow me down but for now it works. In four days I have lost 3 pounds and I can get tougher when I get into it a little more. I have done all shake days in the pas, It's just the first week that is so difficult for me.
Oh and those social occaisions! That is why I waited until after christmas to start, I know I could have not resisted the christmas buffet.
Onward and forward,
I hope to be like beach patrol and get on the exercise bike for 20 mins today.
Fab50

Fab50-Congrats on the loss! Hope you are feeling better today!
DJ