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hi everyone,

i have been battling with my weight since i was 8 years old. i am now 35. i am 5'1" and weigh 199. i started dieting when i was 12 i went on a 1000 cal/day diet. since then i have tried: the beverly hills diet, the zone, weight watchers, gillian michaels metabolism (whatever it is called), 6 week body makeover, 4 hour body, atkins, and im sure more that im not remembering at the moment. the only times i have ever been able to lose weight was when i was smoking cigarettes for some reason... in 04 (not smoking) after i gave birth to my second child i was at my highest weight so i went on the 6 week body makeover which was the first time in my life i have ever tried soy. i didnt drop a single pound on it. then i developed a goiter on my thyroid, which i completely beleive had to do with the soy, no iodine in my diet (the diet restricted salt) and just giving birth...so i had to have half of my thyroid removed in 06 and am on armour thyroid meds.

when my mom got cancer in 08, 4 years ago, i was happy with my weight at 160 but i was smoking. i made a promise to my mom on her death bed that i would quit smoking for good. i quit smoking and almost overnight balooned up to 205. i dont know why, i really dont think i changed my diet... , so i am proud of myself 4 years later being able to refer to myself still as a non-smoker. but i am very ashamed of my body now...


since 08 i have felt very helpless to lose weight. it seems like no matter how hard i try or how strict i am, i just cant seem to drop a pound. my doc put me on a "clean" organic, low carb, sensible diet and exercise. i was exercising 3 hrs per week and ate no sugar, bread, rice, potatoes, or anything "white", ate about 1400 cal/day, drank ALOT of water, took ALOT of vitamins, and although i felt great, still didnt lose anything. i have spent years getting my thyroid meds just right, so i know it is not that...

anyways, i recently heard of the hcg diet and asked my doc about it. she said she would not recomend it because it is only 500 cal/day and not medically tested but her sister has had great success with medifast, so i began researching it.

at first the cost shocked me a little, but when i figured out how much i have spent on weight loss, plus how much i spend on all of these organic health foods now, i actually figured it almost evened out... so i was just about to sign up when i discovered it has alot of soy. i am very opposed to soy, i refuse to try it... so i found this wonderful forum where alot of people like me talk about doing a "medifake" diet, where u can buy your own food as long as it is comparable in cal, fat, carb and fiber. so that is what i have decided to do (hence the name medifaker:)

my question is, can someone please tell me how many calories, carbs, fiber and protein i should eat per day? i already know the values for the "5":
60-100 cal
.5-2 g fat
9-15 g carb
4 g fiber

(right?):(

i remember seeing the daily recomendations somewhere but now i cannot find that thread:?:

thank you so much:hug:

The total calorie amount ranges from 800 to 1200.

About 500-600 of those come from the Lean & Green meal.

Your numbers are off for the 5 Medifast meals. The calorie range should be 90-110 per meal. Fat grams should not be over 3 g. Carbs and Protein should be about equal, at 12 to 15 grams each. 4 grams fiber is correct.

You might find this thread helpful:

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/medi...t-profile.html

Why are you opposed to soy? Just curious. Oh, wait--you said because of thyroid problems.

Did your doc actually OK you to do Medifast? Given your history, it might be good to make sure.

Jay

If you're going to do a DIY Medifast, Jay is the queen of whole food substitutions. There are tons in the thread she posted a link to. If you want to try actual Medifast, there are several products that are soy free, but the selection is much more limited.
Here is a chart - http://www.medifastmedia.com/shared/...uct_claims.pdf

The first column shows how much soy, if any is in each product.

thank you so much for the info! im glad you caught my mistake, i was counting the snacks when i came up with my numbers... so, let me know if htis seems pretty accurate for a daily rule:
fiber atleast 20 gm
fat under 35 gm (that includes about 20 gm from lean & green)
protein 60-90 gm
carb 80-100 gm
cal 800-1200

my doctor is the one who recomended the medifast diet but i havnt mentioned trying to medifake it... once i confimr these values with you i will pass the info on to her about what i am doing to make sure it is ok:)

thnx again!!

Just one more thing: You'll need to take a vitamin supplement and probably a calcium/magnesium supplement. The Medifast foods are supplemented, but whole foods are not--and below 1200 calories, one can't get enough vitamins from whole foods. Probably a once-daily type vitamin is sufficient.

Jay

i just ordered a good multivitamin last night from amazon. i will make sure it includes calcium and magnesium...

so can nayone tell me if these values seem accurate?:
fiber atleast 20 gm
fat under 35 gm (that includes about 20 gm from lean & green)
protein 60-90 gm
carb 80-100 gm
cal 800-1200

thank u:)