My Costco coupon book came and they're having an online special of $80 off the Smart for Life weight management variety kit. Does anyone know anything about this?

42-Day Weight Management Kit Includes:

• 11 packs Oatmeal Smart Cookie Squares
• 11 packs Chocolate Chip Smart Cookie Squares
• 5 packs Blueberry Smart Cookie Squares
• 9 Shake Pouches (4 Vanilla, 4 Chocolate, 1 Egg Custard)
• 6 Shake Bottles (3 Vanilla, 3 Chocolate)
• 6 packs Chocolate Muffins
• 6 packs Orange-Cranberry Muffins
• 6 Chicken Soup pouches
• 4 Tomato Soup pouches
• 2 Beef Soup pouches
• 4 dressing/marinade pouches (1 Chinese Chicken, 1 Lemon Garlic, 1 Caribbean Splash, 1 Janis’ Moon Lite)
• 1 Food Scale
• 1 Instructional Brochure

30-Day Youth Box includes:

• 6 Chocolate Mountain Cupcake Packs
  
• 6 Carrot Sunshine Cupcake Packs
  
• 6 Oatmeal Raisin Smart for Life® Cookie Packs
  
• 6 Chocolate Chip Smart for Life® Cookie Packs
  
• 3 Vanilla-La Shake Bottles
  
• 3 Smart & Chocolatey Shake Bottles
  
• 2 Orange Creamsicle Shake Bottles
  
• 2 Rasp-brrry Cream Shake Bottles
  
• 1 Balsamic Bedazzle Salad Spritzer
  
• 3 Momma’s Chicken Noodle Soup Cups
  
• 3 Veggie Garden Noodle Soup Cups
  
• 2 Vine-Ripe Tomato Soup Cups
  
• 4 Chocolatey Hot Cocoa Pouches
  
• 2 Smart Crunch Pouches
  
• 2 Oatmeal Fruit Cereal Cups
  
• 2 Chocolate Berry Cereal Cups
  
• 1 underWAYTM Beverage
  
• 1 Instructional Healthy Lifestyle Guide
  

Here is what I know. Both my sisters in law did/are doing medifast (and one is a take shape for life coach). My In Laws did the costco diet and I know my father in law said that he wished that they would have done medifast in stead.

Now my SIL helped them tweak it a little bit (not sure how). In passing conversations with my SIL she said that the costco diet thing wasn't nearly as healthy as medifast but would never say anything to them.

Given that, they did loose the weight and are keeping it off. They both said that they were full and satisfied. They said some of the food was good but a lot of it was pretty terrible. My father in law said there was a lot of it that he struggled to get through.

Anyway I'm not sure what the price of the costco one is, but unless it were drastically less I would go with medifast. I'm only on 2 day and so far its pretty good. But what reassures me is the science and research and years of reputation medifast has.

Again I don't know much about the costco plan but I have a hard time believing that it has been scientifically researched as medifast.

Either way do your research and good luck with whatever you choose to do!