I started Medifast this morning.
I bought a 4 week variety pack and I was surprised at the amount of sweet stuff in there and I am so glad because i ADORE sweets.
So far i have had the apple and cinnamon oatmeal and the oatmeal raisin bar. I was surprised at how good the raisin bar was. The oat meal wasn't bad as long as I didn't look at it too closely.
This will be an interesting experiment.

Good luck- I started Medifast in January and am very happy with it

If you do the VIP it gets cheaper over time and every 4 weeks you get a shipment.

It's definitely good to go to the medifast forums at mymedifast.com and read all the lists- I learned recently there are certain healthy snacks you can have daily (ie 1 tbsp pb, 2 dill pickle spears, etc) and one of my FAVORITE things to do is to cook my brownie and then put 1 tbsp pb on it and let it melt a bit- SOOOO good

Oh and a tip for the foods- if you add just a bit of water to things like the hot drinks/soups/etc, and then mix it up into a paste, THEN add the rest of your water, you will find you have no more issues with lumps in your drink

Soak soups for an hour at least as well so they aren't hard! (Chili needs at least 4 hours IMO).

The peanut butter on the brownie is a really really good idea!
I am still figuring it all out... but tonight I made the scrambled eggs with some stir fried bok choy and fake meat kielbasa
You know it wasn't bad and I am actually full.

The eggs are my favorite. I usually add a little cheese on top and take it out of the lean part of dinner. I think I like the eggs the most because they're not liquid and they're not sweet, so they're a nice change in pace.

If you buy the puffs and pretzels that helps with all the sweetnes- I eat a bag of puffs or pretzels a day- they are medifast meals- they aren't snacks. It also makes me feel like I'm eating like other people do

My favorite are the parmesan puffs.

I just placed my order. And i must say I can't wait to get mine shipment. The wonderful lady that helped me said it will be to me in 1-2 days. I can't wait. I know it saound silly but I was jumping up and down like a kid. I wonder how it will be when it really does get here. lol

They usually send a tracking email

Mine takes quite a while but I live on the west coast and it ships from the east coast.

I was the SAME way- hubby was like babe it's just food and I was like NO it's not JUST food!

Good luck- remember the first few days are hardest so drink LOTS of water and also take some headache medicine if you feel one coming on.

I was the same way
I am still excited about my shipment
I watch a lot of food network (food porn is what the hubby an I call it) and Chopped is one of my favorite shows. So far every meal has been an episode of Chopped
I have found a world of creative recipes for medifast stuff and most of it isn't that bad BUT avoid the blueberry oatmeal... OMG it tasted like 'Goody's' aspirin powder and vitamins mixed up with blue berry paste. I quite literally wiped my tongue after eating it.

Yeah after I posted my comment on here i went back to proof read it and sent it anyway with words all mis-spelled. That just goes to show you how happy I am.

My husband is the same way. He thinks its nuts how crazy I am over this. But he says "what ever makes you happy"

I don't think i'm going to have a problem with the water thing because I work for a water company and thats all I drink anyway. My husband thought because I would drink Mt. Dew all the time that was the reason I had put on the weight. But I have been off the DEW for 2 months now drink nothing but water and only lost 5lbs.

I was really hoping that blueberry was going to be good. lol

Hey everyone.. I am new to this site.. and also new to Medifast.. sort of. I did it about 2 years ago, but only got through about 2.5 weeks. UGH.. all I could think of was food.. but this time is different. I have gone through alot of changes in my life since then, divorced after 15 years of marriage etc.. and it is time to do this for MEEEE! I started the MF 2/15/11 and to date I have lost 14 lbs. Go me! I am so excited. The first month of food was given to me by my best friend's mom who was doing it and stopped. So I didn't get to choose anything... but so far the only thing I haven't liked is the Cream of Broccoli Soup. UGH.. though I don't think I would care for that if it wasn't diet food! haha I am loving the pretzels.. Honey Mustard and Cinnamon. The Brownies are good.. and Choc. Pudding. The Chicken and Wild Rice Soup is good... so is the Beef Stew. The Chili wasn't too bad, I added a bit too much Chili Powder the first time around.. will have to try again. But anyway, sorry, didn't mean to hi-jack your thread here, I just wanted to say hi, and let you know, you are NOT alone in your Medifast venture!! Feel free to get in touch anytime! Take care!

Hi Everyone!!!!!!! I am on Day 3 and I feel really good. I too love the bars, oatmeal is yucky, love the eggs and bars. Favorite part of the day is looking forward to my lean and green meal!!!
I can relate to feeling excited and now I am in control of my eating. I love waking up...day 4 tomorrow...to know that i completed another day. One day at a time....every morning I get excited thinking, i did well yesterday so I can do it again today.
Looking forward to making friends.....wishing you all a great night

Hi! This is my second day on MF. So far, the chicken and wild rice soup has been my favorite meal. (I read somewhere on the board that you should "soak" it first by adding water and letting it sit for an hour or so before you eat it. That made a big difference.) Least favorite has been the banana creme shake, although Dutch chocolate was pretty bad, too. I must be doing something wrong. I'll keep tweaking.

I'm looking forward to hearing how everyone else is doing!

Good luck to us all!! :-)

Have you tried the chocolate shake with water and then add a few icecubes? It is really good.......

I tried making another one with only 4 oz of water, and that helped. :-)

Hello everyone,

I am a newbie to the world of dieting. Starting Medifast 5-1 plan today. Hoping to lose 60 pounds.

Hoping that the medifast plan jumpstarts my weight loss.

Cheers.