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People often ask me for secrets or suggestions that will ensure that they have success on Medifast. If I were going to tell you everything that I know about success on this diet, this article would likely be much too long. So, in the following paragraphs, I'm going to give quick and easy tips that will hopefully give you a good starting point in having the most success (in the cheapest and easiest manner possible.)
Make The Medifast Shakes And Puddings As Cold As Possible, Add More Liquid, And Add Some Sugar Free Syrups If You Like: I used to think that this method of making the shakes was a personal choice, but after I mentioned this on my blog, I started to get a lot of comments about how these suggestions made the foods taste so much better. I don't think that the Medifast shakes and puddings are too bad right out of the box. But, they just taste better when they are cold (which is why I refrigerate them for a bit after I make them.)
However, doing this will thicken up the product, so I find it to be desirable to add a bit more liquid than what is called for. I personally don't like a shake so thick that it's a challenge to consume it. (Unless I'm eating it with a spoon, in which case I like for it to be thick and I will add some fat free whipped cream on top.) Finally, I find that I need as much variety as is possible. This is why I'm pretty generous with the fat and sugar free syrups. This way, I can have raspberry chocolate, caramel chocolate, and strawberry chocolate shakes and pudding rather than just settling for regular chocolate.
Don't Skip Your Lean And Green Meal And Make Sure You Stick With Low Glycemic Foods (Especially At First:) Sometimes people are surprised when I tell them that you're eating six times per day on Medifast. This is not really as challenging as it sounds. Most of the meals don't require much preparation and they are relatively small. With that said, they do want for you to make one meal on your own. This is called "the lean and green meal."
It's not at all uncommon to decide that it's much easier to just eat an extra bar or shake in the place of the lean and green. Once you get sort of used to not having to fix your own meals, you kind of get spoiled and might be tempted to skip this requirement. By and large, it is my experience that this is a mistake. For Medifast to work as it's supposed to, your body needs to get into ketosis or fat burning mode. But a few of the requirements that are going to make this happen is that your body is getting enough fuel from protein rather than sugar and carbs.
Skipping your lean and green can delay or even thwart ketosis. Also, when you do go to plan and prepare this meal, make sure that, at least at first, you aren't using high glycemic vegetables like corn or sweet peas. You will need to limit the sugars to get into ketosis. Once you are there (which you can check with ketone strips,) it is much easier to maintain this state once you're in it than to return once you get out (or can't get in.) Once you're safely burning fat, you can usually relax your standards a little bit.
Buy In Bulk And Never Pay Full Price: When I first started Medifast, my idea was sort of to ease into it. I was reluctant to commit. So, I would basically get online and place several small orders. This really added up in terms of cost. By the time that all was said and done, I was probably spending about twice what I would have needed to if I had just went ahead and ordered a package. Not only do the packages bring the cost per meal way down, they also allow you to use the coupons that will often save you about 20 percent off of your order and / or will give you a significant amount of free food.
Learn From Those Who Have Already Had Success With Medifast: I'll admit that one thing which convinced me to chose Medifast over Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig was the fact that I didn't have to "weigh in" before strangers or be forced to check in with a counselor. I just did not want to have to do this. But, even if you are private like me, that doesn't mean that you shouldn't take advantage of the free resources that the website offers. They do have free counseling and some of the more successful dieters keep blogs where they share their experiences and secrets. Learning some of the ins and outs of the diet can save you a lot of time and experimentation.
Want more medifast tips to help you to lose the most weight on this diet? You can get a free copy of Lindsey's free e book, "Getting The Most Out Of Medifast," (which includes motivation, recipes, and a 2 weeks free coupon) by clicking here. You can also visit her diet review website at http://easiest-diet.com/.
