My 1st question is: Which diet is better.. ( from experianced weightloss people) G.I diet or Medifast Diet? Thanks in advance for any answer. Second question of mine... Hey folks, I just did my fifth weigh-in and simply have to exclaim for whoever might be looking and wondering that Medifast is not a scam, that it actually seems to work as advertised. This has got to be the easiest, fastest way to lose weight. When they say 2-5 lbs a week they are not kidding.



I've been rather skeptical about Medifast claims. Yes, I see the weight-tickers in peoples' sigs, but really, I mean, c'mon! Conventional weight-loss wisdom states that the MOST one can lose safely is 2 lbs a week and as we know, most people can't do that. I've been on standard, diet/exercise programs for weight loss twice before and averaged 1.5 lbs a week and that was very difficult. On Medifast 2 lbs has been my LOWEST weekly weight loss so far. This is truly amazing, especially when you take into account I haven't been to the gym..

Despite reading a review that stated one sees Medifast ads all over the internet, I must say I do not recall ever seeing a Medifast ad anywhere. I had some dim recollection of a weight-loss program for surgical candidates that used to be Rx only, and searching for that is how I found MF. (Frankly, this lack of splashy corporate advertising added legitimacy to Medifast for me, and delegitimizes other, similar types of programs.).

The food items are surprisingly good. They've really made advancements over the years in the "meal replacement" arena with regard to both flavor and texture. (Now, if the.

Quantity.

Of the meals were just a bit closer to the astronomical, I'd be really happy.).

Is it "easy" so far? Yes and no. For me, it is very easy in one respect since I do not really cook to begin with. Grabbing something that is little-to-no prep or clean up is how I go, so that fits in really well. Its been hard as I'm one of those who likes to chow down at night/weekends when watching tv/movies/games, or when out and about, combined with festive amounts of alcohol. I'm also a huge fan of diet cola able to down 2 ltr 3x a week very easily. Of course, none of this is on the Medifast plan, and I have had to struggle with those temptations....

But man! Then you get on the scale... it makes it all worthwhile. (I'm wondering if slower weight-loss might actually make it easier to cheat. It is SO slow, what's the big deal to stretch it another week or two?) I've actually added 20-30 lbs to my initial goal weight, as that now seems realistic. And assuming things continue as they have, I'll hit that sometime in the summer of 2011..

Ok! Just needed to rant (in a positive way) for a bit. Thanks! Good luck!..