From the Medifast FAQ’s:
“You should avoid all alcoholic beverages while you are on Medifast. Because alcohol is metabolized similar to a carbohydrate, it will decrease ketosis and slow your weight loss.”

Good luck and keep us posted.
Tim

We have clients who prefer to order that way due to travel considerations. I suggest that you consider ordering by the case to receive the best value. Take Shape For Life offers approximately a 10% discount on products purchased in case lots.

If the product order totals over $275, TSFL pays half of the shipping costs.*

Nearly all products are packed 12 boxes per case EXCEPT for the Medifast 55 and the Medifast 70 shakes which are packed 48 BOXES per case.

We usually order bars, oatmeal, chai latte and joint health shakes by the case.

BTW,

Clients who join the BeSlim Club also receive the BeSlim discount (the discount is progressive and varies from 5% for the first three months continuous enrollment to 12% for the seventh consecutive month and beyond) plus * BeSlim Clubbers also receive FREE shipping for orders over $225 net (after discounts applied).

Even though I eat fish, shrimp and crab three or four times a week and very lean meat, I include two Omega 3 supplement capsules daily.

That’s great that you are carving out time to exercise regularly; most of us find that it helps us to manage stress and exercise can actually help us to be more productive. It is good that you are interested in your fitness level and overall health but please remember to take it easy the first three weeks on the program while your body adjusts to the lower calorie levels.

Body weight is the result of calories taken in and calories burned; weight loss occurs when we eat fewer calories per day and/or when we burn more calories than we take in. When a person exercises more than the recommended 45 minutes per day, the body can actually begin to stop shedding weight and conserve or store fat. Check often with your Health Coach to be sure you are on track; there are times we have clients take an additional meal replacement and have their meals closer together at two hour intervals.

Since hunger does go away, it is really important to not skip any meals and it sounds like you are making every effort to drink adequate levels of water, the pickles and/or pepperoncini may assist you if you sweat during your workout or regular carpentry or woodcutting routines.

Our bodies are beautifully created and they need fuel spaced throughout the day to run with best efficiency; skipping meals or super-sizing the meals will effects the way the body operates and the way the availability of the nutrition.

Keep up the great work and stay committed to your goal.

Here’s to your health!

When it comes time for the lean and green portion of the day, I want more protein and greens than the recommended amounts. I eat game meat; deer, elk, buffalo as I am a hunter and have plenty on hand. I also eat fish such as tuna and salmon as I am a fisherman and keep it on hand as well.

I eat 10-to-12 oz portions of meat and a Large (3-4 cups) salad with a variety of green vegetables like; cabbage, lettuce, asparagus, broccoli, onion greens, pepperoncini, pickles. Throughout the day I usually drink 2 tbsp of pepperoncini vinegar, eat 3-6 pepperoncini peppers and have
a couple of pickles. I drink a lot of water in the morning prior to my workout and then continue to drink lots of water throughout the day. I drink at least the recommended 64 oz. but I would say quite likely a bit more.

My Question: I am wondering if I can count on maintaining a state of ketosis even with the larger portions of meat and salad during my lean and green meal. Do the workout calories burnt help to keep the body in ketosis even when consuming a larger than recommended lean and green meal? Does the larger than recommended amount of lean and green eaten in a single sitting take me out of ketosis? If that is the case, am I allowed more lean and green if I break it into two smaller lean/green meals in one day considering the workouts that I do? The alternative is just to not eat more lean and green, but I am hoping for an excuse to keep the higher levels of protein and greens if possible.

I feel great, surprisingly I really do feel more energetic, have mild occasional cravings but very little actual hunger.

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