The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[ChiNut]

I recently received my 5 weeks worth of Medifast Meals. I currently have the big box sitting on my kitchen floor and dig through the boxes to find what I want to eat for the next day which is a total pain. How does everyone else organize their supplements? There's just so many boxes. I'm open to any and all suggestions.

Thanks!

[Joelie]

I keep about 3 packets of each item in a basket in my pantry and store the rest in a box in my spare bedroom until I need them.

[Loribug]

I keep one box of my favorites on the counter stacked next to the backsplash, the rest I cleaned out my "flour, baking, sugar cabinet" to store the other boxes

[DogMa]

I have one big section of my kitchen cabinets cleared and reserved just for Medifast. Then I group the boxes by soups/chilis, oatmeals, puddings, etc.

The trouble comes when I order stuff by the case because it's on sale or just to get the case discount.

[Pashta]

I'm like you ChiNut, I have the big box sitting on my kitchen floor LOL.

I did put what I could fit in the cupboard though! Our house just has hardly any storage, we are trying to sell it so we have room.

[ascicles]

I have emptied pretty much everything out of my cabinets, so I organize them by product. That way, it's really easy to pick what I want, and it always helps me keep track of exactly how much stuff I have left.

[ChiNut]

Thanks everyone for the great ideas. I think I may just need to clean out the pantry and make room for my Medifast stuff. I'm just dreading actually doing it.

[ascicles]

You could always buy one of those big plastic containers that they sell at Target/Wal-Mart.

[Pashta]

LOL Vicky.. Yeah, we want to buy another house so we can have room for the Medifast boxes. :P LOL I didn't mean for it to sound that way hahaha!!

[LovenElvis]

I bought seperate clear container that I can store the packets in and then I pasted the cover from the front of the box to the front of the container and I can know which container has what in it.

If have left overs that don't fit, then I put them in a box and store them until I'm ready for them.

Laura

[Jan]

Hmmmmm
My friend the interior decorator told me to remove my appliances from the counter top and store them away in a cupboard. So I cleaned out a cupboard just for the appliances. Then I got on the MF program. Yup, the appliances are right back on the counter -- cluttered and all -- and the MF has it's very own cupboard. I arrange them similar to Robin, by type.
jan

[ChiNut]

Laura I love your idea. I may have to give that a try. Doing it that way wouldn't take up so much space.

[dede4wd]

Personally, I pull all the packets out of their boxes and put them in this suitcase (that I made cool little dividers for so I don't get a chocolate when I'm jonesing for bananna, and have the RTD's in this other section. I grab what I need in my igloo cooler (soft-sided) and put the rest on the support truck that travels with us...uh, what? This isn't what everybody does? What's a cupboard?

DeDe

[smartipantz]

A friend of mine gets a bunch of large ziplocks and puts 5 MF envelopes in each .... basically makes a grab bag. You could place a weeks worth of these grab bags in the kitchen cupboard and leave the rest in storage.

Actually thot that would be a good idea - every day would be a surprise and no more eating all your favorites and then left with the least favorites at the end of the box. I just need to make sure I have oatmeal in each envelope. hehe

[Ct. Yankee]

I got rid of the boxes, and made up 'meal packs'. also. I just slipped an elastic around them, didn't think about plastic storage bags, which would be better--duh, think, Joan, think! I 'stand' the packets up in a long and somewhat narrow plastic storage container, which allows me to see when I am running low on food and time to re-order. Just by looking, you know how many day's supply of MF you have left. I store the packets in a closet, and grab one on each day.