by Nancy » March 25th, 2007, 10:59 am
Good Morning, Guest ~
To answer your questions – Yep, it IS possible to lose about 50 pounds in 3 months; I did so – in fact, I lost about 60 pounds in 3 months.
I did not cheat once. My health and my goals were more important to me than the fat-laden goodies I used to consume; I was determined I would not let the cheesecake win.
My husband lost 49 pounds in three months. We went on a three week vacation to Hawaii and he gained back 7 pounds, I lost about 5 pounds - we came home very 'fluffy' like little puff toads - I think in part due to the long flight, and the warm temps. My ankles were swollen and looked like elephant ankles. My husband quickly dropped those 7 pounds - like within the week and he lost 10 more pounds and reached his goal within the next month. I had a lot more flabber to lose so I kept right on shaking it off through Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, had a surgery the first week of January and arrived at my goal on Valentine's Day.
As Keri wrote, each of us is uniquely designed and our metabolism, heredity, general state of health, stress and rest cycles, activity levels, etc. vary and they all enter into the rate of weight loss. We cannot guarantee that your experience will be the same as mine or anyone else’s but we can promise you that you will lose weight IF you follow the program and you will lose the stored fat more rapidly than on any other program.
Nickie, thank you for your contribution here, too – most everyone realizes that they actually save money while they are saving their health. For me, it was hard to have to ‘pay up front’ for my groceries because we were accustomed to shopping every couple of days and dropping $50 here, $20 bucks at a restaurant, etc. appeared to me to be so much less than the $300 upfront we paid for my Medigrub.
I was so dense, I never added up all the incidental trips to the candy machine, the drive thru receipts from Krappy Kreme, the cost of the gut bombs at the Fallen Arches, the malts and fishburger at Artery Queen, the double whoppers with extra mayo at Burglar King, etc. I spent a ton of $ on calorie-dense food and nearly weighed a ton because of it. It ALL adds up and we spent way more on empty calories than on real nutrition.
Yes, you may order a 4 week Variety Package each month for three months. The initial order is the only order that will gift you with the extra free week, all the others will be 4 weeks of food.
Most people, do not continue to order the 4 week pre-packaged boxes of Medifast but rather select the products they like the most. The 4 week Variety Package is a great introduction to what is available - it's like a buffet.
You need 5 boxes of Medifast meal replacements per week plus your Lean and Green meal that you select and buy at the grocery store or restaurant.
5 boxes per week times 4 weeks = 20 boxes of food.
Generally we recommend that a person order 21-22 boxes of Medifast per month so they have plenty of food on hand; if they are especially active or have a longer day and are hungrier and need a 6th packet, they will have it. To be successful at winning the health quest, real losers are prepared with packets at all times and in all places...
Of those 21-22 boxes, 4 of them can be bars – if you use one bar a day, you’ll need 4 boxes. If you do not order a 4 week variety package, you may then select whichever 4 flavors of bars you want.
We suggest people have Medifast Oatmeal for breakfast because it is glycemically low after a night of fasting and does not rapidly raise our blood sugar (which can lead to a rapid drop and hunger, feeling wiped out and searching for more carbs).
If you have Medfast Oatmeal daily for breakfast, you’ll need to order 4 boxes of Medifast oatmeal for a one month supply. Some people prefer to have the Medifast Scrambled Eggs, the Hot Cocoa, or the Cappuccino, or a shake for brekkie. It’s up to you.
For best weight loss and hunger control, we suggest a person have two or three shakes a day. If you go that route, you’ll need 8-12 of the 21-22 boxes to be shakes.
I used shakes only for nearly all of my weight loss. When I first started, there were not as many meal options as there are now; I also did not feel like I could trust myself with the bars when they were first available because I was out of control with food and I felt like I would eat more than one/day.
Some people like soup every day; if so, of the 21-22 boxes of products you order for the month, 4 of them would need to be soup/stew/chili.
The program is structured and yet there is room for much variety and many choices.
Only you know you best, Guest – it is up to your personal taste bud preferences as to which way you go.
We know it works – our lives and those of the others you see her on the MakeMeThinner Forum have been greatly touched by the program. I am forever changed in my attitudes about food – it is not my best friend, my comforter, my lover, my confidante – it is merely fuel that gives me the energy to be all I was meant to be.
This is the program I always searched for during my fatty years and never knew about.
The people you see here on the Forum are real live ordinary people that have followed the program and been blessed by it. This is not a diet – it is a way of living.
We do not always do it perfectly right but with the tools, the knowledge and the support of Take Shape for Life Health Coaches, it is possible to win at the losing game.
Best wishes to you in your quest for improving your health and your waistline.
Nothing tastes as good as thin feels...
The Formerly FLABulous and Now very Fabulous
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