The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[shop_girl]

I have been having a hard time with the MF oatmeal. I must admit I have not tried any of the recipes (except adding splenda) but I was wondering if the program will still work if I substitute the MF oatmeal for a store bought one. Has anyone tried this? I need to lose about 25-30 and am committed to doing this the right way but I’m now on day 2 and I find myself in a stare-down with the oatmeal every morning.

[Ct. Yankee]

It is not recommended that we substitute MF products for grocery store variety items. The nutrition totals on MF products are precise and balanced. There are some on this forum who do substitute a few items , but I have never heard of anyone who has substituted the oatmeal for another brand. Many others can chime in here.

If the oatmeal is a turn-off, then use any other of the MF products in its place. You do not have to include every product in the program, just make sure you are having 5 of them along with your Lean and Green meal, each day. Some people re-try products after being on the program awhile, and surprisingly find, that they like the products they once didn't like.
Good wishes on the program!

[dede4wd]

I agree with Joan!

Some people re-try products after being on the program awhile, and surprisingly find, that they like the products they once didn't like.

This happened to me...3 weeks later, I liked 3 things I didn't like at the beginning!

If you really don't like it, there's a swap and shop forum...trade it for something you do like. Nobody says you have to eat oatmeal every day, just one of the choices MF gives us!

DeDe

[bikipatra]

A year ago I hated the chili-love it now. If I can be bothered to make it.

[DogMa]

I have yet to see an oatmeal on the market with similar nutritional breakdowns. I'd just skip the oatmeal for now and eat the products you do like.

[Diana]

Hi, Shopgirl --

I've got the saaaaame problem with the oatmeal!! Short answer: No, the store brands (like Robin says) are not equivalent.

I've been on the program since March and have NEVER made peace with the oatmeal -- no amount of fixing does it; I just can't stand the stuff.

SO, I don't eat it. I usually have a cappuccino for breaky, but you could have any other product (the bar's not recommended right out of the gate, but it's up to you).

The nice thing about this program is that you don't HAVE to eat the oatmeal or whatever thing just doesn't do it for you, and (provided your body responds the way you want it to) you can have any of the others, except the bars, and in any order at any time as part of you 5 meal replacements.

My suggestion: put it up on the Swap N Shop to trade for something you DO like (or pm Mike and me and we'll trade you straight across for something -- he LOVES the oatmeal).

Stay on track and those 25-30 lbs will be off in no time! Go get 'em, girl!

[dede4wd]

Hey,
If you don't like the oatmeal, there's also a new breakfast MF meal coming out on the 18th...scrambled eggs. Jan says they're good! I'm going to try them next week! I'm weird, I do hot chocolate in the morning!

DeDe

[DogMa]

You think you're weird? I used to eat broccoli soup or chili for breakfast most days, till I decided I actually liked the oatmeal (but I hated oatmeal before, so maybe it's that Medi-oatmeal isn't like the real thing).

[dede4wd]

So it's okay I eat pudding for breakfast too? My Gramma always said, life is short, eat dessert first!

DeDe

[bikipatra]

I am oddly easy to please when it comes to Medifast foods. I am on a diet to change my life-not having a champagne brunch at the Ritz-Carlton. I would actually eat the oatmeal if I weren't on Medifast-it reminds me of those flavored instant oatmeals my sister and I would eat on cold mornings. We would always fight over the flavors in the variety pack. I guess it's comfort food for me. That being said, the oatmeal is the only supplement besides the bars I would eat if I were not on Medifast. This is a relatively short amount of time in the grand scheme of things. I can go back to being a picky eater in 7-10 months.

[GucciGoo]

I can manage the oatmeal with 2-3 Splendas and a sprinkle of extra cinnamon. The only part I hate is when I eat it at work and people walk by saying "Eeeew, what is THAT?" UGH

[Diana]

So it's okay I eat pudding for breakfast too? My Gramma always said, life is short, eat dessert first!

DeDe

Hear! Hear!

I actually did that, Dede, my second month!! It was so exciting to be able to HAVE chocolate pudding totally GUILT FREE, that I ordered a kagillion boxes and ate it 2 or 3 times a day, including breakfast! (I think I STILL have a box of choco puddin' in the pantry from that order!)

Robin, I'm with you, too! I will still have soup or something for breakfast on Saturdays if that's what I want, especially the chicken with rice sprinkled with chili flakes. It's a little more cumbersome during the week because I don't make it up ahead of time and it definitely needs time to soak!

[Diana]

psssst, shopgirl! Lauradr is trading stuff for oatmeal/soups in the Swap N Shop ... if you're interested

[Mike]

My take on the Oatmeal....
Apple/Cinn and Maple/Brown Sugar... add one pump SF Caramel Torani and 1 packet splenda with a dash of cinnamon
Blueberry... add 1-2 packets splenda (maybe a pump of SF English Toffee)
Peach (not sure I can help here because I really can't stand it anymore), but Peach muffins was about the only way I could do it.
As for pudding.... my choice is banana, and for breakfast would be great.

[shop_girl]

Long live Choc-o Pudding! I had a much better morning today! Thanks for all the help. Go Team!