Hmmmmm. Medifast might be for me.

Posted By: Unhappy Camper on 2006-08-18
In Reply to: To be honest, you need something a bit more drastic than WW - (sm)

Sounds like it might be easy to stick to. Did losing that much weight that fast cause loose skin like you see on the plastic surgery show on the Discovery Health channel?

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Is anyone out there that is heavy truly comfortable with their body? sm - never going to be thin...
- I weigh 290, am 5ƍ" and totally comfortable...sm - Happy one
- I am heavy by society's terms. I weigh - Big
  - I like this... - sm
- To be honest, you need something a bit more drastic than WW - (sm)
  - WW - sml
  - Medifast vs gastric bypass - Deb
  - Hmmmmm. Medifast might be for me. - Unhappy Camper
    - MediFast is just like SlimFast - can't take either as they are loaded with Iodine and I am allerg - MTA
      - Well, I can't answer to the iodine content. It's not listed - (sm)
    - So far, not much loose skin, but you do need to do toning exercises - (sm)
  - How much do you spend on their food and...sm - Curious one
    - It costs approximately $275 a month. I do have family to cook for, but - (sm)
- I used to be 235.5 pounds and now weigh 115.5 (sm) - Apple Scruff
  - Such a tremendous weight loss! - mt56
    - exercise while typing - Gaylene
  - Way to go sm - That is fabulous!
    - Thanks! You're right; it's all about making the right choices. NM - Apple Scruff
- A couple things... sm - GLF
  - would stay away from antidepressants if possible because - sm
    - It depends. The side effects can go either way - weight gain, weight *loss*... sm - GLF
      - I can tell you, 75% GAIN weight. But you might need them for a while anyway. - nm
      - and maybe even have to try several different - meds. (sm)
        Thanks for all of the replies...sm - never going to be thin...
        Right on! Now change your sign on from "never going to be thin" to - sm
        OK - how's that? I need to be healthy for ME (for several reasons) before I can be true to... - Getting healthy for ME!
- Couple of comments - Another perspective
- Sounds like you're on the right track with Weight Watchers (sm) - CAMT
- I was very spooky reading your post because you are describing me and you have no idea who I am. - I hate it too!!
  - OOPS!! meant to say IT was very spooky - I hate it too!!

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check out New Lifestyles instead of Medifast - sm
It's a lot cheaper and tastes way better. Same premise as Medifast and Optifast. You can go all liquid diet if you want or do 5 shakes a day, snack bar/salad lunch and a meat/veg. dinner (lean and green). The website is liquiddiet.com -- I have not been determined enough as yet to stick to it, but just had a colonoscopy and had to fast for 24 hours and really did not have any trouble with that, so I think I can now bite the bullet myself and shoot to lose the 70-80 pounds I need to shed!

Medifast vs gastric bypass
I've done both. All the weight returned when I eventually went of Medifast. And because I was not able to change my eating habits after gastric bypass, I have regained almost all the weight I lost again (100 pounds). I can still only eat small amounts of food at one time, but I am an emotional eater and a grazer - being a grazer is deadly for someone who works from home.

MediFast is just like SlimFast - can't take either as they are loaded with Iodine and I am allerg
However, I have seen results from both. It is hard to keep the weight off or maintain it once you start eating food again.

I worked for a physician who specialized in the MediFast program. The initial results were good, but the patients had a very hard time maintaining it and gained some back.

HMMMMM
Now, aren't you just a class act! For some reason you took my post to heart, hmmmmm wonder why?

HMMMMM
I got a sneaky suspicion that I am not liked around here and I just don't know why?

Hmmmmm
Or haven't you heard?

hmmmmm
This proves my point - NO ONE RESPONDED TO SAY WHERE THEY WORK.

35 years this year, hmmmmm
My income?

hmmmmm. Good observation, Michael, please explain.

What's the deal????