Before I tell you how I had so much success with this diet, I also have to tell you that I’ve failed (miserably sometimes) on almost every well known diet out there. So, there’s nothing particularly special about me or my will power.  But, I do think there were a few things that helped me and others who I dialog with stick to this diet and ultimately succeed.  I will share these things with you in this article. 

Understand That The Doctors Who Developed Medifast Knew What They Were Doing: I’ve seen many people (myself included) try to over think this process.  It’s common to think that there is some “catch” or some vulnerable place where you are going to do something wrong.  The truth is, this diet has been repeatedly studied and proven to work.  It was developed by physicians and it works because, (although it doesn’t taste like it), it is high in protein and puts your body in ketosis so that it burns it’s own fat.

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The other day, I received an email from a reader who was trying to put together a custom medifast order but wasn’t sure which foods to chose.  She asked me to give her a list of what were the best tasting foods.  I was happy to do that and I’ll share my list with you below, but everyone’s tastes are going to be different.  Still, I spend a lot of time on weight loss web sites and many of the folks on there agree with me. So, below I’ll go over, by meal, which of the foods I most often chose and enjoy.

My Favorite Medifast Breakfast Choices: For breakfast, I almost always have the cappuccino.  I am a coffee drinker and really could not start my morning without it.  The cappuccino is part of the momentum metabolism line and you can get it by either ordering it individually or ordering a momentum package (which includes most of the other popular foods.)  I also enjoy the oatmeal and like all the flavors (apple cinnamon, blueberry, and peach) but peach has got to be my favorite.

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I get a lot of questions from folks who are considering the Medifast weight loss program and are trying to do some research to see if this program would be a good fit for them. They have very specific questions to which they want the definitive answers.  They want to know what their experiences will be like. They wonder If their lives will change very much.  They want to be sure that they are going to get to eat at least some decent tasting foods so that they aren’t constantly hungry or irritable.  And, they want to make sure that this program is actually going to work for them so that they aren’t wasting their money or their time.  I’ll share my experiences on this program in the following article and give you my somewhat biased review of it.

Medifast Food Choices, Taste, Texture, And Everything Else: If there was one thing that I really wanted to know about this program, it was the food.  After all, you’ll have to live with these foods for a decent amount of time since you are eating five of the meals per day.  Overall, most of the foods are pretty acceptable tasting.  You have a decent amount of variety, with over 70 food choices.  The shakes especially are good without any chalky texture.

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