Medifast review

The Medifast Program is a low calorie meal replacement diet plan that can bring a rapid weight loss to you – you can expect about 2-5 lbs per week. The way it works is that you purchase a meal replacement product from Medifast that provides an optimal calorie and nutrient amount for you.

This popular Medifast plan – the "5 and 1 plan" is made up of 5 meal replacements per day (these are generally shakes, but you can also find bars, oatmeal and puddings). In addition to these 5 meal replacements, you get 1 "real" meal that contains a lean protein, vegetables and salad. You are expected to eat every 2-3 hours and you must drink a minimum of 64oz of fluid a day (water is recommended).

With Medifast Program, your caloric intake will be between 800 and 1000 calories per day. Medifast recommends you to have supervision from a physician, however this is not required and you can order the food without this.

Although there are about 70 different pre-packaged foods, the most popular items are certainly the shakes – made up of different proportions of protein. Medifast optimized vitamins and minerals to make sure that there are no deficiencies while you are reducing calories.

Once you reach desired weight loss, Medifast plan involves a gradual transition back to "normal" meals over a period of 16 days. In addition, Medifast recommends you a moderately intense exercise routine (30-45 minutes, 5 days a week). They say that this is essential to keep the weight off.

Other than that, Medifast has been clinically proven at Johns Hopkins and is one of the more successful and balanced low calorie diets today.

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