I am losing weight and I am REALLY excited that I'm losing fat and inches! But it's not perfect, here are my honest thoughts about the pros and cons.
The Good:
1. It's extremely fast and
effective. That's the winner right there! This is the one thing that overrides all of the bad things you'll read below. Watching the results is very encouraging and builds the momentum to help you keep going when a pizza sounds good. :)
2. It's a no-brainer...you do
what they say and you will lose fat and you will lose it faster than any
other way I know about. I have tried MANY diets/calorie counting apps/"lifestyle
changes"...none have worked like this. I've lost water weight, muscle,
maybe even some fat...but never this much or this fast. I am literally watching the scale go down every day and watching the belly fat melt off.
3.
It's a mental break. During this time when I don't have to think about how to eat right, I
can take time to find a way of cooking that will work for my family and I (because,
let's face it, EVERY "expert" has an opinion on how/when/what to eat
and they don't even agree with each other...it's confusing and
overwhelming). TSFL does have a lot of opportunity for you to learn how to eat properly
so that you can transition off and maintain the weight loss,
post-Medifast. It costs about $30, but the books/video are well worth
the money. I think I may buy a bunch of the books and just give them to anyone who signs up under me as a gift - because I don't want anyone to miss that. They help you learn how you got where you are, help you set your goals, and learn how to achieve those goals.
4.
You get a coach to help you through the process. This person is
usually the person who signs you up. They will be your cheerleader and
your guide...helping you get through the process. They also help you set up goals so that you will be successful in maintaining that weight loss once you've transitioned off of Medifast.
5. It breaks the metabolism and blood sugar (read: insulin and cortisol) problems I've gained by doing so many diet and binge periods in my past. I love this! No other diet has been able to do that.
6. It's expensive ($339/month). That seems like a bad thing (and, in fact, it made my "Bad list" too), but the fact is I'm much less likely to cheat or not stick with it when I have this big of an investment into it. I am VERY motivated to be disciplined and get done as quickly as possible.
The Bad:
1. The "variety" packs they send to start you off aren't the best. I would never recommend anyone buy one of those. I would suggest you look through it and see if it's things that you like to eat. For example, I HATE coffee...one of the shakes I received was Mocha. If I had taken a few moments to look through what I was getting I would have known not to get that. That goes for the Nacho Cheese Balls and the Parmesan Cheese Balls as well. I don't like Cheese Balls normally...there's no reason I would want to eat them now. Furthermore, somehow I ended up with three packs of brownies. Now, I like brownies as much as anyone, but do I really want to eat them for 21 meals/snacks in one month? Not really.
2. Many of the foods they send do NOT resemble healthy food in the real world. It seems that almost everything is sweet or mimics junk-food. This is not good preparation for coming off of the plan. I mean, would you ever get away with eating cereal or pancakes for breakfast, a shake for snack, a brownie for lunch, a bar for snack, and a "lean and green" dinner? Not a chance...those foods are all high-glycemic, disastrous choices in the real world. I have a feeling that they want you to buy their food forever...you'll almost have to if this is the way you want to eat. I did not eat these kinds of food before I started...and some days I just DON'T want to eat one more sweet or junky thing.
3. It's expensive. No matter what they say, unless you're eating out a lot or buying a lot of pre-packaged foods (which I wasn't), this is MUCH more expensive than buying groceries and cooking your own food.
4. Soy isn't great for you (at least according to some people) and that's pretty much what you're eating all day, every day. That said...being 40-50 pounds overweight is worse for me than soy is and this will come to and end soon...whereas before this program...that weight was going nowhere fast!
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