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Medifast
SummaryMedifast DescriptionReplacing meals with Medifast products allows you to eat less calories a thus lose weight. Medifast contains a blend of protein and carbohydrates, designed to make you lose weight without losing muscle. Some Medifast products contain Super Citrimax, which is a natural appetite suppressant. Other Medifast products aloow you to vary the amounts of protein in them. There is also a Medifast formulated specifically for people with Diabetes, another for people with Arthritis, and one for coronary heart disease, plus one for women during menopause. Medifast uses soy protein, which has been shown in research to have a variety of health benefits, particularly in women. It reduces the risk of heart disease, helps lower cholesterol levels, and protect against the risk of fractures and osteoporosis. It is recommended that you see your doctor before you start using Medifast and also, regularly, while you are using it. Medifast Specials CriticismSome people experience diarrhea, stomach cramps, constipation, dad breath, chills, skin rashes, hunger, hair loss, or heartburn. But, these are rare. Like Slim-fast, some people have trouble sticking to a reduced calorie diet and thus fail to keep off the weight they lose. Tags: low-calorie meals shakes Related Diets: Slim-fast Diet Cambridge Diet Smart for Life Shapeworks! BistroMD |
| Dr. Del Nagro | posted 3-Mar-2009 6:25pm DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT. DO NOT WORK WITH THIS COMPANY. The company itself is horrible to deal with. We ordered a single month's supply to try it out. Yet we were somehow automatically enrolled in a repeat shipping program that we never signed up for. After receiving the second shipment, we called and cancelled the account we never signed up for. They called us back and verified the cancellation, however Medifast refused to pay for it's return shipping $40 and so we reluctantly kept the box. You wouldn't believe it, but we subsequently received a third shipment, which was the second shipment we never ordered. We called after receiving this third shipment. They verified the prior cancellation and didn't understand why they had shipped the third box and gave us a return authorization, however we had to pay for the $40 to return shipment, and they subsequently charged us $9.95 of initial shipping to us. However, per my demand they sent us an email once again verifying the account was cancelled and assured us that we wouldn't get another shipment. Guess what. One month later on our doorstep was box number 4. The third box we never ordered. After having to fax back a copy of the cancellation email that I luckily demanded that they send me, they conceded and after much hassle, had the fourth box picked up for a full refund. I spent so much time dealing with this hassle of a company and still they owe me $50 in addition to the fact that I had to use another $360 box of food I didn't want. This is so frustrating that I am willing to write this letter to warn anyone and everyone. STAY AWAY. DO NOT USE MEDIFAST. And the product isn't very good. You feel constantly hungry and it's tasteless food. Which is why we didn't want to continue ordering in the first place. |
| Angela Chase | posted 6-May-2009 8:13pm I got very sick on this diet. The first day I ate 4 medifast meals and one regular meal. I went to bed with the worst migraine I have ever had in my life, I mean to the point I thought I had to go to the ER. I am not prone to them. I had to take 2 Tums because I felt bloated and gassy. I also had hotflashes and I don't get those either. I woke the next day and felt full, nausious and just plain weird. I couldn't eat again until 16 hours. I went on regular food and felt fine. I thought maybe I just ate too much, since I am not a big eater and began the following day just eating 2 medifast meals. I had a few heart palpitations. I ate 2 the next day and got more palpitations and that weird feeling came back. I tried to call and return the product since it was making me sick and they said I could only return full boxes. The return policy is bulls#it. How do you know if you are going to have problems unless you try it? I can see getting reimbursed only for the food returned and billed for the packets eaten. This has left me with half my order unreturnable. This is not a good practice to have. I also thought the customer service person I dealt with was rude. I also did feel hungry all the time, as stated above. I am 120 pounds and was seeking to lose only 10 pounds to lose tummy fat. |
| Anonymous | posted 27-Jun-2009 8:34am I have been on medifast for over 5 months now and have lost over 100 pounds. The program is pretty strict, but if one actually reads and FOLLOWS the plan, the weight will come off. As written, the program calls for 5 medifast meals and 1 full lean and green meal every day. Any less than that, and you will be consuming far too few calories. Medifast is very clear about what is happening in your body during the first few days on program, and is up front about the side effects of the body switching from burning carbs to burning fat. Those side effects include headache, nausea, dizziness, irritability and hunger. It takes about 3 days to switch from burning carbs to burning fat, but once your body has completed the switch, those feelings go away. These effects have nothing to do with the medifast food, per se, but with how your body is using its available energy. As far as customer service goes, I've never dealt directly with medifast, so I don't know first hand how good or bad their customer service reps are. I order from an affiliate, Take Shape for Life (TSFL.com) and have not had any problems with them. In fact, the one time I received a product I hadn't ordered, they told me to keep the item, and they shipped me the correct item immediately, free of charge. I have never had to return an item, but, again, they are up front about their return policy. If you have used 1 packet from a box, they will give you another product in exchange. If the box is unopened and returned within 30 days, they will give a refund. Now, I agree if you did not order something that they should accept it back without charge to you (especially when you have proof that the auto shipments were canceled before they sent it). Otherwise, we all agreed to their terms of service, including the refund policy, before even making the first order. |
| Anonymous | posted 10-Jul-2009 12:50am To Angela, it sounds like you had a food allergy to something in the product. Maybe soy? I too had a head ache the first couple of days and hunger but after that things went smooth. No more hunger or headaches! They say if you're hungry to have an extra meal or a snack of SF jello or SF popsicle. As long as it's something on the program you will not go out of the fat burning state. I have lost 25 lbs in 2 months with 15 more to go. Have never had a problem with customer service! If you sign up for beslim club you will get automatic shipments until you cancel (usually online via your account). |
| foodneeded | posted 6-Aug-2009 11:52am If you have extra food I would love to buy a few items from you, On the medifast site they don't allow us to exchange/buy other peoples food, so this would be great for me. I like the scrambled eggs, puddings, raspberry tea, ALL of the bars, and crisps/snack crackers. Please let me know if you have any of these if so I would love to make a cheaper deal with you. Thanks :) you could email me at nikistokes@gmail.com |
| Anonymous | posted 19-Oct-2009 10:20am I've been on the program for 3 months and have lost 37 lbs. I feel great, however I have developed a terrible rash on my hands. Has anyone else ever experienced this problem? |
| Anonymous | posted 28-Jan-2010 5:55pm Most people don't know that soy is one of the most common allergies among people, not to mention that there are a lot of toxins stored in fat. In the first week on a very low calorie diet you release a lot of toxins - especially if you had a really bad diet to begin with - and couple that with a possible allergic reaction and the fact that most people ignore their water intake and you have a recipe for some unpleasant side effects. I never had any side effects and my hunger was quite managable and went away after the first week - sure did look forward to that Lean and Green though! I agree with the previous poster, follow the *directions* and eat all your meals. I've also never had to return anything so I don't have any comments on that. |
| Anonymous | posted 7-Feb-2010 10:57pm Ok Angela... you need to check to see if you possibly have another issue besides wanting to lose weight. You're only 120lbs????? What in the WORLD are you doing taking medifast??? No wonder you got so sick, there was no fat for your body to feed off of! Medifast is a strict and intense diet because it is meant for people who need to lose 40...60...80..100lbs or more! You have "belly fat" issues? Then get a toning workout video and it will take care of that.. has nothing to do with your weight at this point. I am excited to start medifast here soon to take off the baby weight I gained when I was pregnant plus the extra lbs I have always wanted to lose. Plus medifast is very clear about how the diet will make you feel in the beginning and you HAVE to STRICTLY follow it or you WILL be very sick. Its why they highly recommend talking to your doctor about it. And the customer service thing... I am sorry but there is no business who is 100% excellent in that area because people are human and there is human error. You can't dismiss the diet because you had issues with returning the boxes... I am assuming you were trying to get the 2 free weeks? Then, yes, you clicked on something that would have you getting multiple orders. If you ordered online, you could have gone to the website yourself and cancle it on your own.... the only negative things I have read about this diet have been people who should never have started the diet because they just weren't ready to change thier lifestyle or people who never tried it to begin with! (or people who have the worst expectations... like miss 120lbs and people expecting gourmet food from a powder packet). |
| Anonymous | posted 7-Feb-2010 10:58pm slim fast and medifast are no where near the same thing. |
| Anonymous | posted 24-Feb-2010 11:51pm A great program IF YOU FOLLOW IT. Great customer service IF YOU READ AND UNDERSTAND what you are signing up for. If you want to feel good and get results...go for this program. If you need hand holding go to a center...they are springing up all over. I work with my TSFL coach and LOVE LOVE LOVE it! 35 lbs in five weeks....That is ONE SHIPMENT of food if you get the one week free deal....do the math a great price for a healthy program that keeps you motivated because you see results. |
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