Lose 50 pounds on Medifast by April 1

by Tim on March 17, 2010

That is my goal.

Since I gained 1 pound on Monday, I have about 7 pounds to go in about two weeks. Definitely doable!

I have found that when I use more of the Medifast shakes, I seem to lose faster than with the bars. That doesn’t make sense because the calorie and nutritional make up are supposed to be the same. I definitely feel a bit hungrier when I’m doing shakes but, again, that shouldn’t make a difference.

Anyone else experience this? Losing more weight with the shakes?

{ 0 comments }

Latest Medifast weight loss results

by Tim on March 12, 2010

I’m down another 1.4 pounds for a total of 44.4 pounds since starting Medifast on Jan 6th, 2010.
I’m really surprised because I was down so much last time when I felt a bit dehydrated and had my shoes off (for my body scan) that I was just hoping to be close. The fact I’m down more is great.

I attribute this recent rapid weight lose to my new exercise program. Since I started it, I’m averaging about 5 pounds a week vs. about 2.5 pounds the previous couple of weeks.

I promise I will write about it this weekend.

{ 0 comments }

Meatless Options on Medifast

March 10, 2010 Obesity

Eating one “regular” meal a day is a big reason why the Medifast program is easy for me to follow.  I’ve used a bit of variety in my choices. One of the things that has surprised me is how much I’ve enjoyed some of the meatless options.
My favorite is 2 Boca Burgers Original cooked on [...]

Read the full article →

Wow! Down a total of 43 pounds

March 10, 2010 Obesity

I did my weigh in yesterday at the Medifast Center and I’m now 269 pounds – down 43 pounds! I might have been a tiny bit dehydrated so I bet I won’t be down anything on my Thursday meeting.
The exercise program I’ve started is really helping – I just feel like I have so much [...]

Read the full article →

No Longer Morbidly Obese

March 4, 2010 Obesity

My BMI is now under 40 and I have left the ranks of the morbidly obese! In addition, I learned that I’ve lost over 5 pounds this week for a total loss of over 39 pounds in just under two months.
Cool.
I’m not surprised after stalling last week that I had a good week. I’ve been [...]

Read the full article →

Gained a bit

February 27, 2010 Obesity

For the first time, I weighed in more than the time before. I “gained” .8 pounds.
I’m not too worried because it could be water weight or I was wearing heavier clothes or maybe my lifting is causing me to gain some muscle weight. I’ve had a couple of times when I weighed exactly the same [...]

Read the full article →

Medifast, exercise and my heart

February 22, 2010 Dieting Emotions

I had my week 7 checkin at the Medifast Center today and got some interesting info.
When I first started, my blood pressure was135/86 which was “high normal”.
Today, my blood pressure is 108/78 which is pretty close to “suggested optimal.
My pulse rate when I started was 93 beats per minute which is considered “poor”
Today, my pulse [...]

Read the full article →

Medifast – 6 Week Update

February 18, 2010 Medifast

I’m down 31 pounds which is great but it also reminds me of how much further I have to do.
Until this week, it’s been easy. The food is ok but monotonous. I haven’t been too hungry and I’ve stuck 100% to the foods on the plan. On occasion, I eaten more veggies but when I [...]

Read the full article →

Medifast Week 1 Update

January 11, 2010 Medifast

I lost  11lbs down to 301. Probably a ton of water weight.
It’s been pretty easy so far. I haven’t been terribly hungry and the “lean and green” meals are pretty big.  If you choose something from the leanest category, like turkey, you can have a very large turkey burger with hot sauce, 2 sliced small [...]

Read the full article →

Morbid Obesity Sucks

January 11, 2010 Obesity

Over the last year and a half, I moved from obese to morbidly obese. My initial BMI at the Medifast Center was over 40 putting me solidly in that category. I’m on the low end of morbid obesity and it sucks, I can only imagine how hard it is for people worse off than me.
I’ve [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries