| I'm going on a 60 pound weight loss with this diet plan | | | | sweet for my mid afternoon snack so I will usually go |
| and I'm often asked if I can eat real foods or if I am | | | | for medifast's prepackaged protein bar, pudding, or |
| starving myself. Yes, I eat real foods and no, I'm | | | | cookies / muffins that I make by using the company's |
| absolutely not starving myself. In fact, I eat six times | | | | oatmeal or pudding as the main ingredient. There are |
| per day because I am on the five plus one plan. To | | | | many recipes available that allow me to stay on the |
| demonstrate this, I'm going to show you what I typically | | | | plan with homemade baked treats because I make |
| eat during one entire day on Medifast. | | | | them using the diet's prepackaged foods and fat free |
| Breakfast (7:00): I typically will eat either the plan's | | | | ingredients. |
| oatmeal or scrambled eggs for breakfast. Both are | | | | Lean and Green Dinner: (Around 6:00pm) My dinner is |
| prepackaged (as are all of the meals). To keep myself | | | | the only meal I need to worry about planning and |
| from getting bored, I add fruit or sugar free syrup to | | | | preparing myself. You are supposed to choose lean |
| the oatmeal. If I have time, I will add veggies and fat | | | | protein and veggies or salads. I typically accomplish this |
| free cheese to the eggs to make an omelet. If I don't | | | | by grilling chicken, pork, lean beef (London broil) or fish |
| have time to sit down and eat, I will put the eggs / | | | | on my George Foreman grill and by consuming |
| omelet into a fat free / low calorie tortilla so I can eat it | | | | bagged salads or stir fry veggies. I have a variety of |
| on the way to work. I switched from breakfast coffee | | | | fat free dressings that I rotate. |
| to green tea because green tea helps support a | | | | Nighttime snack (8:00 -9:00) I usually consume this |
| healthy metabolism and gives me as much pep as | | | | snack while I am winding down and watching TV. So I |
| coffee. I add fat free creamer and stevia to the green | | | | usually just grab some medifast crackers or soy chips. |
| tea instead of sugar. | | | | Sometimes I will put the diet's fruit drink over crushed |
| Mid morning snack (10:00 -10:30): For my snack, I like to | | | | ice for a snow cone. |
| drink a medifast shake. Although there are many | | | | As you can see, I'm eating every few hours and I'm |
| flavors, I will usually add sugar free syrup to add to the | | | | eating real foods and snacks. I also try to power walk |
| variety. My favorite is adding sugar free caramel syrup | | | | and tone with workout bands or free weights once |
| to the dutch chocolate shake. If I'm really feeling | | | | per day so I am getting some cardio and muscle |
| adventurous, I'll add a small amount of sliced almonds | | | | building in to help me burn fat and create a leaner |
| to the shake for even more protein and crunch. | | | | body. And, I use fat free ingredients and sugar free |
| Lunch (around noon): I usually chose the plan's soup, | | | | syrups to give myself more variety. |
| stew or chili for lunch. I like adding fat free cheese and | | | | I hope this has helped you visualize a typical day on |
| sour cream to the chili and the medifast crackers to | | | | medifast. Although you will be eating a lot of |
| the top of the soup for crunch. | | | | convenient prepackaged foods, you can add a lot of |
| Mid afternoon snack (about 3:30): I like something | | | | variety with just a little imagination. |