The Biggest Loser and The United States Marine Corps
The Biggest Loser and The United States Marine Corps have more in common than most people would think at first glance. In order for a person to become a United States Marine it requires an inner sense of pride and a desire to achieve something that seems insurmountable. To be a contestant on The Biggest Loser, the players need to have
To be a Marine requires about 13 weeks of boot camp and more physical activity than most humans would want to endure. To win The Biggest Loser a person needs to have that same inner drive to succeed. Granted the Marine training is more diverse in subjects like how to kill people and survive, but where weight loss is concerned there are many things in common with Parris Island and The Biggest Loser Ranch. You may think this is a stretch, but let me explain.
For any person to lose weight they need to have what is referred to as sustained motivation. That motivation must last day in and day out and continue on for months. The reason many individuals fail to lose weight is because they have the notion that weight loss will be over in a few weeks. The reality of weight loss is that if you want to make any real progress you are going to have to work at it for months on end. Sure you will lose pounds quickly at first, but once the routine of the diet plan sets in…weight loss becomes dull and boring and very slow. The average person in the civilian world will not lose the numbers they do on The Biggest Loser. The lack of sustained motivation is what causes so many people to give up early on their weight loss plans and goals.
In Marine Corps Boot Camp one of the buzz words that is in the ears of every Marine is MOTIVATION. This is one word that is used often and is as much a part of a Marines vocabulary as any word you could imagine. That motivation is something that is nurtured and grows within the heart of the fledgling Marine and that is the motivation that a person uses on The Biggest Loser. That same motivation is present in different stages throughout the entire Biggest Loser season, but in different forms and is administered differently as the weeks and episodes occur.
In Marine Corps Boot Camp there is the ever present Drill Instructor and on The Biggest Loser there is Bob Harper
Learn about Marine Corps Boot Camp at MarinceCorpsBootCampSurvival.com
After a few weeks go by and the individual starts to believe in them-self, the Corps starts to build the recruits into a team, while Jillian tries to dig deep into the issues that causes an individual to become obese. What is really happening at this stage is that the individuals ability is increasing, which is causing a surge of confidence that propels the individual to succeed. That success only comes after the individual starts to feel the pride that every human has only skin deep, yet eludes the masses that roam this planet. Whether you are in The Corps or just trying to lose 100 pounds the principle is basically the same.
If you want to be a United States Marine you need to want to be the best, which means you NEVER give up. If you want to lose weight, on The Biggest Loser or at home where there are no cameras or audiences, the requirement is exactly the same. You will need to understand that weight loss can happen to you and it is waiting for you to make it happen. Once you start to click and to understand your sustained motivation will kick in and carry you to your weight goal.
The Marine Corps and The Biggest Loser may look so much different in what they do, but the reality is that when the training program is dissected, they are amazingly similar. The Marine Corps whips the individual into a Marine that is in superb physical condition, while The Biggest Loser shows the individual that they can achieve what they want, if they are motivated. It is that motivation that separates The Marines from the rest and it is that motivation that propels The Biggest Loser players to succeed also.
The United States Marine Corps, The Biggest Loser and motivation…what does this all have to do with you?
Simple, if you want to lose weight then you just need to get up and get it done and stop the whining and the belly aching. Weight loss will require effort and that effort will require more time than you will believe at first. If you want it, then go get it and be ready to go with it as long as needed. Once you establish the realization in your brain housing unit (brain) that weight loss is not just a dream, it can be your reality…if you can be motivated for as long as it takes.
The United States Marine Corps. The Biggest Loser Ranch. Drill Instructors. Bob Harper. Jillian Michaels. Motivation. Dedication. Determination. Weight Loss….it all comes down to the essential core element of motivation and the desire to not only survive, but to achieve. When all those emotions come together you can have a person of exceptional qualities and abilities. Either way, whatever journey you may be on you will need to understand that your success is manifested through physical fitness. For weight loss to be an ever present reality in your life, that weight loss desire will eventually become secondary to the journey. This is simply because for true and permanent weight loss to be accomplished, your desire needs to be one of becoming physically fit. Once the desire to become fit takes hold… weight loss will occur and that weight loss will become secondary to the motivation that got you there in the first place.
Semper Fi! and I wish you well in your weight loss journey!
Medifast Product Review: Brownie
This review for Medifast Brownie, with real chocolate chips is one review that I have been wanting to write since the package arrived. The first thing I have to say about the Medifast Brownie is that the only problem with it is that it tasted so good I could have eaten the entire box in one sitting. Once again I can say that Medifast has developed a great tasting food and this one can even be called a treat.
I went full out for this unofficial Medifast Brownie review because I had to try three of them over the course of the last day to make sure that I presented the information with the experience of the preparation process. What I have learned is that this is one Medifast Meal that it does not matter if you soak it before heating it up. When I prepared the brownie the first time I cooked it in a conventional oven for about 20 minutes and for the second brownie I used a microwave. I added one packet of Splenda to the Medifast Brownie Mix right after I added the water, and before I mixed it all together.
The Oven Baked Brownie
What I can say about the oven baked brownie is that the aroma of it cooking wafted through my entire home, which made the treat of the brownie even that much better. I cooked it in an oven and let it sit for a few minutes and I must say that it tasted great. I had no complaints with the taste or the texture of the Medifast Brownie in any way. Since the brownie comes with it’s own individual cooking paper pan, there was not even a mess to clean up. I found myself scraping the pan to ensure that I got every morsel of the great tasting treat.
The Microwaved Brownie
Before I cooked my first brownie in the microwave I must confess that I thought the brownie was going to taste better cooked in a conventional oven. After I cooked the brownie in the microwave I was shocked how good it really tasted. I ended up cooking it about 30 seconds longer than the directions stated, but overall the finished product was excellent. In my final opinion I felt as if the brownie tasted better cooked in the microwave… and that was a realization that surprised me.
The last of the three Medifast Brownie I prepared and ate was the best all, but it had nothing to do with the way it was prepared. The third one I ate I had some no-fat Reddie Whip cream that I squirted a small amount on top. I then broke out my fork and enjoyed what turned out to be an amazingly delicious Medifast treat that actually counts as a Medifast Meal. To close this review of Medifast Brownie I have to say that I was humbled by the quality of the product. Granted the portion size is not large, but large portion sizes are what got me overweight in the first place.
Medifast Brownie get an enthusiastic double thumbs up review because they were delicious and great tasting. What more can be said about them other than the fact of how healthy they are for a person. To compliment that thought I have left you with the nutrition information for a Medifast Brownie. If you are thinking of trying a brownie you won’t be disappointed because they are great!
Medifast Brownie Nutrition Information
Calories: 110
Total Fat: 2 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Trans Fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 5 mg
Sodium: 170 mg
Potassium: 340 mg
Total Carbohydrate: 15 g
Dietary Fiber: 4 g
Sugars: 8 g
Protein: 11 g
24 Vitamins and Minerals
Soy Protein: 8.7 g
Tags: Medifast Review Day 35: I Gained Weight
For this brief Medifast review I just want to say that I gained weight and it does not bother me one tiny bit. That may sound strange in a Medifast review to say that I have been using the Medifast Weight Loss System for 35 days and do not mind that I gained weight, so let me explain. Before I started Medifast I thought I was doing it
The reason why I am not upset about the mild weight gain is because even with that fluctuation, I have lost a total of 29 pounds in 35 days. On average that calculates out to .82 pounds lost every day, on average. Waking up this morning and seeing a small amount of weight back on the scale was almost refreshing, as the decline has been so rapid. Yesterday I did nothing “wrong” on the Medifast Plan and it did not even phase me that I gained some weight. I know this program works and that very soon I will start to see the number plummet once again, as long as I continue to follow plan.
I have been writting about weight loss for quite some time and always had marginal results and had always said that that fast weight loss was a myth and now that it is happening to me I am amazed. Medifast has proven to me that if I can maintain a little will power, Medifast will take care of the rest. I have come to accept it as fact that the creators of Medifast really know what they are doing and my weight loss is the only proof that I need.
For this brief review of Medifast I just want to shout out that I gained a small amount of weight… and that is alright. Medifast works and it works fast! Nothing more really needs to be said other than it can also work for you if you are willing to make it work… by simply sticking to the plan. If you are committed to losing weight, then Medifast will be committed to you. The difference that sets Medifast apart from so many other weight loss plans is that Medifast works and it works really well!!!
Medifast Product Review: Hot Cocoa
For this Medifast Hot Cocoa review we went and found us a really nice and high quality photograph of a cup of hot chocolate because if I did not know it was Medifast I would have thought it was some high priced name brand.
For this review of Medifast Hot Cocoa we were so impressed by the quality and the taste and the texture of the drink that it is by far the best hot drink Medifast has to offer.
The flavor of the drink is second to none and the aroma makes you wish it was a snowy Christmas Eve after all the children went to bed. If you have any doubts about the flavor of this stuff let us be the first to tell you that you have nothing to worry about. Whether you call it Medifast Hot Cocoa or Medifast Hot Chocolate makes no difference because the flavor is enough to have you wanting another mug.
For a special treat you can even squirt on fat-free Reddie Whip to dazzle the taste buds even some more. We also added one pack of Splenda, but any articicial sweetener you prefer will do to maintain the Medifast Plan.
We have nothing else to say in this Medifast Hot Cocoa review because how much more can you say other than it tastes great? How much more can be said when it is acknowledged that the flavor is so good you would never guess it was a Medifast product?
This stuff is great tasting and I love to drink it and I will always have some on hand!
Warm up this season with hot cocoa, cappuccino and chai lattes from Medifast!
Medifast Hot Cocoa Nutrition Information
Calories: 110
Total Fat: 0.5 g
Saturated Fat: 0 g
Trans Fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 110 mg
Potassium: 400 mg
Total Carbohydrate: 14 g
Dietary Fiber: 4 g
Sugars: 10 g
Protein: 14 g
25 Vitamins and Minerals
High in Calcium
Certified Gluten-Free
Medifast Product Review: Peach Oatmeal
Once again today I ate some Medifast Peach Oatmeal and I must say that I have learned much when it comes to preparing my Medifast Meals. For this brief review of Medifast Peach Oatmeal I must tell you that if you want to enjoy the taste then you need to plan ahead. What I mean by that is that for me to give this the positive review I intend to give it, I had to try it more than once and in those attempts I have perfected how to take the taste and texture from wallpaper paste to flavorful oatmeal. For this review you must realize that I have learned to soak my peach oatmeal overnight.
The first time I ate Medifast Peach Oatmeal I must admit that I joked with my wife that we could hang wallpaper with the stuff. We even continued on with some joking about how the look and texture of it could be compared to prison food. With that being said I have gone on take it from a joke to an enjoyable and great tasting meal. The secret that I have learned is that the night before I simply prepare my next days meals by mixing the Medifast products with water and then sealing them in a watertight container in the fridge. The next morning I grab my little pouch and off I go! Everything has been saturated with water, which is the secret that transforms Medifast Peach Oatmeal into a great tasting breakfast or anytime snack during the day.
Another little thing that has really helped me enjoy any Medifast Oatmeal is the addition of one packet of artificial sweetener. I choose Splenda, but I am sure that any artificial flavoring of preference will work. Overall this review of Medifast Peach Oatmeal is a positive one. Do not think that I am doing a backflip over how it tastes so good because let’s face it….we are talking about oatmeal. As far as oatmeal goes the stuff is not bad tasting. More importantly, I also would like to stress that the texture is greatly improved when it soaks overnight. For me the texture of food is just as important as the flavor. The simple act of soaking the stuff takes it from eating oatmeal soup and transforms it to eating…well… oatmeal.
Overall I just want to say that The Medifast Peach Oatmeal is a good and decent tasting part of the Medifast Meal Program. If you like oatmeal overall you should have few issues with it, as long as you soak it for a few hours before eating. I give Medifast Peach Flavored Oatmeal a one thumb up review. I hold back the second thumb only because we are talking about oatmeal and that fact alone has not once in my life excited me. As far as comparing the stuff to normal off the shelf oatmeal, it holds it own and is worth eating simply because of the fact that it is part of the plan that will make you thin again! I could eat Medifast Oatmeal everyday knowing it makes me thinner and did not taste bad.
Wait a minute!! I do eat it everyday, so it must taste pretty good and I have lost over 28 pounds in 33 days!
Nutritional Information For Medifast Peach Oatmeal
Calories: 110
Total Fat 1.5 g
Saturated Fat: 0 g
Trans Fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 180 mg
Potassium: 28 mg
Dietary Fiber: 5 g
Sugars: 2 g
Protein: 11 g
25 Vitamins and Minerals
High In Calcium
Soy Protein: 8 g
How Old Do You Have To Be On Medifast?
We have received many questions from young adults asking if Medifast has age restrictions? We have been asked how old you have to be to use Medifast? How young can you be to use Medifast? Can teenagers use Medifast? We are here to answer some of the questions that you may be seeking. We are here to answer the basic question of not only how old you need to be to use Medifast but also we hope to answer the complicated and difficult question of what does it take for a young person to be able to lose weight and whether or not Medifast can work for a minor child.
Parent or Child?
First off we need to determine who is reading this article. Are you a parent or are you the young adult? This is critical because if a person does not really want to make weight loss a reality in their life, then it is just not going to happen. If a parent thinks that they can force weight loss, or Medifast onto the daily reality of a son or a daughter, they will be sadly mistaken. The “rules” for weight loss apply not only to adults, they also apply to any young person. Weight Loss, or weight gain, is not based on one decision, but rather it is the cumulative piling up of food choices. If a child or an adult is not ready to make weight loss a reality, then there is nothing a person could do, short of locking the person up in a cell and forcing a diet on them. The point we hope to emphasize here is that for a person to choose Medifast to lose weight, they need to be the one making the active decision to use the program. The choice to use Medifast can only be effective if the person making the choice is the one starting the program. Parents, as well as the teenager needs to understand this statement and accept it and then live by the reality of the situation they are currently dealing with in their life at this moment in time. Medifast can work, but not if it is forced.
If the teenager is reading this and is interested in getting their parents to pay for the program, then the teenager needs to understand the dynamic relationship between parent and child. If the parent has the ability to pay for the program there is really no need to not use, if the son or daughter is trying to make the life changes needed. In fact, the parent should not only encourage the child, they should be cheering. If the parent is afraid of the cost of Medifast then they shouldn’t fear the cost because it is really not expensive, once the cost breakdown is examined. In many cases the upfront expense of the Medifast program actually ends up being cheaper than NOT being on the program. To understand the cost a person needs to realize that the initial cost is almost all the money that will need to be spent, other than for one Lean and Green Meal per day, which is fairly inexpensive. One must understand that the initial monthly cost often ends up being less than what is normally spent on food for any given month. For a complete breakdown of the cost please refer to the link provided below.
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Medifast has meal plans that are designed to meet the needs of adolescents between 13 – 18 years old. These plans are known as Medifast for Teens and are simply portion controlled eating at regular intervals throughout the day. The Medifast Plan is simple, safe and extremely effective, as long as the user is actively engaged in achieving the results of losing weight. Medifast can not only help a young person lose weight, it can teach valuable life long lessons as to what it will take to lead a healthy and fulfilling life. Medifast has been recommended by over 15,000 physicians and has been proven to be safe and effective in multiple clinical studies. If you are a young adult and you are ready to begin your life at a healthy and enjoyable weight, there is no reason why you can’t use Medifast to make weight loss happen in your life.
If you are a young adult and you think you can make the adjustment to start using Medifast to help you lose weight, the battle for weight loss may already be won. The reason we say this is because Medifast works… and that is a fact. It has, and is used by The John’s Hopkins Bariatric Center and that is because it works. There is no disputing the fact that Medifast not only works, it works very well. That is one fact that can not be disputed because that just how facts work in the reality of the day. Medifast works for adults and the fact that you are not over the age of 18 really means little. The calories a person receives by eating Medifast will not only foster weight loss they will also ensure the proper growth of a young person. In fact, when a youth engages in subsisting off Medifast they will undoubtedly be eating a healthier and more nutritious way of life than they are eating today. Not many diets or meal plans would even dare to make that statement. To carry the statement one step further, a person can live on the Medifast way of life for the rest of their life, as an option to living a healthy life!!!
Medifast is safe to use for any young adult from the age of 13 years or older. Medifast works and it works well, so if you are a young adult, teenager or any age in between Medifast can work for you. If Medifast was not safe for young people to use there sure would not be a Medifast Program called “Medifast for Teens.” We have provided you with a convenient link to show you the official Medifast Booklet that is available from Medifast.
Click Here To View “Medifast for Teens” pdf file
If you are interested in checking into how Medifast can change the life your teenager, or yourself all you need to do is start Medifast because the reality of how effective is cannot be disputed. Medifast is for real. Medifast works and it does not matter if you are 113, 14 , 15, 16, 17 or 18 years old. Medifast works as long as the person using it is behind the choice to use it. Medifast for teens is available to those that are tired of being overweight and ready to make the change needed. The only question that really needs to be asked is if the person starting Medifast is ready. Once that choice has been made then the rest sort of just falls into place once they start the program. Medifast for teens does not only work, it works quite well.
BodyBugg Opinion and Review
I have included this photograph of my BodyBugg for a few reasons that I hope will drive home the sincerity of this brief article. The first thing I hope to do in this impromptu review of BodyBugg is tell you up front that I have had my BodyBugg for well over one year, and I have been losing weight all along the way. In the photograph you see the black strap or armband, with a very well worn BodyBugg unit snapped into place. Next to that you will see the wireless digital display. Just for the record I would like to quickly discuss what all of this means to me.
BodyBugg has really become my friend because I feel that without having had it, I would not have lost the 76 pounds I have lost thus far. Before I had BodyBugg on my arm I really had no clue as to what I was doing. I would exercise and eat at Subway and yet I was still not losing weight as I thought I should. I remember that for months I would get up before the sun and head out to the fitness center and do all sorts of exercises, from the elliptical to attempts at jogging. Despite all of my efforts the average week ended up with a frustrating moment on the bathroom scale, week in and week out.
Then one day I read a comment from a reader of this blog asking “What is that thing on the arm of the players on The Biggest Loser?” I really did not know what it was so my wife and I started to gather information and learn what we soon discovered, was The BodyBugg. After listening to the very brief video segments I discovered and quickly realized that BodyBugg could be the needed component to my desire to lose the 109 pounds that I hated to see choking the spirit out of every fiber of my existence.
The cost for The BodyBugg was not something my wife could just pay for, so we saved our money for awhile and we soon ordered one unit for each of us. We did not have the money for the digital display and honestly, we really did not think there was a need to get one. We waited one year to get the digital display, and now I wish we had one sooner… but more on that later. What I soon learned to be the missing component to my weight loss attempts was that I was not recording what I ate accurately enough, and all of the snacks and tidbits I ate were my diet downfall. BodyBugg, by default, showed me that I was eating way too much food on a daily basis to have any effective or consistent weight loss.
Before BodyBugg I was eating upwards of 2,500 to 3,500 calories a day and my BodyBugg revealed that I was only burning 3,500 calories on a good day. On the days that I did not exercise I would often have no calorie deficit at all. BodyBugg showed me each and everyday the results of my actions and food decisions. The donut in the break room, the bear claw with the coffee or the burger at the golden arches. Soon I realized that despite what I thought I knew, I was a nutrition disaster and I would have had to add hours of exercise daily to make any dent in my weight. BodyBugg soon made it quite apparent that my problem was that I was not burning nearly enough calories to have any effective weight loss when compared to the foods I was eating.
That was then and this is now!
The photograph above does not show a pretty, out of the box BodyBugg because it has been well worn by myself. Although I have gone through numerous replacement straps I never had a problem or an issue with the main BodyBugg unit itself. Because of having BodyBugg on my arm I now know that the key element to my weight loss has been the introduction to my understanding of the data that BodyBugg provides me. I do not consider my BodyBugg old or worn out, I consider it to be war wounds of sort. I love my BodyBugg and despite the well worn look, it is as effective as the day I first put it on my left arm.
Getting back to the digital display, I want to say that without the optional display you need to upload the data and until you do that, you know nothing of the results you are currently achieving. With the digital display you have immediate results right before your eyes. After a mile run I can see how many calories I burned. With the digital display I do not need to upload to the computer, I just see the results all day long, as desired. I still upload the data daily, but having the data visible to me all day long really helps me stay on track.
Now I walk into the breakroom and see the donuts and look at my BodyBugg and determine that after exercising for 45 minutes I burned 389 calories and that donut is 310 calories which means it really is just not worth it to eat. Now I look at food from and entirely new perspective. Now I feel as if because of the knowledge I have gained, I have more control over myself and the actions of what I eat. I now look at my calorie consumption sort of like a bank account. I no longer just eat food out of habit, I now eat food out of necessity. I now choose my food much more specifically because of the numbers that BodyBugg provides me. I now understand, and have the ability, to to be more discerning over what food I allow to enter my body. I now understand that if I eat at a fast food place I can suck down well over 2,000 calories in one lunch time meal, which would requires hours and hours on a treadmill to burn off. I now realize I used to be clueless when it came to what it took to lose weight.
The biggest change that BodyBugg taught me was not the importance of needing exercise, it was the realization of the importance of keeping track of the amount and types of food I chose to eat. If you think the cost of BodyBugg is too expensive right now there is a sort of half step you can take with a program called FITDAY. This is where you can keep track and start to understand the relationship you have with food. If you can’t afford BodyBugg at this moment in time
FITDAY can start to help you understand how what you eat impacts your waist. Granted…without BodyBugg you will not have any clue as to how many calories you are burning on a daily basis, but with this program you will at least be able to start seeing the relationship to foods specifically eaten and the results on the scale.
The photograph above shows an old and well worn BodyBugg and in this brief reivew I hope you understand that if I could take control of my waistline and reduce it from a man’s size 48 to a 36, anyone can. BodyBugg has shown me that weight loss really is all about the relationship I have with food. Because I use and understand BodyBugg I now have the ability to eat less than 1,000 calories each and everyday, and yet never be hungry. I now understand that if I want to lose weight I need to eat smaller meals more often, which prevents being hungry and fosters weight loss.
After another 30 or so pounds I will be at the weight I want and then will still use BodyBugg to maintain my dream weight. I still see the love handles and the belly, but they are retreating rather quickly now and when I wake up in the morning and step out of bed, I sometimes have to pinch myself to realize that the thin and slender body is mine. No longer do I look in the mirror and shy away from the view. I now feel as if I have more energy. BodyBugg has not only extended my life, it has improved every single aspect of that life. I once again feel thrilled to be alive and it amazes me how much easier it is to jog now that I carry 76 pounds less of fat.
BodyBugg has been amazing but in the same moment of exhilaration I want you to be grounded in the realization that despite all I have written above, the act of losing weight was not BECAUSE of BodyBugg, it was because of me and the actions that I did or did not do. BodyBugg just provided the facts to me and those facts evolved over a brief period of time to educate me in a way that has changed my life. If you too desperately are seeking a way to take control of your life I implore you to check out BodyBugg because it is by far one of the most singular choices I have ever made that has changed my life, for the duration of my life. You can do it too if you are ready to make changes in your life and forgive yourself when you screw up.
I have discovered that losing weight is a series of decisions that pile up over time and those decisions are basically what BodyBugg puts into the full spectrum of your reality. With BodyBugg you will know that your choices are either good or whether those choices are bad. The real question should not be whether or not BodyBugg works, but should rather be whether or not you are ready to really lose weight once BodyBugg gives you the information it provides. That choice has been, and always will be your choice.
I Choose Thin…What do you choose?
Medifast Product Review: Chocolate Pudding
For this Medifast Product Review I am taking a look at my experiences with the chocolate pudding. Before I even get into talking about the Medifast version of chocolate pudding let me tell you that I am a pudding connoisseur and I love it and used to eat it every single day. My wife and I would have the 60 calorie type and sit in front of the television every night enjoying our daily share of various pudding flavors. Despite eating some almost daily we always fell back to our favorite flavor, which was some version or combination that involved the flavor chocolate. So as you get into this review of my opinion of Medifast chocolate pudding you need to understand that my pudding standards are higher than most people may have. When it comes to chocolate flavored pudding my taste standards are more than likely incredibly high. I love chocolate and I really love chocolate pudding!
I have eaten my fair share of Medifast chocolate pudding and I have some good and bad news for this short review. I must admit that the flavor of the pudding is awesome because it does have a rich chocolate flavor, but that is really where the “awesomeness” ends. Despite how great the flavor tastes I must confess that the problem is not with the flavor it is with the texture or more accurately…the lack of solidness.
I have experimented with different quantities of the water added and I have always come up with the short fall that exists because it never really gets that soft pudding solidness that I have always had in pudding choices. The Medifast chocolate pudding never really thickens and for that reason I have always felt deprived of how the pudding should taste. Do not get me wrong because the flavor is spot on and really tastes great but the issue I mention is that it feels like I am eating chocolate soup because it never becomes firm.
I have made it and let it sit a few hours, I have let it sit overnight and I even have let it sit in the fridge for a couple of days and I have never been thrilled with the lack of firmness the chocolate pudding consistency. I will further admit that after I let it sit overnight it did thicken up somewhat, but yet it still falls short of my high pudding expectations. Just for the record I will also tell you that after letting it sit for a few days it thickened up so much it was not enjoyable at all. I do not recommend it sitting your fridge more than one day because it transforms itself into something I did not enjoy at all. It became very unpalatable and sort of liquid lumpy.
If I had to write this as a quick review of Medifast chocolate pudding it would be as such:
Medifast Chocolate pudding has a high degree of rich chocolate flavor but it more closely resembles chocolate soup when eating. If you do not mind eating a pudding that does not assume a solid mass, you will enjoy the treat. If you need to have your pudding somewhat firm, you may be disappointed. Overall the flavor is great, it is just the consistency that ends up being disappointing.
Will I order Medifast chocolate pudding again? More than likely I will not… but only because I do not personally enjoy great tasting chocolate soup. 
Chocolate pudding Nutrition facts;
Calories: 110
Total Fat: 1 g
Trans Fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 170 mg
Potassium: 480 mg
Total Carbohydrate: 15 g
Dietary Fiber: 4 g
Sugars: 9 g
Protein: 14 g
24 Vitamins and Minerals
High in Calcium
Medifast Product Review: Chocolate Mint Crunch Bar
I have yet to eat a Medifast Crunch Bar that I have not liked and the Chocolate Mint Crunch Bar is not an exception to that statement in any way, shape or form. I was surprised by how many Medifast Crunch Bars I received in my initial variety pack order and now that I have eaten a few of the assorted flavors I can see why they ship as many as they do. I think the reason they ship sop many is because they know how good they taste and they are just giving their customers what they are asking to receive. It is evident in this review of Medifast Chocolate Mint Crunch Bars that the flavor of this selection is not only good, it is wonderful.
I have become accustomed to eating my crunch bar for breakfast on the days I am working. I do this because the first meal is always at 7 AM, which is the time that I clock into work. I eat the crunch bar because it is easy, convenient and I can do it right at my desk and there is no preparation in getting it ready to eat. At 7 AM I sit at my desk, grab my coffee and then nibble away at the daily selection and feel wonderful that I am getting such a tasty treat while being able to eat without deviating from the Medifast Meal Plan.
What I have to say in this review is that the mint is not over-powering and the chocolate is not overly chocolate tasting. The texture of the bar is very palatable and the hint of mint combined with chocolate always brings a smile to my face. Since I stage all of my Medifast Meals in Ziploc bags
My only complaint is that the bar should be about four or five times larger, but then I guess that would sort of defeat the purpose of Medifast… so I guess I will survive just fine on the size provided. Overall I must say that I really enjoy the Chocolate Mint Crunch Bar and it is one meal that I will order again and again, month after month, because they really do taste great. For the purpose of this review I just want to say that this meal is a double thumbs up. If you enjoy chocolate and just a hint of mint flavor, then you too will like this bar. I was never a big mint fan and yet I still enjoy the way this bar tastes. The mint is in no way over-powering and yet, when combined with the chocolate taste, they both just sort of quietly meet to bring out one exceptional flavor that I just love to eat.
As you may have noticed in the photo above that I ate the bar before I took the picture, because I love them that much. I was getting set up and decided that I did not want to wait to eat it, so I just ate it and the picture above is all that is left!
Below are some basic nutritional facts of The Medifast Chocolate Mint Crunch Bar.
Calories: 110
Saturated Fat: 2 g
Trans Fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 170 mg
Potassium: 290 mg
Total Carbohydrate: 13 g
Dietary Fiber: 4 g
Sugars: 3 g
Sugar Alcohol: 2 g
Protein: 11 g
24 Vitamins and Minerals
High in Calcium
Biggest Loser Season 10 and The Couch Potato
The Biggest Loser Season 10 is about to be going full force and after having watched the show for so many seasons we hope that you have done something to get rid of your excess weight. If not we hope that that this will be the season that you get motivated enough to get off the couch and make some needed changes in your life. Please do not let Biggest Loser Season 10 be just another season of your life that just comes and goes with you still not having made a change in your lifestyle.
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