Cost of Medifast
I have been asked what is the cost of Medifast many times and for the person that is hoping to lose weight, it is one that is really difficult for me to provide a simple answer. The reason why I find it so hard to explain how much money it costs to use Medifast is because all too often the person asking the question really will not understand a straight forward answer. I say this because it is too easy to dismiss the program as too expensive when the cost of Medifast is first heard. In an effort to help you understand the answer I want you to think of the price you will have to pay as not being one cent more than what you are doing right now. Let me explain my explanation of what the cost of Medifast can be for you.
If you are overweight right now by 100 pounds it is easy to assume that you did not get that way by not eating enough food. Unless there is some fairly rare health reason most people do not become obese by not spending any money. I do not make this statement sarcastically or with ill intent. I make this statement to help you realize that you are spending some sum of money right now on food. As you calculate your monthly expenditure of food costs there is some dollar figure that comes to mind. I want you to help understand just how much money you are spending each and every month to either maintain your current weight or to gain weight. To understand how the cost of Medifast factors into your life you need to come to grips with just how much you are spending in your current monthly reality.
I am not asking how much you are spending on food. I am asking how much money are you spending on food for YOURSELF. I ask this question because I do not know your personal living arrangement. I do not know if you are a single Mom with children or a married woman without children. I do not know if you are a single Dad or a husband married to a thin wife with 3 children. For the purpose of this article I do not know what your living situation is, so I need to understand how to calculate just how much money it will cost for you to use the Medifast program to lose weight. For that purpose I need to have you (the reader) calculate just how much money are you spending on a monthly basis to feed YOURSELF.
Eating At Home
If you eat at home chances are you have some control of the food that is prepared. One of the strong points of The Medifast Program is the Lean and Green Meal. This is where an individual can add and subtract many different sources of protein and vegetables. Some people have become very creative as demonstrated by Spaghetti and Meatbals medifast style. What you need to take away from this is that it is very possible to follow the Medifast 5 and 1 Program if you are preparing a meal for the family. You will still be able to sit down with the family and eat what can be considered a normal meal. In fact, you will be able to introduce family members to the Lean and Green Meal without them even knowing they are participating. Pork chops and salad, chicken and broccoli…the list is as long as your imagination can take you. What you need to understand is that you can simply adjust the budget to buy foods that will work for everyone, which means that this portion of the cost of Medifast is one that is already being spent.
Eating at Work
For many Americans the choice of not working does not exist, which means that those can can find work, and keep a job, there is money being spent to eat out. Some eat out daily and that is a cost that is by far…more expensive than the cost of Medifast. If you eat one meal out you have more than likely spent more money than what it will take for you to follow the Medifast program for one day. A typical meal eating out costs 7 to 11 dollars, depending on where you live. Without any discounts or coupons a typical day of Medifast will cost about $12.00. With discounts and coupons, the price drops significantly, which is why we devoted an entire article to the best price for Medifast. What we hope you will realize is that eating out bears a cost and with Medifast you will soon realize that eating out at work can be one expense that you actually reduce.
Another factor that you must consider in the cost of Medifast is that if you go out to get a meal there may be the cost to get there. Gasoline has sky rocketed yet again and every time you turn that key…you have spent money. When you calculate your cost of Medifast you will soon realize that you would be better off using your car to read your Kindle as your lunch hour can now be used to relax in your car and simple read. When you are following the Medifast 5 and 1 Program you will soon realize that half of your lunch hour will no longer be spent “getting food.”
Total Cost of Food Calculation
I want to continue to prod your thinking of YOUR cost of Medifast as compared to what you are doing now and determine if it is an expense that you are spending anyway! People have to eat and food is not free and that expense is always right there and you need to gather your total cost before you decide whether or not you can afford Medifast. You need to add up all the pennies, nickels and dimes you spend throughout the month. As you think about what I wrote here most people will start to understand that the cost to do Medifast is not really much more than what is being spent right now anyway! The real question is quite often not if the program can be afforded, but whether or not that cost can be afforded all at once. The real question is whether or not you can afford to spend all the money on simply getting started.
A wise person can budget the 2nd month of money for Medifast by the money that is NOT being spent once a person starts the program. Once a person starts the program they will soon learn that the second month can be very affordable and easy to do by using the money that is not spent while living the program.
Other factors that many soon realize in the cost of Medifast is that once the program gets rolling and the weight comes off there are many people that no longer need to spend money on prescription medications. I have personally seen a friend of mine eliminate 7 daily medications with that cost being almost enough to fund the cost of Medifast! That is one factor he never really thought about until he was sitting face to face with his doctor.
The Cost of Medifast
Simply put, the cost of Medifast will vary by how you order the program, and whether or not you sign up for the Medifast Advantage Program. If you are interested in ordering Medifast you should plan on a one month supply, or 28 days. That means you will need a minimum of 20 boxes, or 140 meals. If a person were not to take advantage of the Medifast Advantage Program and decided to pay full price, (foolish choice) they could plan on spending about $315.00, plus shipping per month. With the application of the Medifast Advantage Program is used, the cost goes down and a person saves a total of about $132.00.
As you can see the options are out there and the cost of Medifast is not a simple answer. The real question is not the cost of getting started, it really comes down to how tired you are of being over weight. Medifast works and it works quite well and when compared to other programs, is really less expensive. I will calculate the real question is not whether or not the cost of Medifast is too high because there is a credit card that could easily push you through your first order. The real question is whether or not you can make it work and whether or not you are really ready to commit to weight loss.
Whatever you decide to do I just hope that you do not decide to use the cost of Medifast as something that stops you from making a needed change, when you really do have the power to make that change!
Good Luck and God Bless You!
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