What To Expect When Starting Medifast
If you are wondering what to expect when starting Medifast let me be the first to tell you all of the joys and all of the heartaches that you can expect. First off we need to sort of discuss your personal situation and since I do not know you, that makes it somewhat difficult to be accurate. The point I am trying to make is that the situation for everyone that starts Medifast will be different. Some people will be single and live alone while
Married and doing Medifast together is the situation that I live in at this very moment in time. My wife and I were both overweight and we tried many weight loss ideas before coming upon Medifast. The dynamic that we have is that we live alone and all of our children are grown up, which makes living the Medifast life fairly easy and very convenient. When we are at home together we simply wander into the kitchen and spend the five minutes or so getting one of our meals ready to eat. Since we are both on Medifast it is very easy to stay on plan, even when we go out to eat. What we have learned is that we are really saving quite alot of money on groceries and eating out. Overall the plan is very easy to follow and in the long run it is proving to be more cost effective than eating like we used to eat.
I see that there could be difficulties in a relationship if only one partner were to be doing the plan because with Medifast you are either on the plan or you are not on the plan. If your spouse or partner were to NOT be doing Medifast at the same time I can see it causing stress in the relationship. Eating out would be more difficult and the schedule of meals at home would be dramatically altered since a Medifast user eat six times a day. Also it might be difficult for one lone individual to resist the daily temptations in life that end up in a home that has little to no concern for preventing obesity and eating nutritiously.
What anyone can expect from starting Medifast is to lose weight and for it to happen fairly quickly. The first two weeks will be the fastest and then your body will settle into a slower pace. I lost about 18 pounds in the first two weeks, while my wife lost about 8. Currently I lose about 3/4 of a pound each and everyday. I know this is accurate because of the validation my BodyBugg provides for me. The math of the calories is quite simple. I eat about 900 calories a day and I burn about 3,500. If you do the math it works out, on the scale, that I am losing 3/4 of a pound daily.
One thing that I never expected to believe is that I can go each and everyday of my life eating less than 1,000 calories and yet still never be hungry. For the first few days on the plan I thought the portion sizes were tiny and I would be hungry all of the time. I soon found out that I was not going to starve and today I never get hungry at all. I eat my six meals daily like clockwork and I no longer rummage through the kitchen looking for snacks to eat. The interesting thing that befuddles me is that I am eating less and I am much more satisfied with the food I eat.
One thing I do know is that if I am out and I smell a cheeseburger or a slice of pizza…I long to have some. I love the foods that made me fat but the difference now is that this is the time I have chosen to become thin. I have set aside this time for the sole purpose to lower my weight, my cholesterol and end the family tradition of contracting type II diabetes. Despite the longing I have for what my nose sometimes smells, I am centered in the desire to make this weight loss attempt the one that succeeds. I am not saying that I will never have a burger or pizza again, I am just saying that I have lost 67 pounds along the way and I never want to return to the old me.
Another thing my wife and I have learned is that we shop for our clothing in thrift stores. Since I have lost 10 inches from my waist I have needed new clothing. I do not have the money to revamp my wardrobe and I now sort of just rent the clothing I need. I use the word rent because I know that in just a few weeks I will be donating them back as I search for an even smaller size. We have also been getting rid of all our old clothing entirely so it will not be easy to just start gaining weight again when this Medifast ride chops off all 97 pounds that need to go away.
Trying to be specific in my explaining what to expect when starting Medifast, I want you to know that the most important thing you will need to make this Medifast journey a success is determination and motivation for the long haul. If you are currently trying to improve your life by losing weight then do not let anybody tell you different. If there is a loved one telling you not to do it I would question their love or at least their motivation for saying so. If you are over weight and and the person in your relationship is not encouraging and helping you there is a deeper issue than weight loss. Anyone that loves you…I mean really loves and cherishes you will be there for you as you attempt to become healthier. If someone is trying to stop you and they themselves are overweight they may try to discourage you simply because they are not ready to make the change them self. If you are ready to make the change then go for it and don’t wait for someone that may die while they are getting ready to start.
The most important thing a person can expect when starting Medifast is that there will be changes and adjustments that you will experience. You may get constipated but that too will pass. (Pun intended) When you start Medifast you will think you will starve and yes, you may be tired for 2 or 3 days, but that is simply your body adjusting to the fact that you are not living on empty carbs and harmful fat. What you can expect is that after just a few days you will feel great and ready to go. If you follow the plan you can expect to see a thinner and happier person staring back at you in the mirror.
The single most important thing you can expect when starting Medifast is that you will lose weight.
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I very much appreciate your post. I have ordered but not yet received my shipment of Medifast. I’ve done the program before and quit before reaching goal but this time my attitude is different. As you said so eloquently this is the time I’ve chosen to be thin. I am setting aside this time and bringing all my determination and focus to make it work. I have a body bugg as well but wasn’t thinking of using it in the process- knowning I would be below my calorie output, well, I wasn’t sure it was needed. I’ll think about it.