My Medifast Journey

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Thursday Weigh-in

Only lost 3.3 lbs this week. Guess it is time to get serious about daily exercise! :)

Posted by danedon at 10:02 AM

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About Me

danedon: My name is Don Andersen. My Folks, C.Daniel and Martha Andersen got married in the Baptist Church in Dannebrog, Nebraska, August 28, 1929, and graduated from Moody Bible Institute. They went to the Belgium Congo with UTM as missionaries from 1930 - 1940. My 3 sisters, Rachel, Marilyn & Carolyn (twins) were born in the Congo. My brother David was born when they were on Furlough in Nebraska and Dad was the Pastor of the Baptist Church in Chambers, Neb. They translated the bible into 2 dialects of the African Language, Kiyaka & Kikongo. I was born, in 1942, in Canby Oregon. I have 2 younger brothers, Dan & Tim. David died at the age of 28 from Muscular Dystrophy. I am married to Maryann Loupee (1965) and we have 3 lovely children. The 2 older ones, Donita (1966) Craighead and Denise (1969) Wright still live in Florida and our son, Darby lives with us. Darby (1972) is Down Syndrome. We have 5 grandchildren and 1 Great Grandchild in Florida! Donita is a Para-legal Supervisor with the State Attorney’s Office in Tampa. Denise is a Partner in the law firm of FordHarrison, in Ft. Myers. In 2009, I retired from the IT Dept of Nationwide Insurance. We spend winters in Florida.

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About Medifast

Medifast Was Invented In 1980 By A Doctor: Many people don't realize how long this diet has been around - almost 30 years now. In the beginning, the diet was an experiment. Doctors were looking for ways for cardiac patients to lose weight quickly in preparation for cardiac surgery. From what I've read, the results were good enough that more research and development was done.

From what I understand, the diet was originally only available via prescription. You had to get it from a doctor and remain medically supervised. Then came the Take Shape For Life program which incorporated Medifast foods and still encouraged supervision. Eventually, though, the products became available to any one. You can order them on line and they're shipped to your house.

Although it's always a good idea to have your doctor's input, it's no longer a requirement. When I started this diet, I told my doctor and he was encouraging, but I'd made all of the decisions and implementations myself. In truth, I find this diet fairly easy to follow. You eat six times per day and for five of those, you eat the plan's prepackaged meals. The only real restriction is that they don't want you eating more than two bars per day. Other than that, you can pick and chose as you like.

Once per day, you eat one "lean and green" meal which you prepare yourself. This is typically lean protein and low glycemic veggies. As long as you can follow the directions regarding which foods are allowed on the lean and green meal, there's really no calculations or tallying.

Medifast Has Been Researched And Tested: This diet has been tested in many clinical trials, including a pretty well known study by researchers at John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The dieters who were using Medifast lost twice as much weight and complied with the guidelines twice as well as those folks on the comparison diet.

Of course, you should use your own judgment with any diet that you're on. Many people will try to skip one of the five meals or skimp on the lean and green meal in an attempt to shave off even more calories. This isn't advisable. If you don't eat enough, your body can't get into the metabolic state called ketosis (where you burn your own fat) which is how this diet works. I hope this article has answered any questions that you may have had about how this diet was developed and studied.

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