| I have lost over 40 pounds on medifast and I am | | | | medical advice can not hurt in any situation. Although |
| often asked this question. I think because both diet | | | | my doctor is extremely impressed with my progress, |
| plans, the word "fast" in their name, many people | | | | hedoesn't monitor my choices.- Medifast |
| assume they are similar. | | | | Medifast does offer a bit more variety. Optifast |
| But in researching medifast and find the information in | | | | offers three flavors of shakes and some soups. |
| this article, I know that there are some people who | | | | Medifast offers shakes as well (with a bit more |
| otherwise medifast than the liquid for a few weeks | | | | choices) but also has lattes, cappuccinos, teas, fruit |
| and then consume the transition to solid food, hoping | | | | drinks, and a wider variety of soup and stew choices. |
| for a quicker or chose more dramatic weight loss. | | | | I can vouch that all of these items are pretty decent |
| The mainDifference is that I can see between the | | | | tasting, especially if you use sugar free syrups in the |
| two diet plans that Optifast medical monitoring | | | | shakes and drinks for variety. (Adding shaved ice to |
| requires a special clinic. You need a week to go for | | | | the fruit drinks makes a pretty mean snow cone.) |
| consultation, and weighed. Medifast, despite a | | | | Medifast is also cheaper, as far as I can judge. The |
| doctor's supervision, researches and supports is (with | | | | prices I found for Optifast indicated a cost of $ 110 |
| case studies from John Hopkins University), widely | | | | per week. My cost of medifast is about $ 8 – $ |
| distributed on the internet with the medical | | | | 10 per day, which is 100 less than $ cheaper per |
| intervention. Of course, no one would argue that | | | | month. |