Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Apr 29, 2006
Pros: Quick, motivating weight loss
Cons: rough first few days, bad breath, missing old crutch...food.
Summary: I've tried everything out there. I needed a blueprint, something to follow step-by-step, I needed someone to e-mail/call with questions, concerns and suggestions. I got all of that with Medifast and its subsidiary Take Shape for Life. I did the ... read more
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Not Yet Rated by the Epinions community
Dec 23, 2012
Pros: LOVE IT! Start asap. worth every penny.
Cons: Nothing to hate about it.......it is full proof as long as you follow it!
Summary: I just love this program. I started out at 158.5 and one week later Iweighed in at 154.5. That's 4 lbs in one week on Medifast!!! I am 5 feet 5 inches. In the last year I have lost 30 pounds on my own by doing the low carb thing, which works ... read more
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Not Yet Rated by the Epinions community
Jun 20, 2012
Pros: Good flavor
Costs less than fast food
Gives you control
mostly feel full
Cons: Low volume of food will impact big eaters.
Summary: ***About Me: I am a fat man (350lbs starting weight) who eats too much, exercises too little, just turned 50 and have couple of correctable health issues (same as you see on the News broadcasts of late) that I want to control without ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 4, 2011
Pros: Quick weightloss
Easy for busy lives
Less $ than fast food
A little Restrictive
Cons: First week is difficult but doable
A little Restrictive
Summary: I am 41-female-work a desk job fulltime-do not exercise-I am a smoker-and 5'6". I started 8 weeks ago at 222.8 and am now at 186.4. Thats over 36 lbs in 63 days. I used the support forums on mymedifast.com to help research and prepare myself before ... read more
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Not Yet Rated by the Epinions community
Jul 2, 2011
Pros: You might loose weight
Cons: You will spend plenty of money.
Summary: Sure you will lose weight if you follow there plan, although I am not convinced anyone will keep weight off for very long. THere program involves buying a bunch of bars, shakes, soups and other products. You also have to ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 27, 2011
Pros: Easy to follow, No cravings, "Idiot Proof!"
Cons: Restrictive, no fruit allowed until weight loss goal is met.
Summary: I have never succeeded with sticking to a diet, with the exception of a very low fat diet that I lost 30 lb. on about 20 years ago. When I started Medifast a week ago I was at an all time high, 183 lb., 5'6". When I was 9 months ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 29, 2010
Pros: Easy to prepare meals, relatively affordable, long term approach, medically endorsed, and it works.
Cons: First 3 days are sometimes challenging, some of the meals do not taste very good.
Summary: In writing this review, I need to first provide a disclaimer. I am a client, a success story and now I'm a health coach for Take Shape for Life and Medifast. However, the fact that I have had great success on the program, and have decided to coach others ... read more
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Not Yet Rated by the Epinions community
Mar 17, 2010
Pros: NONE
Cons: MONEY HUNGRY IDIOTS THAT REFUSE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR ERRORS THEY CAUSE!
Summary: I went on to the medifast website and decided to try the program. I placed an order for a 2 week supply. After entering my credit card info and hitting submit, a screen came up that said INTERNAL SEVER ERROR and had an option to return to home ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 2, 2009
Pros: Never felt hungry. Very simple meals. Free Health Coach!
Cons: Cost (but that was fixed with coupon codes).
Summary: Medifast is by far the best weight loss program I’ve ever tried! I love it, and although I’ve bumped myself out of ketosis several time due to a birthday party, family reunion, and a concert, I’ve still lost ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 30, 2009
Pros: Works well and quickly.
Cons: Oatmeal is very hard for me to eat
Summary: I purchased the 2 week pre-packaged Medifast program since I didn't know what I was going to like or dislike. I just wanted to lose 10-15 pounds and this is an easy way to lose those last few pounds. I have done programs like this before so I ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 12, 2009
Pros: You will lose weight
Cons: Ridiculously expensive."Food" is disgusting.Drinks taste like aspartime with water and food coloring added.
Summary: This plan is ridiculous! It's just a bunch of liquid, freeze-dried, processed food. Of course you will lose weight because it's low calorie. All of the hype about soy protein and each (liquid) meal being "complete" is just another sales pitch ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 1, 2009
Pros: NONE
Cons: NO TASTE
EXPENSIVE
BAD SMELL
STARVATION
Summary: My husband and I recently purchased this TSFL program. We needed to lose a couple of extra pound in order to go on a cruise for our wedding anniversary; we both need that. My husband put on around 60 lbs since our wedding 5 years ago and I ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 6, 2009
Pros: None.
Cons: Food tastes awful
Portions are too small
smells old
no flavor
no salt
Tastes like raw, dried straw
Summary: Talking about losing weight, regarding the program "Take Shape For Life" I just want to express my dissatisfaction, my disappointment and frustration. I ordered the product for just one week since I needed to lose only a few pounds. When I ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 15, 2009
Pros: Good food
Easy to do
Not hungry
WORKS!
Cons: None
Summary: When I started the program I was 305 lbs. I cut out most sugars, slowed down on the carbs, and I still was not losing weight. My sister lost a bunch of weight (and is not even recognizable anymore!) and has kept it off after she left the program. My mom ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 17, 2008
Pros: No wiggle room that can lead to failure. WORKS. Satisfies.
Cons: Very little actual food, which may be a problem for some.
Summary: I would like to start with an explanation of the prefix "medi"(the reviewer below seemed confused by it) which is simply the first few letters of the word "medical". Medical, because the supplements in this program meet nutritional standards at a ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 18, 2008
Pros: Easy to follow
Cons: Weight loss is slow
Summary: I have just finished my second week on medifast and weighed in this morning. I started at 190, after one week on the 5+1 plan was at 187.7, and after a week on the 'complete' plan have dropped to 184.9. That is just 5 pounds in two weeks. Sigh... ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 18, 2008
Pros: Portable & convenient. Very few cravings after the first month.
Cons: Expensive. Shipping sometimes took 4 days, sometimes 20.
Summary: After many failed attempts at dieting and combos of diet and exercise I decided to go with guerilla tactics and put myself on a meal replacement diet plan. This definitely takes all the guesswork and most of the pre-planning out of losing weight which ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 30, 2008
Pros: Effective if you stick with it, tastes great!
Cons: Very strict, hard for those with big appetites and who eat large portions of food
Summary: Weight loss is very complicated. It isn't as easy as just saying "I want to lose weight" and deciding what diet to go on. A person who is 50+ pounds overweight obviously has a lifestyle that supports that weight, their lifestyle is what needs changing, ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 18, 2008
Pros: Great diet as long as you stay with it and don't stray from it.
Cons: Great weight gain IF you go off it without a transition period.
Summary: I have found this to be exactly like the Lindora program. I can remember being on the Lindora, years ago, and the idea was EXACTLY the same. Matter of fact, I thought perhaps Medifast had some sort of tie-in with Lindora ... What's amazing, is, you ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 21, 2008
Pros: Simple, affordable, online, educational, wide variety of foods, support long after you've lost weight.
Cons: If you aren't commited, you will not succeed on the plan.
Summary: I've been on MediFast for almost 9 months and I've lost 110 pounds. After reading some of the reviews below, keep in mind most of negative reviews didn't follow the plan. The most common error I read was " salad for dinner" and 500 calories per day. This ... read more
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Not Yet Rated by the Epinions community
Dec 22, 2007
Pros: It works, not hungry,easy to use, especially away from home, food is really good
Cons: Mostly soft / liquid foods, but worth the sacrifice.
Summary: For anyone who is not sure to try it, believe me, IT WORKS!!!! I have tried every diet under the sun with no success more than a week or two. SO, I tried medifast, why not, I haven't tried it before, so I gave it a shot. I have lost 16 pounds in the ... read more
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