Medifast Or Optifast

08-26-2005, 04:33 PM

Hi All,
Was wondering if anyone has tried either one of these diet products?
If so... how were they? were they helpfull , did you like them?
Want to know before I shell out 300$ for a months worth. WOULD HATE TO WASTE MONEY ON SOMETHING THATS AWFUL. Thanks, Teri

maudeispam · 08-26-2005, 06:47 PM

They aren't bad....The Optifast. I had the chocolate & strawberry shakes, the peanut and chocolate bars and the chicken broth. I did them for 14 days and survived. I dont think I would want to do them for a month though.

MollyMolly · 08-26-2005, 07:05 PM

I don't mind the Optifast at all, but it was making me break out in eczema as it's milk-based. I just switched to Glucerna today to see if it makes a difference. They taste pretty close to the same.

Jessiebear · 08-26-2005, 07:58 PM

I went on the medi fast many many many years ago. I drank the chocolate 3 times a day for 3 months & lost 70lbs. It tasted okay. It was harder than Hades to mix up though. But like I said that was a long time ago. Surely they have improved it.

08-26-2005, 08:02 PM

Thanks... did you lose any weight on the optifast pre-op?
Much Thanks,Teri

Jonathan · 08-26-2005, 08:54 PM

I lost 60 poinds on Optifast the first time I went on it.

Then I gained 100 back.

I lost 80 pounds on Optifast the second time I went on it.

Then I gained 200 back.

Then I went on it again and lost 100 pounds.

Then I gained 100 back.

Does it work? Sure. Does it work forever? No. Well, it does if you're one of the 5% of the population who keeps their weight off after dieting.

Sorry to be grim. Optifast (and Medifast, and all liquid diets) have an *extremely* low success rate.

Now, if this is something you're doing in preperation for the band, that's a different story. If this is something you're doing instead of banding, I'd really give it some thought.

Jonathan

maudeispam · 08-26-2005, 10:27 PM

I lost 12 lbs pre-op on the Optifast diet.

fee · 08-26-2005, 11:16 PM

Chocolate and vanilla optifast are pretty nice

i went on it for a couple of weeks to give it a try it worked but then i gained it back on again

KarenB · 08-27-2005, 10:40 PM

Didn't mind the optifast, did mind the $. If I had it to do over, I'd do the new slimfast. Don't know if that would have been o.k. nutrition wise for 1 month, I only had to do it for a week.