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My Answer ... "Hello Amy. Great question! I would not recommend wasting time/money trying to replicate the Medifast program with cheaper food. And here is why. The Medifast program has been around for more than 25 years. It was clinically proven to be effective when followed as outlined in the Quick Start Guide and is recommended by more than 15,000 doctors. Up until recently it was only available through a doctor.

It contains premium soy protein and the meal replacements are pharmaceutical grade. This doesn't mean they contain drugs. This means their ingredients are of superior quality and every tiny ingredient is reported. You cannot replicate the ingredients with items from your local supermarket or health food store, because the quality just isn't comparable and all of the other products together were not developed to interchange with each other. Hence, you won't get the same results - not even close.

Many folks have tried and failed over the years. When I say failed, I mean they either didn't lose weight, lost weight very slowly or simply gave up because they were extremely hungry or frustrated about the slow weight loss. The Medifast program's supplements are fortified with essential vitamins/minerals that the body needs while rapidly losing weight and were developed and tested over 25 years to work with each other. If you tried to replicate the products with cheaper versions (likely containing hidden carbs/calories/fat), you'd be doing your health an injustice and wasting time/money.

What many folks don't understand is that the cost of Medifast is usually neutral. This means that you are probably eating more than $275-300 a month in fast food, take out pizza, dining out or processed/frozen foods from the grocery store.

Most people don't keep track of the cost of just "food" that they eat, so at first glance and before they really calculate the math, $275-300 a month sounds like another car payment! However, this will replace most of the food you are currently eating making it cost neutral or for some folks - a cost savings! The average daily cost of the Medifast meal replacements are $10 per day (about $2 per meal). Most overweight people eat far more than that in just junk food. It is certainly far easier to prepare and more convenient too which is a time savings. In addition, when purchasing your Medifast meals through me, I can offer you monthly recurring discounts which also saves you more money.

I hope this helps and I'd be glad to discuss the program with you by phone too so I can explain in more detail how it works, my role as your free health advisor and the discounts options available to you as my client."

Susan Milligan
Independent Certified Health Advisor ID#16708501
Take Shape For Life
(740) 732-6514