Medifast is physician supervised program available with unlimited counseling and regular physical exams. This program can work for anyone if you need to loose 10 to 100+ pounds! It is packed with vitamins, minerals and has a main ingredient of the ‘super-health-food’ soy.
I feel that it is especially helpful for those that have developed a disorder with food or are obese.

Permanent weight loss ?

You always hear that MEDIFAST will inevitably cause you to gain your weight back. This is true for ANY weight loss program. Let’s stick to reality here. If we do not remain steadfast and committed in taking care of our bodies then yes of course the weight will come back. Only with exercise, education about nutrition and a love of life can we stay at a healthy weight. Medifast does work for those who decide to work with it.

A day in the life

Let me give you and example about a regular day on the program Meals should be 3-4 hours apart.

8:00 am - I have awakened from sleep, revived and ready for a new day. I am ready for breakfast. Oatmeal sound great…especially Apple and Cinnamon. The oatmeal is best mixed with 3/4 cup of water (if you like it thick use 1/2) and needs no sprucing up but I add a packet of Splenda and a little vanilla extract for that ‘gooey’ texture I like!

12-00 - I have a bowl of vegan chili with MediFast multigrain crackers (mixed with 1 cup water and heated for 2 minutes let set hot!!!) with bits of fresh onion and celery mixed in not to mention a dash of garlic powder and paprika. The chili really does not need these extras but it is okay to add them if it is desired.

3-00 – I grab a delicious peanut butter protein bar gives me a boost and makes me feel like I’m cheating!

6-00 - I decide to have a small ‘meal’ for dinner (you can eat the MediFast products only or have 1 meal a day within guidelines). I have grilled turkey breast with a couple of cups of lettuce, a few onions, fat-free honey Dijon dressing, and another packet of crackers.

9-00 – I have my last meal for the day. A favorite treat of mine. Canfield’s Chocolate Fudge soda mixed with a packet of Mocha Chocolate MediFast, a packet of Splenda, and a dash of chocolate extract (this was frozen made earlier in the day). It tastes so good…like chocolate ice milk! Yum.

The run-down

Basically to wrap things up in summary… You can have 5 supplements a day and one meal. You can also have two fast soups, that do not count as a supplement (beef, chicken, tomato) and up to 2 packets of crackers. The shakes (two different chocolates, vanilla, strawberry and orange), oatmeal, chili, creamy soups and candy bars (peanut butter, chocolate devine, mint chocolate, berry, lemon and oatmeal) are counted as supplements. You can add small amounts of veggies, extracts and spices to any of the soups (Chicken Noodle, Creamy Tomato, Chicken and Broccoli) and chili. You can also have any non-caloric drink as much as you want but need to get in at least 64 oz. of water a day. Coffee (milk can be used!) is allowed but limited to three cups a day . For dinners, 3-4 oz. of lean meats (chicken, turkey, beef, pork, fish, shrimp) are allowed with or in lettuce greens (a couple of stuffed cups of lettuce allowed) with a few veggies in the salad and 2 tablespoons of low-fat or fat-free dressing. A cup or two of other cooked or raw veggies (green beans, broccoli, etc.) can substitute a salad.

Once you get into the swing of things, find out which foods you like best, and develop a schedule…things go pretty smoothly. The first three days of adjustment may have minor side-effects such as headaches, fatigue, and grumpiness but those first three days are worth any mild discomfort considering how helpful and how far you can go in healing the body and mind of obesity with this program.
By following similar steps like the above any person can effectivly lose weight with Medifast.

About the Author
Glenn Freiboth is a Certified Health Advisor that lives in Naperville, Illinois and has helped many lose weight. Go to www.GetYouHealth.com to find out more information.

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Every week seems to bring out the next fad diet designed to help you “shed the pounds.” The problem is that most of these programs are not effective. Some work for a few days, but the weight comes back. Others are downright unhealthy. From products to exercise equipment, people are looking for the answer to their weight-management problem.

We believe the key to effective weight-management is a lifestyle of health. The pH Factor Weight-Management System combines a sensible eating plan, exercise, water consumption, and superior nutrition to help you create a lifestyle of health.

We feel the missing key to this challenge for many is the pH factor. Since blood pH is so critical to life, the body protects the blood at all costs. The typical diet consists of foods that when digested create acid that is put into the blood. The body has to neutralize this acid or risk major problems. Fat is one of the primary buffers used by the body to help deal with acid. When the body cannot neutralize acid, it stores it in fat cells.

When attempting to lose fat, we typically cut calories. But, if our system remains acidic, then instead of burning fat, which would release more acid into the system, the body burns muscle instead. The pH Factor Weight-Management System helps you to identify those foods that are creating excess acid in the system and also provides products that are alkaline. This combination can help you to raise your body pH, thereby creating an environment for health.

Tired of fighting to lose weight only to gain it back, again and again. It is a horrible cycle. Not only is it depressing, it is unhealthy. ForMor has discovered what we feel to be the missing key to long-term weight management. It is the pH Factor.

Welcome to the pH Factor Rapid Weight-Loss System. Success with this system requires strict adherence to the system. Failure to follow the system reduces the effectiveness of the system and lessens your chances of accomplishing the desired result.

A lifestyle of health is paramount to weight-management and health. This includes- sensible eating, moderate and consistent exercise, sufficient water consumption, and a good nutritional program. The pH Factor Rapid Weight-Loss System combines these into a simple plan. For the next 14 days, we are going to transform your body into a more effective, fat-burning machine. Order your products a get started TODAY.you’ll be glad you did!!!

The pH Factor
“pH” or “potential for hydrogen” is the measure used to determine whether something is an acid or alkaline. It is measured on a scale from 0 – 14, with 6.8 – 7.0 being considered neutral. Anything below 6.8 is considered acid, and anything above 7.4 is considered alkaline. The pH of the blood is just over 7.3. If blood pH is altered, major problems, including death, are imminent. Therefore, the body has multiple buffers in place to make sure the blood pH remains constant.

The primary buffers the body uses are- sodium, calcium, and body fat. When acid is present in the blood, the body looks to neutralize it with an alkaline substance. The primary neutralizing agent is sodium, then calcium. The body actually takes calcium from the bones in order to neutralize blood acid. If it cannot be easily neutralized, then the body stores the acid in the fat cells. That creates a major weight-management problem.

Let’s look at how this all works. Like any machine, our body needs fuel in order operate. Unfortunately, the fuel or food that most people use is not what the body needs or desires. In order to operate at peak efficiency, the body needs the proper food. The typical diet is high in food with little to no food value.

The problem goes much deeper than just lower efficiency. Like any machine, the fuel that we burn creates exhaust or by-products, sometimes called ash. In the body, our food is burned as fuel on the cellular level. The blood is the vehicle used to carry the food to the cell, and is also used to carry the waste or exhaust away from the cell to be eliminated.

When raw fruits and vegetables are consumed, the body breaks it down and sends it to the cells for fuel. The cell burns the fuel and the exhaust is an alkaline ash. When food from the typical diet is burned as fuel, the exhaust created is an acid ash. That acid is then carried in the blood.

Since blood pH is so critical to life, the body protects the blood at all costs. The body has to neutralize this acid or risk major problems.

Our goal then is to reduce the amount of food that creates an acidic ash and increase the foods that create an alkaline ash.

Effects of Acid

Acid in the body acts very much like acid outside the body. It creates waste. It ages the skin, degenerates tissues, and causes major problems. Additionally, most health concerns are created by an over abundance of acid in the system. Reducing acid in the system is critical to long-term health.

Many people love to drink a can of soda. If you look on the label, you will discover that a can of soda primarily contains acid. The pH of a soda is around 2.3. That is highly toxic. The body has to scramble to neutralize that acid in the system. It uses sodium, calcium from the bones or teeth, or anything else it has to in order to neutralize the acid.

Part of this system includes a slight change in some of the foods that we normally would eat. We understand that most people will not eliminate all the bad food from their diet, so instead of eliminating it, we are going to suggest a strategy of reduction.

Water

Most people are dehydrated. Drinking sufficient amounts of good water is critical to your success. In order to determine your water needs, convert your body weight to ounces and divide it by two (2), and that is how many ounces of water you should consume each day. Pure water is the only thing that counts toward your daily intake. Even water mixed with Pro Factor Shakes does not count toward your daily needs. For best results, you should drink only distilled water charged with the Crystal Catalyst Concentrate. Mix one-half () ounce of Crystal Catalyst Concentrate to one (1) gallon of distilled water.

Exercise

Building lean muscle, burning additional calories, and improving overall health are just some of the benefits of consistent exercise. For the next 14 days, commit to doing some sort of physical activity for at least 20 minutes a day for ten (10) of the 14 days of this program. That may include- walking, jogging, riding a bike, playing with your kids or grandkids, or other activities like, chasing your spouse around the house, that will raise your heart rate. Make it something you enjoy. Just commit to it for the next two weeks.

Extremes

In life, balance is to be desired. When anything is done to excess, we are in danger of getting out of balance. Usually it is not one piece of cake, or one soda that does us in. It is when sodas, cakes, and other acid-producing foods are consumed in excess that we create problems. You can even get out of balance on the other side. The life span of most professional athletes and vegetarians, is actually less than some couch potatoes. But, we need to identify the things we are doing in excess in our food consumption, and make some extreme choices on how to bring those into balance.

For instance, one customer was drinking 6-8 diet sodas per day. For him, it was an extreme choice to eliminate diet sodas from his daily life, but that was one of the extreme choices he has made. For others it may be 6-8 cups of coffee, or two desserts per day, or the mid-afternoon candy bars. We do not suggest that you necessarily quit these types of things cold turkey. Rather, start to exercise some discipline and control over yourself in these things. Instead of eight sodas a day, drink only two. Instead of four cups of coffee, drink only one or two. Instead of four packs of sugar in your tea, maybe only one or two. Instead of a late night snack, drink two glasses of water charged with the Crystal Catalyst Concentrate. Instead of always taking the elevator, take the stairs once a day. Maybe reduce your portion sizes when you eat. When you go to a buffet, maybe just go through once. Remove from your thinking the idea that when you go to a buffet, “you have to get your money’s worth,” by eating as much as you can. The purpose of eating is to give you enough fuel to get to the next meal and nothing more. For best results, we strongly suggest that you make some extreme choices.

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Herbal-Medicine.biz is a one-stop online destination for all your health, nutritional and even home-care needs. We specialize in herbal nutritionals and natural weight-loss supplements.  Information on pH Factor Weight Loss and Maintenance System may be obtained here- www.Herbal-Medicine.biz/ph_factor/

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Let’s face it. In today’s world, you’re literally “lost” without some form of technology on your side. And it’s no different for the war on weight loss. Body fat accumulation continues to be a major challenge, especially in America, where the availability of a comfortable lifestyle also comes with inherent stress and burdening psychological and social responsibilities.

Does anyone really know how to lose weight successfully in only three steps? The best answer to that question would be, to know how to choose the RIGHT three steps and perform them effectively.

Losing weight has been, and will virtually always be a multi-step process. This remains true primarily because because there is no one, single factor that you can lean on to lose weight. Body fat, weight management, and their associated composition depend upon a myriad of personalized factors, including heredity, hormonal disposition, character, social responsibility, and stress reaction profile. Don’t forget the obvious ones, like food intake and energy expenditure… and even the time of day! And, circadian rhythms play a part in weight control as well.

With all this in mind, weight loss comes down to three simple steps-

1. Physically- Cap your calorie intake while simultaneously increasing your energy expenditure. Employ a specialized or personal computerized calorie counter software program to complete this task more fluently. That will give you technological advantage, as well as traditional weight management factual support.
2. Intellectually- “Learn more,” especially about those seemingly “little” things that add and detract from overall weight loss accomplishment. Such items include- target heart rate training, and supplemental bioavailability (usually not efficient enough to make a major impact on weight loss ability, yet so many think otherwise, and practically depend on nutritional supplementation to lose weight).Lastly there’s the concept of pushing yourself to a more highly intense physical threshold and following up those days with sufficient “rest.” You do this because fitness gains are made primarily during the “resting” phase. Exercise itself is merely a signal of intent to better one’s body, or the “request” for these changes to begin.
3. Socially-  From now on, be more highly aware that losing weight leans inclusively upon social factors. Perhaps equally as well as the physical and intellectual factors above, your social circumstances and disposition can have a “make-you or break-you” effect on your weight loss outcome.

Whether you might realize it or not, losing weight requires you to make one, big decision about how you’ll get it done. Either you may consciously choose to go it alone, or you might subconsciously seek an ally, friend, coworker, family member, or professional help to achieve your desired weight loss results. The previous choice may also occur in reverse manner. That is, your choice may alternate between being an intentional one or an unintentional one.

Yet, regardless, this social decision still must be made because we live in a society filled with people, and people exert pressure upon the actions we choose to perform, either by indicating their approval and support, or by knowingly or unknowingly attempting to undermine your exhibited decisions and activities. In that regard, it’s up to you to establish the control, and lead the way toward your achievement.

How does technology play into this one? Now, you can use an on-line support program to lose weight, complete with calorie counter energy balance information and technique enhancement, motivational expertise, plus exercise program design and planning with implementation and instruction. Thus, even when all else fails, your social support can still come from a caring, online weight loss specialist.

To summarize… it usually takes at least three steps to accomplish virtually any worthwhile goal…. some type of preparation, some type of attack, and some type of follow-through even after you accomplish your mission.

The three things that affect weight loss so highly often exist in an inconspicuous manner. Thus, it is very easy to allow such contributing factors to slip by unnoticed. Yet, they remain crucial concepts because mastering them means you much better determine your level of weight loss success. So, use this “combination of three” and take advantage of previously dormant weight loss possibilities.

About the Author
Ken Dockins is a current member of the American Council On Exercise in good standing holding two professional certifications- 1) Certified Personal Trainer; and 2) Certified Lifestyle & Weight Management Consultant. Temple University Kinesiology program graduate. CPR Certified Healthcare Provider. Holds Certificate of Completion in Alternative and Complementary Nutrition.  ken@better-body.biz

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The real secret to permanent weight loss is?

The ability to sustain the daily practice of healthy, moderate eating and exercise habits long enough to attain the results you desire, and then continue performing these habits in order to maintain your results for lifelong success!

There is it. I know, it sounds simple but it is not! We live in a fast food, everything-should-be-easy, bigger-is-better society. Gluttony and instant gratification are the norm.

I believe there are three obstacles that thwart our ability to practice the healthy, moderate eating and exercise habits necessary to attain the results we desire, they are-

1. Getting most of our pleasure in life through the food we eat
2. Lack of long-term self-discipline in the areas of health and fitness
3. Lack of long-term self-motivation in the areas of health and fitness

Let?s take a closer look at each of these.

Obstacle One
Most people are so busy day-in and day-out that the food they eat is their greatest pleasure. This is a true danger that prevents permanent weight loss. If you?re burning the candle at both ends, rushing from one commitment to the next all day long, when you sit down to eat you want it to be extra good, because you deserve it.

Solution One
Find ways to get more pleasure in a day. Have ten minutes of quiet time everyday reading your favorite book or magazine, spend a few minutes with a friend on the phone, or begin a new hobby that is fun. It doesn?t take a lot of time; just find other ways to load up on pleasure so that you don?t have to load up on food.

Obstacle Two
Most people do not have the chip in their brains that allows for joyful self-discipline in the areas of health and fitness. Most of us have to be disciplined to get to work on time, meet deadlines, follow traffic laws, but not to limit food or exercise regularly. Some rationalize that since they have to be so disciplined in other ways they don?t want to be when it comes to their food and exercise.

Solution Two
To establish long-term self-discipline you must focus on the joy of the reward you will get at the end of the road, not the challenge of the journey. So make a list of the top ten rewards you will gain when you lose weight. You must also ask yourself what it costs you to be overweight. Does it cost you your self-respect? Your joy and aliveness in life? Has it cost you a relationship or a job? Remembering the rewards and the cost makes practicing self-discipline a lot easier.

Obstacle Three
It?s easy to be motivated around January 1st, but what happens to all that motivation around March 1st? Or the first time a brownie passes by? Believe it or not, most people are not the master of their own motivation. They think just because they want it that it is motivation enough, and it is not.

Solution Three
You must reinvent your motivation every day. To do this write the top ten reasons you want to lose weight and keep it off. Also, make a list of the people who motivate you to want to lose weight and why. Review these lists, along with the ones you created above, in the morning and in the evening. Your motivation is ever evolving so what motivated you last week might not be motivating next week. So revise your lists regularly.

When you overcome these obstacles you will lose weight because over time, you will find other ways to get pleasure in your life, you will practice positive self-discipline and learn to live on less food and love it, and you will reinvent the motivation everyday to keep it all going.

About The Author
Alicia Ashley, M.A. is the Founder of the Warrior Weight Loss Program. She is a psycho-therapist who has specialized in working with men and women who suffer from eating disorders and obesity. She personally uses all of the skills and techniques that she recommends in order to maintain her own healthy weight and active lifestyle. You can find out more about her weight loss program at www.WarriorWeightLoss.com and you may contact her at Alicia@WarriorWeightLoss.com.

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