I've irrevocable over 40 pounds on medifast and I am usually asked this question. I fancy since both diet plans hold the expression "fast" in the name, lousy with dudes assume that they are similar.

However, in researching medifast and in finding hash for this article, I be learned that there are some tribe who chose to consume fly speck on the other hand the medifast liquids for a hardly any weeks and then transition to the solids, hoping for quicker or else dramatic weight loss.

The leading aberration that I can eye between the two diet plans is that optifast requires doctor's supervision at a designated clinic. You must oomph in weekly for a weigh in and consultation. Medifast, although physician supervised, researched and backed, (with studies from John Hopkins University), is widely available on the internet with absent doctor intervention. Of course, no one would argue that medical cooperate can't busted up in any situation. Although my doctor is hugely impressed with my progress, he doesn't observer my choices.

Medifast does bid a bit another variety. Optifast offers three flavours of shakes and some soups. Medifast offers shakes as flourishing (with a bit augmented choices) on the contrary further has lattes, cappuccinos, teas, fruit drinks, and a wider disparateness of soup and stew choices. I can vouch that all of these items are charming decent tasting, expressly provided you adoption sugar chargeless syrups in the shakes and drinks for variety. (Adding shaved freeze to the fruit drinks makes a beautiful scrimpy snow cone.)

Medifast is extremely cheaper as far as I can tell. The pricing I initiate for optifast indicated a expenditure of $110 per week. My worth for medifast is approximately $8-$10 per day, which is at least $100 per month cheaper.

I should assert that although I am currently on medifast, I am not on a liquid solitary diet. I conclude currently constitute the solids on the five plus one device (oatmeals, chili, eggs, puddings, bars, etc.) I boast that these exceedingly low calorie, giant protein options business perfect effectively for me. I'm down to a amount eight and acquire gained 2 inches in height.

I accept had a vast vastness of clover on the five plus one method and can reccomend it to anyone, nevertheless I dream this article has helped appearance some of the differences between optifast and medifast.