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Do you know this diet or is anyone here following this diet? I am planning to start on this diet next week and wanted your thoughts on it as I have stalled my weight loss after losing 62lbs. Seems like it's a well rounded good diet to me. thanx.

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Is it the same as "Medical Weight Loss"? I went on it a few years back. Seems to be controlled calorie (worked out to be between 1100-1200), low carb and low fat...but not "OMG I'm dying here" *low*. It was ok.

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I was on it during the summer. Your only allowed to have 500 calories the first week, and it's basically all protien. I tried it for a week but got so sick of just eating meat I wanted to puke. They give you pills and B12 shots twice a week. I heard it works but I couldn't handle it.

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ok...not the same as Medical Weight Loss. 500 calories and just Protein? That's not much food at all as Protein is high in calories.

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Why spend that kind of money when you are already banded? My surgeon says when you stall to go back to a liquid diet for 1 to 2 weeks.

I did go on a new directions liquid diet for four weeks n lost ten lbs but after that plateau again! That's why I want to try this high Protein, low carb n low calorie diet for a while!

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I have such mixed feelings about Medi. The first time I did it, I lost 20lbs in a month, but loved it. Money became an issue to I stopped going. I gained all the weight back of course. Tried it again and didn't do as well. It takes a lot of will power. First week was only 600 calories of Protein only. I can no longer stand the smell of deli turkey. and you better like cottage cheese and eggs cause thats all you'll have. Second week you add in 2 cups of veggies and week 3, 1 cup of fruit. The clinic I went to was 70 bucks a week. And by the 3rd week, all you're paying for is to get weighed in and get a shot by a tech, not even the RN. not worth the money. Also, even if I lost 2lbs, they acted like I was a faliure for not loosing more.

I went right back to weight watchers and did much better and was much happier!

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I am in Texas and did a program with Internet Medical Clinics. At the time it was approximately $250 for 4 mos plus $18 a week for B-12 shots. They did a lot of lab work, prescribed Armour thyroid as well as the regular, phentermine, a very mild diuretic, for the first few weeks, Vitamins and gave a reommended diet. I lost really well for 6 months (phentermine apparently works less well after) and even kept weight off. I think the B-12 helped tremendously and wish any of my dotors would offer it. But it was expensive. Still, I am now at a plateau and am considering going back for everything but phentermine.

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I was on it 3 years ago. It is costly, I lost 40 pounds in 3 months, stayed on it another 3 more months and lost 6 more pounds. Went off of it and in less that 6 months had gained back 53 pounds. So not worth it!

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