Medifast 5 & 1

[Harsha 168]

Has anyone done medifast with their bypass? My friend lost weight using this program and she has been talking to me about it. Her "mentor" said that I could do it along with my bypass... but I'm wondering if the food would even be what I'm needing? She said they also have a shake program... but I can do shakes at home on my own. Just curious if anyone else has done this before/during/after surgery.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

I think some people use Medifast for their pre-op/supervised diet.

As to using it long-term, post-surgery I don't know that you would want to.

One concern is that with the bypass you have malabsorption so you wouldn't be getting all of the nutrition from the Medifast which is already minimal. Plus, it isn't cheap.

Definitely talk to your surgeon before doing this.

[KristenLe 5,979]

I'm not sure why you would want to. Learn how to eat properly now. Medifast isn't sustainable long term and you should take advantage of the WLS to help you learn healthy eating right away.

[Harsha 168]

Thanks, that's why I was curious if anyone else has used it. She said that people that had the bypass used the program, but it wasn't making sense to me why? I thought maybe I was missing something.

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[Cervidae 2,389]

Yeah, her mentor either doesn't know what he/she is talking about or has something to gain from getting you to buy it.

[Harsha 168]

I think they make money if people join :/

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