| I get a lot of questions about the Medifast diet, but | | | | Now, typically ketosis takes about 2-3 days. You can |
| some of the more common concerns are about how | | | | test yourself to see if you've reached this by using |
| it works, whether it really works, and how quickly it | | | | urine ketone strips. You can get these at most drug |
| works. In terms of speed, common questions are | | | | stores or super centers (often in the diabetes |
| "how fast will Medifast work for me?;" "how much | | | | section.) There are some things that you can do to |
| weight can I lose per month on Medifast?;" or "how | | | | push this along. You should not skip any meals. |
| long will it take me to lose 10, 20, or 30 pounds, | | | | There's a reason that you're eating six times and |
| etc.?" I'll try to answer these questions in the | | | | that reason is that you need to do this to keep your |
| following article. | | | | metabolism steady and strong. |
| The Whole Key To Losing Weight Quickly On | | | | Second, you can chose well for your "lean and green" |
| Medifast: Before I tell you the best way to | | | | meal. A big part of ketosis is consuming very low |
| accomplish this, I want to quickly explain how the | | | | glycemic foods. The company takes care of this on |
| program works. You'll eat six times per day. For all | | | | their end but you will have to handle this when you |
| but one of these meals, you'll eat the company's | | | | prepare the one meal yourself. The company |
| prepackaged meals. But, for the last one, you'll | | | | provides you with information as to which choices |
| prepare a "lean and green meal" yourself. This meal is | | | | are the lowest to highest on the glycemic index. At |
| to consist of lean protein and low glycemic | | | | least at first, when you're trying to initially get into |
| vegetables. The whole concept focuses on | | | | ketosis, chose the vegetables that are the lowest on |
| consuming a low amount of calories and | | | | the scale. |
| carbohydrates and a high amount of both protein and | | | | Third, you can move a bit more. You probably don't |
| fiber. | | | | want to go over board while you are adjusting to |
| And, because of this scenario and because of the | | | | the diet, but if you can burn an extra 100 calories or |
| fact that you're consuming about 1200 calories per | | | | two, this speed up your weight loss because you're |
| day, your body is going to be lured into a fat burning | | | | burning more calories than you're taking in or a higher |
| state called ketosis. This is where you begin to lose | | | | level. Again, you don't want to exhaust yourself or |
| the weight pretty quickly and dramatically. So, the | | | | deplete your body, but power walking or fun but |
| whole key to fast Medifast weight loss is getting into | | | | physical activities like dancing or rollerblading with your |
| fat burning mode as quickly as you can and to stay | | | | kids can pay dividends in a few ways. |
| there. | | | | |