The fast (and fastest) weight loss diets are found at http://www.ediets.com/slim-fast/diet/.

The first on the list is Slim·Fast Meal Plan combines Slim·Fast meals with healthy snacks and foods, to help you control the amount of calories that you take in. Slim·Fast Meals and Snacks are perfect for helping you manage your weight loss because you don't need to count calories or measure or weigh food...it takes the guesswork out of dieting!

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OPTIMA BREAKFAST
Slim·Fast Optima Powder
Shake

OPTIMA SNACK
Slim·Fast Optima Banana
and Nut Muffin Snack Bar

OPTIMA LUNCH
Slim·Fast Optima Ready-to-Drink
Shake with Savory English Muffin
Pizza and Fruit

OPTIMA SNACK
Mozzarella Cheese with Apple

OPTIMA DINNER
Sesame Chicken with Baked
Sweet Potato and Salad

OPTIMA SNACK
Slim·Fast Optima Peanut Butter
Crunch Snack Bar

Medifast is another fast weight loss diet using meal replacements. The program has been prescribed by doctors for many years (particularly for obese people). More recently Medifast has established an online presence, and the program can be purchased online - with substantial discounts (such as 1 week free).

Medifast 5 and 1 plan
This Medifast plan is made up of 5 meal replacements per day - generally shakes, but there are also bars, soups, oatmeal, and puddings (see below). In addition to the meal replacements - 1 meal per day is a "lean and green" meal - a small portion of lean meat (see below), and generally up to 2 cups of salad or vegetables. This is an excellent addition to the daily routine and makes the diet a whole lot more do-able.

You eat every 2-3 hours, and must drink a minimum of 64oz of fluid (water) per day. Other drinks can be consumed in addition to this.

Weight loss is rapid - from 2-5 pounds per week. The Medifast diets do not quite fall into the category of VLCD's (Very Low Calorie Diets), as the caloric levels are above 800 kcal/per day. However calorie levels are still low (depending on your current weight, height, and size), It is for this reason that they recommend having supervision from a physician (although it is not mandatory).

Sample Meal Plan and Foods

What Sort Of Foods Do They Have?
Food Supplements: Homestyle Chili, Oatmeals: (Apple Cinnamon, French Vanilla Berry, Maple Brown Sugar), Hot Cocoa; Chicken Noodle Soup, Minestrone Soup, Peach Pro Tea, Chocolate Pudding
. Creamy Soups: Cream of Broccoli, Cream of Chicken, Cream of Tomato Fast Soups and Snacks: Delicate Chicken, Robust Tomato, Savory Beef, Multi-Grain Crackers.
Supplement Bars: Chocolate Divine, Crunchy Lemon, Oatmeal Raisin, Peanut Butter, Chocolate Mint, Double Berry.

There are about 70 different kinds of meal/snack offered. Medifast 5 and 1 is for both men and women. The difference is that for men, the meals have a higher level of protein than for women.

As a fast weight loss diet, does Medifast really work?

Medifast is one of the more successful and balanced low-calorie diets - it has been used successfully at John Hopkins Weight Management Center, among other places. The 5 and 1 plan is an excellent idea - as it still includes one genuine meal that your body must digest - compared with other fasting diets that slow metabolism right down.

This kind of diet needs to be used carefully, and is generally only used by the extremely obese (BMI >= 30). If someone is seriously overweight, doctors use a mathematical formula that takes a person's height and weight and spits out a number called the BMI. They then compare the person's BMI to those on a special chart. In adults, a BMI between 18.5 and 25 is normal, greater than 25 are overweight, and greater than 30 is obese. An adult who is 5 feet, 5 inches tall, for instance, would have to weigh 150 pounds to be overweight and 180 pounds to be obese.

Obese or not obese, anyone can go to the Medifast site, and order a 1 month starter kit (shipped free of charge).

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