Medifast Vs. Atkins Diet

In the search for an effective low-carb diet plan, both the Atkins Diet and Medifast are well-known names. While both diets restrict carbohydrates, the fundamental food choices and method of participating differ significantly. For dieters trying to decide between the two plans, understanding the similarities and differences between the two is essential.

The Medifast system involves a regimen of six meals a day, five of which consist of meal replacement products provided by the company and one to be made at home of lean protein and nonstarchy vegetables. The daily calorie count for a dieter on Medifast typically ranges between 800 to 1,000 calories.

The Medifast website claims that its plan can lead to weight loss of 2 to 5 lbs. Because most of the food on the diet is prepared for you, there is no need to count calories or carbohydrates. The Atkins Diet is a commercial weight loss plan that claims that restricting carbohydrates can help you lose weight and reduce cravings.

Dieters go through four phases during which they slowly reintroduce small amounts of carbohydrates to the diet in an attempt to find the level of carbohydrates that causes hunger and weight gain. The idea is to teach the dieter to eat healthy foods while keeping carbohydrate levels below a daily limit for life. Weight loss on the Atkins Diet may be as high as 15 lbs. Both Medifast and the Atkins Diet are considered low-carbohydrate diets.

The Atkins Diet allows a carbohydrate intake ranging between 12 and 100 g per day, depending on which phase the dieter is in. The carbohydrate levels on Medifast range between 80 to 100 g per day during the entire program. Both diets operate under the principle that high levels of carbohydrates, especially refined carbohydrates, lead to spikes in blood sugar that cause hunger and overeating. Because Medifast is a meal replacement program, the company offers over 70 different products for dieters to eat at regular mealtimes while on the diet.

The Atkins Diet does not deliver prepared meals to the home, but the company does offer shakes and bars that dieters on the plan can use. The main focus of the Atkins program, however, is on home-cooked meals. Accordingly, Atkins sells a few different cookbooks and also provides an online database of recipes for dieters to try. The company also offers products such as baking mix and pasta for consumers to cook with. Both systems offer online support in the form of forums and articles. Lose Weight. Feel Great! AGE lbs. WEIGHT ft.

Best wishes to you and your husband in your quest to lose weight together. I and my hubby are on this diet and its our 3rd day. However, I get cravings for my brewed milk tea with sugar and I feel tired by the end of the day. We both get strong cravings for carbs by the end of the day. However, we are still sticking with the diet. Hope we lose the desired amount of weight. Also, I luv your recipes. It is great to be able to share in the success of others.

The Dukan Diet isn't suitable for everyone which is why I put this hub Tips and Recipes for the Dukan Diet together. Its exciting to read the comments on the results people are getting with the Dukan diet and all without feeling hungry or deprived. Congrats to all on their diet success with the Dukan diet! That is really encouraging.

These sorts of comments really help others who are thinking about trying the Dukan Diet. It is also why I wrote this hub giving tips and recipes for the Dukan Diet. Thanks for sharing and let me know how it goes. Started the Dukan Diet attack phase yesterday, had lost 2 pounds this morning. Never felt hungry yesterday, think this is one I can really do!

You are doing exactly the right thing by preparing to go on the diet. I've written 8 hubs aboout the Dukan Diet, of which 5 are about Dukan Diet Recipes. I hope that you will hopefully find them useful. Good Luck with your Diet. Let me know how it goes.

I am starting this diet next Monday! Fingers crossed. I have found alot of recipes on the internet for it so just got to stick to it now. Why thank you basil. This is such a lovely comment and I'm so pleased I could help you by providing tips and recipes for the Dukan Diet.

I've now added five more hubs in this series. I agree that great preparation is the key to success. I hope that these tips and recipes for the Dukan Diet are helpful to others. What a great and helpful resource. I find the biggest problem with any diet is the lack of preparedness and knowing what to eat.

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