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NEW! Medifast Brownies

If you like the taste of fresh-baked brownies warm from the oven, you'll love this new Medifast Meal. Just empty one packet into the tray provided, add 3 tablespoons of water, and mix. Pop the tray into the microwave and you have a rich, chocolaty experience fortified with nutrients, vitamins, and minerals. Medifast Brownies are a delightful way to help you reach a healthier weight!

Start Exercising Today!

Today's a good day to get moving! The more you move and exercise, the better the results you achieve when it comes to weight loss. So how can you begin working out? Make a plan and start. Decide exactly what your fitness program is and find a way to make it part of your weekly schedule. Pick something you like and begin by doing it for 30 minutes 3-4 times a week. Try different things: walking, swimming, biking, weight training, dancing or any type of exercise that feels right for you. You can gradually build up your time. And one day you'll be surprised to find how much you enjoy it!

Crave-able crunch AND convenience!

If you like crispy treats AND want fast, safe weight-loss results, you are going to love the newest Medifast Meals: Pretzels and Puffs. Announced first at National Convention 2009, these great new products will be available on Monday, July 20th, in the Shopping Cart!

Though these sweet and savory new products will tempt your taste buds, they are NOT snacks: Each bag contains a complete, fully fortified Medifast Meal that’s ready to go-and ready to eat-wherever you are!

Be sure to add all four mouth-watering flavors to your order starting July 20th:

• Parmesan Cheese Puffs


• Chili Nacho Cheese Puffs


• Cinnamon Pretzel Sticks


• Honey Mustard Pretzel Sticks

Like Medifast shakes, soups, eggs, oatmeal, bars, and other Meals, our new Pretzels and Puffs provide just the right balance of fiber and high-quality protein to keep you feeling full and satisfied, plus your daily requirement of 24 vitamins and minerals!

NEW Medifast Pretzels and Puffs are the perfect addition to your (and your Clients’) daily Medifast 5 & 1 Plan, especially when you’re on the go. And they’re priced just like most other Medifast Meals: $15.50 for seven servings.

Journaling

Keeping a journal can help you learn a lot about yourself in terms of what you eat, how much you exercise and why you engage in various activities.

Journaling the meals that you eat helps you to avoid "unconscious eating" - eating that leads to consumption of excess calories, beyond what you may have ever intended to consume. In fact, research actually shows that keeping a food journal will help you lose weight! In addition, journaling your meals will help you keep the weight off once it's gone. Use the My Plan section of your Support In Motion page to log your meals, then view a complete nutritional breakdown of the foods you've eaten each day - including calories, protein, carbohydrates, fat and more.

In addition to keeping track of your foods, journaling your moods, such as stress, boredom or anger, can help you pinpoint problem areas during your day, which in some cases may serve as triggers to overeating. Once you understand the problem, you can find a solution that does not involve opening the box of cookies or the jar of jellybeans.

And last but certainly not least, remember to log your exercise. The more often you log your exercise, the clearer it will be to see how exercise affects the bottom line when it comes to weight loss. Remember to view the Daily Nutrition Score in the My Plan section to see the net result of the food and exercise events that you've logged.

Eat Out On Plan

Dining out can be challenging when you are on a weight-loss program. Regardless of the cuisine, the majority of the selections offered by restaurants are higher in fat and calories (and larger in portion size) than you would make for yourself at home.

The good news is that eating outside of your home can be as healthy as you want it to be! Remember, you are still in control of what you put in your mouth – even if you cannot control the environment around you. You just need to be creative and mindful when choosing menu items.

Here are a few tips to help you while dining out:

1) Get a copy of the menu online before you go, and call and ask questions about how the restaurant can accommodate your desire for healthy fare.

2) Choose grilled, broiled, or baked main dishes such as fish or poultry. These are usually the leanest protein foods on the menu, and the leanest ways to prepare them.

3) You can always alter a dish by requesting steamed vegetables on the side instead of mashed potatoes or fries, or by asking the chef to hold the sauce on the entrée.

You Snooze, You Lose

Women who sleep at least seven hours a night not only benefit from beauty sleep, they’re also less at risk for weight gain over time, according to research. And those who sleep only five hours or less a night are at risk for major weight gain - 33 pounds or more. (Studies on men have been conducted with similar outcomes.)

Previous research has shown that lack of sleep has crucial metabolic effects that can lead to weight gain. For example, if people are sleep-deprived, altered hormones may increase hunger (think about that 4:00 p.m. candy bar attack). They may also feel more fatigued, and in turn, exercise less. Just another reason to prioritize sleep.

Let Sunscreen Sink In

If your workout is outdoors, don't wait for that minute before you leave to put on the sunscreen. Apply it to your face 15 to 20 minutes before you go outside. This gives the ingredients a chance to sink into your skin and provide better sun protection. Pay special attention to sensitive areas like your lips and use a protective balm.

You're Not Alone

Dieting can be a difficult and lonely experience. It’s often more difficult in social situations, when others are free to eat and drink whatever (and whenever) they please.

Technological advancements now allow people to connect virtually.

Support in Motion is the online community utilized by Take Shape For Life members. Within this community, people from all over the world are able to connect and communicate similar experiences and interests – all from the privacy of their own homes. Communication is the key, and you always have somebody to communicate with through an online community.

Online communities provide members with many valuable communication tools and areas of interest, including:

Discussion Boards – organized conversations by topic.
Chats – real-time conversations among users.
Tips and Techniques – helpful suggestions for achieving success on the Take Shape For Life program.
Information – recipes, member insight, program help and more.

So, if you can’t physically be there -- don’t despair! Support in Motion members are virtually able to share the ups and downs, the successes and struggles – all the trials and tribulations inherent to the process of losing weight. And always remember your Health Coach. He or she is there to help guide you through the program and to provide the knowledge, care and support you need to succeed.

With your Take Shape For Life Health Coach and Support in Motion, you’ll never again have to feel alone. Like the old adage says, “there’s safety in numbers” – and thousands of heads are always better than one!

It's OK to Take a Break

If you miss a workout, don't despair. It's okay to take a “break” from time to time. In fact, experts say that missing one workout won’t radically change your weight loss results. The key is to make physical activity and routine workouts a habit. Getting email reminders or having an exercise buddy can definitely help.