Weight Loss Plan

Medifast: For a slimmer, healthier you.
Lose weight with six meals a day!

The Medifast 5 & 1 Plan® is designed for fast, safe weight loss. Eat five of our specially formulated meals and one Lean & Green™ Meal of your own, and you can lose 2-5 pounds a week for the first two weeks and 1-2 pounds per week thereafter.

But it doesn’t end there. We’ll see you through every phase—with plans for weight loss, transition, and maintenance—to help you make those changes last.

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Three Phases of Weight Loss and Management on the Medifast Program

Phase 1

Weight LossOn the 5 & 1 Plan®

Eat six meals a day and lose weight quickly, all while learning healthy eating habits that will remain with you long after you reach your goal.

You can expect to lose 2-5 pounds per week during the first two weeks and 1-2 pounds each week thereafter.

Phase 2

Transition

There’s life after weight loss, and it starts with Medifast’s Transition Plan.

Once you’ve achieved your weight loss goal, follow the 6-week transition to lifelong healthier eating.

Phase 3

Maintenance

After all your hard work, keep the weight off! Medifast offers you a common-sense approach to healthy weight maintenance.

Medifast’s Maintenance Guide teaches you how to balance your food intake based on the calories you burn.

Phase 1: 5 & 1 Plan - 5 Medifast Meal Replacements + 1 Lean & Green Meal

What you get in return:

Quick Results

  • In just a few days, reach a mild fat-burning state, so you lose quickly.

Variety

  • Choose from more than 70 meal replacements.
  • Lean & Green™ Meals give you a wide selection of options.

Flexibility

  • Enjoy any meal replacement in any order or at any time each day.
  • Learn how to split your Lean & Green™ Meal up during the day.

Satisfaction

  • Medifast meal replacements are formulated to make you feel satisfied, and not deprived, between meals.
  • Enjoy real food with your Lean & Green™ Meal.

Sound Nutrition

  • Each meal replacement has a similar nutritional footprint to keep you thoroughly nourished.
  • Each low-glycemic meal is low in calories and fat.

Support

  • 24-hour online support through the Medifast Community.
  • Medifast Nutritionist and Customer Care by phone.

Assurance

How long you follow the plan is based on your body and how much weight you want to lose.

Learn more about your plan menu and Medifast meal replacements »

Phase 2: Transition
Sample Transition Meal Plan

During Transition, you incrementally increase your daily caloric intake by reintroducing a different food group each week.

Sample Transition Meal Plan:

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See the full 6-week Transition Chart here.

Phase 3: Maintenance

Numbers: The Key to Lifelong Health Weight.

Luckily, the formula is simple!

To maintain your current healthy weight, your calories in need to equal your calories out. Otherwise, you’ll continue to lose weight—or gain weight back.

Once you’re reached Maintenance, we’ll help you calculate your daily caloric needs and build a maintenance plan based on your height, weight, age, gender, and activity level—so you stay fit for life.

Enter the Medifast 3 & 3 Plan:

In this phase, you’ll eat three meals and three “fuelings” per day. Your daily meal plan will feature lean protein and vegetables, and 3 Medifast Meal Replacements.

Download our complete the Maintenance Guide for details.

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