The New Lifestyle Diet Vs Medifast - The Truth

As a former Medifast customer that switched to the New Lifestyle Diet, I have been asked by countless friends and family members why I made the switch. I have been more then happy to tell people

Furthermore, I have been reading articles on the Internet comparing the two programs and I felt that the truth was not being told. As a result, I'm writing this brief article to provide the facts and give a better understanding to those comparing the two programs.

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Cost Comparison: If you compare both basic women's 4 week programs, the New Lifestyle Diet runs 3 and the Medifast runs 9.50. However, the two programs are very different in what is actually provided. For example, the New Lifestyle Diet 4 week program, includes 28 boxes/168 meals. While the Medifast 4 week program, only includes 20 boxes/143 meals. If you compare the two programs, you'll find that Medifast is providing less product at a higher cost.

The New Lifestyle Diet Vs Medifast - The Truth

This equates to a per meal basis where Medifast Costs .98 per box. While, New Lifestyle Diet costs .75 per box. If you don't actually take a moment and look at what Medifast is providing, the program prices seem very equal. But, when you look at the details of how many boxes you are actually getting, New Lifetyle Diet is clearly the better deal.

Auto-Shipping:To take advantage of some Medifast special pricing, Medifast provides customers with a VIP membership that includes auto-shipping. While some people might like their food automatically shipped to them every month, I prefer to order my food as I need it. Furthermore, on the Medifast 4 week program, they don't allow you to customize your order, while New Lifestyle Diet provides full customization with every order.

Taste: Beyond the difference in price, the primary reason that I switched programs was because of taste. In my opinion, the New Lifestyle Diet provided a much richer, creamier taste, that truly had me looking forward to having my next shake. I could never say that when I was on Medifast and its the primary reason that I was able to stick with the diet and go on to lose over 85 pounds.

In my opinion, when you consider all of the above points, the New Lifestyle Diet is the winner hands down.

The New Lifestyle Diet Vs Medifast - The Truth

How Do New Lifestyle Shakes Compare to Medifast Shakes?

The new lifestyle and Medifast diets are somewhat similar to one another (there are some key differences however). Both diets offer shakes which are quite popular. People often ask me how the shakes compare to one another in terms of nutrition, taste, texture and price. So in the following article, I'll attempt to compare the shakes on both of these diets.

First though, I should disclose that I have more experience with the Medifast products. I have tried and tasted new lifestyle products because I have a coworker on this diet who was kind enough to allow me to sample some of the meals. Now, onto the comparisons.

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Nutrition, Ingredients, Calories, Carbs And Proteins: I think that one of the most important comparison between these two is going to have to do with their nutrition. Because this is ultimately going to affect their effectiveness. If they can't get you into ketosis or a calorie and carb deficit, then you're probably going to abandon them anyway. And if the ingredients aren't healthy or diet friendly, what's the point?

How Do New Lifestyle Shakes Compare to Medifast Shakes?

So that I'm comparing similar products, I'm going to be looking at the chocolate shakes for each diet. The new lifestyle diet's chocolate shake / pudding mix contains 100 calories, 14 grams of proteins, 7 grams of carbs and 1.5 grams of fat. Although I looked everywhere, I could not find the sugar content of these shakes. I find this to be somewhat important because one thing that I've noticed about these products is that they're sweetened with aspartame. For the most part, Medifast uses natural sugar substitutes like maltodextrin.

The Medifast dutch chocolate shakes contains only 90 calories, only one gram of fat, 11 grams of protein, 13 of carbs, and 8 grams of sugar. (Incidentally, this product only make the shakes. There are separate pudding and shake meals. It's not a two in one product in the way that the new lifestyle shakes are (since they make both pudding and shakes) I prefer this because I believe it makes the texture better.)

Taste And Cost: The new lifestyle shakes are .50 per box. The Medifast shakes costs around more if you're buying them individually. I find that this isn't an issue for a couple of reasons. First, I have to say that in my observation, very few people buy these products individually. Most people buy them as part of a package. And with coupons, the cost per meal generally goes down to just over each.

And second, you consume only 5 Medifast meals per day as opposed to 7 on the new lifestyle plan. So it will take more products each day which is ultimately going to potentially cost more. People often tell me that they think one diet is cheaper than the other, but I find this misleading since you have to consume 2 more meals per day on one of the diets.

I think that the biggest difference between these two is the taste. I just prefer the Medifast shakes but I suppose it could be that I've become so used to them. To me, they have more flavor and do not taste bland and chalky. Also, their texture is not as foamy and is more smooth and creamy which I prefer, but this is my personal preference. Yours may be different.

How Do New Lifestyle Shakes Compare to Medifast Shakes?

Want more resources to help you evaluate Medifast? Lindsey's Medifast Review Website features comparisons, recipes, a list of all of the foods (including the shakes,) videos, tips, coupons ( off or two weeks free), information and products related to success on this diet. She also offers a free ebook ("Getting The Most Out Of Medifast") to help you get started. You can visit her at http://easiest-diet.com/

The New Lifestyle Diet Versus Medifast - My Comparison

I have to admit that I've been receiving questions about this diet plan for a while and waited until now to write an article about it. The reason for this is partially because I don't have any personal experience with the New Lifestyle diet. My experience lies with Medifast. However, after doing some research on the newer diet for a while, I'm going to offer some basic comparisons between the two diets in the following article.

The Basic Outline Of Both Diets And The Foods Offered Are Somewhat Similar: Actually when I first looked at the foods for New Lifestyle, I was wondering if I was on the wrong website. The foods are very similar to those offered on Medifast. What I mean by this is that the shakes, protein bars, soups, stews, cereals, chips, and hot chocolates are all there. The two overlap very much in this regard.

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Also, the idea of both diets is meal replacement. You're basically asked to eat the food that the diet company provides rather than your regular meals. Both of these plans have you eating 5 (Medifast) to 7 (New Lifestyle) meals per day and then one healthy meal that you make yourself which is mostly based on lean protein and low glycemic vegetables.

The New Lifestyle Diet Versus Medifast - My Comparison

So your experience on both of these diets might be similar in terms of eating small meals often (most of which you don't make yourself) and then eating a main meal once per day. In general, the foods should be high in proteins and low in sugars and carbs so that your body can get into ketosis where it's not burning carbs but is burning your own body fat. This is what supposedly makes both of these diets work.

Costs Comparison: Both of these diet plans offer packages as well as individual items for sale. In my experience, most dieters will opt for the package as this makes the cost per unit quite a bit cheaper. I've been noticing this perception that New Lifestyle is cheaper, but I don't find that to be the case in real life. Yes, if you compare both basic women's programs, New Lifestyle runs 3.00 and Medifast runs 9. But, this does not tell the whole story. Because, at least from my own experience, Medifast almost always offers very generous coupons which take your price on a package down by at least in many cases. This alone makes a huge difference and they will often offer free food.

Looking At The Ingredients: You may have already gathered that my experience lies with only one of these diets, which I'm pretty happy with. This fact alone might make me biased. I have had people ask me if I would consider switching based on costs. But, as I've said, I actually don't believe that Medifast is more expensive when you use coupons.

However, one thing that I have noticed is some of the ingredients in the other diet (which include corn syrup, partially hydrogenated oils, and aspartame.) Now, by no means am I an expert, but I suspect that corn syrup might not be conducive to getting into ketosis. When I started Medifast, I was concerned about the taste of the soy, but that just has not been an issue at all. The foods taste normal to me. And using soy rather than milk as a base for many of the products means less carbs and sugars and more protein, which in my experience, helps in ketosis.

Again, my experience lies with only one of these diets, but my comparison has affirmed for me that I'm happy with my current regimen and won't be changing over. Still, my experience with meal replacement diets such as these have been good. I'm just happy with the one that I am currently on. But I have found that meal replacement plans such as both of these are convenient and effective.

The New Lifestyle Diet Versus Medifast - My Comparison

Want more resources to help you evaluate Medifast? Lindsey's Medifast Review Website features comparisons, recipes, a list of all of the foods, videos, tips, coupons ( off or two weeks free), information and products related to success on this diet. She also offers a free ebook ("Getting The Most Out Of Medifast") to help you get started. You can visit her at http://easiest-diet.com/.