Medifast works quite well, my wife has lost 50 pounds, even though she is a type II diabetic.

Though I prefer to do juice/water fasts. If one is not used to fasting, eating just fruits and vegetables, but not at the same time.

The good thing about juice fasts, or just eating fruit and veggies, you not only loose weight, but cleans your body as well. I usually loose about a pound a day.

One of the benefits about juice and water fasting is, that your body cleanses, burns as fuel and kicks out what is damage, or what does not really belong. It also gives most of the organs in your body a rest, and allow them to better regenerate themselves. It seems to reset appetites and desires, to some default position. It also gives you more control of your body and desires and increases spiritualness.

In the beginning, it can be painful, headaches, nausea, achenes and etc, but in time you over come that and you find quietness and peacefulness when when you fast. Most of the ills today, can be controlled and or eliminated with a proper diet and fasting and the use of herbs.

David

SB worked very well for me. I lost about 90 pounds in a year and kept most of it off for the next 3 years. But I think I've crossed some sort of metabolism threshhold and my weight's shot up in the last year. I'm back in school and too busy. I used to take hours planning my weekly menu. Can't afford the time any more. Fasting is definitely out -- too many vending machines on campus if I'm hungry.