OPTIFAST

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Des Moines

I began Optifast August 2008. During the initial phase of 18 weeks, I lost about 60 lbs. I transitioned to regular food during the last 6 weeks with the help of the registered dietician and lost a total of 140 lbs. by the end of the 10th month. I have kept the weight off for over a year and feel like a different person. The whole program works. You can't just drink the shakes and expect to learn new eating habits that ultimately determines long-term success. I continued to go to weekly classes even though I had technically graduated from the "full-formula" phase after the first 12 weeks. The medical care, class with the behavioral therapist class with the exercise therapist, and meeting with the registered dietician is the best way to get your head on straight and make life-long changes for better health. It was the best thing I have ever done for myself! To me, it was well worth the money - about $3900.00 for the complete program. I can continue to attend class or call any of the support staff, free forever.

gagirl

I have completed Week 1 out of the shorter 9 week program. I lost 6.6 lbs out of 53 lbs total that I need to lose. I got over the food cravings after just 2-3 days. I have been drinking twice the recommended water but I only exercised a total of 90 minutes over 7 days.

Heather Cotter

Optifast helps you kick start a good program. If you go off and gain the weight back it means you have gone back to your bad eating habits. Whether it is Optifast, or other weight loss programs, if you don't modify your diet at the end the weight will come back. And fast.

I use diet orange, fresca, cream soda, to blend my powders with. It's like a creamsicle with the orange and very tasty. I also do crystal light mixed in water and added to vanilla. You can make so many variations it never gets boring. IUse your imagination. t is easy because I don't have to think about what to eat. When I get absolutely crazy I do eat a huge bowl of lettuce with Walden Farms no calorie balsamic dressing. It fills the void. I have only been on the optifast for 4 days and lost 7 lbs but I know it is mainly water. But it is an incentive to keep going. Every 4 hours is the key. I am on optifast 900 and I have it at 8, 12, 4 and 8. It has been working well. I have 100 lbs. to lose but doctor happy with 50. We will see what happens at that point but I plan on being there at Christmas. That's realistic. Good luck everyone. But remember, when you go off Optifast modify your life style and do not go back to eating like you were that made you fat in the first place. That is something I want to learn along the way.

Stephanie Baker

Can someone please list the directions for the optifast diet, I think for the first and second month its shakes and bars only and then the third month, you get to eat one healthy meal a day, is this correct? thanks!!

Sandy Eggo

I am going to a OptiFast orientation mtg. next week. My dilemma is whether it is wise to start it immediately knowing that I am going on a cruise (read food fest) within a month. Has anyone worked the program with vacation/holiday breaks? If so, when you resume the program is it like starting at day one?

Andrea111

I'm on my 2nd day of Optifast. I have lost 5 lbs already! I'm walking for 30 minutes everyday and doing vigorous exercise for 20 minutes. The powered shakes are really good. I only bought chocolate. I'm not hungry at all, but the only thing I'm struggling with is missing the TASTE of food. Especially when my boyfriend cooks ......man oh man that gets hard. I think I might buy the soups just so I can have something else to taste besides chocolate. If anyone is trying to find a good website to buy optifast for a good price. I bought mine from drugdispensary.com. I did some math and compared to ebay and other websites its cheaper. Good luck everyone!!

usernumber1

at weigh in on week 13, i had lost 52 pounds. my weight loss has slowed some, but that is to be expected and can be compensated for with exercise.

as for the costs, my doctor charged a one-time fee of $2000 and then the food is about $115 per week. i buy the ready to drink shakes, which cost a bit more than the powder but taste much better and are easier for an active life and full time job.

bombpop44

I was on optifast from november 2009 through january 2010. I lost about 60 pounds, but all of the sudden had to stop because of my insurance. I gained the weight back so fast! I gained 80 pounds from january to may. So awful.

I loved the shakes! So refreshing and theh diet was so easy. I never, ever felt hungry, and it was very easy to stick to. I have so many food addictions, I'm an emotional/nervous eater. But this diet was so easy.

Has anyone else done this diet and had the weight come back after stopping optifast? I am rejoining the program this week, and hopefully am able to go the distance through the education part and the slow reintroduction of food. I missed that part. I have to do something, I'm gonna explode! lol

Carol

Will someone give me an idea of the cost? Initial cost and meal costs?
Thanks.

usernumber1

at week 9 weigh-in i had lost 38 pounds.
i am never hungry, and this is so easy to follow. you just have to understand that once you go back to regular food, you cannot pig out on junk every day, or you will get fat again.

toomany16men

wonerful, i take it 5 times a day no other food, not hungry after day 4.

toomany16men

site shuts down poorly managed

usernumber1

at week 6 weigh-in I had lost 26.5 pounds. that is an average of over 4.4 pounds per week----very good considering that i have a full time job and a family to take care of. if you do not cheat and you drink your water and exercise, you will lose weight on this plan.

Ben

What I will say is that I lost 30 Kilos (66 pounds) 4 years ago and have kept it off.

The key to this program and related meal replacements is:

1. Stick to it and it's not expensive, it's considerably cheaper than normal eating.

2. Do the maintenance and stabilisation plans.

3. Do light exercise and get ready to build it up to compensate for the slow reintroduction of other foods.

Yo Yo dieting occurs on any diet EVER if you go back to eating crap every day. I have treat days and drinking nights haha, but I keep my weight because I used the program the way it was designed and learnt some key lessons from it.

slim

I started the Optifast diet 8 month ago. i have lost 80 pounds so far with 10 pounds to go to reach my goal. No diet is easy, but I found I was able to stick with this one.

usernumber1

at five week weigh-in i had lost 22.5 pounds. i am never hungry and the program is so nutritionally sound, that i have no cravings. the medical monitoring/bloodwork/ekg makes me feel safe.

kaavya

I was very eager to reduce my weight,but in 3 weeks i not yet reduced one kg why.my brother lost 3 kg in 3 weeks i was very upset.give a idea

roseisrose

I followed this diet religiously for 30 days and only lost 10 lbs- While that is probably a healthy rate of loss, I have done other diets such as weight watchers and south beach and lost the same amount while continuing to eat normal food. On only 800 calories a day I felt exhausted and almost fainted at work. My roommate said I was "like a ghost" and my personality disappeared because I had no energy. I have since gained back all of the weight I lost plus more. While on the diet I learned that 800 was chosen as the allotted amount of calories because anything less than that is technically starvation. Even Guantanamo Bay prisoners are required to get over 900 calories a day. This diet made me feel awful, was very expensive, and did not provide lasting results. I do not recommend it.

susaness

Hi, I'm on Day 2. Day 1 wasn't too hard. My doctor allows me 1/3 cup of Fiber One cereal and unlimited (non starch)vegetables. The Fiber One was an important snack last night at my typical munchie time. So far I've drunk a blender vanilla shake, a chocolate bar and two prepared chocolate shakes. They taste good. Very thankful for the bars.