optifast question

roberta145

Hello,
My doctor recommends that I start on optifast if they can set it up in my area.
Has anyone used this optifast option?
What is your feed back?
This is a real quesiton, I am not part of anything to promote this site,
I'd like a serious answer from someone who's had success with it.
Thanks so much,
roberta145
http://www.optifast.ca/

Ilovepeppers

I've had a friend go on it several times. Shes about 55 and weighed about 240. She was able to stop her diabeties medication and blood pressure meds BUT she had gained back every pound once she stopped, which is why shes done it so many times. Also, it's more expensive than healthy groceries.

I strongly recommend a healthy diet as opposed to the optifast.

roberta145

Hello,
Thanks for the advise.
I will use it initially go loose some weight, but plan on doing a healthy eating plan.
I really don't like the idea of weight loss surgery for me, so I am hoping this will get the ball rolling.
I'll keep in mind the weight gain after using the product.
Thanks so much,
Roberta.

TeddyBear47

I lost 100 lbs on optifast, gained it all back. I also had to have my gallblader out because of that program. Not a good way to go.

newcraft

I was put on a similar plan in the months where I was being evaluated/prepped for gastric bypass. Medifast/Optifast isn't easy, and doesn't really have a great track record with maintenance - BUT, it is a viable option for people who are facing serious medical issues and need to get even just a small percentage gone. Blood pressure begins to improve after a 10% loss, for example.

But don't approach it thinking you'll be able to "tweak" it or that it will be easy to go back to a regular diet once you're past the all-liquid stage. You're literally putting yourself into starvation mode, and our bodies have a tendency to rebel and hang on to the calories once it realizes you're putting solid foods back into your plan. You might even find that your metabolism doesn't respond as normally as it should with regular diet and exercise after you've done it long-term.

Not to discourage you - just telling you what I know having been on it for a time and being around people in the same boat. I had a different experience because I went from the liquid diet to bypass, so I didn't face the same maintenance issues. But I wouldn't do it again unless I was facing the same medical issues I was facing (congestive heart failure, gerd, edema, high blood pressure).

If you wanted to see a real-life example, google 'Yvette Freeman' - the actress who played a nurse on ER. She lost 119 pounds on the same plan and it was dramatic, but she also appeared to have gained some of the weight back by the time the series was done. But she's given some very insightful interviews about her plan and how she managed it and made it work for her.