Anybody on here doing "Optavia"?

tinkerbellang83 · October 2017

The "naysayers" are trying to save the OP some cash and some heartache.. A lot of people, myself included have tried a bunch of fad diets and meal plans, lost the weight and put it back on because they don't teach you healthy eating habits, they make you eat so low calorie that as soon as you are allowed to have proper food again you're like a kid in a sweet shop and you also put the water weight back on, so then you get back into the cycle of using the products again because "yay it worked before".

You have lost 20lbs in one month of using these products, which as @YepItsKriss pointed out is most likely a majority of water weight because you're living on very little actual food, not fat loss, a lot of the posters above advising against it are long-term maintainers who have lost the weight eating normally and learning to manage their calorie intake without spending $100's - I know who I would be listening to.

kommodevaran · October 2017

I'm getting headachy and hangry just by reading about these schemes. You actually pay someone to let you starve? And call that healthy. And defend it. Praise it. And shoot down alternative views. They really got people by the balls (or the female equivalent, whatever that is; women tend to fall more often for it) haven't they.

amyepdx · October 2017

alixehrhardt wrote: »

I'm sorry, the responses here are soooo unsupportive! What works for some may not work for all! I did the Medifast program in the past and it worked amazing for ME. The "just eat good on your own and exercise" approach does not work for ME. I need the structure. I need the strict program that gives me the meal replacements and strict program guidelines for making my protein and veggies that keep me from cheating. And Medifast (now OptaVia) has a great transition program actually... it sounds like those who have such strong opinions are not actually aware of how it all works.

And anyone that thinks that ALL companies are not created and designed to be "money making schemes" needs to educate themselves. Yes, MLMs are set up to give money to the referrers and personal coaches. Rather than it all going up the chain of command to a massive company profit like most operate. How is that worse or better? I've been with several MLMs over the years and they all had their pros and cons (as did the multiple Fortune 500 companies I worked for throughout my career). Geez, so judgey without merit.

I just restarted the OptaVia program two months ago - as did my sister - and I'm down 35 lbs and she's down 25. Again, that's what is working great for US. It's a shame to not get more support from people on here that are pro-women and pro-success and glad that everyone find something that works for THEM.

Anyway, it works for ME and yay for me on that! And yay for you on what works for you.

Enough said... back to the OptaVia Cinnamon Cake fueling that I just made instead in my waffle iron, to go with my almond milk latte. Yum! Have a great day everyone!

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“Restarted” says it all...

crazykatlady820 · October 2017

kommodevaran wrote: »

Your weight is just a byproduct of your everyday habits - have good habits, and you will get and maintain a good weight.

I have nothing to add to the topic at hand, but I just had to comment on this statement. It's so simple and so no nonsense, but it really spoke to me. I have a list of my goals and I had to write this down at the bottom of my list because my goals are all habit based instead of weight or appearance based, and I just felt like it was a great little reminder for myself.

clowemarykay · January 2018

I am on the second week of optavia. They had me on 900-1000 calories as a fitness instructor. I did not lose any weight, had a "coach" call me names and insult me. It is very sales driven and it has been a very very very negative experience for me. I will take away the eating high protein small meals more frequently but that is about it. It was very expensive and full of propaganda. You could not post anything on their site on facebook unless you it about losing weight. When i tried to ask why i was not losing, they deleted my post. Terrible program

Marilyn0924 · January 2018

alixehrhardt wrote: »

I'm sorry, the responses here are soooo unsupportive! What works for some may not work for all! I did the Medifast program in the past and it worked amazing for ME. The "just eat good on your own and exercise" approach does not work for ME. I need the structure. I need the strict program that gives me the meal replacements and strict program guidelines for making my protein and veggies that keep me from cheating. And Medifast (now OptaVia) has a great transition program actually... it sounds like those who have such strong opinions are not actually aware of how it all works.

And anyone that thinks that ALL companies are not created and designed to be "money making schemes" needs to educate themselves. Yes, MLMs are set up to give money to the referrers and personal coaches. Rather than it all going up the chain of command to a massive company profit like most operate. How is that worse or better? I've been with several MLMs over the years and they all had their pros and cons (as did the multiple Fortune 500 companies I worked for throughout my career). Geez, so judgey without merit.

I just restarted the OptaVia program two months ago - as did my sister - and I'm down 35 lbs and she's down 25. Again, that's what is working great for US. It's a shame to not get more support from people on here that are pro-women and pro-success and glad that everyone find something that works for THEM.

Anyway, it works for ME and yay for me on that! And yay for you on what works for you.

Enough said... back to the OptaVia Cinnamon Cake fueling that I just made instead in my waffle iron, to go with my almond milk latte. Yum! Have a great day everyone!

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So you state that it works, yet you needed to start it again because you regained. Sounds to me that it doesn't teach how to sustain a real food diet.
Wish you luck on the next round.

BFA1 · February 2018

I just found out that my primary care doctor is an Optavia "coach," and is leaving the practice he's been with for years to go independent. How can I trust a doctor who participates in an MLM? Guess it's time to find a new doctor.

CharlieBeansmomTracey · February 2018

clowemarykay wrote: »

I am on the second week of optavia. They had me on 900-1000 calories as a fitness instructor. I did not lose any weight, had a "coach" call me names and insult me. It is very sales driven and it has been a very very very negative experience for me. I will take away the eating high protein small meals more frequently but that is about it. It was very expensive and full of propaganda. You could not post anything on their site on facebook unless you it about losing weight. When i tried to ask why i was not losing, they deleted my post. Terrible program

how were you not losing on 900-1000 calories? thats very low for even most people and should have resulted in weight loss

malloriegabbert · March 2018

AS an OptaVia coach, I love the p[program and loving on my clients. This is far from a "money-Making Scheme," and focuses solely on helping clients in every phase of health.

AnvilHead · March 2018

malloriegabbert wrote: »

AS an OptaVia coach, I love the p[program and loving on my clients. This is far from a "money-Making Scheme," and focuses solely on helping clients in every phase of health.

That's very noble of you. So you provide your products to your 'clients' for free and don't make efforts to recruit people into your downline to increase your profits? And what education and training in health, nutrition, exercise, physiology, etc. has Optavia provided to assist you in furthering your knowledge? Or is it like Beachbody and all of the other MLM scams, where you just pay your fee to them and are labeled a "coach", with no training required?

MLM schemes are "far from a money making scheme" for most people who try them. I know several people who have gotten into MLM scams (Beachbody, ItWorks, DoTerra, Plexus, etc.) and every single one of them spent considerably more money than they made. Not to mention that they ended up blocked by many of their friends and family members on social media outlets because of the incessant sales/recruitment pitches. Every one of them so far has been done and out of it within less than a year because they discovered that it didn't live up to all the hype and promises and was ultimately just a money pit for them.

CharlieBeansmomTracey · March 2018

AnvilHead wrote: »

malloriegabbert wrote: »

AS an OptaVia coach, I love the p[program and loving on my clients. This is far from a "money-Making Scheme," and focuses solely on helping clients in every phase of health.

That's very noble of you. So you provide your products to your 'clients' for free and don't make efforts to recruit people into your downline to increase your profits? And what education and training in health, nutrition, exercise, physiology, etc. has Optavia provided to assist you in furthering your knowledge? Or is it like Beachbody and all of the other MLM scams, where you just pay your fee to them and are labeled a "coach", with no training required?

MLM schemes are "far from a money making scheme" for most people who try them. I know several people who have gotten into MLM scams (Beachbody, ItWorks, DoTerra, Plexus, etc.) and every single one of them spent considerably more money than they made. Not to mention that they ended up blocked by many of their friends and family members on social media outlets because of the incessant sales/recruitment pitches. Every one of them so far has been done and out of it within less than a year because they discovered that it didn't live up to all the hype and promises and was ultimately just a money pit for them.

not to mention I have a friend who bought some MLM product. she had no liver issues before hand. once she started taking a few products(wont say which MLM). 3 months in and she started having liver issues to the point that it was close to being in failure.

she was not on any other meds to cause this either. once she stopped taking the meds her liver issues started to improve and she has not taken another product. she was told they were safe because they were all natural, and there were no side effects(we all know everything can have side effects) and so on. I have a few friends who have become sick in different ways taking these MLMs just nothing as serious as the one above.

jefamer2017 · March 2018

It's expensive processed food and it teaches nothing about proper diet. Each little bar or fueling is just over 100 calories. It's crazy.

jamesontherun · October 2018

BFA1 wrote: »

I just found out that my primary care doctor is an Optavia "coach," and is leaving the practice he's been with for years to go independent. How can I trust a doctor who participates in an MLM? Guess it's time to find a new doctor.

Can you share the name? I'm curious.

jamesontherun · October 2018

clowemarykay wrote: »

I am on the second week of optavia. They had me on 900-1000 calories as a fitness instructor. I did not lose any weight, had a "coach" call me names and insult me. It is very sales driven and it has been a very very very negative experience for me. I will take away the eating high protein small meals more frequently but that is about it. It was very expensive and full of propaganda. You could not post anything on their site on facebook unless you it about losing weight. When i tried to ask why i was not losing, they deleted my post. Terrible program

I'd like to hear more about your experience. Sounds awful! PM me if you prefer.

FlyingMolly · October 2018

malloriegabbert wrote: »

AS an OptaVia coach, I love the p[program and loving on my clients. This is far from a "money-Making Scheme," and focuses solely on helping clients in every phase of health.

What qualifies you to evaluate the claims made by OptaVia about their products? What education and skills do you bring to the table outside of their “training” that allow you to understand their promotional materials within the broader context of human health?

wendyj1012 · October 2018

I know 2 people in real life that have followed the Optavia program. One lost 40+ pounds in 6 months, the other has lost 15+ pounds in 1 month. Each love the program, claim they've never felt better, said that it contains vitamins/minerals and has the option to do soy free. Who am I to judge them if they believe in their hearts that it works for them? To each their own. I've seen people lose weight eating a fast food diet everyday as well. Of course those who go the fast food route seem to get more praise than someone who eats "processed" meals. It's all about personal preference and how you would like to lose the weight. The bottom line is, can you maintain afterwards? That's why 99% diets fail, even the ones who "clean" eat and exercise and throw heavy weights around and claim that their lifestyle is the ONLY way to go. But if you aren't consistent with keeping it off, then you're basically wasting your time. How you get to the goal is all up to you. But that's just my humble opinion. Go ahead woo me if you'd like...In my head I'm right, and that's all that matters.

kshama2001 · October 2018

jamesontherun wrote: »

clowemarykay wrote: »

I am on the second week of optavia. They had me on 900-1000 calories as a fitness instructor. I did not lose any weight, had a "coach" call me names and insult me. It is very sales driven and it has been a very very very negative experience for me. I will take away the eating high protein small meals more frequently but that is about it. It was very expensive and full of propaganda. You could not post anything on their site on facebook unless you it about losing weight. When i tried to ask why i was not losing, they deleted my post. Terrible program

I'd like to hear more about your experience. Sounds awful! PM me if you prefer.

I'd like to hear more about why you're trying to collect names of people with bad experiences. Just saw you do the same on another old thread.

jamesontherun · October 2018

kshama2001 wrote: »

jamesontherun wrote: »

clowemarykay wrote: »

I am on the second week of optavia. They had me on 900-1000 calories as a fitness instructor. I did not lose any weight, had a "coach" call me names and insult me. It is very sales driven and it has been a very very very negative experience for me. I will take away the eating high protein small meals more frequently but that is about it. It was very expensive and full of propaganda. You could not post anything on their site on facebook unless you it about losing weight. When i tried to ask why i was not losing, they deleted my post. Terrible program

I'd like to hear more about your experience. Sounds awful! PM me if you prefer.

I'd like to hear more about why you're trying to collect names of people with bad experiences. Just saw you do the same on another old thread.

I'm embarrassed to say that I have tried OPTAVIA in the past. It wasn't for me. People seem to get sick using the products and I'm interested in learning more about others' experiences. The name I was asking for is not a forum member, it is the name of the doctor mentioned in the other thread.

Danp · October 2018

alixehrhardt wrote: »

I'm sorry, the responses here are soooo unsupportive! What works for some may not work for all!

Just because someone has an idea doesn't mean it's worthy of support. One of the greatest things about this forum is that it has an outstanding bull-dung-ometer and has no problem providing quality advice and not just blind support.

In fact they're being genuinely supportive by helping someone avoid a pitfall rather than just being a cheer squad for someone trying to take an expensive (and most often temporary) short cut. A cocaine habit is also usually effective for quick weight loss, but I doubt you'd find anyone here that is supportive that expensive quick fix solution if someone proposed it either.

Anybody on here doing "Optavia"?

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