Flying_Joe Member

Right... Enjoy the food and the sights... Having lost 85 lbs in that time, I can imagine you count on your progress very carefully and this is big emotionally to your success so not losing or even gaining slightly could be intimidating and may feel like a big deal to eat differently. I would think the main thing is just…

I’m living in a hotel for work these weeks, so only have the hotel breakfast buffet to draw upon... Makes it a bit more difficult but it’s all in portion control for me. Protein either from half an omelette with cheese, or from some scrambled eggs and some meat slices/cheese slices, accompanied by a few melon and pineapple…

I'm at the transition phase now for Optifast, after a successful 6-7 month process in losing weight that way. I'm looking for some new MFP friends who are at this stage of the weight loss process to help share on this critical step of our process to living well. I think I need a circle of people who are thinking about this…

Nice comments above (@walkingforfun, @pickled_beats and @alyssakd2012, for example). Not sure why people keep harping on those who put weight back on as if the Optifast program had anything to do with it, it is like with any other program, that losing weight is not what this is all about, it is when you are in Maintenance…

And as another positive example to Christygb's, I'm almost at 5 months with Optifast (or almost done with 21 weeks) and have lost over 110 pounds now. Refreshingly for me, my clinic's focus isn't on the weight loss process but in preparing me for transitioning into a maintenance diet and having me confidently know that I…

I was riding my hybrid bike a lot at my heaviest weight earlier this year, so at 360lbs. It was just a regular bike and no problems at all. So definitely no issues for you. As others have said, this is a great exercise - low-impact all the way!! I'm at 255 pounds now and do 2 hour cycles flat out without building a sweat…

I didn't start receiving any comments whatsoever from anyone before I had lost 40 pounds - and then only 4 people. Not until 60 pounds did I get a few more hesitant responses. This was like going from a size 60 waist to 50 so definitely change happening. Now I'm at 90 pounds lost, and I think only now would people who know…

When I was 44 I lost 98 lbs in about 3 and a half months and my skin tightened at the same pace that I lost weight - no sign I had been overweight when arriving at my goal weight. From what i could measure, I had lost only about 10-15 lbs of lean weight with that process, and so I exercised to replenish that - while…

You're so right. Clearly there is an enormous dislike among some site members for this approach - and they don't seem shy to misinform a bit on it. Contrary to most of the diet approaches people are using, at least this one is normally accompanied by a lot of counselling and preparation around the important next step when…

I'm eating around 1000 a day, but would likely need around 2400 to maintain my weight once I reach my goal. Right now, I'm losing around 5 lbs a week this way - but obviously this will slow down a lot as i get closer to a healthier weight. I'm doing the 1,000 a day to stay on the ketosis side of things and manage hunger…

I can tell you that I was pretty much unable to exercise while around 360lbs. Too out of breath and too hard on knees. Amazing difference as I lost weight down to 330lbs. Started easy with a pedometer to challenge myself, and using my WiiFit. Even with the 30 lbs lighter, I felt able to do low-impact exercise and walk way…

I should only let women weigh in on this (pardon the pun), but I can say that for myself, my weight can vary up to 8-10 pounds on any particular day due mainly to water and also around food. Clothes can vary by several pounds in weight as well. To get away from this natural and normal variation, I only weigh myself in the…

I started Optifast February 10, 2014. Now 2 and a half months later, I've reached the halfway point for my own personal weight loss target (70 lbs down of 140 to lose in all), which is pretty exciting... It's been easy at times and very hard at times. I think what I may have needed most was contact with others doing the…

Hey there... I've been on MFP for 4 months but only really using it mostly daily since March. Lost 60 lbs, and another 80 to go. Just light enough now to be building exercise back into my days, and can always use the network to help me do that little bit more at the end of a work day and do the same for others as well...…

I'm in Toronto as well. I've been using the site for a month now. Do include me.