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LOVE the new dress (and ok the old shirt, too). I've been trying to hold onto any of my "old" clothes as long as they still look ok, but yeah, at some point they just don't fit well anymore. Congrats on your progress!
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In Canada we have the optifast 900 program (900 cals a day as opposed to the 800 one in the US. So not too different really). Here, you have to be obese and also have some medical issues related to your weight in order to get into the program. I did it last year, it's a 12 week course of only shakes, followed by a 6 week…
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Yep. Gallstones are actually a side effect of rapid weight loss, so yeah it does happen to some folks who are on optifast, especially morbidly obese, older women --the risk factors for gallstones are the five f's-- forty, fat,fertile(had children), female, and fair (caucasians get them more). Ironically, I lost a lot of…
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Princess- I don't know about in the US, but in Canada, you *have* to be obese (usually morbidly so), *and* have medical issues related to or influenced by your weight in order to get into the programs. The emphasis is that it's a short-term boost for those needing to lose large amounts of weight. I'll agree that it's not…
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I did Optifast last year. As long as you're doing it through a legitimate, doctor-monitored program, then I'd say it's a good way for someone who has a lot of weight to lose to get started. The number one thing to keep in mind when it comes to any meal replacement program is that the purpose of it is to get a motivating…
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215 and size 20, roughly. Still want to drop another 30 or so, if possible. Height has a lot to do with what size you'll be at this weight. I'm 5 9.5
