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Congratulations! I had RNY in 2003 and have gained all my weight back. I am doing 12 weeks of Optifast and 12 weeks of transition back to food. I am in week 10 of transition. Going through a complete program that addresses behavior, exercise and nutrition has been the key for me. I've found consistency has been a critical…

I am never motivated to exercise. However, I am motivated to get healthy, lose weight, get off high blood pressure medicine, buy smaller clothes, breathe easier, look better, etc. Exercise is just a small part of an overall lifestyle change to get healthy. Right now I am walking. I started in the winter with Walk Away the…

I greet people on my local walking path with a smile, nod, wave or a "hello." I don't make any other comments.

I lost between 30 and 40 lbs before anyone said anything. I'm down 65 now and many people still don't say anything. I am not losing weight so that others notice me. I am losing weight for my personal health and wellbeing. I judge my progress by my consistency, the downward slide of the scale, the fact that I've had to…

Off all high blood pressure medication.

I'm in.

I would reduce your intake slowly rather than cold turkey.

Completely off all high blood pressure medicine.

Counting down my week and a half before I can begin adding food. I'm thinking about salmon, steamed carrots and a side salad.

Congratulations! I had RNY in 2003 and gained a lot back. I'm doing Optifast now. I'm in week 8 and doing great. Keep up the great work.

I've worked my way up from 5 minutes of walking to 40 minutes of walking at one time. I'm going to shoot for 50 minutes at one time.

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I've been thinking about the first bite of food after 12 weeks of Optifast and I want salad. Lettuce, red onion, cucumber, tomato, carrot, etc.

Lansing

I just finished week 6 and I am down 30. I would encourage you to stay with it.

6 weeks in, down 30. It's working.

Woot!

I have been using Walk Away the Pounds video also. I have never exercised before, so I'm starting with 5 minutes at a time and I'm now built up to 15 minutes at a time. The middle of Michigan is completely inhospitable to walking outside this time of year. I bought my DVD on eBay.

great job!!

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HI. I'm on my 2nd day of Optifast, and so far so good. I can do 6 Optifast choices per day, with a limit of 2 bars. I'm just taking it one step at a time, following the program exactly and doing what the doctors request. I'm trusting in the expertise of the professionals to walk with me step by step through this.

I'm new here. I was a single mom since DS was 2. He is now 28. I have well above 100 lbs to lose as well. I'll being starting Optifast in mid-Feb.

I'm very new here. 5'5" 311 lbs starting. Down 8 lbs in 3 days. I'm preparing to go on the Optifast in mid-Feb.

I'm brand new. Yesterday's weight was 311