lighterlemur

I think it's about forming new habits. I am better at maintenance than I am with weight loss. I do a few simple things. I changed the size of my bowls and plates to smaller ones for easy portion control, I made vegetables (preferably low starch) the bulk of most meals, I swapped favourite foods for low calorie options - so…

Pickled beats thank you for sharing your journey. I am pleased to hear its going so well. I am also into mindful eating but I think due to insulin resistance the weight was just not shifting. Optifast did which I am very thankful for. It has been a great tool. I am moving down in steps in the hope that will create new set…

I am sorry your father did not have success maintaining. Did he do it under medical supervision with a dietitian or just do it on his own? Did he gradually transition as per the program (gradually replacing each meal replacement with real food). Maintenance is hard for many people. It won't be successful if people return…

Just dropping by to report in. I did the Australian forum on intensive phase for around 10 weeks from Jan 2014. (3 meal replacements plus 2-4 cups on non starch vegetables plus oil). I lost 15 kilos which is around 33 pounds. Way more energy , blood pressure dropped as did blood glucose. I then maintained on regular food…

I am a bit weird in that I dint find maintenance hard but I do find losing weight hard. (I think due to insulin resistance). My keys to maintenance are: Eat when hungry and stop when satisfied ( and not feel full or over full) Eat exactly what I desire. Mostly I want healthy food but if I want chocolate, or a glass of wine…

There is no reason why you should regain the weight unless you overeat. What did a normal day of food look like before? How will it be different after Optifast. To create permanent changes you need to make make permanent changes. It's as simple and difficult as that. Can I ask how much you have to lose?

I have found Optifast a very useful tool. I have lost 15 kilos (around 33 pounds) on the first phase of 12 weeks with 3 meal replacements, 2-4 cups of low starch vegetables, teaspoon of oil and heaps of water. Really enjoying life in my lower body with blood pressure at bottom of range and blood glucose levels slightly…

After seven weeks I am more than 20 pounds down, blood sugars have fallen into normal range, mysterious leg pain at night has completely gone ( my favourite change), my feet and ankles are no longer swelling up on hot days and I am way more energetic. I went back to resistance training a few weeks ago and loving the post…

The reason I said exercise is the key it maintenance is that they are studying people who have lost weight and kept it off long term and pretty much all of them exercise for an hour each day. It seems exercise is less critical in weight loss but almost vital in weight maintenance. If you look around those site you will see…

Kjo is there a reason you don't exercise? Surely that would form part of any health plan? From research it also seems the key to maintenance. You are on a program gram called MyFITNESSpal and you come in here to boast you don't exercise? What is your point exactly?

Hi dpearson2012 I am speaking from an Australian perspective so not sure how it works in the US. I am not sure if you have actually looked at the plan at all? It has a number of phases. 1. 3 meal replacements plus heaps of water plus 2-4 cups of non starch vegetables and oil. Plus exercise. 2. Gradually replace each meal…

Hi I have been doing Optifast for 4.5 weeks but I am in Australia on the program is different with vegetables as part of the program from the start. So far I have lost 8.1 kilos (? pounds) I know many are critical (I used to be one myself) but this is the only eating plan that has actually worked for me. I am insulin…