Pre-surgery weight loss

im about a week out from starting my 3 weeks of OPTI. I see my dietitian tomorrow and start opti next Friday.

I know that weight loss is expected during the three weeks in option, I'm just curious about how much people have lost during the opti phase? I know someone who lost 15lbs and she says that she has trouble losing weight. Is that pretty average or can I expect to lose more?

MY starting weight right now is just over 290lbs if that helps.

I was 360 when I started opti, I was on it for 4 weeks however, I did lose 26 pounds in the 4 weeks (almost a pound a day) For me it flew right off in the first 2 weeks then slowed down a lot!

First week on opti I lost 11.7 pounds

second week I lost 7.3 pounds

and only 6 pounds over the next 2 weeks.

If you get anywhere near 0.75 of a pound a day average at the end of it thats awesome (about 15 pounds for 3 weeks)!

Best of luck!

Beth

The Opti is more to shrink your liver but some weight loss is a bonus! Some people only lose alittle as their body goes into " holy **** we are starving" mode.

My best answer is OPTI is for liver shrinking not weight loss....with that said... everyone is different . In the land of weight loss you are best to try not to compare yourself to others to aviod disappointed because we are all soooo different.  (Meds,age,how well you follow the plan, activity levrl, etc,etc)

I wouldn't be at all surprised if you lost anywhere from 5-20 lbs !!! But it's not something you can count on, you just follow the plan and what happens..happens..

However....i am VERY certain you will be losing "LOTS" In the next couple months...trust me, YOU CAN COUNT ON THAT  100%!!!

Good luck with your 3wks!!

The first time I did optifast I lost 37 pounds In a month. that was strictly optifas****er and vegetables. I gained back 8 pounds after my surgery was canceled. Now I'm 2 and half weeks on the optifast and have lost 14 pounds. (I did cheat in my first week) I assume it Varies with exercise and also at one point I was doing 3 shakes a day for a few days in the first month. 

GOODLUCK ; )

Hi!

i started Opti at 262 lbs. I lost 18 lbs in 2 weeks. The lbs fell off in the first week 12 and then slowed and I lost 6 more in the 2nd week 

like the others are saying don't compare yourself to other, you will lose what is right for your body! 

Good luck. 

As it has been said, everyone is different.  Some lose lots, and others nothing to barely any at all.  Those who lose lots, tend to be a bit slower starting to lose after surgery.  But everything will work out.

Just follow the instructions that you are given with Opti, and your body will do what it will do.  Don't worry if you don't lose too much.  You just may not see what you are losing.

Cathy

I'm on my last day of 3 weeks of opti.  I lost 13.5lbs week 1, 4.5 week 2, and two days ago I was down another 3.5...  So I'm thinking I'll total out about 23lbs  lost on 3 weeks of opti - tomorrow is surgery day, so I'll weigh myself in the morning. 

Just weighed in at the hospital, 23.8lbs lost on 3 weeks of optifast. 

I am a week away from surgery and have cheated during the last week with little things. Hoping by not cheating anymore, I will be ok for surgery. Optifast is soooo hard. How is everyone doing well successfully?