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I did Optifast in the early 1990s and lost about 100 lbs. It's great for accelerated weight loss when you stick with it. It also seems to give you a lot of energy once you get past the first few days.
My problem was that staying on Optifast wasn't a realistic long term goal. Once I moved onto a modified Optifast program, I started eating the wrong things again. Then the weight piled back on, along with another 100+ lbs. This may not happen for you, but I'm just sharing my experience. I always found it very easy to lose weight when motivated, but keeping it off was an entirely different animal.
I wish you the very best of luck! 
"Oderint Dum Metuant" Discover the joys of the Five Day Meat Test!
Height: 5'-7" HW: 449 SW: 392 GW: 179 CW: 220
Snowboarding lessons is freaking amazing. Way to go.
www.sexyskinnybitch.wordpress.com - my journey to sexy skinny bitch status
11/16/12 - Got my Body by Sauceda - arms, Bl/BA, LBL, thigh lift.
HW 420/ SW 335 /CW 200 
85 lbs lost pre-op / 135 post op
~~~~Alison~~~~~
SO I have been taking snowboarding lessons. The first lesson, I was flat on my butt and the instructor came over, reached down to give me a hand up. I said oh no, I'm ok I'm far too heavy, you will hurt yourself.
He laughed and said he'd be ok.
So I tried and he pulled me up easily. I was shocked. I was also DELIGHTED!
RNY 2011/07/26 HW 338; SW 301; LW 199; Starting over weight 255; CW 212; GOAL #1 lose regain back to 199 lbs!
I'm one month out as well. Even though I follow all the rules and do not overeat at all, I still have a "full" uncomfortable feeling in my chest a lot of the time. Are you experiencing anything like that?
It's possible you could be losing inches, instead of pounds, at this point in your weight loss.
Some people do have to do Optifast before their surgery. Others just varying forms of a liquid diet. Good luck! Once you are off the heavy carbs it does get easier...
Cynthia 5'11" RNY 7/23/2014
Goal reached 17 months. 220lb Weight Loss
Plastic Surgery Dr. Joseph Michaels - LBL and Hernia Repair 2/29/16, Arm Lift, BL, 5/2/16, Leg Lift 7/25/16
#lifeisanadventure #fightthegoodfight #noregrets
HW - 392
LW - 204
TW - 203
A month out and I'm finally feeling a bit better. Still having to watch what I pick up and avoid heavy stuff, but I'm doing better about it and it's bothering me less everyday.
I'm going to be back in the gym next week - yay! I'm taking it slow, only a few days (every other day) and starting at half time to see how it goes.
HW - 392 * CW - 200 * * * Lost - 192, To Goal - 40
"almost there,...keep going,...stay focused,...eyes on the prize" - the guy at my gym
You go, girl!! 
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
No surgery planned, actually. I'm just doing Optifast on its own. I know pretty much everyone here is having some sort of surgery but I think I'm going to run into a lot of similar challenges, especially with people who are required to do the program before their surger.
HW: 380 SW: 351 CW: 295 GW: 135 -- Third goal 277
