Hey guys

Im 53 days out and im Down 44.5 lbs which is super The only thing id ever change is i would have got this surgery much earlier. So for all you newbies who are dabiling in the idea i say go for it 10000%

Cool! :0)

The only thing I would change is that I would have done the Optifast pre-operatively for two months, not just two weeks. I lost over 22lb in those 2 weeks and, had i known the huge advantage I would have gained by fasting longer, I would have done it. Starting from a higher weight, I would say it should be a necessity, as my weight loss slowed down after the first 3 months when I began to be able to eat more. I tried exercise but couldn't stick to much more than a long walk once or twice a day, so weight loss slowed down and finally plateaued.

People do it for months?? That's a lot, no? I'm going to do 2.5 wks

If you have a LOT of weight to lose, more fasting is better, because there is a limited window of opportunity to lose the majority of your weight, after which the losses slow down due to larger capacity for eating again, I would recommend Optifast for a long as you can stand it.

I'll begin tomorrow ;0) lol thank u

Getinmybelly

I am not suggesting that you fast for any longer than your doctor recommends, but it certainly would help if you were to fast for longer than 2.5 weeks. One woman I met in a forum was very overweight and her doctor insisted that she do months of fasting. She did it too. The fasting that I did and our surgeon recommends is the plan as suggested in the Optifast plan and it includes one meal a day where you can have steam veggies and things. I found it soooo hard the first 3 days, and then it got easier and easier. I regretted that I didn't start it sooner. I lost so much weight on it. Normally I could never stick such a diet, but knowing that you will go straight to surgery and keep that weight off is such a psychological driver...I found I could manage it without cheating because I knew it would end and things would be out of my hands once I'd had the sleeve. Other times I have tried to do these types of fasts and I haven't even lasted one day!

All the best

Bristlenose

Thank you u. I wish I knew this sooner but I at least will do it for 2.5 wks :0) thanks again great tip!!