If you were over 300 pounds.....

How much weight did you lose on Optifast?

I've lost 25, but I'm 1/2 way through. 1 and a half weeks left.

 I started at 357 and lost 17 in 3 weeks.

Started at 359, lost 18 in two weeks.

My starting weight was 353 and my 1st week on Opti is done & I lost 8lbs. My surgeon said he expects 15lbs in 3 weeks. I chose to add another week so I'm thinking 20lbs. Dr. Huynh said he's happy with 15lbs lost.

Simona are you doing 4 weeks of Optifast?

I am doing 4 weeks. 3 just didn't seem like enough time to un-do 39 years worth of damage to my internal organs. Dr. Huynh assured me 3 would be enough but I still opted for 4 weeks.

Simona, I have lost some weight from my highest weight of 390 - my starting weight will be very close to yours maybe a little lower depending on how I do with weight loss in the month of July.  So I'm very curious how your body is responding to the Optifast.

How is it going for you?  Are you adding in broth, jello, or other clear fluids?  Has it affected your mood at all?  My boss is worried I'll be a crabcake at work lol.

It hasn't had any effect on my mood but the first few days had me really sluggish! I'm with Humber & they allow green veggies so I have Opti, SF Jello & my veggies I have with my lunch Opti.

So far, so good. Peeing a lot! But it's given my IBS a nice break!

The first 3 days were the hardest. I was always thinking about food. The one thing I'm glad I didn't do was have the "last meal" that a lot of people do. Even 1 high fat meal can enlarge the liver & that goes against my goal and against my reason for adding another week.

Sluggish isn't the word for it!  The first day was absolute hell for me!  It got better pretty quickly.  I lost 10 pounds in the first week and it keeps falling off.  I woke up this morning to find that I somehow shed 2.5 pounds overnight!  1.5 more weeks of Opti to go!