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I had a friend that was on the Optifast plan and lost over 100 lbs. He learned how to eat in the process, and eat easy. That’s my downfall, learning to eat eay, no excuses. I need to kick it into gear. I had another friend who of course was on optifast due to her r & y surgery, so I am going to go for it and see how it goes for me. Gastric Bypass will be my last ditch effort, but I have a good feeling about this Optifast plan. I moved to Houston Texas and it is warmer here and more out doorsy, so I hope to get out and in the pool, and walking and all that. Dogs can’t take the heat though. I am going to go for a walk today I think even though it’s hot. Any input on Optifast is appreciated.

If you are having trouble take your weight and multiply it by 7…..that is the current intake of calories to lose weight. I am doing it and have lost 5lbs in the last week, so I am working with that. I haven’t implemented my exercise plan yet….and once I do I will be burning calories….I will not be upset if I eat something I shouldn’t I will just work it off at the gym. I will and I mean WILL lose at least 100 lbs or more before 12/31/09.

I think I finally came to the realization that I really have to do this now. I gained more than I lost and I need to do something before I get in some serious issues healthwise. i am ready to go for it and lose 1/2 of me. I am inspired by the biggest loser and I am going to look more into that way of life, I know I need to get something done right away. I am joining a gym and going to work with a personal trainer. I was going to go for bariatric surgery but I am going to try to retrain my mind first before I do that. That will be the last resort.

I am getting back up on the horse and riding off into the sunset again. I am using slimfast and weight watchers for now. I am starting today and hope by the end of September to have 20 lbs gone. I need all the  motivation I can get. Let’s do this together! Anyone else doing what I am doing?

I am considering joining Weight Watchers. I think I would like to try the online program. Does anyone do this and if so what would you say are the pros and cons. I heard the points system is the best way, but what about online verses in person? Any thoughts?

I gained 10lbs over the last 3 months. The holidays are a very hard time for me with my mom and dad gone. I felt a little better this year. My dreams of living in the south were dashed too, so that was another hit to my soul. I am bouncing back and my goal starting tomorrow is to watch what I eat and begin to exercise. My dog and i will be walking daily no matter what(except rain). Walking around my complex once is 1/2 mile, so I will do that starting 2 times and work my way up from there. I am also going to get certified in my daycare and that will help with getting kids in.  Not much else to say but my long term goal will be 100lbs and I will be doing 10 lb mini goals every month and if I am close by the end of the year than great.

Well I got about the biggest dose of reality you could get. I ended up in the hospital and found out I was put in for a BP of 206/100 and well Vertigo. I haven’t been on my meds for diabetes for a long time. It caught up with me. I have now had this incident and found out that I can no longer let it go and stay off my meds, pretending things will be ok eventually. So I am going to be taking some proactive measures to make sure that my whole family (son and I) are happy, healthy and able to eat better and exercise. I am going to be ready to get started now. Hardening of the arteries and neuropathy have finally woke me up, too bad I let it come to this. I was happy to see I lost another 11 lbs, so I am very happy about that. I will take that and continue on.

21 LBS DOWN WOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

I have been out of the loop, sorry, but I just have had so much going on, in my world. I moved, then the same day I moved lost my job. That really ruined my day. I still think I have lost some weight though, but I need to go check somewhere. Find a way to weigh in. Right now I am really thinking about just getting my stuff together and get a job, then from there I will get back on track.

 Have a good day i will update soon.

I am down 10lbs in a little longer than when I got on here. My 262 was from my last doctor’s appt which was the middle of June so 10 lbs in a little over a month

I was reading several medical journals lately after hearing of a story on television that the R n Y cures Diabetes and well from what I am reading in about 15 separate articles is yes it does, and they have begun to perform surgery on thin people with Type II Diabetes and it is working. I have several friends against it and I was until reading all these articles, and well 15 of them is a lot to read with the same outcome that this is working. I guess it does something to your hormones and has NOTHING to do with losing weight. If that is the case then I am all for it because well honestly I just feel that I want to be healthier, if I lose weight in the process of curing my diabetes ALL THE BETTER.

Now for the skeptics that are saying your diabetes goes away with weight loss, well it doesn’t go away, it is still there lurking for years and will come back with a vengance. I will take your limbs from you, make you blind and possibly worse with strokes and death. I am going with these doctors that say the R n Y cures it by altering these hormones. I think that is better than testing the waters of it coming back later.