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TSM
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Posted: 2 August 2009 02:07 am |
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Alright, so here goes -
My goal is to drop 100 pounds - without using surgery. With that in mind, this fall I intend on starting the Optifast program. I plan on going all out with it - the meal replacements, the counseling, etc. As soon as the eighteen weeks are finished and I'm weaned back onto solid foods, I want to apply what I've learned from Optifast and try to work myself into Weightwatchers. I want to use the point system to help me learn how to eat the right foods - and in the right portions.
I've been getting a lot of grief from friends and family over Optifast. They say that it's not a long term solution - and honestly, I agree. But, at 5'7 and almost 250 pounds, it's becoming a struggle to get in shape. It's difficult for me to walk anything more than a quarter-mile without some form of back or knee pain!
The truth is, I'd like to use the Optifast program to jump-start my weight loss. I'd like to use the program - along with whatever exercise I can do - to drop hopefully around fifty pounds. From there, I think that a combination of high-intensity exercise and Weightwatchers will help me achieve the rest of my goal.
I know that diets consisting solely of liquids can have negative side-effects, and I've already planned to take both a multivitamin and a fiber supplement while on the program. So long as I keep up with my doctor visits and group counseling, I feel that Optifast can do a lot of good for me - especially as a sort of introduction into a whole new lifestyle.
Is this plan really so bad? Any thoughts, experiences, or opinions are welcome.
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Nir
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Posted: 2 August 2009 08:07 am |
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Seems like a more expensive version of the SlimFsat range of meal replacement products. What's the twist? are you not allowed real food? How do you think this will impact your ability to maintain your weight as compared with doing a lifestyle change with real (healthier, low calorie) foods? I ask this because we've had people come to us to Overeaters Anonymous after a time on liquid diets and guess what they have no clue about what to do next.
Have you read our tutorials yet?
By the way there is a difference between getting your nutrients from a processed product and getting them from real food.
I think you've got to ask yourself: am I considering this because I think it will be more effective than dieting with real foods? (it wouldn't be) or because it will make calorie-counting more easy (yes it would, but that's hardly a good enough reason) or because for the calories these seem like tasty products (you should educate yourself on what healthy low-calorie foods exist - there's tons of stuff you can have instead of shakes).
That's my take on it anyhow, good luck whatever you do.
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