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I'm starting it Saturday! I've read (on one of these threads) that it has a Play-Doh like after taste lol I will check in on Saturday to give my review :)

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Carmen... Its crazy because I'm doing my pre-op tomorrow and my surgery is on the 23rd also... My Dr. wants me to start the Optifast on the 16th but I think Im going to start soon I want to start losing NOW!

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I start my 3 weeks of Opti-fast on Monday. Just bought $300 worth. I hope it isn't that bad.

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I start my 3 weeks of Opti-fast on Monday. Just bought $300 worth. I hope it isn't that bad.

Hello btrieger... How is the world did you lose 74lbs. before surgery?!? I had the hardest losing my 20 in 3 months.. lol I need to know your secret!

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Hello btrieger... How is the world did you lose 74lbs. before surgery?!? I had the hardest losing my 20 in 3 months.. lol I need to know your secret!

It will be closer to 90 pounds by the time I have surgery.

I basically just cut my portions by 1/4 to 1/3 and have been walking at least 150 minutes a week.

I am not a big sweets eater. I just over-ate a lot and sat on my ass even more.

I use a Bodybugg to count how many calories I am burning and log everything I eat to know how many calories I am consuming. This way I know what I can eat or how much I have to exercise to lose 3 pounds a week.

I am not working too hard and haven't gone to bed hungry yet.

* This is not the first time I have lost a ton of weight. The band is going to be my safety net. I am not getting banded to lose weight. I am doing it to keep it off.

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Carmen... Its crazy because I'm doing my pre-op tomorrow and my surgery is on the 23rd also... My Dr. wants me to start the Optifast on the 16th but I think Im going to start soon I want to start losing NOW!

LOL crazy!!! I really wonder if the doc is having me start tomorrow or Monday...I guess I will find out in a few hours!! :sifone:

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