| Title: | Weight Loss and Maintenance |
| Notice: | **PLEASE** enter notes in mixed case (CAPS ARE SHOUTING)! |
| Moderator: | ASICS::LESLIE |
| Created: | Mon Jul 09 1990 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jun 03 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 933 |
| Total number of notes: | 9931 |
Hi...My mother has been on Opti-fast and is going
to start re-feeding in the middle of April. She is
nervous about whether she will be able to control her
food intake during refeeding and onward.
I have told her that I will print out some or the messages
from this notes file of people who have succeeded so that
she knows that she can too. (thank you Joel). Anyway,
does anyone know what I can tell her to make her feel more
sure of herself? Does anyone have any pearls of wisdom? I
will see her this upcoming weekend.
Amy
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| 424.1 | GERBIL::JAFFE | The Big Blue Buster from CMG | Tue Mar 28 1989 10:53 | 19 | |
Youv'e come this far don't blow it now.
You have to deal with food eventually
You did real good under totla restriction of Optifast - losing and/or
maintaining will be real easy with a slightly wider selection to
choose from.
The things you learned during the fast and helped you be successful
during the fast are the same things that are needed during refeedign
You dealt with stress, anger, depression, happiness, etc. during
fasting and did not have to resort to food to comfort those emotions,
the same will be true during refeedign
Good luck to MOM
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| 424.2 | What we've learned | MSDOA::ATCHLEY | Tue Mar 28 1989 15:44 | 24 | |
I'm also an Opti-Faster and start "refeeding" April 7. I'm also worried, but am planning to stick with the remaining 3 months for the refeeding program and then stick with the 6 month maintenance plan. They quote figures like "for those who continue through maintenance 80% keep their weight off" and only 20% keep it off for those who don't do it. Of course, it sounds like good marketing for their 6 month program, and I've not seen the actual "raw" data to substantiate it. Just use what she's learned so far in the program: Learned what our eating "triggers" are; Learned that we CAN do without that dessert; Learned that we CAN say NO; Learned that we don't HAVE to eat something, it will still be available at some other time; Learned that we can survive on less food than we thought we "needed"; No one can do it but me; It feels GOOD to be thinner!!! I've lost 41 to date. Debbie | |||||
| 424.3 | LDYBUG::PINCK | Amy Pinck, Long Live the Duck | Thu Jul 27 1989 14:43 | 14 | |
Hi again. I have been away from this notes file for a
while and have lost track of the 'fasters'. How are you
guys doing?
Has anyone gone on to the second set of fasts? My mother
has done really well for the ??? number of weeks in
between fasts. She has lost more weight. (Up to 83lbs now!!!)
Anyway, what are some things I should tell her about how
it will be different now?
Good luck everyone!!
Amy
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