Optifast Program

Pros: Quick, rewarding, Worth it.
Cons: Fear of going back to old habits.

20 lb loss the first month and 2/wk since and I'm at 30 lbs off now. My high blood pressure was gone in 2 weeks and I feel great. It has been very easy for me. It helped me stop eating and drinking as a habit. I constantly had something in my hand and on its way in. Now I feel good all the time. Nervous about eating and drinking again but my team is so supportive I'm really looking forward to only eating quality foods in moderate quantities. Weight Watchers will probably be a good place to go next. I had started WW before but I managed to drink my points so I realized I really had a "eating and drinking in quantity" problem. I believe I've fixed that. I have 20 lbs to go so we'll see. I'm motivated but I know this is the easy part. Keeping the new habits will be the challenge.

Pros: Lost 50 lbs in three months
Cons: hungry the 1st three days

It was the best program I ever did, I was reffered by my physician to have surgery to help me lose weight fast, instead I met this great Dr. in Beverly Hills who really helped me with the program, it is hard at first but the program i was doing really helped me go through the rough times

Pros: Rapid Weight Loss Delicious Shakes No Thinking/Mesuring/Looking up Calories
Cons: Your a bit hungry No variety of taste

I found the Optifast program to be just what I needed. You really have to have the willpower and drive to to this. YOU EAT NO FOOD! The begining was a bit hard, but it gets better with each passing day. You start loosing weigh almost immediatly, and each week I lost between 2-5 pounds. That kind of results encouraged me to stay on. Ive been on it for 12 weeks now, and have lost 43 pounds. The shakes taste good too, and they have a chicken and a tomato soup.(nice to have a cold or hot option)
Also going to meetings and facing a scale each week helped me stick with it. I'm now exersizing now and hope to continue with the plan for at least another 12 weeks. Ive lost 4 pant sizes and feel great.
I would recomend this to anyone looking to kick start their long term weight loss plans. I myself plan on changing my eating habits perminently, and to never again be in a size 22.

Pros: I think the shakes are yummy! Not hungry, quick to lose lbs!
Cons: A little pricey, but my ins covers most of it, missing real food...

I have been on the modified fast program for 1 week and I am very pleased so far. (9 lbs!) The 1st couple of days were a challenge, but not nearly as bad as I had expected. I think the shakes taste pretty good, especially when mixed with a dash or two of cinnamon. The program really is much easier than I thought. The hardest part is the cravings, but I get over them. I feel great, and my confidence and energy are rising! A tad pricey, but I was spending way more $ on eating meals out & at the grocery store, that's for sure. So, for me it's worth it! I fear weight gain once I'm done, but there is a year long maintenance program afterwards, so hopefully this will help. Good luck!

Pros: Loose or gain weight depending on how you use it.
Cons: Price, Doctor supervision advised.

For some people, Optifast is a great meal supplement. It can be used in reverse to gain weight in a fast and easy way. Body builders know this as well as endurance athletes. It can also be used by people who are unable to chew or swallow whole food. (Under a Doctors supervision)

Some reviewers did not do their homework and mention that it lacks vitamins and minerals. In general, this product has around 1/3 the daily requirement per serving.

The chocolate variety is the best stand alone flavor, but the vanilla mixes well with fresh fruit and makes a great smoothie. Experiment with this and you will find something you can tolerate while either gaining or loosing weight.

Pros: It's fast.
Cons: liquid only. very tiny solid wastes at the toilet. tastes disgusting. missing vitamins and minerals.

Optifast is not for overweight people. Optifast is only for the obese. Astronaughts can't live on this diet, and you can't either. You MUST drink water a lot. Liquid only diet. It is only for the obese to save their lives. The milkshakes taste awful because they're like vitamins and minerals. You may want some vitamins and minerals not part of the Optifast program. Taking a vitamin tablet and drinking water every 4 hours seems the same.