I felt really good going into my Week 5 weigh-in. My jeans are loose and my underwear was starting to seem too big.  I hopped up on the scale feeling pretty confident.  My starting weight at the beginning of this program was 204.3. My weight on Tuesday, November 16th 2010 was... 194 Pounds! Woo hoo!  I've lost my first 10 pounds!!  It works out to exactly 2 pounds a week for 5 weeks!  I had Kaitlyn take this photo: Even though I'm losing weight, it's still a challenge for me to get all 6 products in most days.  I'm starting to think that for my body, 5 products is enough, but everyone at Optifast keeps pushing me to get 6.  I just nod my head, but in the end, it has to be about what I can do. And what I can do, that certainly seems to be working, is get 5 products in a day. I'm not worried at all about Thanksgiving next week. I'll have my regular products in the morning, then count Thanksgiving dinner as two meals, and if I still need another product or two after … [Read more...]