Success Stories

June's Story

Making the decision to join Optifast was the most difficult part of the program. Once I made up my mind, everything else was easy. I went on my first diet at age 13, so I am an old pro about different diets and weight loss programs. I even owned a weight loss center franchise for a few years, so not knowing how to eat healthfully could not be an excuse for me. When the scales were approaching the 200 mark, I panicked. There was no way I was going to weigh 200! When I was being considered for a management position that involved being in front of clients, I knew I had to make up my mind to do something about my weight. I have read the research about how appearance can affect business decisions and I have been on the receiving end of rejection because of my weight. I needed professional support, attention, and guidance.

The Optifast program provided everything I needed - physician care, psychological counseling, exercise options, and maintenance support. Most of all, I felt accepted, encouraged, and loved by the staff. I started just after 9/11, lost 35 pounds in 13 weeks and have managed to keep most of it off. I know that keeping off the weight will always be more difficult than losing it, but with the support of the Optifast staff, I know I can always return to take off a few pounds I gain, or to continue to lose my last 20 pounds.

-June Barksdale

Jimmy's Story

After several years of procrastination and a growing inability to control my weight problem, I finally turned to the Optifast Program to help me. I quit smoking 17 years ago and gained about six pounds a year every year after that. When I enrolled in Optifast and weighed in, I tipped the scales at 293 pounds. I wore pants with a 48-inch expandable waist trousers, which were getting too tight, and double extra large shirts. I was miserable, my self- confidence was at an all time low and I found myself becoming more and more distant from friends and relatives. I had even stopped attending church because I was so uncomfortable with myself.

Now, just over six months later, I have lost 105 pounds, weigh in at 187, wear 36 pants and medium shirts. And I feel like a new person. My self-confidence is restored, I am becoming active again socially and I am attending church every Sunday ... and enjoying being there. Since completing the "hard core" part of the program, I am approaching food with an entirely new attitude. In addition to maintaining a strict regimen during the early days to the program, I was also exposed to an entirely new way of thinking about food. In fact, I have been "fussed at" by the dietition for not eating enough. This program is simple to follow and surprisingly effective. Once I made the commitment to change my lifestyle ... and bought into the concept ... it was the easiest thing I have ever done. I had tried other methods, including one of the popular " doctor supervised" programs in town, and nothing worked. Optifast works! For anyone looking to lose weight, I can honestly say that it is worth every penny.

Would you like to find out more about how you can achieve weight loss success? Contact us now online or call us at (706) 860-0070 during business hours.

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