What’s the Optavia Diet

Hi!! Great info! I did not see any recipes? Are there some on your webiste?

The good thing about Optivia is they let you eat a lot while losing weight! The first week I started it I saw such good results. It was formulated for people in wheelchairs because they noticed they were gaining a lot of weight but couldn’t burn it off. The diet is pretty amazing in my opinion I feel like she rated it bad because she has never had a weight lost experience. My dietitian told me it was great for me and when going to fancy parties it had really helped me to restrain myself from eating SO MUCH! When doing the plan you have to drink a lot of water which helps with the feeling of being hungry. They let you create what you want using such healthy fats. The food taste pretty good as well so it gets a huge thumbs up for me!

This would so not work for me. Good it works for others though

i am obsessed with your channel. I know its such hard work to upload videos but I wish there were more channels like this out there. Its nice to see someone further along the road to healthy eating and how they make the program work to them along the way!

I follow the plan and I’ve lost 17#,I don’t get hungry like you say and there is plenty of success examples of Optivia.

Interesting! You made it look really good. Today is day one for me and I am unsure if I can make this work. I had the chocolate smoothie for breakfast and the Chicken & vegetable soup for lunch (taste??). Its only 12:30 and I am hungry. But, I am going to hang in there as long as possible. Thank you for showing me your dinner, I cant wait for my smoked salmon salad tonight!:-)

Mallorie what plan did you get the 5/1? Also do they give you the ingredients for the lean meal that we have to prepare? little confused on this program

Ohhhh, the eat less diet, that’s different!!It seems like there are a lot of sweet “fuelings”.  Brownies, shakes and then 1 decent meal for dinner.  My palate is more savory than sweet.

I’m curious if you did a proper transition off of the program? I imagine that if you just stopped the program cold turkey, you might gain most of it back? The point of coaches and the program is to help you transition off properly and learn proper eating habits after you’ve lost the weight. I don’t think they want you to do 5&1 for the rest of your life….

The optivia drones flocked here to give you negative reviews for speaking the truth. Thanks for shedding light on this starvation plan.

I start Monday. Super nervous about the part where I create my own meal lol

So cute
I tore out daily devotions and put in each bag. But so cute idea.

I know several people who are on it and they look amazing and the health benefits they experience out weigh going back to their former western diet, they really are healthy, lean and muscle defined.

I just started this diet, an the food it give you filling is only the first day that is a little uncomfortable,. But yes I have concerns about the ingredients becouse they actually give more energy and I take all the vitamins that I find, and never has given me this lift that I feel now.

Had it not been full of soy protein, this program would have been great. But, while doing this program, I discovered that my body isn’t able to digest soy protein well. This intolerance gradually came on and caused some gall bladder issues and thyroid issues too. All of which were temporary, nothing lasting, but as soon as I stopped eating their fuelings, and with some help from a friend who has some herbal knowledge, I gradually got better. It was no wonder my weight loss plateaued. You need a healthy thyroid to lose weight and manage your metabolism. There wasn’t much I could do with the program after this though because I also have a mild intolerance to dairy protein and soy and diary are the only proteins they have in their food, so yeah, i had to be done. I lost 20 lbs, but then gained 10 lbs back since. I never reached my actual goal.

My wife and I are on this plan and it works. Would it work for everyone? I don’t think so. I was almost 300 lbs and I’m down 30 lbs, but we’re using this as a stepping stone. You just have to trust the program and wanting to make a change in life style.

I am genuinely curious for an unbiased review of Optavia. I was hoping for something more about the quality of the fuelings or a review of user’s experiences, but I did not get that. I have been on Opatvia for a few months now and honestly, I love it. All of the critiques listed here are based on theory and yes, looking at it from her perspective, a lot of what she is saying makes sense. However, my experience has been completely different. Number 1: I hate calling it a diet, even though it’s the appropriate word. Diet means ”pattern of eating”, but now it usually means a short term pattern of eating that is designed to help you lose weight. Optavia is a diet in the true sense of the word. I call it a nutritional plan, though, so I don’t have to constantly explain it to people. The small 100 calorie ”meals” are actually called ”fuelings”, which I find very appropriate. The amount of calories eaten during a day does seem crazy low! However, after a few days of adjustment and generally feeling like crap, I feel MORE energized on the 5 & 1 plan than I did before. Is it enough to exercise and be active? No, and in fact, you are told not to exercise for the first few weeks, which actually makes this program a lot more accessible for a broader range of people. As for price….it does seem that the feelings are expensive. What other program provides 75% of your food, plus a coach and community, for less than $500 a month? I was easily spending $600 a month on my unhealthy eating habits before the program. I will keep looking for some legit negative critiques of Optavia. As for being hungry, I am rarely hungry on Opatvia. Eating 6 times a day really does help, and most of the feelings are tasty and convenient. And no, I am not an Optavia coach, and I was not asked to post this by anyone affiliated with Optavia. I just want viewers to know what my personal experience has been.

I’ve been on Optavia for 3 weeks lost 20lbs, I have no energy and brain fog, plus I get heartburn from the fuelings while some taste terrible. Even though I have great weight lost I think it has dropped down at an unhealthy rate. I hate this diet because I miss my Fruits & Vegetables! I miss real food that I can cook therefore, I am going to transition to Weight Watchers where I can eat real food again and have the energy to exercise.

Omg, do all of your research first. for those who need to lose weight and are trying to find something that works, please don’t be discouraged by this woman. Optavia/Medifast puts you into ketosis, so 80-100 g of carbs is perfect. I absolutely do not crave carbs on this diet and rarely feel hungry, I have to make myself eat. I need to lose over 100lbs and this is working for me. Do what works for you. I’m no, when we are trying to lose weight, we can’t eat cake or $1 cereal!

I have been doing this for 5.5 weeks and have lost almost 8 lbs. I am starved, famished, and so hangry tht I actually yelled at my dog, who is like my baby, and kicked my cat. My BF keeps leaving the house. The fuelings that are supposed to satisfy for 2.5 hours leave me starved after 45 minutes. I am miserable. Coach says, don’t weigh yourself, but rather measure or try on clothes! So I did! I have lost… wait for it… 1/2 inch at my waist. Nothing else has moved. I was already healthy. I did not need to deal with diabetes or high blood pressure, slept fine, good energy. The ONLY reason I did this was to lose weight and I consider it an expensive and very painful FAIL.

I’ve been on Optavia off and on for over 6 months and lost 40 pounds so far. (I am allergic to something in Optavia foods, so I have been tinkering around trying to find out what it is…possibly monk fruit.) When I have gone off of Optavia food, I switch to regular foods in my pantry and fridge that are similar in nutritional values to Optavia. The result has been continued weight loss, but at a slower pace. I think the Optavia plan is great to help a person get into a routine of eating a different way and to get a boost on weight loss. Once a person gets to their goal weight, they are supposed to slowly add normal healthy foods back into their diet. At times when I go off of Optavia food, I watch the scale closer and eat in a very similar pattern as Optavia fuelings. I don’t even crave fast food and sugary foods anymore. I have had some similar thoughts as you, but feel good with my decision to try to stay on Optavia or mimic it as much as possible with regular grocery store items. Any diet plan will be a failure if the person isn’t committed to permanent or long term change.

Love this video!! I think many of these people are missing the point. Yes, you can lose weight but in an unhealthy way and whenever you stop the weight will come back. I personally believe you need to educate yourself in the correct amount of good carbs, fats, and protein. People associate carbs with bread etc. but good carbs are veggies. You need to change your habits and learn to eat with real food!! Also with such low calories your body goes into starvation mode and you start to store fat!

Super helpful, thank you! My insurance offers a discount for this, I had never heard of it. Doesn’t really sound like the right option for me though. I’m looking for a healthy and sustainable lifestyle.
On a side note, it was weird watching you…my own facial expressions are so similar to you I felt like I was watching myself lol! Thanks for taking the time to share this.:)

I disagree with so much in this video. She keeps saying it’s not possible for someone to eat low carb, your body is going to win in the long run, ect. This is a ridiculous statement. I eat low carbs right now, it’s absolutely possible. Tons of people are on paleo, or keto or just low carb diets. Of course, it’s possible to eat low carbs, what a weird thing of her to say.

I could tell where this review was going before it started just by the smirk on your face.

Hi, thanks for the review. I just started it a month ago and have lost 20. Did you do the maintenance? It is very expensive for me as well, but it’s just me. I’m wondering if I can find these shakes & bars in the grocery store. I do cheatI figure it’s better than eating cake & pizza everyday. You are easy to listen to so I’ll follow younot sure what your regular channel is about. ������

This makes me sad you tell people they need “Carbs”’for their brains �� whyyyyy do you encourage that. Starch and cans are so bad for you. This is so sad. Sugar is the enemy. Think what you want. Shame shame shame on you!

I did something similar to your bag thing when I did nutrisystem & slimfast…i used gallon size ziplock bags instead….helps so much

I’m down 40 pounds so far doing the keto diet,I feel great and my energy is through the roof and best of all it cost me ZERO DOLLARS!

My body loves carbs also. Thats why i was 50 lbs overweight. Carbs are addictive. Skinny people like you have no problems eating carbs and lots of them. I have NEVER lost weight when carbs were a significant part of my diet.

You have obviously never tried this program. I have been on it for a year and a half and am down 180 lbs from my highest weight. At first I was skeptical at seeing the total calories, having tried low calorie diets in the past and failed at them. This one, however, is different. You eat every 2-3 hours so you don’t really have a chance to get hungry, and the fuelings have a great balance of nutrients plus vitamins and minerals, so comparing a $3 fueling to cheaper boxed cereal is really not a fair comparison because you don’t get anywhere close to the same level of nutrition. If you add in the fact that you don’t buy as many groceries, and in my case don’t stop for fast food any more, my monthly food bill actually went down. Eating one meal a day that you prepare yourself is a great way to teach portion control and good food choices while still providing the convenience of pre-packaged bars and shakes for the rest of the day.

The consumption of 800-1000 calories is only meant for the weight-loss phase. If you don’t have weight to lose, pick another program. If you do, burning your own fat makes up the difference. So saying you are only eating enough calories to sustain a toddler is not a valid argument a toddler is growing. In my case, I have plenty of stored energy in the form of fat and need to burn it to become healthy. After the first 3-4 days of adjustment to the program, I have not been hungry.

One amazing benefit you didn’t mention is how eating small meals every 2-3 hours helps regulate your blood sugar. I went from pre-diabetic to normal blood sugar pretty quickly and it has remained solidly in the normal range. I am off most of my medications. I have tons more energy than I ever did on any other low-calorie diet or even the non-dieting phases of my life when I was not eating healthy. The fuelings have enough carbs to avoid the keto brain-fog, so even though the lean and green meal is very low carb, the whole diet has just the right amount.

And you didn’t even mention the other parts of the program such as the educational materials that help you transform your mind as well as your body, or the community support, or the personal coach that is included with the program.

Nope, you do not know what you are talking about. No way you can compare Aldi cereal to an Optavia product. I’ve been on 5&1 for one year. I have been the healthiest I’ve been in my 48 years. My blood work proves that I am healthier than ever. This works, backed by science. Loads of coach and community support. You lady, are wrong!

holy crap… MLM diet Coaches pushing chemical based foods.. running around like big shots OPTawhatever….. It’s as a bad as Arbonne

I started optavia 3 weeks ago, my last day is this coming Sunday. I decided to give it a go because I’d be home all day because of covid and because I thought I would make an investment towards my health. First days were hell for me. I stayed on 5-and-1 these few weeks and I’m starting to open my eyes to how ridiculous this feels. Yes, I’ve lost weight, yes I feel better when I look in the mirror. But I hate how restrictive this DIET is. Incredibly unrealistic. I hate having to say no to beans, carrots, fruits, and other vegetables that I know are good for me. I miss eating dinner with my family. I feel ridiculous not being able to indulge not even in a cup of coffee. Apart from their bars, the rest of the food they send you is pretty bad-tasting. You can taste and feel the fake. They all have the same hint of fake taste. I am finishing this month because I did spend a lot of money on it. My coach even tried getting me to be a coach the first few days on the plan, which I said no to, in case that wasn’t clear. I would rather eat good food on my own, when I want to, the way I want to. If there’s one thing I learned while on this plan it is that I have enough will power. Now all I have to do is use this will power to eat a healthier, more complete diet. I can become healthier. But not with optavia. Thank you for your video. I wish I watched it before I gave them my money. P.S I only found out it was optavia until after I payed and received a confirmation email which that in itself should have been a red flag

Have you tried to look up snacks that are comparable to the ones OPTAVIA provides?…

The food (fuelings) are disgusting, I felt deprived all the time. Its also MLM so the coaches just want to sell you the products. The other thing I noticed is that the coaches never stop eating the food because once they do they gain the weight back. Its also filled with SOY.

Lol ur brain uses glucose, not prefers carbs and ur body can make glucose out of ketones.

I have a friend who lost around 40. She is so afraid of gaining the weight back, she still eats their soy bars instead of food. To stay really thin, you can’t eat much. She will go on candy binges and gain 5 pounds and then get back on the diet bars to lose it. Lose and gain lose and gain. She also refuses to eat fruit cause it has sugar. She leads an obsessed lifestyle.

There was a book written called Diets Don’t Work. What happened to eating a balanced diet and exercising? Of course that takes discipline and effort, but I’d think it’d be better and cheaper than a diet or meal plan.

I’m on the diet rn (short term only doing 6 weeks) I’m not a crazy worshipper of the program or anything and I don’t plan to do this for long term. Anyways I just wanted to address the comment about “you’ll be running to your pantry” and tbh I thought I would be me but that hasn’t been my experience. I’ve been pretty full and satisfied with the fuelings and I even have a hard time having all 5 feelings because I’m already full by the time I get to the fifth fueling. Not a crazy dietician or anything but just want to offer my experience.

Ok, I’m on it. I’ve lost 45 pounds in 3 months. It works. But…. You are correct in that it is expensive and not sustainable if you are not a person who can live forever off bars or shakes. My wife is a coach, so I can’t exactly bad mouth it, but I can tell you some of what I have found. Optavia is a low-carb, low calorie diet at its core. The five “fuelings” are about 110 calories each, and the “lean and green” is about 300. That’s around 850 calories a day. There is no adjustment for men or due to start weight, so large people and men lose very quickly compared to people wanting to lose just a few pounds. Essentially, if you can find a well balanced protein bar that matches pretty close the nutritional info on an Optavia fueling, you can do the diet on your own. A few things I have noticesd on the diet; a lot of the things you are not supposed to eat are in their products, and the “green” doesn’t apply to their prepacked meals. Read the label on that Optavis fueling. You will find carbs and sugar, 4 grams in a lot of them, sometimes more. Get one of their Flavors of Home meals, its tiny! Now this is supposed to replace a lean and green, a meal that is usually 6-7 oz of chicken or fish and cups of salad greens. The meal is 10 oz. While there are a lot of vegetables on the ingredients, they are processed and there is nowhere near the volume they call for in a lean and green. Also, the meat is processed and not quite 5 oz. My point being, they have trouble practicing what they preach. If you are doing it, I have this advice for eating out, do the best you can, you will be a lot happier. avoid pasta and potatoes, ask for no bread, and stick to unsauced grilled or baked lean meats like chicken, salmon or sirloin steak, and get veggies and a salad with no croutons. I personally don’t stress about the salad having cheese or onions and get my dressing on the side. It may not be perfect, but it won’t destroy your diet and you can relax a lot more while eating.

Optavia is Medifast.
(Medifast renamed its community/coaching branch Optavia.)
It is a proven and established weight loss program.
I used it on my own, no coach, and lost my weight in two months. Walking keeps it off.

Optavia is awesome! And the “diet” as you call it is just part of the program. There is so much MORE to it and it is changing lives for the better! I am still on my journey and have lost 34 pounds but what’s more important is that I had a dietician AND doctor siked about it! I have 2 autoimmune diseases and diabetic and I have gone from 11 meds to 2. AND in 3 months I have had 1 flare that was a 3 on a 1 to 10 scale! This is why it is so important for people to get ALL the information not just what’s on a website!!!

This is soooooo helpful ���� I’m looking into optiva for short term forsure!!! So glad you made this video!

I’m so sorry…as someone that has had over 100 lbs. to lose, I can tell you that I do not understand what normal eating looks like. While I understand that OPTAVIA 5&1 doesn’t seem sustainable; it’s created to get people down to a health weight. What I learned from my first week is that my portion sizes were so out of control. I’m going on week 2 of the OPTAVIA 5&1 plan and I can say I am not hungry and I do not feel deprived. I believe this is because the fuelings provided are a really good mix of what my body needs in order to sustain itself and burn the fat my body has in order to provide my body with the energy it needs. I have not had cravings. While in quarantine I don’t have to think about going out to eat or parties. In order to enjoy the parties, holidays, etc. I will need to make a decision to go “off” plan and then get right back on or when I go “off” plan, choose the healthy choices I am learning when creating my lean & green meals.

Lady, you don’t know shit. Optavia is a fantastic program that works.

I think it’s common sense that none of these fad diets are healthy long term. I would say use as a tool to kickstart weight loss while you also learn how to eat healthier. You cannot live on shakes and bars and as soon as you go off them you’ll gain the weight back. So use it to kickstart your weight loss and then adopt a healthy lifestyle of walking, fruits and veggies, a little protein and cut the junk food out. Much healthier in the long run!

I was on 5&1 program lost 45 pounds, left program and gain 25 pounds back lol Thats all my fault though. One thing I will discuss is the fact that its like 400$ for a months worth of meals and does not include the meal you chose to cook yourself. I hope to find another program that is less costly or just do things on my own. I was on plan for almost a year and my own coach did not even know how to coach me, it was more motivational than informative. Also no one was ever able to help me when it got to maintance. They would still encourage you to buy their food. For a box of 7 meals it was anywhere from 18-23$. You needed about 23 boxs per month. I loved the fact that I lost weight but man so expensive.

I can’t get through the video with the weird editing and the loud PLONK sounds when you are pointing out things on your computer

I gotta say, I’m not a big fan of the Optavia thing for many reasons, but to lose weight in the short term, you nailed it, girl! I imagine you will get more & more hungry as you burn fat and need more sustaining type of foods, but I was so excited to see someone do well with this!

Oh my goodness gracious $400 a month I will stick to IF. Thanks for this review

I usually cook and bring my lunch to work everyday, salad, main course, fruit. if there is food left over I make additional meals for later so that all I have to do is pop it in the microwave.  anyway, the point being, I’m going to measure my food from now on and make smaller meals, I know my problem is the quantities.  nice video, I hope you reach your goals.

WRONG!! It’s a shame that people listen to this and miss the health opportunities available. This program is evidence based backed by over 30 years of National Institute of Health NIH studies by Mayo Clinic, Ohio University and Cleveland clinic. It’s partnered with John’s Hopkins University Hospital and recommended by over 20,000 physicians across the country. Bottom line…Please don’t listen to this uninformed “Dietician”

You do not ever get a discount as a Coach! Everyone pays the same price! It is not a MLM company!

I love this video and you totally convinced me to try this diet! You look amazing btw! Do you ever go off though.. as in, do you go out to eat for lunch or breakfast? Like eggs? Fruit? Or do you strictly stick to this?

I just got my first box and start tomorrow. Love the idea of putting all 5 Fuelings in a bag so I can just grab and go. Thanks!

Yes, yes, yes!!!!! I started Optavia mainly to cheerlead my husband and to help him along he needs to lose quite a bit of weight; I do not. This is our fourth day, and I am DYING. All I really want to eat at this moment is one of the gorgeous apples sitting on my counter. Instead I have to wait until my next fueling…. I have worked so hard to eliminate all soy from my diet as well as my family’s, yet I find myself tangled up in this web of soy-filled fuelings. Not sure how much longer I can last, to be quite honest. Whole, real foods would be so much more satisfying than this pre-packaged mystery food.

Yes, I believe this is a good program. The only thing is you do need to have money. And I believe that I will have to quit the program. Good luck. God bless and love to all.

I respectfully DISAGREE with this review:
If you were able to drop 40 pounds in a few months, WHAT’S the problem?
It’s not the plan’s fault that you can’t limit your calorie intake, after the plan did it’s job.
This plan of about 500 calories (5 fuelings) one about every 2 hours has worked like magic for me.
I’m not hungry, grumpy or feel in any way deprived.
I have my whole day’s food with me, so I’m not hunting like a crazy person to shove something in my mouth, which always ultimately leads to pizza.
No sugar ups and downs for me.
I also add a egg white omelet, to my day, which is allowed and enjoyed.

It’s only been 3 weeks, my shape is coming back and it’s all great.
I am not as young as Bethany, so I have a lot more world experience.
Loosing weight, for a 60 year old active woman, is not easy.

Take responsibility young lady.
*By the way, I don’t find it to be expensive. I would have paid anything for a plan that helped me get to my goal.
I spend more a lot more than $12.50 a day plus a salad and some egg whites. I live in New York.
I suggest trying this plan if you’ve tried everything and failed.

Very very little self-control is required since the foods are set-up for success.
Self-control in life is necessary I suggest everyone try some:)
Thin people don’t eat the same way that overweight people do. It’s fact. Learn how.

Love the idea about putting the feelings for a day into a brown bag!! Makes it super easy! Plus all the stickers & motivation you write love. I am a month into it and have not had any success. I have been resisting it and not liking the idea of “not eating” basically the entire day. I have learned some new ideas from you and others who have posted ideas. Getting more motivation from these than my coach. He gives me literally no ideas on how to change it up. Plus, the food hacks out there to help with this program. This is my 2nd month & if I do not see results I am planning to stop the program. Hopefully these ideas will help. Thanks for posting.

I just watched your 5 week update video so it’s good to hear your thoughts after 1 year. I am not a fan of “diet foods” but I think it’s good to get something to kickstart the weight loss and kudos to you for using it for that.

Thank you for this video! I find it interesting that there are actually trolls on this page questioning credentials, Colleen is a registered dietician. I think a person with the educational background and relevant credentials has more weight than a fake health coach. I have a scientific and health care education with credentials plus over 20+ years in my profession and worked very closely with dietitians along with PTs, OTs, and so on…..people who go to school and learn the fundamentals around biology, physiology, chemistry, and more plus education and loathes of practicum hours on whatever discipline they plan to pursue. Or you affiliate with a MLM company, use their materials, their products and advise people on their health and easy, you are a “health coach”. When you need liability and malpractice insurance and you have to take tests to update a real piece of paper that confirms you can practice in a certain field, come challenge Colleen. Until then, maybe take some of her advice, it is true and SCARY anyone thinks 1000 calories is healthy, hearing that is part of this program just makes me cringe. And by the way, if you severely limit calorie intake which is what this program does, you are definitely going to lose weight no matter what diet you are on. Is it healthy, not by a mile.

I just started this diet!! The first week I had the Fourth of July and I ate poorly that day. I had a sub sandwich tacos, pizza, cheesecake, and beer Lol. I still lost 13 pounds that week. I’m now two weeks in and down 17 pounds. Super excited! It is absolutely a short term weight loss program meant to teach you portion control, regular control over your eating habits, and how to make lean meals. As a few stated it’s not meant for life they have transition programs and what not. I honestly don’t know much about all that. I think it’s really similar to keto. I’m going to use it for six months then transition to a healthy diet. I’ve found some amazing lean and green meals like crock pot pizza, veggie taco skillet, Big Mac salad, bacon cheeseburger casserole. My mom kept her weight off I’m hoping I’m just as successful!

I lost 100 pounds in 6 months on optavia last year!! I ate out 6 times a month, enjoyed my holidays, and so on. You’re not supposed to but I did. I took three months off to maintain and eat regular but healthy food. I just started again 3 weeks ago and I’m already down 15 pounds! Low carb is the way to go. Some people can eat a lot of carbs with body types like the woman in this video. I have had trouble with my weight since the third grade. If I eat more than 130 total carbs a day I am gaining weight. Optavia is 80-100 total carbs a day which is a lot compared to more extreme options like keto. Also fruit and certain veggies are higher in carbs which is why they suggest in the weight loss phase you don’t eat them. This is just common sense lol although I still eat berries and oranges. I don’t know everything about optavia but it worked for me after nothing else did. I honestly had a hard time getting all my food in. It’s so filling once you get past the first week. Plus I know I can transition back into normal healthy eating once I’m done☺️

I was skeptical when I first started it but I dropped 25 pounds last year and have kept the weight off *which was all I needed to lose as I weighed 200, and I’m 5’10). And it’s much more than just weight loss as they provide you with the tools and resources to support you. (And no I’m not a coach nor do I work for this company, I’m just a grateful customer.)

I did a 500 calorie diet once and it was honestly pretty filling. The food was really good

Hi I am curious because you are not suppose to use the fueling for ever and I was taught how to replicate them. you basically learn how to eat 100 calories for each fueling. I no longer order the fuelings because I am at my optimal weight. Also you can do a 4-2 program or 3-3 program

I really like this review simply because of the honesty. I was questioning how this diet holds up in the long run and appreciate your view. Thank you!

You say that nothing is defined, however, everything is defined in both books you are given when you begin the PROGRAM! Also, it is NOT a diet it is a new healthier way of living. When you reach your optimal goal then you are able to up your nutritional amount. You should really check your facts! What you say is wrong. Additionally, if your in a place such as myself where you need help with losing weight and cooking healthy it is PERFECT!
Carbs are also bad for you by the way… check into all of the low and no carb diets… OptaVia is awesome!! I’ve no problem with wanting to eat more and also the lean and green is not the only meal. Again, do your research because you don’t have all the facts straight!

I just got off the vegan diet a year ago. I lost waaaayy too much weight on that diet & burned through my reserves to the point I felt like death despite eating every HOUR towards the end. My hair fell out, period was showing signs it would stop soon too, my gums bled, I was always bloated then I got 3 cavities! When I first went vegan I was rapidly losing weight but I felt great bc I was burning my own fat as energy. I’m normally 115, there isn’t much to burn off.

I’ve never had any weight issues, but my son was born before switching to the vegan diet & I’d gained 75 pounds during my pregnancy! He was a healthy 9 pound baby, delivered natural. The vegan diet helped me lose weight AND too much of it. Today is literally day one of Octavia & I’m probably not going to continue. It feels too restrictive; like you I’m not thinking this is a long term solution. Eating bars all day? Nope. The food is all processed junk & I am still healing from the vegan diet! My hair continues to grow back in the way it should. I truly don’t feel starving myself is healthy on processed junk (bc on the vegan diet I ate whole foods, organic & still felt like poop without animal products.) So for me, it’s a no. Even on day one. I will not put myself in harm’s way for the sake of people proclaiming it’s so amazing ever again.

I’m a VERY active person tending to horses, dairy goats, chickens, & homeschooling my toddler. I basically dont get to sit down much throughout the day. I think I gained weight now, bc the vegan diet made me lose a ton of weight & now I’m back to eating a normal diet. It’s like dang girl, you were starving, let’s store some fat for you for the next famine! Lol. I have no doubt I can burn this off another way, but I refuse to starve myself on a restricted diet again.

MY GOAL IS TO BE HEALTHY, NOT LOSE TONS OF WEIGHT RAPIDLY. & that ends my rant lol.

Hi Colleen, Can you please do research on “Shaklee, #1 Natural Nutrition Company in the U.S.? Let me start you with this first: http://www.landmarkstudy.com This is a “Peer Review Journal Study”! I won’t do anything without the company having many, many Peer Review Journal Studies since I come from a family of Science. Please get back to me with your results! Thank you! Great Video!
I lost weight too but on Shaklee with approximately 1500 calories per day. Walking 60 minutes per day and eating a lot of fruit and veggies from my own veggie garden! I lost the “Fat”, not the “Muscle” since fat burns 2 calories per pound of fat and muscle burns 50 calories per pound of muscle! I’d rather keep the muscle on my body and lose the fat and eat all the “Right” nutrition that my body needs! My body after 6 weeks started to lose weight but my body before that started to tone, it was amazing!
I had all the energy I needed and “I Felt Great for the first time in my life”! All my blood tests now come back normal and my Vitamin D3 is really Great! My cholesterol dropped from 286 to 209 and I lost 16 lbs over a 3 month period which I went from a size 12 to a size 8! That was super in itself and 9 years later, I’m still at my size 8! I still grow my veggie garden and eat a lot from it. Lean meat only about 3 times a week.
Has anyone asked if Octavia has any “Peer Review Journal Studies” done by Universities and have gone through the “Peer Review Association” screening? I’d like to see them!
You see, my son published a paper when he was in college and they only allowed him to do the research from “Peer Review Studies” no other, or it couldn’t be published! That’s when I learned that if a study isn’t Peer-Reviewed, you can’t trust it! Cathy

Thank you for your video. I was considering signing up but think I will stick to my nutrisystem plan! It is half the cost the weight is coming off slower but I would rather do it this way PLUS I can maintain this lifestyle of eating. I can’t eat 5 small snacks a day with one meal. That’s insane

When going on Optavia, get in the Habits of Health book and workbook that you get….it’s a life changer, not just a diet!

this is a program for lazy people. you’re paying out the ass for snack bars and chips and powdered shakes. just go to the grocery store, get some clif bars and some fruit and veggies and make some smoothies for half the price and more nutrition. people are stupid as hell im sorry this isnt rocket science and the 5 and 1 thing is really unhealthy. you gotta be dragging ass by the middle of the day eating like that lmao

A toddler isn’t sitting at a desk working 8 hours a day. Also, when you go through menopause, your metabolism slows way down. This diet works for some people. Can’t put everyone in a box.

Your brown paper bag trick of writing it all down/planned is such a good idea! Thank you for the inspiration. Will you be updating your videos sometime soon?

No matter how you lose weight if you go right back to how you used to eat you will gain the weight back. If you stop the changes you are making now you will gain it back too. I lost 80 lbs six years ago. It is still gone. But you have to learn about and stay on the maintenance plan. You don’t have to eat like that on the maintenance plan.

It is important for anyone viewing this video to do their own fact-checking because this review contains incorrect interpretations, out and out lies about the program and negates the fact that it was co-founded by a critical care doctor who’s worth checking out: Dr. Wayne Scott Anderson. Then I would challenge you to check out Ms. Christensen’s credentials.

The worst over priced program I ever seen in my life. Let’s pay $418 a month to starve all day eating what tastes like cardboard with no nutritional value.
A cult who screws over people by not refunding their returns when the customer is unsatisfied.
I did the program for few months and I never felt so tired, and ill in my life. Headaches, stomach aches, and I lost so much hair, I’d cry in the shower, chunks coming out. Once I stopped the program I gained all the weight back, and more because my body was just starved.
I lose weight by eating small portions and not over indulge on carbs as i stay active.
Those who are defending this cult…. good luck to you. Losing 6 pounds in 3 days is very alarming.

May I ask some questions about your maintenance? I’m finishing a 50lb loss.

It’s really interesting to hear your thoughts on this having tried it. I think anything where they force you to use their products only are more of a money maker than actually a ‘healthy lifestyle’ thing. I’ve tried some of those in the past and I think where you have the option to do your own cooking & as you said, make your own choices eating out are a better option.

There is a 3 and 3 plan after the 5 and 1 which allows you to eat 3 balanced meals… plus three snacks. The five and one plan is just until you reach your desired weight.

I have realized more than enough times that I don’t believe in diets. I mean everyone is allowed to try and experiment with methods and yes they do work for a great many people. My attitude is really about not what you eat…it’s really about how much of it you eat in a meal. My main challenge is eating only one portion at a meal because I get real hungry real quick. However, I have been told that reason why that happens is because I eat too fast and I need to slow down my intake of food. Also exercise is something that I have been lacking for about 2 years because I use to be a gym rat but, job changes and time restrictions have really taken their toll. I may not look it but, there was a time where I was classified as borderline obese and I was not happy with that (not a believer in body positivity right here). No carbs and no sugar I don’t believe in at all. It’s just for me finding a balance, counting your calories and getting in exercise. As soon as I becoming a home owner I am going to be investing in equipment finally get back into cardio training and muscle building as I use to. I am certain I can get back to the weight I was at before I changed my career.

My Uncle was captured by the Nazi’s in WW2 and sent to a forced labor camp. He was forced to work 15 hours per day and the Gestapo fed him a biscuit and broth twice per day. When he was liberated from the Stalag, he was 85 pounds at 6 feet tall. The lesson? Starvation will cause weight loss. Being hungry is not happiness.

Today is week eight on Optavia and I am down 24 pounds. Couldn’t be happier. I wake up naturally between eight and 8:30 AM, I’m eating more now than I ever did before, I now drink half a gallon of water a day and I’m excited to cook each night. The fueling’s are filling so there’s no desire for food, especially since were eating six times a day every 2 1/2 hours. I think you’re losing this battle.

I did a lot of research and let me tell you where I’m at in my health. I could probably stand to lose some extra calories even if it’s the recommended calories. I’m 5’4” and almost 200lbs… I’ve always struggled with my weight and I find that by consuming too many carbs the bad and the good I gain weight. Plus, snacking is my weakness… and that usually consists of something totally unhealthy… So my goal here is to start a good practice and get back to the weight I was before I lost control and just didn’t care anymore. I’ve gone to a dietician and y’all are skinny mini’s so you have no idea how us more plump people feel… So although your video was informative… I just see a skinny girl talking ����‍♀️����‍♀️

On OPTAVIA right now, and definitely like your review and love your honest truth about it

Your skin looked so good at your 21 days…. hope you are still doing well!!! I love Optavia…. the whole program, for life!

I love the idea of making up the bags. So convenient and inspiring little messages on the bag are so cheery!

Thanks for sharing, great tips for people who are going to start the program

I love the bags you made up so cute! I just got my optavia box today! Have a great day.

Congrats sweetie! I’m very happy for you! I’m trying to learn about this and make a decision. Thanks for your vauable time and knowledge!God bless you and your family and your efforts!������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������

I’ve known several people who lost a bunch of weight on this…then gained it all back. Strict diets like this don’t help you form sustainable healthy habits that fit your lifestyle. And like Colleen said, any diet that tells you not to eat nutritious fruits and veggies should be a red flag. Losing weight really quickly does not mean that a diet is healthy for you!

I’m curious too about how you felt physically. I did Nutrisystem several years ago for about two months. I lost like 30 pounds but all I ever did was sleep. Pretty much I’d eat all of my meals at work and then sleep until it was time to go to work again because I didn’t have the energy to do anything. Half the time I was falling asleep at work too! and I was allllways hungry.

I COMPLETELY agree. I did the program for one month. It is not sustainable. I’ve had similar results eating real food.

Best of luck to you!
A similar, but meatier & heartier pre-packaged diet program worked extremely well for my brother-in-law, who used it for about 20 months. Now he eats regular food in appropriate portions, and has done great for the last 15 years, with no backsliding. He has powerful self-control. I think he started at a BMI of about 36-37?
(That way would never have worked for me; I had to figure out my own, slower way. No packaged food or groups for me.). My pre-work walking companion was totally essential! Bless her for being at my back porch every day at 05:30 no matter the weather.). But I did it, got down from 31 to 24 BMI, and haven’t regained either.

Folks have to figure out their own way of doing it, but self-control and effort is necessary.

Good for you but I could not do it I lost weight on keto and intermittent fast down from 257 to 132. I can live life on keto but no way on this plan to much eating and spiking insulin doesn’t seem like real clean food but best of luck to you!

If you use the program correctly. After you hit your optimal weight, you go through transition and eventually don’t do the program anymore. It is made to create new habits. And have you live a healthier life style.

I just started my journey this is my second day. I have noticed I feel a bit off mostly lightheaded and nauseous is that something u experienced?

Seriously.? I disagree. I took Nutrition as part of my Gerontology Certification program. Yes, you need more calories to MAINTAIN your weight but to cut down to LOSE weight. That is BASIC science. Als

Let me know if you need anything! I’m six months in and nearly in transition.

I’ve done low carb for years. I don’t find myself hungry or craving anything, but…let me just add that I eat plenty of fat, and am not eating dodgy cereal bars from some MLM all day = 0

Thank you for sharing this video. It is inspirational to see others and hear their stories. It will certainly help me on my own journey!