My name is Sheryl and I was a participant in the initial test marketing group for the Bystrictin natural gastric bypass program. FULL DISCLOSURE: All test subjects were provided with a complimentary 90 day supply of product and provided with a suggested meal plan. I was told to keep a journal and report at least once a week.
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Date Started: March 12
Beginning Weight: 147
Clothing Size: 10
MARCH 19
Today's
Weight: 144
Total
Weight Loss: 3 lbs.
Okay, it's been my first week taking Bystrictin.
I was only provided the chocolate flavor because they were out of stock
on vanilla. The first two days I mixed the shake with water and it tasted
real good. They gave me a blender bottle that works great and mixes it very
well. I then tried it with non-fat milk and it tastes amazing. Really creamy
and delicious. Can't wait to try vanilla. Very impressed so far. This
stuff really fills you up. I'm normally not a breakfast eater but still
drank one in morning. Didn't really need the morning snack but had anyway.
Afternoon shake kept me full until dinner with the light snack.. Pretty
amazing that I only had a total of about 400 calories throughout the day. I had
a lighter dinner and a night time snack. Lost about 3 pounds. Probably all
water weight but still very excited.
March 26
Today's
Weight: 141
Total
Weight Loss: 6 lbs.
Second week on the program. Still haven't received
the vanilla flavor yet. But the girl in customer service gave me some tips to
add variety to the chocolate shake. Adding almond butter was delicious.
But you need to use an electric blender to mix it well. I also tried
adding instant coffee grounds. This was also great. Not really like Starbucks
but still good. They told me to blend the coffee with ice and it would be more like
a Frappucino. I'll try that next. I have to admit these shakes really make you
feel full. Yesterday I had a bit of stomach upset but not too bad. I was
told that this is because of the high fiber and my body will adjust. But the
good news is that I lost another 3 pounds this week. That's 6 pounds total. My
goal was 10 pounds the first month and I'm more than half way there.
I've had a busy 2 weeks so couldn't find time to exercise but will
try to walk next week.
April 2
Today's
Weight: 139
Total
Weight Loss: 8 lbs.
Finally received the vanilla flavor on Friday.
Definitely great for a change. Vanilla is also delicious. Very creamy flavor.
I've been skipping my morning snack and blending together with a handful
of blueberries. This is great because I love fruit smoothies. I'm going to try
raspberries tomorrow. Cheated a bit on my other meals because my husband and I
went to a party this weekend. But I drank a shake before dinner and ate
substantially less for my meal. I might try this strategy on the weekends :-) I
still lost 2 pounds so it's still working great.
April 9
Today's
Weight: 136
Total
Weight Loss: 11 lbs.
Lost 11 pounds!!! I broke my goal of 10
pounds in less than a month. Now it's noticeable. I can totally feel it when I
button my jeans. My family and friends are starting to notice. I
started walking the dog every morning for about 30 minutes but up and down some
steep hills in our neighborhood. Feels like I just don't really think
about food like I used to. And I'm just eating much less and not always hungry.
I’m eating small snacks throughout the
day, using the meal plans suggestions and making up my own. I’ve been eating low salt almonds in the
evening just for something to munch on.
April 16
Today's
Weight: 135
Total
Weight Loss: 12 lbs.
Only lost one pound this week. But it's been a
tough week. My son was sick with the flu and I didn't exercise. Kept up with
the shakes, but wasn't really able to prepare good meals so didn't eat great in
the evenings. I'm actually surprised that I didn't gain a pound or two back. Had a bunch of evening cravings but stuck to
the plan for the most part. Will try to get back to the plan next week.
April 23
Today's
Weight: 133
Total
Weight Loss: 14 lbs.
Started to walk again in the evenings. Got back onto schedule with the eating. Sort of disappointed that I only lost 2
pounds because I really worked hard on the program. But I guess I shouldn’t complain because I
actually feel a lot smaller. My clothes
are fitting much looser and I think I’m now down to a size 8 but I’ll know for
sure after I go shopping this weekend J Discovered a great snack in between the
meals. These low carb wheat tortillas. (only 50 calories and 3 net carbs). I toast them with string cheese and make a
quesadilla. Been eating them in the evening and just LOVE them!
April 30
Today's
Weight: 130
Total
Weight Loss: 17 lbs.
The scale is showing that I’ve lost 17 pounds! I’m
very excited. Haven’t been this size
since I’ve had my son. I’ve heard some
people say that it feels like after you’ve been on Bystrictin for a while that
your stomach will actually shrink. It
feels like that could be happening. It really doesn’t take much to fill me
up. I deviated a bit last week when I
met my friend for lunch. I drank a shake
before I left and just ate a small dinner salad for lunch and was totally full.
My friend was shocked at my weight and my appetite. I gave her some shake mix to try and she
loves it. But I called the company and
they’re not yet selling it to the public.
May 7
Today's
Weight: 129
Total
Weight Loss: 18 lbs.
Only lost 1 pound this week even though I followed
the plan. I think I might be hitting
that dreaded plateau that I always hear about.
Really haven’t done anything different, but still losing so I guess I
shouldn’t complain. Have my husband’s
reunion next month. My goal is to be 125 lbs. and fit into a size 6 dress. I contacted the company and was able to
purchase some Bystrictin for two of my friends (chocolate flavor only). They should be starting it this week.
May 14
Today's
Weight: 127
Total
Weight Loss: 20 lbs.
One month and 20 pounds! I’ve never had results like this before even
when I did Weight Watchers. I’m about 7 pounds away from my weight in high
school. My favorite jeans are way too
big and I now need a belt to hold them up. Crazy! My friend carol just started
the program and she’s very excited. She took the powder to her doctor who said
it seemed safe and she should try it.
Still trying to get my husband to try it. He can definitely lose about 20 pounds.
May 21
Today's
Weight: 126
Total
Weight Loss: 21 lbs.
Tried mixing things up a bit. For a couple of days I tried a shake for
lunch and dinner with snacks in between.
Seemed to work well and ended up eating pretty low calories because I wasn’t
too hungry in the evening when the family eats a lot. I’m going to try this strategy more. I
definitely need to start strengthening my abs. Lots of loose skin after losing
the fat. Going to start doing some ab
exercises that I found on YouTube.
May 28
Today's
Weight: 126
Total
Weight Loss: 21 lbs.
Horrible week because Memorial Day weekend. Went to
TWO barbecues. Ate like a pig all weekend.
Just maintained my weight. But got tons of compliments from friends and
family. I should probably get a commission
or something for referring customers to Bystrictin since I told everybody. The
company is apparently out of product because two of my friends are on their
waiting list. I’m glad they shipped me
several cases to start. My husband’s
reunion is in two weeks. I’m going to
shop for a new dress this week and hoping to fit into something cute.
June 4
Today's
Weight: 124
Total
Weight Loss: 23 lbs.
So far lost 23 pounds. I’m very excited. Found a cocktail
dress for my husband’s reunion. Actually can just about fit into a size 4. But I’m going to need to lose about a pound
by Saturday J My friend Victoria went shopping with me and
is amazed by my results. During the week
I drank a shake for breakfast and dinner.
It seems to be working well.
Maybe because it’s a change and I now eat a regular lunch. Then on weekends I do a shake for breakfast
and lunch and then eat a regular dinner.
I went out for Sushi last night and ate like half of what I normally
eat. I know my stomach must have shrunk
because I got filled up on only two orders of sushi and some salad.
June 11
Today's
Weight: 121
Total
Weight Loss: 26 lbs.
Amazing time at my husband’s reunion. Saw people we
haven’t seen in years. Got a lot of
compliments. I’m almost at my high school weight so I really felt great in my
dress. I’m really motivated to continue losing weight. My husband thinks I look
perfect (but he even said that when I was fat).
Weather is getting warm so looking forward to buying a new swim suit. I’ve been blending the choco shakes with a ½
banana this week and ice. I’m replacing
2 meals a day during the week and usually just one on the weekend. Been
substituting a lunch shake for a light sandwich on low carb tortilla (with
either turkey or ham, cheese and veggies).
June 18
Today's
Weight: 119
Total
Weight Loss: 28 lbs.
Well I’ve passed my 3 months on the test program
and lost a total of 28 pounds! I have to
say this has been an amazing journey and never expected to lose this much
weight so easily. My goal is to reach 115
pounds. Just 4 more pounds to go. I’ve been really starting to exercise now. For the first time in my life I actually
enjoy exercising. I’ll now be placing a reorder of Bystrictin since my
complimentary supply is almost gone. My friend Carol has lost 11 pounds already
and my sister-in-law has lost almost 15 pounds.
I’m going to continue to make posts on occasion. Now is the hard part. Keeping it off. But it seems like I’ve really trained my
stomach to not overeat.
July 9
Today's
Weight: 117
Total
Weight Loss: 30 lbs.
Just wanted to post that I reached 30 pounds of
weight loss. Maybe not as impressive as
some other Bystrictin users who have lost much more, but this is something I’ve
never thought I’d be able to do. I
really look and feel like a new person.
I’m now doing a maintenance program and replacing only one meal a day
with a shake. My only issue is with
Century Sciences. They are not filling
orders. My friend complained about this
last month and now it’s happened to me.
I’m even on their auto-shipment program and they sent me an email saying
they are back-ordered. I was supposed to
be a VIP auto-ship customer. How can they expect me to stop taking the product? I’ve even recommended tons of customers so
you’d think they would take care of me.
They are supposed to be shipping again next week and promised me
complimentary shipping. You’d think
they’d do more. Oh well. Hopefully these guys get their act together.
They should stop advertising for new customers if they can’t even service their
existing ones. Though Sharon is customer
service is a doll. So no offense to you Sharon J