Hi Chezandy,

I wouldn't worry too much at this stage as you said you haven't got your date yet.
Once you do get a date for surgery I'm sure you will find it a little easier to stick witht he Optifast as it all will become a little more real then.

Good luck,
steph

I just cant seem to stick to just the optifast and vegetables. I have started the optifast diet early. So does it matter if I slip up, last night I had a bowl of hot chips and today I am feeling guilty and wondering if my liver will be shrunk enough for the operation if i cant stop cheating on the optifast. Is it only 10 days before the operation that you are suppose to be on optifast? I am weeks away from even getting a date for my operation.

thanks for that
i am just worried cause the surgeon said the pre op diet was to shrink the liver and i just worry that cause i have slipped up a couple of times it wont be shrunk enough.
my hubby is cooking a slap up meal with wine and works tonight for my last supper (even though op is not til thurs) so if i have a glass of wine or two and a nice meal (not a high fat one he is cooking a healthy one) i should still leave me four days to drink plenty of water to help liver i think. (just trying to convince myself)

hi sallyanne,

Dont worry i think that most of could say that we had a slip up while on opti. I went out for diiner to chinese and had what i called my last supper....fried icecream and all and the day before surgery i went outt and had lunch, i had a hot beef roll and a ouple of chips. :D :D :D

So as long as you stick to it most of the time im sure you will have no problems.

Nicole :sunny:

Hey Sallyanne,
Don't beat yourself up about it. I didn't even have to go on Optifast before the operation (some people don't have to), and mine went just fine, so a few slip ups here and there shouldn't do you too much harm. Hang in there!

hi
i am on the optifast pre op diet for the 2 weeks before my sleeve surgery and am having a really hard time sticking to it.
i get really hungry and i also am craving things like bread and Alcohol
so i have blown it a couple of times
has any one else been as weak as me

Do you think if you replaced Optifast with Tony Ferguson for the whole three meals you would lose as much weight as you would on Opti?

Cinni

Thanks for the input "Applesauce", I guess I will need to ask an expert. :)

Captain Legless a quick phone call to your surgeon or dietican will give you that answer. some let you substitute in other brands, some are very strict and want you to do optifast only. The reason behind the optifast is that is the ONLY complete as in 3 meals a day replacement out there that has had all the aprovals done. Now some surgeons think using a meal replacment designed for 2 meals a day for 3 meals a day when it is such a short term thing as being fine. Others are just very fussy. Optislim like Tony Ferguson a very popular one with most people is only designed to replace 2 meals a day rather than the 3 optifast is designed for. You are right tho there is very little difference when you read the packets tho.

applesauce

When I was in my local chemist I noticed they had both Optifast and Optislim on the shelf,.Optifast was $50 for a box of 21 sachets, Optislim was $50 for 2 boxes of 21 sachets. My question is, can Optislim be used in place of Optifast?? The chemist thought there was no difference other than Optislim possibly having a bit more sugar content and actually tasting better than Optifast.
Anybody got an opinion?

Here we can take Optifast, or a meal remplacement with Beneprotein because in Slimfast or Boost it seems to be less protein than with Optifast.

Bad thing like Optifast are going all around the world, :lol: Optifast is supposed to be a more complete food with all vitamins and protein that we need.

Something good to know, vanilla Optifast with almond essence and a little bit of Splenda is really good. I think that with vanill, we can play with essences to have a "good" meal. :shock:

Hey asnewme1
I was told that it didn't matter what brand I used, as long as it said "complete meal replacement".
There are a lot of shakes around, but they aren't all the same - look for the magic words and you should be okay.
Hope this helps.
Chris

Most like the tony ferguson shakes they are very sweet to my taste tho. I loved their roast pumkin soup and still enjoy it for lunch every few weeks :) If your surgeon has said you can have any then if I was you I would choose them not only because more people like them but because you can purchase them ONE meal at a tiem that way you are not stuck with flavours you do not like.

applesauce

Hi I have just been reading all the posts about optifast and I am not looking forward to having them?? Is here any other type of drink you can have like the Terry White chemist diet drinks? My dietician did say just to have some sort of protein drinks twice a day after the operation in the 1st stage.

I haven't gotten all the details yet but I am supposed to be on Slim Fast for breakfast and lunch and then a small no carbs dinner for about 10 days before the surgery. I am wondering if Optifast is a better, more complete product. Has anyone done this research yet?

OOOOHHHH!!!
That's brilliant!
Thanks Hayley.
Chris

A sticky is a thread that can never get lost. It always sits at the top of the page, so it is easy to find the info you are looking for.

Oh, that's a great idea - but what is a sticky, please?
Chris :afro:

Yup, I realise that, but I wanted to make it a sticky, so as soon as I find it, I will merge the two together.

Oh, Hayley, there is a thread for Optifast somewhere already.
Chris :afro:

Yes, they're definitnely the two best, in my opinion, so if you have to choose, I'd definitely go with them.
That doesn't mean they taste good - just less disgusting than the rest! :lol!:
:afro:

Opti sounds hideous. It's a shame they don't do a mixed box so you can try them all before buying a whole box of one flavor. It is going to be hard enough sticking to opti without having to soldier through some disgusting flavour. I don't have the money to waste a whole box if I don't like it. I Wonder if I should just live on the strawberry shakes and the chocolate dessert. :lol!: .

I havent had an optifast for the last week....and i can say i DO NOT MISS THEM.
The choc, vanilla shakes were ok to begin with, but the last vanilla i had it nearly made me throw up. The choc i can still make do with. I also found the strawberry to sweet to begin with but now it would be my fav.
The cappacino bars were also not to bad , but as steph said you really need something to drink with them as they are very dry.
The soup i did not try, i had one given to me but never ended up having it. Not sure i want to now :lol!:
Thats my view on them anyway,

Nicole :sunny:

Ha ha ha - the first two weeks, I agreed with you about the chocolate bars - but by week 5, I thought they were pretty good! Must be a bit like when you have one drink too many and the people start looking good!
Chris

Clive I can relate to everything you say about Optifast LOL. The only one I can stomach now is the strawberry and I found that way to sweet in the beginning but I need to add 300ml water to drink it. I didn't mind the capucino bars but they were pretty heavy and need a coffee to wash it down with.
I have some vegie soup packets if you want to try them. I can send them to you. I found them absolutely disgusting myself but save you paying to find that out, you can have mine if interested.
Email me or PM me and let me know.

steph :flower:

chicken soup very very few people like the stuff. I like the flavour but the consistancy stinks. The best way around it is to make it with warm water ONLY then blend it like crazy then pour into your mug and nuke for just 30 seconds. You are not allowed to boil it but getting it mixed like crazy before you get it beyond just warm makes a huge difference.

applesauce

I've bought a supply of Optifast on eBay. I compared the price on eBay with the the prices at the online chemist that was given by Hayley (I think), and found eBay to be a couple of dollars cheaper per box.

I've tried the Vanilla and Chocolate drinks and the cherry and chocolate bars. All of them are tolerable except for the chocolate bars. They're bloody terrible!!! Like mouldy cardboard!!! :no: Don't go near them - even my dog turn his nose up at them!!!

I have a chicken soup to try yet and a couple of strawberry shakes.

When I made up the vanilla ones I chucked a banana and 200ml of milk in with the powder all in a tall jug and blended them with wand mixer (or whatever you call them). It made a reasonable drink with a bit of body to it. I added water and blended it in to dilute it if it was a bit too thick.

optifast went straight though me before surgery and I found it impossible to drink after, as getting even 100ml in one sitting was a pain in the ass.

applesauce

Oh, Steph, who knows?
When I had diarrohea I wasn't taking Opti, and I went back on to help it - and it did!
I think it's trial and error, to find out what's happening.
And there's the benefibre debate - some dieticians say it helps with diarrohea as well as constipation, others say not.
I just kept on taking immodium, which helped me, and after about 5 days I was okay again.
Good luck!
Chris

How have people found the Optifast diet post op? I am finding that when I have the Optifast shake that it goes straight through me and I end up on the toilet. I'm not sure if it's because it's so sweet or even if it's my antibiotic affecting me.

Hi steph,

I also had a cappacino bar for lunch with a coffee, there not to bad are they. A bit of a change from the shakes.

Nicole :sunny:

Hayley then how about those 100 calorie muesli bars they have now. A lot of snack things are done to 100 calories now to meet the guidlines set down so they can get ticks etc. The diet trifle is nice as well at under 80 calories :)

applesauce

Hi Hayley,

I had an Optifast cuppacino bar for my lunch today but had it with a cup of coffee :lol!:
I didn't mind it but I wouldn't have liked it without the coffee to wash it down

steph

not if you want to lose weight they do not make for a good snack at over 200 calories you might as well have a mars bar. My dietician recomends yoghurt or some form of dairy for one snack and fruit in some form for the other snack. Just because getting them in other times is hard. Now am I good at doing that wellllllll ummmmmmmmm not always *LOL* if I am out 1/2 a muffin finds its way to me for morning tea. I do like a mandarin for afternoon tea tho. Oh and those diet trifle or diet le rice things are yummy and at 150gram tubs fit nice and come in at under 80calores.
I try and limit snacks to 100 calories unless out hence the muffin. tho the one time I ate an entire muffin I could not eat lunch I wa far to full.

oh for winter a cup of soup with 1/2 slice of toast would be nice mid afternoon :)

applesauce

gee

i think you would only need a bite hayley, they seem to be really filling...for me anyway

Nicole :sunny:

Hey,
Do you ladies think that the Optifast bars would be any good
for a light snack in a normal diet? I am wondering if I can have one as a snack mid morning.
I am having 3 main meals and 2 tiny ones... I call it play lunch, or little lunch, LOL.

Hayley

hey bugs,

no i didnt find them to strong....but i do love my coffee.....had another one today...they seem to fill you more than the shakes.

Nicole :sunny:

I bought the cappacino bars today and hadone for lunch, boy did it fill me up almost felt to full, as much as they are not fantastic they are alright and a chage from the shakes. a friend gave me a coffee opti shake to try she hated it i didnt think it was to bad, I guess we all have different taste buds. It would be good to be able to buy just one to try instead of a whole box.

Nicole :sunny:

No way!!! thats daylight robbery!!!
Thats shockin.

hi steph,

yes I tried the cappacino bars and as much as I love my coffee and dont like the bars or the shakes.yuk!

Donna :flower:

I have only tried the strawberry so far and it's way too sweet for me. I've also got the cappucino bars but haven't tried them yet. Does anyone know what they're like?

A lady at work is on the TF shakes i compared the label the other day and TF is alot higher in sugar and also higher in fat....but they do taste nicer :D
The st/brry from opti is nice but also really really sweet the first one i had i thought it was to sweet but had another last night and wasnt quite so bad.

I might go and shop around for a better price....

Nicole :sunny: