SEACHELLE

Hi, Thanks for your replies. I am no the Optifast 800, which is an 800 calorie a day intake. It consists of three Protein drinks and two Protein Bars a day. I could have chosen the Soups instead of the bars, but I don't think I would like them. I can have limited amounts of cucumbers or celery, raw with no dressing or one serving of SF Jello per day or a SF popcicle. I have heard of people actually only doing the Optifast to lose weight, in fact my doctor said that some people do it for months. I just keep the end in sight and so far I have done ok. My husband is not as on board as he could be. This past weekend, we went to to parties on Saturday and then was invited to one on Sunday and I just had to say no. The ones on Saturday had GREAT food and I made it through, but the one on Sunday night was a pizza party and just the smell of pizza gets to me. He really doesn't understand why I could not just go and be social, but two parties in one weekend without food was my social limit ! lol. Are there any ideas out there to spice up the Optifast. So far, mixing it with Decaf coffee is the only thing I have tried. Thanks, Michelle

Hi, Ok, so I have a high BMI, like 61, so my doctor recommended doing the Optifast pre-op for six weeks. I started the pre-op on May 22nd and my surgery date is July 7th, which actually is a little more than six weeks. I was so ready to get started that I totally agreed with him and said "let's do this!" It is funny how in when in the moment you will agree to something. Anyways, I have not cheated at all (yet). I am however suffering greatly. I was just wondering if anyone else out there has had to do the pre-op for a longer period of time and if so, how did you make it? Thanks, Michelle