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they have me on optifast and they suck, after surgery I will use Premier they are good

Congrats!!!! Keep up the good work!!!

Tell me about it!! I'm on 4 weeks of that stuff - 13 days to go! I didn't have a problem until a couple of days ago. I was gagging thinking about drinking another Optifast but I pushed through and they are now more tolerable. I heat the chocolate for a fairly decent cup of Hot Chocolate. Bought some flavoring; cherry, strawberry, coconut, banana, etc. and that helps tremendously. Chocolate and Strawberry Optifast in a blender with ice cubes = smoothies. Put cherry flavoring in chocolate - think chocolate covered cherries! :-) After surgery I can use Usury, Premier, Yahoo, etc. Supposedly however, ..... Optifast is the best meal replacement formula to get all nutrients. I quit taking supplements when I started a Optifast. Hang in there. I have to bring some ice into work, I just don't have a big freezer here, I have tried the exracts and they just taste funny to me maybe using to much or not enough I have a blender here so with some ice I can make smoothies. I'm also doing tons of Water, gatorade G2, sf Jello and popsycles and knitting my 2nd sock to my pair, then going to finish a shawl for shop display...(I own a yarn shop) I will get thru this 1 drink at a time....thanks for your replies

I woke up this morning with the "headache" and he shakes on day 2. These optifast shakes are horrid I wish they would use the Premeir Shakes those are good. Now to fill up on liquids.

I'm on for 2-14-14 started my 2 week liquid diet today

I got mine at Walgreens. Calcium with vit d3 chews, womens health liquid Vitamins, and vit b-12 sl

Almost done with day 1 of 2 week preop liquid diet not bad still have 2 shakes left been drinking alot of liquids so not really hungery.

I have had mixed responses when I've told my friends and family, I have a younger cousin who is taller than me but 3x larger than me argueing with me on facebook last night that she has received the tools to lose her weight and keep it off yet has only lost 12 lbs in 8 months and that the tools I received in my journey should be enough when I tried to tell her why I decided to use this tool and my life long battle with my weight she just wanted to argue it more, yet she knows how many times I've lost the weight and put it back on and then some, so I told her this was the right choice for me and she can make her choices and wished her luck.

I get 5 optifast shakes a day plus low fat/fat free liquids lots and lots of water I have 2 shakes left for the day not really hungery but I'm a knitter so I keep my hands busy and my mind occupied.

Tamika78 be sure to use Gatorade G2, low cal were in AZ are you?

I started my preop diet today so far so good still have 2 shakes left for the day, lots of water, g2, jello and popsycles, no headaches

upper gi not to bad had to wait 50 minutes in the waiting room but test was done in about 15 minutes, so all my post op tests are done and I'm pre-regestered just check in at 6 a.m. on 2-14-14 surgery at 8 a.m. my NUT liked all the vitamins and stuff I got for afterwards...she gave me 11 boxes of opti fast for my 2 week preop choc, vanilla and strawberry starting on friday...

Congrats.. I'm on for 2-14-14 @ hospital now doing pre admin tests xray and upper gi start my 2 week liquid on Friday....

went shopping today and bought the following for after my surgery, let me know if you can think of anything else I may need: couple of cases of g2 gaterade different flavores and premeir protein shakes sf popcycles sf jello 12 boxes and 2 oz cups to put it in Active Womens Multivitamin/Multimineral liquid b-12 d3 citracal calcium + d3 gummies Walgreens extra strength pain reliever liquid 2 boxes gas-x strips

will start my 2 week a week from tomarrow, chest x-ray and upper gi on monday for pre op testing

FINALLY!!!!! FINALLY!!!!! Say Happy Valentines Day to ME!!!! Finally got my surgery date on Valentines DAY I'm so excited I can't stop smiling!!!!! Thanks everyone for listening to my rants and frustrations......THANKS for your SUPPORT!!!!!

talked to my NUT today who coordinates everything with the VA and St Lukes she said they will do the tests soon and have me scheduled probably the week of the 18th of Feb for the sleeve not the bypass

Met with Dr Juarez today, didn't get much done..he kept saying if my "insurance" didn't approve me for the sleeve they would do the bypass....I go thru the V.A. and am already approved for the sleeve, I don't want the bypass....but he kept saying this over and over he wasn't listening at all......then did my 101 class which was a waste of time for me as I have already learned all of this stuff thru these boards lol then I have thier 201 class on the 4th and suppose to have surgery 2 weeks after so I'm guessing around the week of the 14th I'm all like let's do it today already!!!!

those are the 2 classes I have to take thru Bridges Bariatric center before my surgery

I meet with the surgeon on the 21st and do my 101 class that day and the 201 is the 4th...hope for a middle of feb surgery date

great job!!!

got my 1st consult date on 1-21-2014 finally!!!

got my 1st consult date on 1-21-2014 finally!!!

waiting for the surgeons office to call and set up appt for surgery date

I finally got my cardio clearance after every test possible for the heart lol they are setting up the appt with the surgeon yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!