Surgery Date booked and paid for 10th December - yeah just before Christmas, i'm self destructive. I will be on small portions by then i hope

BMI 35 - I strive to be a comfortable size 10-12

Optifast Diet 2 weeks before op - Im struggling! I have lived off this 'eating anything and everything because next week i wont be able to' mentality that now i've hit a wall.

Im currently 5 days into Optifast and im doing ok. I have cheated with a tiny chip here or a sneaky lollie there but otherwise i have been dedicated to 3 shakes a day and a salad.

Im curious to find out if others have cheated like this and if it effected their outcome!

Im starting to get the bad breath thing so im taking that as a good sign that im doing well with Optifast

Happy to chat anyone in a similar position.

Welcome!

I wouldn't worry about a tiny cheat on your pro-op diet. What they want is to shrink some of that belly fat, esp. around the liver, so that it's easier to work on you during the surgery. Do the very best you can. I wasn't put on any pro-op diet at all at 230 lbs. so I was lucky.

Don't worry about your Christmas being spoiled by your new diet. I had my surgery right before Christmas too and things taste better when you know you can only have a tiny bit. A whole lot of something doesn't even have a taste after a while...

A new Year a new you!

Good luck on your journey!

Surgery Date booked and paid for 10th December - yeah just before Christmas, i'm self destructive. I will be on small portions by then i hope

BMI 35 - I strive to be a comfortable size 10-12

Optifast Diet 2 weeks before op - Im struggling! I have lived off this 'eating anything and everything because next week i wont be able to' mentality that now i've hit a wall.

Im currently 5 days into Optifast and im doing ok. I have cheated with a tiny chip here or a sneaky lollie there but otherwise i have been dedicated to 3 shakes a day and a salad.

Im curious to find out if others have cheated like this and if it effected their outcome!

Im starting to get the bad breath thing so im taking that as a good sign that im doing well with Optifast

Happy to chat anyone in a similar position.

Hi There.. I am in the 4th day of my 10 day prep.. Surgery December 8th! This is very hard but is getting easier.. yes I have "slipped" and had some crackers.. otherwise been good. sugar free popsicles and Jello help along with some broth. I dont get to have salad or anything else Good luck to you and really it does get easier.

Angie

Thanks AnnieM that makes me feel a lot better

Hi There.. I am in the 4th day of my 10 day prep.. Surgery December 8th! This is very hard but is getting easier.. yes I have "slipped" and had some crackers.. otherwise been good. sugar free popsicles and Jello help along with some broth. I dont get to have salad or anything else Good luck to you and really it does get easier.

Angie

Hey Angie,

yeah the lite jelly is definitely helping and today i purchased the Optifast chocolate dessert so im looking forward to trying that later

THANKS

good luck to you (2 days before me yeay)

FIVE more days till my surgery

i am now very comfortable on the Optifast diet pre op, it gets easier and easier as the days go on.

It has been easy when i can sleep in and almost miss a whole meal. But when i get back to work tomorrow i'll be working 12.5 hour shifts and thats when keeping myself occupied with things other than eating gets hard.

i dont know whats more exciting, counting down till Christmas or counting down till surgery

all i know is, its not long now till both!