So I know that there are a bunch of us starting the pre-op diet either today or in the coming days.

I thought rather than littering around a bunch of other post that we could use this one to offer words of support, thoughts, trcks & tips and just general support.

Anyway, I am off to make my first shake & head to work. Hopefully the blender does not wake up the baby. :hungry:

Andrew

yummy, for some reason the dill pickle thought is really appealing,thanks Gaffer.I have been using pure almond extract in my vanilla Optifast and I like it pretty good.It's day6 and things are going ok.

I'm tellin' ya guys....use the orange extract with the chocolate opti.....it will taste like a Terry's Chocolate.

I loved the pickles too. Quite satisfying when you are restricted from so much. Keep up the good work guys.

Why, Why Why do I have to eat yogurt and jello ! The optifast seems sooo much better, especially the chocolate orange.

No waaaaaaaaaaaaaay Yasmina.....you are MUCH better off doing the yogurt thing. Trust me!!! That is the one I did....but a few yrs ago I went thru the whole Optifast program (months of optifast!!) and TRUST me, you are better off!!!

If they had told me to do optifast at TLBC, I would said, "ya okaaaaaay" and then just had yogurt!!!

Hands down, you are in a better position!

Okay so happy. I almost forgot that I could have mushrooms. Last night I grilled (no worries no oil or anything) a portobello mushroom and put on some steak spice (one with very little salt). Man oh man was that good. Was like eating a hamburger patty. I think I will have to make those for dinner a few more times. Way better than the raw broccoli that I have been eating. :hungry:

I had for dinner the same thing I had foe lunch Yogurt except I added in red jello . It was sooooooooooooooooooooo good !

I am such a big lairer !

Hey Andrew - you can also add mushrooms to the filet of cabbage" to give it a variance in chew texture. Yesterday I even used poultry stuffing spice and I almost had myself convinced that I was eating Thanksgiving dinner. Thanks for the thumbs up Cloe! It all helps keep me on track.

Yah, I have been eating the mushrooms as well. Maybe I will add it to my fillet of cabbage tonight. Last night I added too much pepper to the cabbage so it was a bit spicey. I also have to lay off the salt. I know I over did it as I am bloated, and I know my Dr. is going to give me heck when he checks my BP at pre-op physical this week.

It is really amazing what you are able to convince yourself to eat sometimes. If one would have asked me 6 months ago if I could do this plan I would have though them to be crazy.

Also, is there not some people who are starting Optifast tommorow? Who are you?

Keep it up gang,

Andrew

Hey there guys...the optifast may be a lttle disgusting but I have never lost 10lbs in a week before...so I'm having a love/hate relationship with the stuff.I know alot of that must be water weight but who cares,I feel skinny today,hehe,I wonder if anyone else would see 230lbs as skinny!!

Hey there guys...the Optifast may be a lttle disgusting but I have never lost 10lbs in a week before...so I'm having a love/hate relationship with the stuff.I know alot of that must be Water weight but who cares,I feel skinny today,hehe,I wonder if anyone else would see 230lbs as skinny!!

I know what you mean about the love hate with optifast. I am officially over the one week hump, and it is still going well.

I know that alot of my initail loss with it is due to the "water" weight effect, and that it will slow down somewhat, but I really think it is what I needed to kick start my process of being banded. If not, I would still be eating the crap that I was on the farewell tour and feeling like crap.

Andrew

Hey Andrew look at your Dancing Girl Go! way to go man. :clap2:

Astro no worries about loosing the Water weight as far weight goes a loss is a loss is a loss. When I weigh myself on Friday I know I will just have to scream with Joy who cares if it is a drop in a bucket and who cares if it is just water.

Oh Optifast how I hate thee.. an yet my body is probably thanking thee. :biggrin1:

I start my 3 week 'pre op diet' a week from tomorrow....glad i will have lots of company! but honestly, it sounds gross. i'll have to try some of the additives though. good suggestions. is the benefiber to make you feel full?

I start my 3 week 'pre op diet' a week from tomorrow....glad i will have lots of company! but honestly, it sounds gross. i'll have to try some of the additives though. good suggestions. is the benefiber to make you feel full?

Benefiber is not so much to keep you fulll as it is to keep the trains moving.

A

benefiber is to give you some fiber and "roughage" as my dad would say. While you are on your Optifast diet you wont be intaking any fiber so this is to balance you out. I put it in with my optifast in the morning and then I also take a bottle of water to work with it in it. The powder really doesn't taste bad. Well you are not supposed to taste it at all but the first time I had benefiber in my water I thought it tasted a little like there were cracker crumbs in my water. Made we want to eat crackers I tell ya! :biggrin1:

I've finished one week on optifast and I really miss food. I haven't cheated though. I add coconut, banana, or orange artificial extract to my shakes. Mixed with ice in the bullet helps and the artificial extrac helps with the initial taste. I can taste optifast even when I haven't had one for hours so I'll try chewing gum.