Hello everyone! I'm new here and have been on the Optifast since March 15th...ill be on it for three weeks. Surgery April 5th. I'm curious to know what I can add to my shake because the taste gets a lil gross over time and I gag with every sip lol I have found that adding a tsp of pure cocoa powder is fantastic...however, I have 18 more days @ 4 shakes a day. Any suggestions? Thanks!

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They make a Peanut Butter sf flavoring taste great

They make a Peanut Butter sf flavoring taste great

they do!?! I have to find that lol

Anything that can help change it up over the next 17 days so I don't get bored with it helps!

You can order sf flavoring on Amazon

That's great! Thanks so much for letting me know

It also helps after if you call Torino they will send you coupons for a dollar off also on Amazon you can order some flavors on subscribe & save and get free shipping even if you cancel later and don't get next shipment

I have been on Optifast since March 6th. I only get 5 shakes per day and one bar and a lot of Water. Yippee! I lost ten pounds my first week! That was exciting! Physical hunger does go away but the brain doesn't shut down! It's a struggle every day. I just keep telling myself, this liquid diet is not forever! It gets me thru. My surgery is scheduled for April 9th. So ready!

Beginning weigh: 285

Current weight: 270

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I have been on Optifast since March 6th. I only get 5 shakes per day and one bar and a lot of Water. Yippee! I lost ten pounds my first week! That was exciting! Physical hunger does go away but the brain doesn't shut down! It's a struggle every day. I just keep telling myself' date=' this liquid diet is not forever! It gets me thru. My surgery is scheduled for April 9th. So ready!

Beginning weigh: 285

Current weight: 270

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I wish I got to have a bar lol

10lbs the first week..awesome! I need to weigh myself...tho its only been three days since I started lol

Your surgery is just after mine. I'm April 5th! I'm super excited

I use to put salsa in my tomato Soup. Anything to make it taste differently.

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I use to put salsa in my tomato soup. Anything to make it taste differently.

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That's pre-op? I'm not allowed to have any of that on my liquid diet. Black tea, black coffee, herbal teas, sf Jello and sf popsicles and Water. That's it. I'd give my left arm for tomato soup lol

That's pre-op? I'm not allowed to have any of that on my liquid diet. Black tea' date=' black coffee, herbal teas, sf Jello and sf popsicles and Water. That's it. I'd give my left arm for tomato soup lol[/quote']

That's all I can have on mine as well.. Oh, I can have the 10 cal broth too. Two weeks are done and just need to finish out this last week and Surg is on Monday. The only thing I'm finding now is that I'm horribly constipated from these shakes. Anyone else feeling like this???

HW 341 GW 150 CW 290.4 RNY 03/25/13

That's all I can have on mine as well.. Oh' date=' I can have the 10 cal broth too. Two weeks are done and just need to finish out this last week and Surg is on Monday. The only thing I'm finding now is that I'm horribly constipated from these shakes. Anyone else feeling like this???

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Yea I forgot I can also have the 10 cal broth. As for the constipation, I've only been on the shakes 4 days and I experiences one day of constipation. According to my papers from my Nutritionist/Dietician if that happens you should contact them to let them know.

Hey all! A lot of people on here talk about optifast, but my hospital has us use new direction. Just wondering if anyone else on here is using that system. Starting my ALL liquid diet today. Two weeks!!!!!!! Wow!

Can you have diet soda? If so, the Optifast powdered vanilla shake mix can be awesomely delicious mixed with soda. If you mix it with diet orange it tastes just like a creamsicle. If you mix it with diet root beer it tastes like a rootbeer float. I liked to add a little crushed ice to it too to keep it very cold. Good luck and hang in there, it's only for a short moment in time.

Can you have diet soda? If so' date=' the Optifast powdered vanilla shake mix can be awesomely delicious mixed with soda. If you mix it with diet orange it tastes just like a creamsicle. If you mix it with diet root beer it tastes like a rootbeer float. I liked to add a little crushed ice to it too to keep it very cold. Good luck and hang in there, it's only for a short moment in time.[/quote']

I'm not too sure. I have two papers from the program that say two different things lol one says yes u can and one says no u can't :-/ so I haven't bothered lol

I have my pre-op admin on monday so ill find out. ..and if I can...u can bet ill be getting some root beer...not a fan of orange pop or creamsicles lol

Thanks for the info Terry!

I'm not too sure. I have two papers from the program that say two different things lol one says yes u can and one says no u can't :-/ so I haven't bothered lol

I have my pre-op admin on monday so ill find out. ..and if I can...u can bet ill be getting some root beer...not a fan of orange pop or creamsicles lol

Thanks for the info Terry!

For the Optifast, my paperwork says you can have diet soda.

HW 341 GW 150 CW 289.6 RNY 03/25/13