Hi All,

I am going for my consult tomorrow. During the phone call the coordinator asked my weight, she said I would more than likely need 3 weeks on the Optifast. I am ok with that as it will mean more weight off sooner, but am concerned on the flavors.

What flavor do you all like? Is there any that are awful?

Thanks!!!

I can't answer you question exactly but I can tell you what I did. My pre-op diet was for 2 wks. I mostly used the store brand of slim-fast high Protein ready to drink supplements. My doctor and dietician suggested I use a product called powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury but I had to travel to get it and the store brand was priced the same and easy to use. The high Protein Drink was 5 grams of protein lower than the Unjury and higher in sugar so you have to watch that. For the most part I stayed on a high protein, no carb, low fat, no sugar diet. It wasn't bad at all and I lost 18 lbs pre surgery! Can't beat that!

I had to be on strictly Optifast for 2 weeks pre-op & 2 weeks post-op, the first couple of days were hard, but not bad after that. We had to choose between Strawberry, chocolate, & vanilla...I thought the Chocolate was the best, but Strawberry was alright too. I am not a vanilla fan for anything so I may be biased. We got to try them before buying them in our nutrition classes. We also had protein shakes for 3 weeks post-op called Optisource, and I could not gage those down. I thought they were terrible.

I am on day 6 of my 30day pre-op diet. I get a protien shake for Breakfast, 3 slimfast shakes a day and vegi's for lunch and dinner. I've been using the costco brand of slimfast. They only have chocolate but for 15 bucks you get 24 cans of ready to drink shakes. And I've found the longer I'm on them the better they are. I actually look forward to my chocolaty treat three times a day.

So if you have access to costco, like chocolate and these shakes are comperable I'd recomend them.

Good luck on your journey!

Take care- Tina

Hi All,

I am going for my consult tomorrow. During the phone call the coordinator asked my weight, she said I would more than likely need 3 weeks on the Optifast. I am ok with that as it will mean more weight off sooner, but am concerned on the flavors.

What flavor do you all like? Is there any that are awful?

Thanks!!!

I was on Opti-Fast 5 weeks Pre-Op and 3 weeks Post-Op. I use sugar-free floavored syrups. I get them at URM or Cash & Carry. I like choc. shake w/toasted marshmallow syrup, Peanut Butter & banana syrup w/ choc. shake. I also like pineapple, coconut and banana syrup w/vanilla shake. There are an endless flavor combinations. They have tons of flavors to choose from like cookie dough, almond rocca, peppermint patty, and just about any fruit flavor you can think of. I tell you, these sugar-free syrups have made my shakes very flavorfull and I continue to use them daily. Hope this helps!

I have to be on Optifast for my pre-surgical diet as well as post-surgical. I have been on Optifast in the past. I personally think the powdered stuff is GROSS but there are some who like it. It is a lot cheaper than the boxed drinks. As far as the boxes go, chocolate and vanilla are fine, I liked vanilla better. I couldn't stand the strawberry. I love the chicken soup and the tomato soup both! The bars aren't bad either-I only tried the chocolate ones. Good luck!

I am on Optifast now in preparation for surgery on 9/28. I have the vanilla, strawberry, and vanilla. I like the chocolate best, but all are OK.