And so it begins ....

[Mattymatt 491]

Day one of the 2 week pre-op Optifast diet is off to a bang start. Since my BMI is between 40 and 44, I get to have 4 shakes, 1 Soup, and 1 bar for the next 11 days. Then the final 3 days 1 shake gets added and no bars. I woke up already not feeling that great so it remains to be seen how the rest of the day will go. I decided to also reinstall LoseIt on my phone. There is no time like the present to get back to tracking.

Edited February 26, 2018 by Mattymatt

[KimTriesRNY 1,853]

You can do it. That’s better than Clear Liquids for a week. After five or six days it’s actually easier. The first few are the roughest to get through.

Stay strong!

[FluffyChix 17,409]

You got this dude! Keep busy! Idle hands and the devil's playground and all. LOL! I played a sh*t ton of solitaire and hearts on my phone! The first 4 days are the most difficult, but dayum! You get a Protein Bar and a Protein soup! I could only have 3-4 drinks per day to average about 70g protein per day.

You can do it!!!! ((hugs))

[orionburn 1,023]

What Kim said. It does get easier. When I gave up smoking years ago the first 3 days were pretty miserable. You'll get over that hump and it won't be so bad. It was the same with the liquid diet.

Hey...at least you get a bar! I would have cut someone for a packet of saltines after the first week.

You got this!

[Mattymatt 491]

I know that it does. I did a diet like this years ago, and if memory serves me correctly, the first 4 days were the worst. I remember waking up on the 5th day not hungry at all. Things may be different now because I am a diabetic but I hope that the sensations will more or less be the same. I know that my endocrinologist pulled me off of insulin and Victoza. Victoza was making me feel so bad anyhow that I think hunger sensations will be a welcome reprieve from the constant low grade nausea.

[Mattymatt 491]

First day down and it is really not so bad. I guess that the hunger pangs are vastly better than dealing with the side effects of Victoza and insulin. At least I don't feel nauseous which is a HUGE relief. Hunger pangs are really welcome when compared to having to put up with Victoza. Dare I say I got this!?

[Francess 38]

This may sound weird, but I’m feeling left out of the 2 week pre-op club...my Dr. doesn’t require it. I know someone who lost a lot of weight pre-op on this and it sounds like it would be motivating and set me up for post-surgery. Going to my pre-op Dr. visit this week and this is going to be my first question, why not?

(I have kinda been doing a modified version anyway, I really like the Premier Protein shakes...and have discovered PBfit which is wonderful in the chocolate shake!)

Will say a prayer for you mattymatt and all others on this journey.