Hi all, is anyone taking or has previously taken optifast prior to surgery? Do you lose weight while you’re on it? What can I eat while I’m on it?

I use bariatric advantage protein shake products.

3 hours ago, stargirl19 said:

Hi all, is anyone taking or has previously taken Optifast prior to surgery? Do you lose weight while you’re on it? What can I eat while I’m on it?

I sampled it ahead of my doctor visit (and found I couldn't tolerate it because the artificial sweeteners triggered nasty headaches). If you look up the optifast website they have suggested plans for initial weight loss (replacing all three meals a day plus some salad/veggies) down to maintenance (replacing only one meal a day).

If you can, check in advance with your chosen surgeons office what their required pre op diet is and go from there. Don't start a pre-op intensity very low calorie diet too far ahead of surgery date though, especially if your surgeons office require you to lose a certain amount of weight during pre op.