Hi all,

I stumbled across this forum last week, and have had an absolute blast reading all of your threads, they have been really informative and i now know a little more of what i am to expect. I am being banded on March 17th and have been on Optifast for 5 days now. I started well, but am unfortunatly already thinking about slipping :tt2:...Does anyone have any tips as to how to avoid 'tempation', so to speak!

Also, just went out and bought a 21 pack of the vanilla shakes...and cant stand them! Does anyone have any tips as to how to make them, or any of the foods for that matter, a little more interesting, because at the moment I am barely managing to get through my 'sludge'!:smile:

Any tips would be greatly appreciated!!

that's great:hurray:

when is your op?

Danna

Hopefully on the 18th. I'm starting to freak out that the funds won't be through in time and I'll have to reschedule. I've organised everything for over easter as work will be closed for a week so I'll only need to take minimal extra time off.

Keep everything crossed for me that the money comes through in time.

Toes and fingers crossed. Im on the 19th and still cant believe its real.

7KG in 12 days is sensational!!! I was hoping for about 5kgs in the 13 days I will do optifast before surgery but now I'm thinking it will be more like 2 or 3kg. Better than nothing though!

Soriminah, well done on the loss! And yep, everything is crossed for the date you want.

Are you thinking of Macleods?

It could be, I've heard of the americans go on about it saying that it's better than all the rest, if only it was available here

Can someone tell me would I be risking ketosis if I added a little bit of fish to my vegies at night?

Can someone tell me would I be risking ketosis if I added a little bit of fish to my vegies at night?

I highly doubt it, fish is a high source of Omega 3 and even though it does have a portion of fat it's good fat unlike whether you eat a burger from macdonalds, just make sure that its filletted properly and if it is the flakes are small enough to eat with your vegies

Can someone tell me would I be risking ketosis if I added a little bit of fish to my vegies at night?

Do you mean risking going into ketosis or risking going out? Ketosis is brought on by cutting out carbs. You can have as much Protein and fats as you like, you won't go out of ketosis.

If you mean risking going in, mild ketosis, like being on Terry Ferguson diet programme, isn't harmful provided you don't stay there for ever. Its quite "natural" for our system to go into ketosis once in a while. Many people think its actually a key to losing weight and keeping it off. Our nomadic ancestors used to have feast and famine times. The famine was essentially what going into ketosis would be like today.

Can someone tell me would I be risking ketosis if I added a little bit of fish to my vegies at night?

My Dr (who made me do Optimuck for 4 weeks) told me that if I really, really had to cheat then to have either an extra cup of the vege's OR a small piece of grilled fish or skin free lean chicken. As the others said, Ketosis happens with a very low carb diet, so as long as you don't have any carbs, fat or sugars you should be ok. If you can last on the Opti do, but in an emergency grilled fish, or salad will do (you are allowed a spoon of olive oil so you could add some herbs and make a salad dressing.)

Danna

My Dr (who made me do Optimuck for 4 weeks) told me that if I really, really had to cheat then to have either an extra cup of the vege's OR a small piece of grilled fish or skin free lean chicken. As the others said, Ketosis happens with a very low carb diet, so as long as you don't have any carbs, fat or sugars you should be ok. If you can last on the Opti do, but in an emergency grilled fish, or salad will do (you are allowed a spoon of olive oil so you could add some herbs and make a salad dressing.)

Danna

Thanks, I really need to have something today, I have felt light headed and queasy all day and thats not an ideal situation to be working children. I have followed the program rigidly for a week so if Im going to cheat at least its not junk, just a small piece of grilled fish.

Danna,

I work with children as well, so I know what you're going through. I'm a cook now, but when I did Optifast a few years ago I was an assistant in a kindy room. After 5 weeks I ended up getting seriously ill because my system was so depleted.

was banded on tue n did 2 weeks opti i cheated once n there wasnt a prob, i just had opti in hte monring and tea and veg cooked for lunch n lots of Water.. i thought id of cheated more but i was fine.. nd u wll be too

good luck

How much did you cheat? i feel bad, hope it doesn't effect my surgery. Ive had a shape biscuit here, and 2 jatz there. Nothing huge like a meal but im wondering how much im hindering myself by doing this. Ive got 8 more days till im banded