Hello there!

I am nervous and I am craving a toasted cheese sandwich.

I am being banded in 20 days. I have had to be on the Optifast diet for a month. I have lost a little weight so far which I am hoping to keep off.

I started at 151kg. Which means I have to lose half my body weight to be in the right vicinity of the right weight for my height.

I think I am starting to mourn the foods that I can no longer eat in any quantity. Like cheese and bread. I just have to be remember that I am sadder as the person that I have let myself become.

Thanks for making for interesting reading

Beck

It's normal to crave food when you are on a liquid diet -- you start to feel like you will never be able to eat again. But realistically, you probably will be able to have a grilled cheese sandwich again. (I had half of one this weekend). Yes, some people have trouble with bread and/or cheese, but many don't -- especially with toasted bread and melted cheese. In reality, there are few foods you will probably have to give up forever in any quantity.

I would never tell someone to cheat on a pre-op diet, because it's important, but honestly one grilled cheese sandwich isn't going to hurt you. The big danger in cheating once though is that it kind of opens the door to more cheating.

Thank you for replying! And the encouraging words about one of my favourite food groups!!

I am going to save my 'cheat' for my birthday in a few days. Coincidentally it is after my weigh in with my surgeon. Does that make it a double cheat?

Thanks again.

Hi Dabble, I too am from South Australia.

Tomorrow (27/11), I go to see the surgeon for my op date and to start my optfast plan. Have heard lots of different things but am keeping an open mind. Anything has to be better that living as a fatty LOL.

I am a widow and have met the man of my life 6 years ago, we plan to marry next year and I would so like to lose the weight for my wedding day, and afterwards of course.

Hope to be able to add to this forum and to get some answers and advice.

Patsyau

Woo Hoo, have my op date, will be 18th December. Looks like will be a liquid Xmas lunch for me, but I am sure will all be worth the wait. Optifast is not the best food I have ever tasted, but for 3 weeks, who cares LOL

Patsyau