at last i have finally got 10,000 so i can have my surgery. with the help from my savings,super and part loan and mr rudd iv got enough. im booked in on the 10 of june at concord hosp. woo hoo i started opti fast today oh my god i wasnt expecting it to taste so yuck. it tastes like soggy nutri grain thats been in the blender yuck. but i have to do it so i will. i can not believe im getting a lap band im so happy. so i just had to share that

jacqui

Way to go...i am sooo happy for you!

Good luck =]

Lol, yeah the optifast is nasty, first one I had I projectile vomitted over the kitchen sink - Woops lol. Congrats =)

I'm using a combination of Celebrity Slim and Tony Fergusson. The shakes taste quite good but they don't really fill you up. Had a bar for lunch as I needed something to chew. Have also bought Soups as I don't want only sweet stuff. Problem is they have a weird taste,can't quite explain it, maybe chalky . Don't know why they can't make them so they taste like normal Soup.

Good luck with the op. i am 2 June in Melbourne.

Good luck! Optifast is the worst part, in my opinion. Cottees diet chocolate topping mixed in with the choc shakes are the way to go. That's what got me through. Don't even bother trying the soups or desserts... I couldn't even get one spoonful of either down.

thanks for the replies. i will be trying the cotties choc topping in with the Optifast. thanks for the tip

jacqui

How exciting!!! I have mine booked for 6th July! I am not looking forward to Optifast either. You are allowed to eat diet jelly- i think i will be living on that for 2 weeks!!

I read on yahoo posts that blending some of the set jelly mix makes the opti thicker and sweeter.

Cheers

Pickle

I have just booked in for the 11th of June. Am starting Optifast tomorrow. I am also in Sydney. Keep in touch and let me know how you go. I put my Optifast in the blender with 3-4 ince cubes. It comes out more like a thickshake and the coldness makes it not so gross.

I too thank Mr Rudd for a contribution to my lap band. Thankyou Mr Rudd.

Congrats! Let me tell you, as someone who also paid cash for her band, it was the best money I have EVER spent! Good luck with it all!

hi all

well its been 4 days on optifast and already have lost 6 kilos.i had a minor setback. i got the flu (not swine) and was pretty sick. my doctor put me on some pretty strong medication so i went off the optifast. im back on track now.i saw the surgeon on tuesday and dietician. yesterday i was at the hospital doing my pre op tests all went well. i also found out that im allowed to eat 2 cups of vegetables a day while on optifast woo hoo i didnt know that. also ive tried the optifast fruit nut bars yum. as every day goes by im not feeling so hungry now just feeling weak. im really missing a cup of tea but was told im not allowed by the dietician even with the low fat milk. not fair

jacqui

not long now, u must be so excited, keep us posted

You should be in bandland by now, so let us all know how you're doing. Day Three post-op was the toughest for me (all the anasthetic finally wore off) but it was all up, up, up from there - and then the Fantastic Voyage begins!