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| Hi Greg. I am on blood pressure meds but do not check it so it might be what is causing the dizziness. I am going in for banding on Tuesday so I will bear with it for the moment. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oompaloompa, how is your blood pressure at the moment? I've had some dizziness when exercising during Optifast and seen my GP a couple of times about it. Both times my blood pressure has been low and my blood pressure medication dosage has been lowered. This may be something to keep in mind. Greg |
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| Thankyou Kate and congratulations on your success. It is so good to hear those words of encouragment at this stage in my journey. If I was ever going to doubt my decision it would be now so again thankyou for popping in and wishing me well. I have had an almost impossible weekend with 4 days off and yes I have been weak but not as weak as I would have been had I not been going in for banding. So I know already the band is put the brakes on my eating madness. I can tell myself a 1000 times "you can do this on your own" but realistically I can not and I have made the right decision. Question to the Optisfasters.. Is anyone suffering from dizziness while on the optifast? |
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| thanks for that wastingaway, I just ordered some online, what a saving :) I too don't mind opti, though I just mainly have the bars and occaisional coffee shake. Vicki :) |
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| Hi all. I was just in the Chemist Warehouse near me and picked up boxes of the Optifast cappucino bars for $9.99. It's less than 1/2 price and they are not past expiry or anything. Just thought I'd let you know. Good luck to all of you. I have been banded for a couple of weeks now and believe it or not I actually got to like the opti! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hey oompa (great name BTW)& other Optifasters, Just thought I'd pop by & say good on you for doing this. It's a big decision but one you won't regret. I was banded 4 months ago today and have lost 32kg. I have not been this happy or comfortable in a long time. The Opti is just the slightly dodgy start to a fabulous journey. Keep up the good work. Kate |
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| 5 days on the Optislim 10 more to go. Had a melt down yesterday and ate one KFC Wicked wing. That alone is one heck of an achievement for me I have never been able to stop at 3 let alone 1. Anyway I know I had one too many. How come everyone around you says .. yeah we will support you don't worry .. and then eat KFC and Fish n Chips around you.. funny way of support I reckon. Sigh I have to get myself some eucalyptus oil or something to sniff for those times when those tempting smells are about. I tried the Vanilla Optislim .. NEVER again. I even added more essence to give it a better taste .. not even that worked. I am not sure how it would taste with mango or something else but my dietian said 2 cups of vegetables a day - no fruit - no protein - no fats. (I do cheat a "little" with the salad dressing - still using my favourite Paul Newman's Ceasar dressing but not much..I know more than I should... ho hum ) I have a box of 20 Vanilla Optislim if anyone is interested in the Werribee Geelong or Essendon area. You are welcome to them. Just email me and we can sort something out for you to pick them up. |
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| The optifast time is to shrink your liver as it has to be moved to the side to get the band in place,the smaller your liver=less post op problems caffine[ either tea coffee of coke ]is stored in the liver and reduces its chances of it shrinking I know its hard to cut down to 1 or 2 a day but its only 2 weeks, have you tried Nescafe gold decafe its not too bad.Try the water as it also flushes the liver, good luck to you and 7 kgs is awsome. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| One week of optifast down, one to go. Things going well so far, have lost 7kg which I'm really pleased with. Can't see me losing that much again next week, but it's a good start. I'm not sticking to it exactly, though. I have opti for breakfast and lunch, and sometimes I have it for dinner as well. Although sometimes after I've had a bowl of stir-fried vegies for dinner, I'm not hungry so I've been skipping my third shake. I'm also still drinking about 6 - 8 coffees a day (total coffee addict!), with skim milk in it. But I hate drinking water and haven't had any! Op is only a week away - argh!!! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| When i was on opti, i bought all three flavours, i had coffee for breaky, vanilla for lunch, and chocolate for dinner, someone said here they put a mango in the vanilla and whized it up, i also started opti in the evening, it was a good kickstart, I also on the occasion had chinese green vegetables just cause it got so boring, miso soup is good and if you like tea drink heaps of it, i used a little skim milk, I lost 7kilos in 2 weeks, Cheers Louise | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hey everyone.... Getting banded on 23rd nov. Will start opti-fast on the 2nd. Really scared that i will not be able to stick to it. I know i dont have any self disipline and willpower. Any advice for me..... |
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| HI there This is probably on here somewhere, but I've just blended half a mango with a vanilla opti -- some ice cubes and about 400ml of icy cold water -- left going in liquidiser for at least 45 secs and had the nicest fluffy mango shake --- really nice and very filling . cheers katy x |
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| Hi Watchthiswaist, This is the beginning of the end of our roller coast ride. It is the right decision. And yes our life is changing and it is time to allow us to imagine what ever we want.. |
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| Hi there oompaloompnomore -- come and join us on the november 09 banders thread if you feel comfortable. I am so feeling what you are, we are all travelling this road together -- there are some really helpful people in most threads, but I like having a "home base" sort of!! LOL Cheers Katy x |
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| Hi fellow optifasters! I am on my second week on opti with my surgery on the 2nd Nov. I fluctuate between excited, nervous and sad. I too have tried Tony Fergusion before and lost 10kgs as well as many, many other diets. Only to put it all back on and more. I know this has to be the right decision as I am going to loose it for the last time. I had a look at the Nov 08 Banders thread and was blown away by their success. Some of them talking about bying size 12 clothes and only kgs away from their goal. That could be us this time next year. After 20 plus years of being fat its hard to even imagine getting to my goal or shopping for size 12 or 14! This is soooo life changing I'm excited and feeling like I can do anything required of me to get there!! |
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| Hey there my gang of banders. Feeling fantastic, loving life. 8 kilos lighter and dropping! All my gos is on the Oct 09 thread. Lovely to be in touch again, hope you're all in sunshine somewhere and feeling just fine. Clare |
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| hi oompaloompnomore... I am only a week ahead of you and also approaching this journey with some intrepidation. I have removed the word "fail" from my vocabulary. Good luck to you | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Today is the first day of the rest of my life. Today I start on Optifast for 2 weeks to be banded on the 9th November. It is 11.30am and I have not had my first shake. I am keeping them for when I am hungry and as yet I am not hungry. I successfully lost 20kgs on the Tony Ferguson Diet about 2 years ago so I am not new to the low carb shake type of diet so I can not understand why I am so nervous about this next 2 weeks. I more nervous about the next 2 weeks than the surgery. I guess the risk for failing is high this time. I would hate to get to surgery and have it cancelled cos I have a fat liver ;). That is all I would need to convince myself that this is not a good idea. When I know deep in my heart it is the only hope I have of living a quality life. Reading people's messages on this blog has helped me sort out what I am feeling. I am normal which is a great thing to feel when you are feeling every possible emotion one can feel. Happy Sad Nervous Excited.. all bundled up into one soon to be "little" person. So thank you all for being so open and honest about your feelings. |
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| Hi..really please to find this forum. Heading into week 2 of optifast with surgery at the end of week. My nervousness sometimes subsiding to excitement and with only 1 emotional meltdown.. I think im doing ok....fingers crossed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hey there, I'm going great after the op. Wrote about it on the Oct '09 thread. Haven't heard from Clare yet. Monica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Love to know how Monica and Claire are going after their ops. Has anyone heard? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Try a bit of tomatoe and onion in with mushrooms makes for a nice crunch. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hi I too have just finished my first week on opti. Found the Coffee shake the best. Not too keen on anything else. I have been frying up mushrooms and asparagus in a fry pan with a little pure and simple spray and adding a little bit of garlic and soy sauce. I have also made up a big vege soup but added a little bit of curry powder to it and this is keeping me going. Good luck apparently this pre-op optifast stage is the hardest part. I haven't weighed myself on the same scales that I started with (the dieticians) but on my scales I think I have lost around 3kgs. Good luck, luv this site! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First week of Opti over and I have lost 2.8kgs. I wish I could just loose my weight on the opti - but I know without the pressure of having to stick to it because of the op - I know I wouldn't!! Hope everyone else is going well. I find the shakes filling. Veges getting very boring at night - anyone got any good recipes to make them taste different? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hey Clare!! Way to go girl!!! Hope all went well for you today. My turn tomorrow!!! I've lost just over 4 kg's on the Optifast and surgeon was happy with that today when I went in for pre-surgery consult. I think I didn't lose as much this week because the dreaded period is due!!! No doubt it will come tomorrow!! Thinking of you girl, see you on the Oct '09 thread!! Good luck to everyone else out there on the Optifast lead up to surgery!!! Monica :-) |
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