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| Hi everyone, Does anyone know how long it takes to be in ketosis when you are in the intensive phase of Opti? When I was only in the transition stage I had some days of terrible tastes in my mouth which I presumed was keytosis but now that I'm having no carbs at all I seem to be fine. Also, day 2 on opti yesterday and after a loss of 1.5 kg after the first day (getting rid of the Large Pizza) I haven't even lost .1 of a kg today. :( Does the weight loss on opti come in fits and starts? Jenny |
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| Ahh, that is no good at all Sammy, I hope it is getting easier for you to take your meds. I tried the vanilla shake this afternoon and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I might just stick to vanilla and chocolate shakes for the two weeks preop and two weeks post op. |
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| Yeah I had a few shakes after banding. First week was not good for me cos my stomach was swollen inside so was really hard to get anything down! I even vomitted taking my medications with water. I had to crush tablets down to powder! It does get better though. Im getting used to it now and I can have a lot of different things. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thanks for all your replies everyone. =) I'm not allowed any fruit, although I am allowed some vegetables and diet jelly. I will give it a go mixing in some diet jelly into a vanilla shake and will buy some peppermint essence. I'll definately look into making some soup with my allowed vegies, I'm allowed some low salt stock as well. My dietician said that I can cook some vegies with soy sauce for flavour over a pan (with a small amount of cooking spray) which is something else I will try. And yes, I am a chocolaholic.. well more like a foodoholic to be honest! I made my husband try the chocolate bar and he now has some sympathy for me during the optifast stage. He is suggesting the shakes since you can gulp them down and forget about them. My dietician basically said that it is a good idea to continue the optifast diet post op for a few weeks. Perhaps its easier once you get used to the taste, its easy to make and doesn't require much preparation. Did anyone here do Optifast for the first few weeks post op? I'm curious to see how digestiable it is after you are freshly banded. Many thanks, Stacey |
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| Totally agree with you Jenny....I trick myself as well. I really enjoyed the coffee shakes too, cos I was addicted to a Mocha every morning I told myself thats what I was having and when I had a choc bar I felt like I was being naughty, even though when I tasted it before I started opti properly, I hated it! I am on day 22 post banding and I feel really good. Its amazing. Constipation is over now and have only vomitted once since the first week and that was me being a pig. It really does stop you eh???Hate vomitting. Anyway goodluck all. Cya, Sam |
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| Hi Stacey, I think it's great that you have discovered you don't like them now before you have to have them. It gives you time to get your head around it! I did a few weeks of replacing just 2 meals with a shake and a bar and always had dinner to look forward to. I suspect you are a chocoholic like myself as I had tried the bars ages ago and did the same as you. After not allowing myself ANY chocolate for a week or so, to have a chocolate coated bar for lunch is actually a huge treat (Yes, even the Opti bar) and believe it or not I actually look forward to it now. It is all in the mind! Really! Having tiny little nibbles of it is amazing how long you can make it last too and for ages you keep looking at it thinking "wow, I've still got heaps left". I'm a really firm believer in tricking myself! :) Hope this helps, Jenny |
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| Stacey, i would buy just the Strawberry shakes and nothing else, then id just make up the HUGEST lot of your own soup using ur allowed veges and that will get you through the 2 weeks, trust me!! Also get some aeroplane diet jelly made up into a dozen little individual cups so its sitting there ready and invest in 6 or so big bright coloured sports drink bottles that you can have all over the house, so your constantly sipping on your water. Do all that and you and your liver will be right, plus you could lose up to a stone!!! Serious!!! Good Luck xxx Gem | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stacey there are a few things you can do to make them palatable if your dietician allows.. Firstly the strawberry shake isnt too bad on its own. But if you are allowed a fruit allowance get some strawberries wash and freeze them then pop 3 of them into the blender with the strawberry shake and wizz it up...really yummy. The coffee shake also isnt too bad if you use a blender and some ice...it tastes like a faux iced coffee. The choc one can be improved with peppermint essence or a teaspoon of 99% fat free jarra Vanilla..add ice and some flavourings or some diet jelly. I hate the soup and have to doctor it. I put some of my veg serve in it and some soy sauce. It has an after taste and is very salty. All in all Stace... its just 2 weeks we all have to just suck it up if we want to do this... sorry. I have been doing it for nearly 5 weeks now so 2 weeks is a dream. |
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| My dietician gave me a few opticrud samples, one was the chocolate bar (what a lie!) and a berry crunch bar. I was able to take a bite of each but had to spit it out straight away. I have my 2 week opticrud preop diet coming up and I am worried that I won't be able to stick by it. I have a sample for the chicken noodle soup and the vanilla shake which I keep putting off trying. Are the shakes tolerable? Which flavour have you guys found better? |
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| Soooo close now Shelly! I'm sure you will breeze through it all :) Jenny |
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| thanks soooo much! whoooooo shelly xxx |
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| We will be waiting with positive anticipation to hear how fabulous it all went for you Debbie |
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| deb, well the opti was a struggle and only slipped up a little with a bit of chicken! had it the 3 meals per day and also had a couple of celebrity slim shakes an bars to mix it up a bit this last week! all is going well i think i have last 4-5 kilos in 15 days. been really busy so my mind has been ok but finished work yesterday and packing bag 2moro so am very nervous but excited at same time! good luck to you tooo with the opti!!! thanks heaps shelly |
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| Shelley How are you feeling? Are you excited or nervous or just want it to be all over or all of the above? Debbie |
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| debbie, thanks for the well wishes! accepted greatly and needed!! only one day of opti to go!!!! shelly |
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| hahahaha! thanks unzippin fee |
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| may luck be heaped Upon you Fee... you cranky lil devil! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sorry!, signed in on my old name and didn't realize!! fee |
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| Have we had a name change then to cranky that's no good we'll have to do something about that to bring it back to a journey. lad your back on deck thinking of you as I do my Opti too cheers Debbie |
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| Hi, First day back on intensive opti for two weeks. I had already done 6 weeks and lost 8 kg's but had my surgery postponed for another 6 weeks and have put on half of what I lost!!Bugger.. Am determined to get off that 4 kg's and maybe a bit more in the two weeks I have left. Wish me luck! fee |
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| Hey all i dont offically have to start Opti until 4 weeks before my Op, and i should have the date by the end of the week for the end of June or beginning of July, (i hope it is end of June)But to the reason for this post. I went to stock up on my Optifast and vitamins, well, i got a box of the choc dessert on sale (runs out end of July) and i tried one the other night as a meal replacement with 2 cups of veg, and i think i will stick to the shakes, it was not my cup of tea, where i can handle the shakes... So i have 7 sachets of Optifast choc dessert for anyone that wants it.. I am in the Knox area of Melb, but if you want it, i will post it, just dont want it to go to waste. Email me at wannabethinlin@yahoo.com. au and we can take it from there. Cheers Lin |
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| You've done well good luck Shelley Debbie |
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| nic, i am on day 14 2moro! wow it has been very challenging thats for sure!!! had the really bad headaches first 4 days even felt a bit nausious a few days, but mostly stuck to the 3 shakes + vege soup and salad every day. only 2 days of opti to go before op! have lost about 5 kilos i think! the last few days have felt really good and not hungry as much! i am having berocca every day also! i had decaf coffee and caffine free diet coke which helped for me. it really has helped having support from here and family and friends! Hope everyone else is going great too! take care shelly |
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| Nic Day 3 tends to be the worst day, a few people tend to feel ikk day 4 but after that most people start to feel good as long as they do not break out and eat things not allowed. Do that and you go all the way back to the start of sufferville again for another 3-4 days applesauce |
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| Hi there Schmee, Im on day 6 today. In the first 3 days i had headaches and that was about it but i tell you, those ads for KFC are hard to watch on telle LOL...ive been craving EVERYTHING.......and feelin deprived. Only another week to go. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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