Optifast

Well I really thought that my last month before surgery would of went by so fast after waiting a year to get this far. It did not go fast at all, it has been so slow I mean even a turtle could out run this month. I have just over 2 weeks lift and start my optifast on Thursday. My question for all of my Ontario friends is while on optifast did your time seem to be slow cause you had to drink it over an over again or did it fly by since it is close you can feel it?????

Honestly, time seemed to fly until I started the Opti, then for those 3 weeks time seemed to crawl more and more slowly.  I think it's a pretty normal reaction.

Jenn. :)

I was on optifast for 6 weeks and I found the first few weeks dragged on, but it was so nice to never wonder what I was having for my meals!  The last 2 weeks went by fast, and I enjoyed the chocolate.  I actually miss it.

Wishing you all the best on your journey!

I was on Opti for 3 weeks.  Once I started it, I had my list of things to accomplish before surgery.  Between working and spending so much time in the bathroom, time did not slow down.  Then it was the last weekend before surgery (had surgery Monday morning at 8 a.m.). 

 

All the best for surgery day.

 

Judy

Time went by fast for me while on 2 weeks Opti.  Mostly because I was hugely busy at work preparing for being off and finishing up assignments,  house hunting with my son, and my volleyball season and tons of stuff I needed to get done at home.    The trick is to remain busy and not think about it!   Good luck... really... it will be here before you know it!

Time went really fast for me!

I'm finding that time is flying, I also start Opti on Thursday ( as long as Dr. Glazier gives me a green light tomorrow! ). One of my BFF's had surgery last April and, because I was so worried that I would hate the taste of Opti so much as I thought it would be sickly sweet, she gave me a day's worth to try. I did so about a month ago and was plesently surprised, I liked the taste, I found it really filling, and I LOVED not having to think about what to eat for that 1 day. I know it was just 1 day and I was able to go back to normal eating the following day, but it was encouraging none the less. The only problem that I encountered was that my blood sugar dropped to 4.3 by about 3 in the afternoon. I'm told that 4.3 isn't terribly low, but I discovered the low when my vision became blurred and stayed blurred until I checked my BS and then drank some juice and my vision restored. I know I'm going to need to be hypervigilant about checking my BS once I start the 2 weeks on Thursday, and have been advised to eat a tsp of sugar if it drops again......that I look far less forward to than the Opti itself...YUCK!
You'll do great, and the 2 weeks will fly by ......I'm so glad that you decided not to postpone!!

I did 3 weeks of Opti over the Christmas holidays so I was definitely busy with holidays gatherings. I personally didn't avoid the gatherings or the meals, I just drank my shake while others ate and was content with the conversations.  I found that I was so excited to embark on my journey that the time went quickly.

I hope that you are one of the lucky ones, like me, that doesn't hate the taste of Opti. All the best for your journey.  Muriel

It crawled...I was starving the entire time and it was right over the Christmas/New Year's season.....really sucked...glad it's over!