Opti Day 1 - bit of a rant
OH EM GEE!
Today was the hardest day of my life!
i clearly need to bring opti to work to have dinner shakes....but man o man....i told a co worker that i was so hungry they looked tasty! Not to mention for some reason every person felt the need to eat at their desks....mcdonalds, our cafe food, and everything in between, while i drank water and ate a mint. LOL
I truly hop this gets easier...How do you deal with the need to chew/eat?
One minute i am ok the next i am ravished and would kill to eat anything!!!
below is my menu for today...
830 - Vanilla opti with coffee
1000 - Black coffee with splenda
1030 - Mint
1100 - Sf orange Jello
1100 - 591mL water
1230 - few sips of diet coke and a gum
100 - Chocolate Opti
100 - 1 cup turkey broth
230 - mint
300 - 591mL water
400 - black coffee with spenda
430 - gum
530 - 591mL water
800 - vanilla opti with coconut/pineapple flavor enhancer
800 - 1 cup turkey broth
930 - 1 Del monte NSA popsicle
thanks for reading/commenting....
signed a slightly kranky glen :)
Sounds perfectly normal! I started Opti during finals week at school, so I had to see smell everyone eating stuff from the student lounge... pizza, sandwiches, Timmies, etc... Just keep in mind the first few days are the worst, but you get used to it and the crankiness goes away.
Referral to Bariatric Program at TWH: 08/09/11 Orientation at TWH: 08/17/11 Nurse Practitioner: 10/12/11
Social Worker: 12/02/11 Nutrition Class: 12/21/11 Nutrition Assessment: 01/26/12
Psycho-Social Assessment: 05/31/12 Meet Dr. Penner (TWH) 11/30/12 Pre-Admission: 12/10/12
Surgery Date: January 10, 2013
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Don't stress it does get easier, the first 3 days were the hardest for me but the rest of my 3 weeks on opti went by fast and after surgery I found I missed it.
Good luck, stay strong... You can do it.
THAT was the hard part. Persevere... it gets easier.
VBG: Dr. Abawi (Bowmanville) Jun-2004. Weight Loss: 237 ⬇ 164 = 73 pounds loss in first year.
Bariatric Network Registry: 19-Aug-2011 Orientation at HRRH: 17-Aug-2012
Consult with Dr. Hagen (HRRH): 29-Aug-2012 Doctor ordered Gastroscopy: 10-Oct-2012
Meetings with Nurse, Vampire, Registered Dietician and Social Worker (HRRH): 24-Oct-2012
Consult with Internist Dr Glazer: 29-Oct-2012 Ordered Cardiac Ultrasound 12-Nov-2012
Met with Dr. Hagen: 12-Nov-2012 Surgery date 19-Feb-2013 (07- Jan-2013 date revised)
Pre-Admission Tests: 10-Jan-2013 Started OptiFast: 14-Jan-2013 Starting Weight: 233
Conversion Surgery VBG ➜ RnY with Dr. Hagen: 28-Jan-2013 Weight day of Surgery: 216
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The first 4 days are the hardest and after that it seems to get easier. Hang in there but I notice you missed your dinner shake make sure you have all 4 shakes a day plus your broth and jello. I chewed gum all the time plus drink water all the time it will help to fill you up.
Referral- March 2012, Letter April 19, Orientation TWH- June 6, NP - July 3, Sleep Apena test July 16, Internist and SW - July 17, Nutritional class - July 23, Dietician appt. July 30th, Psych-Social appt - Aug 20th. Follow up with doctor sleep apena Aug. 28th Surgeons appt. - Dec. 14th Dr. Jackson. Surgery date - Feb 12 2013 - VSG
on 3/7/13 9:40 am - Bumfuknowhere, Canada
The first 3 to 4 days are the hardest. Btw, you may want to check the calories and carbs on those popsicles as usually the Del Monte ones are no sugar added but are made with real fruit and have 12 or more grams of sugar. If those are the ones, they may keep you out of ketosis and should not be eating those or the agony will continue.
Im on day 9 of OPTI, and YES the first 4 days I thought I was going to die. Everything from Massive HEADACHE for days, the shakes, etc. OH and wanting to even LICK a dam piece of food. Oh ya!! But now all is ok. For the chewing crunch on ICE Cubes. Im through HRRH and we cant have all those things you mentioned at all. this may sound rude but its my opti talking. I wish i could suck a popsicle that you are allowed to have right now... WOW , see the urges come in spirts now..
Chin up you can do this
Susie
