Starting Optifast during Christmas

I got my surgery date about an hour ago and start Opti December 18th :( if I didn't take the January 8th appointment, I would have to wait until the end of February for my surgery. My birthday is December 21st so on the 17th I will be going to East Side Mario's and stuffing my face silly for my birthday! Lol. My surgeon said I could have plain turkey breast with no gravy and veggies for Christmas if I was doing a Christmas dinner, but that was it.

Hi Lina,

congrats on getting your surgery date! I just had my surgery with Dr. Neville today (I'm currently lying awake in the noisy hospital room). She is fantastic as you already know.

I will be completely honest with you, day 2 or 3 of Opti I cheated by eating a couple spoonfuls of mashed potatoes and it took me around 8 days to go into ketosis. It was rough, but once your body goes into ketosis you won't even care about food. So I wish I had just held off...

Also, we are almost bday twins! My birthday is the 20th AND the day I get to start soft foods. That's an excellent idea to celebrate on the 17th so you still get to celebrate :)

Hi there, I had my surgery December 18th but during my Opti-fast stage missed out on a perogy and cabbage dinner that my cousins and I make annually to celebrate our Ukrainian heritage... I made them but decided to sit in the living room and enjoy my Opti-fast shake and watch TV while they ate their dinner, I still enjoyed the company before and after dinner. I can't deny it was hard but it was worth it... this is the real test but you can do this ... wishing you every success! oh and for Christmas dinner I had tomato soup lol ...