So maybe opti's a little more challenging than I thought

Just finished day 2 - still alive, but had a real bout of nausea before I was preparing my last shake for today.  Had to hang over the bathroom sink b/c I thought I was going to let go.  Sipped water there for a few minutes and it passed.  Then drank my shake and was fine.  Don't know if I was hungry, if it was the meds I had taken a little while earlier, or whatever it was, but I didn't like the feeling.  I'm actually a little nauseated right now - have a mild urge to eat something solid (but I won't!)  Normal?

if you make the opti into a pudding, it will change up the consistency and you actually feel like you are eating instead of drinking.  Lesson the amount of liquid and stir until it becomes pudding.

everyone reacts differently to the stuff.  hang in there and time will pass.  the first few days on opti are the hardest.

Perhaps you have reached ketosis. Some of the symptoms of ketosis are
nausea
extreme abdominal pain (hunger like you have never felt)
dizziness
fatigue
extreme thirst (you will feel like you cant quench your thirst)

the link below is what I pulled off of "thelowcarbgrocer" information site. Tons more information if you google it.

Hope you feel better, oh and don't forget to drink LOTS of water 
http://www.thelowcarbgrocery.com/resources-ketosis.php

and don't forget that wonderful tinny taste in your mouth - I had it the entire ketosis time.

OMG, my mouth tastes terrible.  Even after I brush my teeth it's still gross

Yup - less than 5 minutes after brushing or rinsing that taste was back - I sure didn't miss it when it finally stopped.

Thanks for posting that, Happypants, along with the link. I've been on the LowCarb Grocer site many times, but never noticed that before.

Deb

everyone reacts so differently to it, its hard to determine what's normal and what isnt.

Just keep plugging away.

are you allowed to have green veggies, or broth?

I'm allowed broth, so hubby made me some real chicken broth, refrigerated overnight and pulled all the solidified fat off it.  Haven't had any yet today.  Not allowed any veggies, just SF popsicles, SF jello and broth.

Hang tough Megan - you're doing so well! Gee, you didn't think it was going to be that easy, did you? LOL! Sorry, I'm not making light of what happened - it must have felt awful. Hopefully, it was just an isolated incident & you'll be back to doing fine on the Opti.

Deb