Day 1 of optifast :(

Day 1 isnt going very well so far and Im only 1 shake in.  The vanilla is horrible and I now feel sick to my stomach!  I mixed it with 500ml ice water and 1 "stevia" sweatner pack.  I dont want to be discouraged so early but omg Im not sure about this.  Any suggestions?

I read on here to mix it with the Orange-tangerine crystal light and it tastes like cremcycle!
I hope this helps

Oooh that sounds like it would be good.  I think i may need to add more water to it as well because even with a 500ml bottle of water it was thick!  I made the mistake of reading all the negative things about the opti and I think it may have gotten to me as well!  Im trying to stay positive...i even pre made a good 2 weeks of food for my husband and daughter to just thaw and eat because I wanted to stay away from the cooking.  I will be trying the chocolate shake for lunch in a couple hours so fingers crossed this one will be better:)  Thanks for the responses all!

Yeah, don't read any posts that have an unhappy face in them. lol Stay positive!!!!!!!!!!

ok, leave out the stevia, optifast is incredibly sweet.

try your next one plain, then go on from there.

Stay positive, remember that this is the next step in progress toward your new life. Being positive is a skill you're going to have to learn to get you through some tough periods. Start now.

I mixed all of mine with cold decaf coffee then added flavour extracts, never had the same flavour twice in the same day.......good luck, just keep looking at the big picture.It's will all be worth it in the end

I agree the sweetener should go. I put cinnamon in my vanilla today and it was great!!!
A positive attitude will also help...Just remember that this is only for a short period of time and soon we will be fit and healthy!! 

i'm on day 2 and chugging along.., slowly but surely. although i only have the chocolate kind. if you have any unopened boxes of vanilla im pretty sure you can return them and switch to chocolate? i find it to be really yummy.

just remember you've made it this far and you're so close to your new life!! like i said in another post, food isn't leaving the planet. try and think of it that way. this is a small sacrifice compared to what your results will probably be in the end. you can do it!!

I just had chocolate, but there is a recipe forum on here that has things you can do with Opti to make it taste better. 

You can do it!

Cathy

Hi Lisa,
 
Here's the link to the OH recipe board & the section showing lots of ways to make Optifast taste better.    I'm sure there's some ideas here that will work for you.....

http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/ontario_recipes/discussion/ 4267118/Surviving-Optifast/

Hope this helps you.  Good luck & keep your eye on the prize!!!

Deb