Optifast Starts Today!

Good morning all :)

Merry Christmas Eve!

I start my opti fast today, I haven't had one yet I'm a lil nervous.

Anyone else do their opti over a high holiday? To add fuel to the fire I'm baking a lot of sweet treats today, so I'll have to be conscious of what I'm doing.

Anyway, hope you're all enjoying your holidays, I'm one step closer to the losers bench :)

Your will power is all between your ears imo!  Hope your treats are enjoyed by those you serve and are fun for you to make!  It has been challenging to stay away from my old friends mr. fat and mr. carb.  With friends like that I didn't need enemies!  

Opti was easy for me, though my tummy made tons of noise and let me know it was missing my disgusting diet that got me morbidly obese in the first place!  Hope it is easy for you.  Lots of folks have a rough beginning on it but most say it got easier as time flew!  All the best on your holiday time!  Keep the faith! 

Keep your goal in mind. I am making dinner for guests and there is not a lot I will be able to eat myself - and that is ok with me. I have my goals -  I do not expect everybody else to do as I do. That would be (in  my book) an unrealistic expectation from my part. That is not what the real world is all about.... People will continue to eat around you - and it is up to myself to make the right choices.

What is key for me is that I do not "taste" a bit during cooking. ( and I will smell to make sure there are enough spices in them...)

Congrats on your first step - and wonderful you are so conscious about  what you are doing. You'll do well!

I'm making room already on the losers bench...

:)  wooohoo it means you are so close.. I wouldn't bake while opti..it will be hard but really..it is sooo doable... YOu just have to keep your eye on the prize you are sooooooo close...:) 

juls

Good luck :) I'm on day four of the opti and is getting easier. If the baking gets to you and you want to have some thing sweet, you can make your opti with 200ml instead of 300ml and it makes like a pudding, its not the best but it helps a little.

Oh thats a great tip!

 

Thanks everyone for being so supportive! Next stop-losers bench!

what an exciting way to start off your new year!! you're going to do so well!!! (btw, i really liked the opti in a blender with ice, it made it like a WEndy's Froster.mmmmmmm)

Today is a great day to start the rest of your life and next year at this time, many of these foods will once again be within your reach. 

This year it's all about you

and how you rock it!!! 

You go girl.

 

Laurie

Good luck. I start Thursday, pre-op on the 14th and surgery on the 17th

Yay! Thanks everyone for your support!

The frosty and pudding tips are definitely something I"m going to try. I've also heard that coffee and vanilla extract is yummy as well.

Did anyone else get a horrible aftertaste? I'm two shakes in and feel like I've been sucking on pennies all day. LOL I keep asking my daughter if my breath smells-she says no, but it tastes like it does