Optifast enhancements?

Hi,

I started Optifast yesterday (SOOOOO  HUNGRY)...  but thats okay, I can survive.  I can even survive with a smile.  What I am wondering is what are the enhancements you all used to change up the flavour once in a while?  I have heard things like Sugar Free Flavourings...  can anyone give me an example?  I walked around my local Zehrs yesterday and couldn't really find anything like that.  Also, I read some people adding instant coffee to their Optifast, is it just regular coffee or a flavoured one? 
Any advice is appreciated as I have 19 1/2 days to go!

Sabrina

You can get sugar free syrups at Starbucks (huge bottle for about $10).  You can also use Crystal light powder (or I think some use sf jello powder).  Also, make sure the coffee is decaf.  I didn't do the coffee thing, but I think some use the actual instant crystals and others make the coffee, cool it and then use it to blend the optifast (instead of plain water). 

Hi Sabrina, If you do a search you will find lots of suggestions.
You can get SF Torani at Home Outfitters or try Starbucks and Second cup.
I didnt mind the vanilla so I just added some SF vanilla torani.
For chocolate I had a harder time. Try about a tsp of cocoa and some decaf instant (dissolve it it a little warm water first). I liked extra water and lots of ice. Blended it in my bullet. Crystal light and SF cherry koolaide also works well in chocolate.

Good luck, the hunger should start going away.
Leslie

i have a huge sweet tooth so i added crystal light to all my shakes and i got through optifast just fine. i actually looked forward to them and im going to miss them after surgery! some people find the shakes too sweet though when crystal light is added. experiment with decaf coffee, crystal light, more water, less water, blended, shaked...you will find what you like :) good luck and kudos to you for doing 20 days on opti! i only had to do 14 thank goodness but you sure are a trooper!!!

you can use instant coffee crystals, or cold decaf coffee (just a cup that you've made and let cool)

sugar free flavourings you can get at Starbucks, or sometimes at Winners.

 HomeSense has DaVinci and Torino but you gotta watch and make sure the Torino one is sugar-free because they do sell a regular one. Try sugar free jello half the pack will do ya and my fave 1tsp of cocoa powder and a sweet n low and it tasted just like a fudgeeoo

I am on optifast and for the chocolate I like the davinci's SF raspeberry  with Vanilla I have Walden Farms SF strawberry or carmel.  I got the Walden Farms at Metro and I got the Davinci's at a little shop that sells the Keurig cups

Since you have a bit to go, you could go on 'Lowcarbgrocery.com'.....lots of different SF DaVinci syrups.  mine were delivered in 2 days.  I got cherry, mint and Peanut butter that I intend to put in the chocolate ones. 
Good Luck!

Julie