Typical Opti-Fast Day
Ok, tomorrow I start opti-fast. Can any of you who have gone through this before tell how you handled your day? Especially if you worked. What extra liquids did you have? I'm trying to plan my day for tomorrow...and of course I'm working! lol
Thanks!
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Orientation: Oct. 5/11 NP: Nov. 16/11 SW: Nov. 16/11
NC: Nov. 23/11 N-1on1: Jan. 6/12 PSYC: Jan. 6/12
Surgeon: Feb. 24/12 Surgery: March 20/12
Well I am almost done my shakes in 5 days I will have my surgery!!!
So with that said I worked sometimes 12 hour shifts at a clinic and i would set a timer on my phone so,
8 am i would have a shake
then 12
then 4
then 8pm......I bought the night before a decaf coffee and would keep in fridge then in the morning blend with my bullet with the vanilla and it was amazing!!! I love my chocolate so no problem there
I also put orange tangerine grapefruit crystal light in with the vanilla shake and it was a yummy creamsicle.......I am allowed broths so i bought vegie broth chicken broth and beef broth, sipped that in between. I got also sf jellos and sf popsicles.......my clinic and surgeon allows 2 cups of vegies a day but all green vegies with vinegar on top.....but otherwise that is what i did every day.......oh yeah and love my sf koolaid and drank that all day iwth water..........so hope that helps you...........the first few days are hard but worth it in the end........just stick to it and know you are doing this for a better and healthier you!!! anything else let me know........good luck
stephanie
So with that said I worked sometimes 12 hour shifts at a clinic and i would set a timer on my phone so,
8 am i would have a shake
then 12
then 4
then 8pm......I bought the night before a decaf coffee and would keep in fridge then in the morning blend with my bullet with the vanilla and it was amazing!!! I love my chocolate so no problem there
I also put orange tangerine grapefruit crystal light in with the vanilla shake and it was a yummy creamsicle.......I am allowed broths so i bought vegie broth chicken broth and beef broth, sipped that in between. I got also sf jellos and sf popsicles.......my clinic and surgeon allows 2 cups of vegies a day but all green vegies with vinegar on top.....but otherwise that is what i did every day.......oh yeah and love my sf koolaid and drank that all day iwth water..........so hope that helps you...........the first few days are hard but worth it in the end........just stick to it and know you are doing this for a better and healthier you!!! anything else let me know........good luck
stephanie
I took shakes, bought decaf coffee on the way in, my blender and blender bottle when I worked.
I drank 2 litres of extra water 1 cup of broth ( Split in 2 servings and 2 1/2 cup servigs of Sugar Free Jello...
That was it.
So it was shake, water, broth, shake, water, jello, water, Broth, Shake, water, Jello.......
I eventually started breaking the 4th Optifast shake into the other 3 as I had an allergic reaction to it and figured funny feeling tongue was better 3 x a day than 4..plus the benadryl I was taking was knocking me on my rear..
I drank 2 litres of extra water 1 cup of broth ( Split in 2 servings and 2 1/2 cup servigs of Sugar Free Jello...
That was it.
So it was shake, water, broth, shake, water, jello, water, Broth, Shake, water, Jello.......
I eventually started breaking the 4th Optifast shake into the other 3 as I had an allergic reaction to it and figured funny feeling tongue was better 3 x a day than 4..plus the benadryl I was taking was knocking me on my rear..
Referral: January 2010 Orientation: Dec 2010 1st Appt's : April 26/2011 Surgery : Feb 9 / 2012
Starting Weight: 265 Surgeons Goal : 187lbs Personal Goal: 150lbs
JJ_
on 2/28/12 5:37 pm
on 2/28/12 5:37 pm
I brought a rubbermaid jug to work and made crystal light. The instructions say to add the package of crystal light to 1.5 litres of water, but I added it to 2 litres. That way I knew that when I finished the crystal light that day I had the required fluids in before heading home.
I also brought SF jello to have with my lunch Optifast. Gave me something to 'eat' while others were around. Around 2:30 p.m. I would have some homemade chicken broth and along with the crystal light I was drinking, didn`t have a problem as the next Optifast was drank between 4:00 and 4:30 p.m. (Yes had dinner at work too). Then when I drove home, no issues with cravings since I was full.
The last shake was drank around 8 p.m. and bedtime was around 9:30.
Good luck.
Judy
I also brought SF jello to have with my lunch Optifast. Gave me something to 'eat' while others were around. Around 2:30 p.m. I would have some homemade chicken broth and along with the crystal light I was drinking, didn`t have a problem as the next Optifast was drank between 4:00 and 4:30 p.m. (Yes had dinner at work too). Then when I drove home, no issues with cravings since I was full.
The last shake was drank around 8 p.m. and bedtime was around 9:30.
Good luck.
Judy
I have an hour long drive to get in and out of work, so I'd have my first shake in the car, one at 10 am, one at 2pm and one with everyone at 6. In between, I'd have a bottle fo Crystal LIght Iced Tea. After "supper" I'd treat myself to a jello. It kept me full, and not cheating.
I only had a shaker, so after each shake, I'd wa**** out and fill it with the required water and put it in the fridge until I needed it again.
I had all chocolate, but others brought stuff with them to flavour their shakes.
Cathy
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