Opti - how you rocked it?

So today is my first day on Opti - I got all chocolate and for 2 weeks. The trick is definitely ICE, but I don't find it bad at all. I made a delicious broth and some sugarfree jello - yum, dessert lol.

Just remember why you are doing it and knowing that it is shrinking your liver and get yourself excited for a new life!!!

Opti is a means to an end - to a beginning.

I had quite a few syrups that I used but in the end, I used extracts more. Chocolate with mint extract was great, vanilla with decaf coffee and wait for it...vanilla with rum extract and either banana or coconut extract. I used a blender or magic bullet. Ay work, I only had cold water which was fine. I actually liked the Opti.

A LID!! Awesome! I tried a chocolate one my friend had.. The taste was ok, the smell killed me. Thanks! I WILL use that tip.

hello?!?? Rum extract, that is sounding yummy in my tummy!

oh I have my eyes in the prize.. No seat belt extensions, being about to join a rowing team again, being about to sit ANYWHERE ...

4 weeks of OPTI, won't be a piece of cake. But then again it's the pieces of cake that got me here and a little bit of struggle is good for the soul ;)

It's not been so bad for me. I'm on day 10 and it's gotten fairly easy. With the vanilla i add raspberry ice crystal light and it's very similar to a smoothie, loads of ice and by now i just add a straw and drink, no issues. For the chocolate i add a table spoon of instant coffee, a liberal amount of caramel sugar free syrup from starbucks and blend, add loads of ice and that's like a mocha latte thinger, really tasty! I love it!

Hey hun! Can you believe how fast time is flying now? Soon we'll be just chillin' on the bench! And then taking a stroll through Onderland! Lol. As you knw, I'm not there yet either, but I do use protien shakes a number of times per week. I know they probably taste different to opti but I plan on using my present flavorings just for fun. I use vanilla protien pwdr, decaf coffee with, vanilla extrac****er and ice, for a yummy frappachino-like shake. I use chocolate protien pwdr with cocoa pwder, vanilla extrct, a splenda pk****er and ice and blend! Yum! I'd like to try mango,orange Nesfruita with vanilla opti, just for fun. I'm liking the straw-cup idea too!!!
I just know were gonna ROCK this one lady!

Girl we are WLS buds. Haha met here, face to face at orientation! Trust me our txt sessions keep me sane sometimes.

we will get thro it together! I hope we are doing it together. Still like the idea of being surgrey buddies

I'm just about done my 3 weeks of Optifast (surgery is this friday!!!) - and at first I tried everything to make it better. I also couldn't do CL or any syrups because I found them way too sweet for my taste. I would prefer if i got all chocolate instead of half of each kind. At first I did the decaf with some cocoa powder (great!), but since i'm not a coffee drinker I had to stop that after a week and a bit. Now I just use cocoa powder, some water and pour it over ice. I found that the 'smoothie' way with crushing the ice in the blender made it more that I had to drink. This way it's still cold and I can just drink it with a straw really quick. I'm down almost 20lbs now.

Overall you'll just have to see what you like. I was surprised at how much I didn't like the crystal light when I can normally drink it in water.

Good luck!

Awesome news!!! I will say a prayer for you on Friday girl and send you positive thoughts!!

20lbs down is a great thing.. More to come doll ;)

Most Def my deary!  and they keep me sane too : )  Your awesome!

 Now lets rock this ish' like never before!!!!!  Hahaha!