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Getting down to the wire now. Had a rough day yesterday, wanted to eat everything in site, but didn't. I really felt bad most of the day, feel sick to my stomach, jitters, mostly felt like a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.

I have cheated a bit on my Opti diet but feel I have the upper hand now and seem to be handling it better. Still do not like the taste and I'm worried that when I have to drink protein shakes after the surgery, I will have developed a large hate for the powder. I am assuming the protein shakes will taste somewhat like Opti, but I just don't know yet. I know I can drink the Premier Costco ready made protein drinks (30 gr of protein each).

I am looking forward to my surgery twin who has the surgery the day before mine in Humber, it's always nice to meet a new friend as long as my butt isn't hanging out the rear of my hospital gown. LOL.

I am feeling really draggy and rundown lately, seem to have a low grade headache most of the time and am looking forward to this being gone.

It's getting real now.

Well, I wont say that it has been getting any easier, but it is getting a little easier to tolerate. I still want to eat, it's not a habit that goes away very easily.

Still hate the smell and taste of the vanilla, but can tolerate the chocolate as long as I have some flavoring in it.

I am now more looking forward to the surgery being over so I can tale the next step to recovery, healing, and better health.

Day 10, still having a problem with hunger. Probably just head hunger, not real hunger, but still there regardless.

Lost 6.4 pounds after 1 week on Opti, that's a nice bonus but have not been able to gain any  liking for the taste of Opti. The chocolate can be made drinkable with flavorings but the vanilla just has to be slammed back to get it in.

Realized last night I have forgotten a could of my late night Opti's so have to be more vigilant so as not to forget again, this is too important to me.

Day 7, and all I can say is, I'm hungry. It is not a ' need food' hunger, but a 'would love to have something solid to eat besides freaking cucumbers and Opti-Fast hunger'

This is the hardest thing I have ever had to do, but if I keep my eye on the prize I will do it, may not be happy about it but I will DO IT.

Just sayin....

It was a tough weekend, food wise. My wife still has to eat and to watch her and smell what she is cooking is very difficult.

I am trying so hard not to slip and pop something in my mouth that I am not suppose to have. The only thing palatable going in me lately is chicken broth, which I am allowed to have, with some hot sauce in it for flavor. I haven't got sick of the broth yet, but the Opti is something else. I can stomach the chocolate, with flavoring in it, but the vanilla, even with my favorite flavoring is unsippable. so I find I have to slam it back, and hope it stays down.

It is wearing on me and I am not sure how I am going to 15 more days of this, as a result I am irritable at work and trying my best not to go all postal on my co-workers.

At least for the moment the headache is gone, hopefully it will stay that way.

Rough night last night, really wanted to eats something. I am having trouble getting the Opti done, it is so sweet, it is cloying.

My headache wont go away, my sister, who has had this same surgery, same doctor, tells me it usually goes away around Day 5, I'm eager for that day to come.

Didn't sleep well last night, too much on mind, what with moving 10 days after surgery, and my job is getting very busy too, so that kept me awake a lot. My wife's snoring doesn't help, but I love her anyway.

Not to mention the dreams about giant hamburgers and plates of nachos. Also, have you noticed that many commercials on TV are about food, it is driving me to distraction. 

Well, I have been following posts on this site for sometime, and I have heard a lot phrases bandied about, Opti-Gag, Opti-Trots, Opti-Puke, you get the drift. I am finding the Opti a little sweet so that may be an issue later on in the journey, but for right now, I am using my Torani Sugar Free syrups and am not finding much issue with getting the stuff down my gullet. I am VERY, VERY happy for having the option to have some cucumber (with balsamic vinegar) and some broth to give a little bit of variety.

I have suffered from a low grade headache since last night and it doesn't seem to respond to any pain killers, I have a feeling it is my body de-toxifying after not eating for almost 48 hours now. I am also suffering from the Opti-Trots (too much info I know) and I certainly hope it doesn't last all the way until the surgery. I'm not really having a problem with hunger yet, although the odor of other people in the office having there lunches, pizza, burgers, subs, that kind of thing is a little tough to take. What helps me most, in the evening is that my wife is supporting my journey by having only meal replacements in the evening and not snacking on high fat, high calorie stuff, at least while I am around anyway, she is my biggest fan and an even bigger supporter. I admit to feeling quite irritable today and am trying to curb that feeling but know it's going to be tough and only get tougher as I go.

I have read many people saying the 3rd or 4th day is the worst and thankfully that will happen on the weekend so I can not be around my work mates when I hit the worst time.

I'll let you know how it goes.

Howdy everyone. 

I told myself I was going to try and blog about the journey I am on when I started the Opti, and that is today, so here we go.

I had my PATTS appointment yesterday, has my last supper last night with my beautiful wife, a very nice night indeed. But it is sure bringing the surgery into the fore front and it is first and fore most on my mind right now.

The emotions are getting very intense and I'm OK as long as I keep my self buried in work while I am there, tonight at home could be another issue, but will take it one day at a time.

It's pretty early to be talking about the taste of the Opti, but the vanilla one I had this morning was pretty good actually, I'm using the sugar free Torani syrups and have been for a while in my protein drinks. Also I am able to have broth and cucumbers so I will be able to supplement the Opti tonight and tomorrow.

I have measured myself and will be updating my profile with that info so I can track it, and I will be posting a before picture. This is very embarrassing for me and I could easily not post to prevent that embarrassment but if I can get it done, from a technical aspect, I will post it anyway because this will be the most important thing I have ever done for myself.

So here we go, looks like the good ship Lollipop just set sail, hope we don't get a storm.