Optifast: Day 5

Oct 18, 2015

OK, the Optifast is getting old now. At first I was excited to be at this stage. Now, I'm just grossed out and wish it were over. I swear the shakes get more disgusting every day. I ordered some sugar-free flavourings from Low Carb Grocery and expect them to arrive tomorrow. Hopefully that will be a bit of a help. I added some sugar-free marshmallow syrup to the vanilla Optifast and that makes it much more palatable. Still, it's not delicious. I guess delicious is way too much to ask for. 

I'm experiencing a lot of nausea. I think it's mainly the texture of the shakes. It's like chugging unset pudding. I have been making them on the thicker side so I don't have as much volume to get through. I initially started with ~10oz water + ice. And that seemed to take too long to drink. Now I'm ~6oz + ice. Next time, will go for 8oz + ice. Exciting information, I know. 

On the plus side: I'm in ketosis. My generalized anxiety disorder had me worried that I'd never make it, not burn fat off my liver, and end up with the surgeon getting annoyed at my fat liver and closing me up before operating on my stomach. I'm down about 5 pounds since starting Optifast. Well, maybe more now... need to put new batteries in my scale.

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