Optifast

[CarrieP 50]

Anybody every try Optifast? Pros ? Cons? It's gonna cost me about 250 for two weeks of it. My dr requires it for the 2 weeks liquid diet.. Thanx

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[Shawn Morrison 71]

Wowsers. That's nuts for only two weeks. I just had to use the Bariatric Advantage shakes. $60 for a month. More than what I can change to from GNC or Sams Club after. The two week just had to be this stuff. $250 seems out of line though. Maybe you can ask if they have any alternatives.

[CarrieP 50]

I was thinking about asking. I can't see why they would be against me saving alittle money :-)

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[carrie43 15]

Hi Carrie. I just started my 2 week diet today. I am being sleeved on March 7th. My dr required to use Optifast also. It cost me $200 for 10 boxes and I was told that I couldn't use an alternative. I was surprised especially since it only has 14g of Protein. Some of the others that were less expensive had more protein and tasted better. Good luck!

[CarrieP 50]

Maybe the Dr's get kickbacks or something?? Who knows think I'm gonna just suck it up and pay for it. It's s one time thing

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[CarrieP 50]

Hi Carrie. I just started my 2 week diet today. I am being sleeved on March 7th. My dr required to use Optifast also. It cost me 200 for 10 boxes and I was told that I couldn't use an alternative. I was surprised especially since it only has 14g of Protein. Some of the others that were less expensive had more Protein and tasted better. Good luck!

Did u get different flavors?? Any better than others??

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[carrie43 15]

I stuck with the chocolate. When is ur surgery date?

[CarrieP 50]

March 25th

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[NurseGrace 509]

If your doctor requires it then fine, but you gotta wonder - Is he selling it to you? If he requires something like that which is quite expensive and he is selling it I question the ethics of that, espcially if he will not give you any alternatives to pick from.

Optifast is fine, but so are any of their competitors.

[CarrieP 50]

Yea I might just ask him to see what he says

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[SleeveNZ 219]

I had to do Optifast for 2 weeks. I found the shakes to be the only edible things out of the lot. The Soups bars and Desserts were all foul. The chocolate and strawberry shakes aren't terrible you get used to them. Buy online and you will save more. I also had to use optifast 3 weeks post surgery until I started on puree. Now 4 months post-op it's all a distant memory! Good luck

[Alikfield 48]

I did Optifast for 2 weeks. Also paid around the same ( included 3 bottles if Isopure for after surgery). strawberry were my favorite. vanilla was gross. I bought instant coffee granuals (little packets) and would mix it into the vanilla (well actually shake it in a shaker to really mix it up) and that helped! I had the bars as well. They were gross but when you're not actually eating anything else they seemed a little better! Good luck!!!!! It'll go by quickly! I lost 17 lbs on optifast in 9 days!!!

[Rycherchick 147]

I feel for you guys. It sucks you have to do a pre op diet. I am not sure I would have made it if I had to do one. Good luck.

[SleeveNZ 219]

Are you allowed veggies from a list as well? And sugar free lollies? WW jelly? Diet soft drinks etc. I made Soups with the "allowed" veggies. I also made salads with 1tsp olive oil lemon juice and mustard. And if I didn't have salad I would sometimes stirfry some veggies with spray oil. Helped keep me sane. Glad I had to do a pre-op. Prepared me well for post surgery.

[carrie43 15]

During my first week i can have one meal with 4 to 6 oz of lean Protein and veggies. salad with fat free dressing. My second week only shakes are allowed.