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Ok my dr requires Optifast for 2 weeks prior to surgery plus I am STRONGLY encouraged to lose 35-45 lbs before surgery. I was considering doing an extra week to attain the wt loss needed. My question is they make me buy theirs for 150 per week is this a good price or can I get my extra week for less money? Like on Amazon? And if so what exactly do I need for a week how many Protein cartons or bars. The optifast site will give no info because they want you to pay a clinic. Thanks

Ps my plan is as follows:

Step 1 Data entry everything I eat being brutally honest and writing down EVERYTHING Using myfitnesspal Time limit: August 14,2012

Step 2 will be to eliminate the sweets and keep track and decrease carbs. Time limit 8/14-21

Step 3 low carb no sweets 8/14-9/4 Step three if I haven't lost at least 25 lbs by sept 4th do an extra week of optifast. Time limit: if needed start 9/4

Step 4 optifast 2 weeks prior to surgery. Time limit 9/11-24

Step 5 surgery! 9/25/12

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I was in opti fast for 3 months. There is actually a few people on eBay that sells them wayyyy cheaper. Just make sure they check the expiration date.

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The Optifast is sold in my surgeon's office for $80 per case. It isn't bad tasting,either! My favorite thing is to put a french vanilla Optifast into a cup of black coffee, with one Sweet & Low. Yum!

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So how much do you use in a week?

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Ok my dr requires Optifast for 2 weeks prior to surgery plus I am STRONGLY encouraged to lose 35-45 lbs before surgery. I was considering doing an extra week to attain the wt loss needed. My question is they make me buy theirs for 150 per week is this a good price or can I get my extra week for less money? Like on Amazon? And if so what exactly do I need for a week how many Protein cartons or bars. The Optifast site will give no info because they want you to pay a clinic. Thanks

Ps my plan is as follows:

Step 1 Data entry everything I eat being brutally honest and writing down EVERYTHING Using myfitnesspal Time limit: August 14' date='2012

Step 2 will be to eliminate the sweets and keep track and decrease carbs. Time limit 8/14-21

Step 3 low carb no sweets 8/14-9/4 Step three if I haven't lost at least 25 lbs by sept 4th do an extra week of optifast. Time limit: if needed start 9/4

Step 4 optifast 2 weeks prior to surgery. Time limit 9/11-24

Step 5 surgery! 9/25/12[/quote']

I had to purchase something similar from my surgeons office. We were required to eat 4 bars, Soups or shakes per day. A two week supply was about $150. You picked which ones you wanted. I choose bars and shakes.< /p>

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Rabrijuno - my doc said to use 3 a day of the small 8 oz cartons of pre-mixed drink. Later I learned, from the nurse in his office, that they used to say 5 per day; however, people were doing that AND cheating and that was too much so the goal of liver shrinkage wasn't being accomplished. I guess they figure people are likely to cheat a little so keeping at 3 helps to somewhat allow for it.

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