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On day 6 of the Optifast diet and kinda miserable. Saturday was awful' date=' I was starving all day. I finally resorted to a small salad and felt a bit better. Sunday wasn't great either but I wasn't as hungry as yesterday. Maybe I was better with the Water and Snacks. It's all a blurr these days!

Haven't tried the chicken Soup but have almost gone through a box of Tomato Soup. I did add some garlic, onion flakes, Italian seasoning and Parmesan cheese to make it tolerable. Helped a lot and seems to make you feel fuller than the drinks.

I also have been mixing a vanilla and chocolate drink with some ice and a squirt of chocolate Syrup to make "milk shakes" Shared with my boy friend and 3 year old nephew and neither would drink them! Lol. I thought it was pretty good, so it must mean I'm getting used to them!

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Just keep telling yourself "you're almost done! You're almost done! " only one more week!!

HW 341 LW 314.2 CW 299.1 RNY 03/25/13

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On day 6 of the Optifast diet and kinda miserable. Saturday was awful' date=' I was starving all day. I finally resorted to a small salad and felt a bit better. Sunday wasn't great either but I wasn't as hungry as yesterday. Maybe I was better with the Water and Snacks. It's all a blurr these days!

Haven't tried the chicken Soup but have almost gone through a box of Tomato Soup. I did add some garlic, onion flakes, Italian seasoning and Parmesan cheese to make it tolerable. Helped a lot and seems to make you feel fuller than the drinks.

I also have been mixing a vanilla and chocolate drink with some ice and a squirt of chocolate Syrup to make "milk shakes" Shared with my boy friend and 3 year old nephew and neither would drink them! Lol. I thought it was pretty good, so it must mean I'm getting used to them!

Sent from my iPad using RNYTalk / surgery date March 5, 2013[/quote']

Are you able to have Soups? I'm not and I'm in day 6 also. I cheated on Saturday with soup and salad, I had such a horrible headache and was so hungry.

I also have a cold and Dr. Says I can only have Tylenol, it's been hard drinking the shakes with a sore throat. I hope I'm ok by next Tuesday.

We're almost there!

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Mayo's choice of liquid diet is Optifast. I have to go back and pick it up tomorrow, but they said no appetite suppressants. I can have 5 shakes a day. They didn't say anything about sf Jello or Soups or anything else. After reading everything on here I am so afraid I am going to be cheating left and right. I start the diet March 3rd and have to go until March 15th.

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Mayo's choice of liquid diet is Optifast. I have to go back and pick it up tomorrow' date=' but they said no appetite suppressants. I can have 5 shakes a day. They didn't say anything about sf Jello or Soups or anything else. After reading everything on here I am so afraid I am going to be cheating left and right. I start the diet March 3rd and have to go until March 15th.[/quote']

Don't worry, Janel… you'll get through it. 5 shakes is a lot. I get to have four a day starting march 4th to 24th. I've heard sooo many people say they can have SF Jello and broth while on Optifast ( my papers say I can have that too) that I bet if you're realllly hungry, it wouldn't hurt you. But, if you time your shakes, I bet five will get you through the day :) You Can Do It!!!

HW 341 LW 314.2 CW 299.1 RNY 03/25/13

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I started Optifast Monday I am supposed to be on it for 2 weeks. I have gastric sleeve and gallbladder surgery on August 11th. I bought everything they had the bars all flavors the Soups chicken and tomatoe and the shakes all flavor. OMG it is horrible I am constantly nauseated I have excruciating headaches. I feel so sick I have diarrhea , I already cheated I have been eating Wendy's salad and cheese strings. I don't know what to do. Is there any other replacement diet. Please advise, I appreciate any advise and prayer, Evaconda.

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