Medifast shakes...OH MY!!!

[Annie0341 0]

Hi everyone!

Well today was a big day, I began my 4 weeks of Medifast shakes...5 per day for a whopping intake of 500 calories a day! So far I have had 3, one chocolate (of course) one orange cream and a strawberry. Blah blah and blah LOL!! Oh and the best part is I have to add 2 tablespoons of canola or olive oil to one a day so my gallbladder has something to do!Nice oily taste in my mouth!

The nurse told me if I lose a lot this week she may let me have a piece of turkey and a spoonfull of veggies on T-day! Ok it's not much,but I'll make that goal #1, this is going to be one long month. I can't understand why some Drs don't require any pre-op diets and mine is so drastic!!!

Oh well.....I also had my psych eval today. It was about 10 minutes long! He said I was an "excellent candidate"...so does that mean I'm not crazy?!?! I may not be now, but at the end of these four weeks I'll be somewhat insane!!

Good luck to all on the journey!

[dld512 0]

I am also on the medifast diet...week 5. I have only lost 13.5lbs. I shouldn't say only...but I was expecting a dramatic loss. My pre-op diet is intense as well. Best of luck. If you need any medifast support i'm here :tongue:. The oatmeal is ok .

[Annie0341 0]

Thanks....I'll take all the support I can get!! I'm not allowed anything other than the shakes, but I see they do have other meal options.

5 weeks...I feel your pain!!

Be strong