I have lost 16 pounds so far on Opti

I have been on Opti since January 16th and I weighed myself yesterday to discovery I am 273.6 down from 290 all while on Opti!  I am sooo shocked!  And my surgery is on Wednesday.  I am happy and excited, not nervous (yet).  Hehe.  My surgery buddy Juleeg is tomorrow and I am so excited for her as well.  I hate to wish my life away but would Wednesday hurry up and get here already?!  hehe 

Great job! You are off to an amazing start! Keep it up girl xo 

16 pounds is awesome!  See ya Wednesday at the hospital.  

Dreamy I am so excited for you!!!!  thats a great deal of weight to lose before surgery too :)  GOOD JOB!  Has the opti been OK?  What are some different things you have tried with it?  I will be starting mid April I guess so any tips would be greatly appreciated.  When I see posts on opti tips I write them down to give them all a try when my turn comes.

GOOD LUCK tomorrow and I am also looking forward to hearing how Juleeg did today :)

Hi mum2TNT!

Thanks for your sweet wishes!

As for Opti.... I mix the chocolate with either brewed coffee (or water and coffee crystals) and it tastes like a mocha.  I have been using decaf Nescafe.  For the vanilla, I have been adding a packet of either peach or raspberry crystal light, lots of water and ice.  I blend it all in a blender.  I find the vanilla is better with more water and the chocolate is better with less water.  I like the chocolate more than the vanilla but they both aren't bad.  To be honest with you, for me, the Opti has been a breeze (other than the opti trots).  For the trots I recommend having warm broth at night with a spoon or two of Benefibre stirred in.  It's odourless and tasteless.  Once I started with the Benefibre, the trots subsided.  I did vomit a couple of times on the Opti but I think that was just my body's reaction to being in ketosis for so long.  If you want to PM me, I can send you a couple of packets of Opti (one chocolate and one vanilla) to try as I have some left over.