3 rd day of Optifast.... was it so hard the first time?

Hi, i'm on my 3 rd day of Optifast and it's soooo hard to get my 4 shakes a day in.  I had the sleeve done back in 2011 and i did the Optifast back then too.  2 weeks of it.  Now,  I'm getting the roux-en-y done this March 26th and I have to do 2 more weeks of Opti again.  But this time, it's sooo hard....  I'm not hungry for them, I could easily go with 2 or 3 a day but 4 is hard.  I'm getting my surgery in Ottawa and I'm allowed chicken or beef broth, sugar free Jello, the Opti and lots of water.  Is it because I still have some restriction from my sleeve that I'm not hungry for my 4 shakes?  Plus,  sorry if it's TMI, but the Opti gives me lots of diahrea....  is that normal?  Didn't get that the first time...

Thanks

Anne

Hi Anne. I had lots of diarrhea on Opti too (was on it for 3 weeks) and some days it was just impossible to get that 4th shake in for me.  To make it easier I scheduled having my shakes at certain times and that helped a bit. Try and get all your shakes in per day, in the long run it will help. 

Hi Anne,

I've suffered with opti-trots as well. The Ottawa WMC recommended taking metamucil capsules to help with this. (I'm through there as well.) It actually works. I take 2 with every shake...which I have spaced out at 6am, 10am, 2pm and 6pm...that seems to work to get them in. I haven't even bothered with the broth and SF jello. If I waited until I was hungry, I wouldn't get all 4 in, that's for sure.

Good luck on the 26th!

Tammy :)

Opti trots are normal. I only consumed 3 shakes because I could keep them in. I wouldn't worry too much about 3 shakes

Totally not advising against any centres plan, but I never got in 4 a day. I usually did two, I know, bad... And I consumed a lot of broth in between. Its probably why I didn't lose much weight on opti. Because essentially my body was starved. 

Good luck, you can do this!