Is opti really that bad?

I should have had 4 a day but I just couldn't do it. When I told the NUT she said to at least get 3. Honestly I think if I had been allowed veggies I wouldn't have had such a hard time. I cheated with some cucumber slices once and it sort of "reset" my pallet. I think it would be interesting to see if people allowed veggies had an easier time with opti over those who aren't allowed any.

I thought it was all the same allowances. I thought everyone had 2 cups of veggies. It would probably make things easier on quite a few people.

I wish. At TWH you aren't allowed anything except broth and jello :(

I didn't find them that bad. I think it's mind over matter. I used a blender used cold water from the fridge. I also used 5 ice cubes and blended till ice was gone. The first few days were hard. Drink lots of water. I found the clear soup broth helped when I had hunger pains. Oh and for me the benefiber really helped and was needed. I just put it in the blender when I was mixing. Good luck,you can do it. Im having my surgery Monday. I'm excited. 

Thank you. One person didnt mind them, I was on slimfast before and didnt mind drinking those, so hopefully its about the same? LOL I love my water. I drink it all day. On my way to work each morning to. I will have to keep the broth in mind for head hunger. Benefiber will be in my water or optis.

Best wishes to you on monday. Hope your time goes quick there. I start opti on monday.

How about we are Opti Buddies, I start on Monday too.  :-)  One thing is to make sure they are cold and also I don't like the smell of most protein drinks so I would make sure you put it in a container that you cannot smell it.  I think we can make it.  If you come up with something good with it, let me know. Someone I know said one of her favourites was the vanilla with cinnamon in it. Going to try that one for sure.  I also bought myself a bullet, I dont have a blender anyway and I think that will help in making them too.  I do think putting more water than it calls for helps too.  :-)

Blueberry raspberry crystal light has saved me. I'm on week 2 and it's the only way I can drink them. It's good with both vanilla and chocolate. I'm no longer gaging or having to chase with water.  I use 2 squirts of the crystal light and make sure the water is cold.