OptiFast Diet

Hi just a quick question about drinking the drinks. Are you able to drink other things in addition to the shakes like coffee & diet pepsi?

Hi there!

I was told that I could have coffee with skim milk, and diet sodas as part of the pre-op Optifast diet - that changes once you have the surgery though.

Liane

Hi,
I was told at the dietitian meeting that only water, and one or 2 coffees or teas a day. And the optifast can be made with Skim Milk no more than 2 times a day. We were told no sodas even diet ones.

Cindy

I know for a fact that any pop is a NO GO. With all the fizz in pop it bloats your stomach and does not let it shrink. The smaller the stomach come surgery, the easier and less complicated it will be.

Thanks for the info - I am addicted to diet pepsi - something I will have to get over if I want the surgery

Hi Amy!

Regarding pops: Pre-op, I was a serious diet coke addict...Stopping pops was the #1 requirement (from my nut) to get surgery.

Now, I like chicken broth very much! (very useful to deal with salt cravings). And when people around me are having pops, I go for diet iced tea.

Amy,
I'm still waiting for surgery and I was a serious diet pop drinker. 1.5 litres a day on average. I have cut that back to maybe a can or two a week. Better cut it before surgery than when the time comes. Trying to cut all these bad habits at once might be hard so try to cut whatever you can before. Just my 2cents.

I was allowed water, 1%milk, chicken and beef broth and tomatoe juice.

I could have one coffee or tea per day but no other drinks... jus****er. I wasn't allowed skim milk in optifast, jus****er... Weird that they permit 2 skim milk per day now, because someone ask this question in my nut class in january and the nut said no-no.

Thanks for the info. I think I better start trying to cut down now - I only ever drink diet pepsi and a little bit of water - wow this isnt going to be easy.