Optima at is terrible .... Help

Jaymebeth1
on 6/22/16 6:45 am

Omg - I just stated Optifast today.  I can't get past the smell... I literally need to plug my nose to choke it down.  Please does anyone have suggestions ... Please I beg you!  I might need to starve until surgery July 20 ??

Jaymebeth1
on 6/22/16 6:50 am

I meant Optifast ... Silly autocorrect 

Ginnny
on 6/22/16 8:14 am - Ontario, Canada
RNY on 04/11/16

People put them in a cup with a lid to mask the smell.  and of course you can add flavorings if you don't like the taste.

peachpie
on 6/22/16 7:51 am - Philadelphia, PA
RNY on 04/28/15

I've never had to do the opitfast-- maybe try some other protein shakes. Visit a GNC or Vitamin Shoppe-- they have lots of options. 

5'6.5" High weight:337 Lowest weight:193/31 BMI: Goal: 195-205/31-32 BMI

Corrie33
on 6/22/16 2:51 pm
RNY on 02/09/15

Try adding a few drops of food extract (vanilla extract... or peppermint always helps... almond is good, too) and try sugar free syrups, like Torani, or Walden Farms.  It really helps with the taste.  

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Jaymebeth1
on 6/22/16 5:59 pm

Thank you so much ... I tried with orange extract and it was rough ... But the peppermint might be a good plan!  Strong flavours and a straw will hope ... I am praying 

dog_hair_dinner
on 6/23/16 5:00 am
RNY on 03/01/16

I put some ice cubes and water in mine and ran it through my Ninja (like a Magic Bullet).  That helped quite a bit in gettting it down. I was gagging on it the second week.

Missella20
on 6/23/16 5:56 am
RNY on 07/11/13

Some flavors are better than others. I drank the chocolate most of the time. Then I tried vanilla for my snack before bed with the chocolate bar heated in microwave for 30 sec. Yummy. 

What flavors have you tried? The soups were tougher for me. But I could suffer through the chicken. I hated the tomato. Yuck! 

It's  only a few days. You can do it! ?

 

HW 264    SW 234    CW 149    5'4" 

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