Very low calorie diet

[edz]

Anyone else ever had to go on a VLCD before surgery,  The surgeon reckons she wants me to go the  3 x optifast meal replacement and a cup of veg per day, aprox 800 calories ..and heaps of water to shed some weight over the next two weeks ..
How did you get on and what sort of weight did you drop in a two week period .

[Swannie]

If you are going to go the shakes, just get a good quality whey protien (about 120 calories). Go a shake for breakfast and dinner with a main meal at lunch, if you stick with Veges and meat you will drop weight & drink ltrs of water.

Swannie

[kleyny]

I have been dabbling in the nutrition thing for a few years. Not to loose weight but to add muscle but stay lean. Not easy I tell you.

One thing that I can definitely say is Quality is the key when it comes to meal replacement aka supplements. There are so many brands, types out there it would blow your mind. Sugar is bad (will add fat/weight) and allot of supplements have sugar or glucose of some kind to make them taste good but still say they are diet/ low fat supplements.

I would try and find a decent supplement shop near home and go talk to them.

I hope this helps and good luck

Neil

[edz]

Not impressed with those shake things, thinking a very watchfull eye on real food for a meal  and try to keep around the 800 calories a day she wants with heaps of water..
The calorie count doesnt leave you much of a chew .

[kleyny]

I personally would buy a quality whey protein to make your tum tum full with little to no calories.

water gets boring very quickly hey

[raider]

I did the GM diet ( based on a General Motors plan for their workers ). Reckon 8kg in 7 days although I lost about 7 and have kept it off. First time I did it I got the shakes and felt crap later in the week which was my body detoxing. Basically fruit and veggies with a heap of water but set to a plan. I try to do it every 3 weeks as per my shift cycle and usually get 5 days done before I hit the weekend and temptation beats me .      It did make me more conscious of what I am eating and the quantity though.
Raider

[Patr80l]

Edz, follow your doctor's orders.   Optifast is a balanced VLCD.   Who knows what you get from the health food shop.   Not always much science behind it.   In the first couple of weeks of a VLCD you can lose several kilos but some of that initial loss will be fluid that you will rehydrate later.   Is it bariatric surgery you're undertaking?
Current medical thinking (I went to a talk by Prof Dixon of Baker Institute last Tuesday) is that obesity is like high blood pressure; your body's weight regulation set-point is too high.   Lose weight and mechanisms kick in to restore it.   Like hypertension, medication might be required.   Dr Patr80l.

[Garfish]

Edz, follow your doctor's orders.   

X2

[tk421]

Edz, follow your doctor's orders.   Optifast is a balanced VLCD.   

x3 - Optifast was developed solely as a nutritionally balanced weightloss program. The veggie component is designed to reduce the risk of gallstones I believe.

My dad had to do it years ago before surgery. Can't remember his weightloss stats though. I do remember it was hard to stick to and takes a bit of dedication

[Kangaron]

I did the optifast thing a few weeks back. Got discharged from Epworth the other day after a cervical anterior discectomy and fusion.
I stuck to it rigidly and dropped 8 KG in 10 days.
You have to be disciplined.

[Bird]

I've been on optifast for a year.. I've been seeing a dietician in Frankston Private - Sharon Marks.

If you stick with it and do replace 3 a day, in a couple of months you will be shocked as hell how much you can lose. And that was with NO.. NIL exercise...
Last 3 mths I've been on 1 a day and not being very careful with what I eat, and it shows..
Now trying to get my act together and stick with 3 a day

Dropping sugar and sugary drinks will also help massively, but I cant drink just plain water day in day out, its just too bland for me..

[Kangaron]

I've been on optifast for a year.

Now Bruce, you can't be on Optifast for a year and go to the Baxter tavern for a feed.
If you don't do it properly and replace all meals, it will not work.

[Bird]

Now Bruce, you can't be on Optifast for a year and go to the Baxter tavern for a feed.
If you don't do it properly and replace all meals, it will not work.

As I said, I haven't been "strict", but I was for the first 9 mths... kgs were falling off.

[GeoffA]

... kgs were falling off.

I found 'em.....

[Bird]

I found 'em.....

I got a lot more you can have...

[BadSeed]

Edz, follow your doctor's orders.   Optifast is a balanced VLCD.   Who knows what you get from the health food shop.   

This, especially the bit about "health food" shops.

[edz]

I'm down almost 3kg in three  days so far, If I can keep that up for next couple of weeks the doc should be happy .

[chester ver2.0]

Yeah but once you get down to your target what then, bet it will be all put back on then some within 6 weeks??

[Bird]

Yeah but once you get down to your target what then, bet it will be all put back on then some within 6 weeks??

If you rush out and eat a ton of KFC yes you will.

2 times now between weigh in's, I've had splurges on Shit food, and not put on any weight, stayed stationary..

You need to change your whole lifestyle - that's the only way to keep it off.

[GeoffA]

........
You need to change your whole lifestyle - that's the only way to keep it off.

...la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la ........

[Redcherokee]

x3 - Optifast was developed solely as a nutritionally balanced weightloss program. The veggie component is designed to reduce the risk of gallstones I believe.

The veggies are also to reduce constipation. Adding a spoon of psyllium to your shake helps as well.

Having surgery as a clear goal will help you stay motivated.  You will be amazed what you can achieve this way in a few weeks.

[Bird]

...la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la ........

yep... we all know what we need to do.. its doing it that's the challenge.

but I can feel the difference.. just going for walk, or walking stairs is Shit loads easier.

[GeoffA]

yep... we all know what we need to do.. its doing it that's the challenge.

but I can feel the difference.. just going for walk, or walking stairs is Shit loads easier.

Full marks Bruce....

[edz]

Yeyyyyyyy 6kg down in less than a week and two weeks still to run till the date with the knife , plus not a diet shake in sight, so a treat to celebrate with today is a can of coke !!
For a cokeaholic thats no mean feat .

[Jeepers Creepers]

I'm down almost 3kg in three  days so far, If I can keep that up for next couple of weeks the doc should be happy .

For you, ya big lug, that could just be one good crap.