Optifasting

It is Day 2 of the pre-op Optifast diet and so far, so good. I am a bit hungry then and again, but I have stocked my fridge with allowed veggies and I've made some batches of soup from them. I also bought every flavor available of diet jello and I have a serve of that a day if I need it.

I am having the chocolate shakes at the moment and my favorite way to have them is to add a lot of instant coffee powder. I usually abhore instant coffee, but it works for me now. I also put some coconut essence in one, which was OK, but fake tasting.

I tried the 'Lemon Creme' dessert yesterday and had a rough time with it. I added some lemon juice which helped a bit, but I put in too much liquid and it was runny. So I drank half of it and half of a Berry Crunch bar, which was tolerable. Then I put the rest of the bar in the fridge and the rest of the dessert in the freezer. Today for lunch, I blended up the frozen lemon with more lemon juice and some orange essence, but it was still a bit yuk. I'll keep experimenting.

I have to go out to a dinner tonight. It's actually a parish supper, so I can probably volunteer to wash dishes or something and not have to sit down to eat. It's a bit awkward, but I am determined to find a way to be successful with the band, and this is the first step.