Optifast VLCD Questions & Answers
Hi, i have guite a few Optislim vlcd that are dated10th month 23, they have been in a cool place, is it safe to still use them. anybody please, dated today 02/07/24
Hi can you use optislim products that had gone out of date over 9 months
i would say so, they usually have a life a lot longer than they say. That's not any professional opinion, just my own. I'd use them myself too dear to waste!
Hi. When blending the shakes, can you add frozen fruit into them?
I guess you could, I eat my fruit seperately. I use ice and cold water. I prefer the coffee and chocolate shake or the vanilla with a shot of coffee in it. I mix mine in a NutriBullet.
I used to add frozen berries to a vanilla or strawberry shake for breakfast & found I still lost weight
I put peppermint essence in the chocolate protein shake, and it takes like a paperments slice. I love it.
Hi, I'm just wondering based on people's experience whether OPTI-FAST ..... or OPTI-SLIM has better results.? Thank you in advance.
Optifast is a much better product. It also tastes better. You get what you pay for with most things, and optifast is definitely the superior product. I couldn’t stand the taste of Optislim.
How much weight are people losing on optifast
Hi I have 60 sachets of Optifast shakes that expired September 22 .. can I still use them.
Why are you selling them
Yeah if your interested
Do you have to drink your shake within a certain time limit to get best results
Hi how long can I stay on the optifast. I'm doing one shake or soup day and two heathy meals. Just taking ir slow.
I wouldn't stay on too long as it has fake sugars that are toxic and dangerous, unlike stevia etc. Not sure why they use aspartame. I was shocked they use it. As that can cause all kinds of serious disease
I have seen people on optifast for 3 years it’s obviously safe
You can stay on them as long as you like but research has shown links between aspartame and all sorts including cancer.
Is this a spicy or vanilla chai flavour?
Can I use Optifast after expiry date and how long after.
Is it ok to use a little salt (¼ tsp) on vegetables while in Intensive Phase?
Can you use optifast with hashimoto and an underactive thyroid
Ask your doctor
I’m on optifast 900 3 weeks before surgery. I’ve noticed that sometimes a bit of liquid left in the bottom of my cup turns black sometimes almost like it’s moody yet only been sitting there for not even 30 minutes. Has anyone else noticed this or know why? It’s the powder you mix yourself
It is the vitamins/minerals once it hit air, it oxidizes and will turn black.
Can you add a banana when making shake
Can i snack on intense level without loosing kotosis ibtake meds they make me hungty and all the water in the worls just doe not do it for dinner i have vlcd soup 2-3cups of allowed vegies then i take meds and man i get gungry been munching on cherry tomatoes not a lot just to help will this stop kotosis
Hi, I am following the intensive phase of the plan @ 800 calories. I am entering everything I eat/drink into a calorie diary that lists the item's carbs, protein, sodium sugar, fibre etc. Always am below 50g of carb a day. Never exceed 800 cals. I am aware that you recommend only 30ml skim milk in this phase of the plan - would like to understand why? Is it okay to include dairy, so long as you stay within the 800 cals, 50g carbs limit? Thanks, Lidia
Can the non starchy vegetables be steamed slightly or blanched? Makes them a little softer when eating.
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Is it safe to consume optifast after expiration date. I have 27 sachets and need to go back to taking it but unsure of the safety of expiration. The oldest is Sept 2019. It has been sitting in the box unopened in pantry in container.
I can't personally answer that from my experience but my mate says that Chemist Warehouse employees sometimes receive these for free when near their expiration date. Also as a general rule of thumb like with any medication they're still safe after their expiration date. Not sure about the efficiency being affected. If the sachets have been preserved in a cool place I personally try one at a time and see what I feel like. Also from my personal experience I've been using an old expired tube of Bepanthen since 2012. Works nearly as good when new. However this being food is be a bit more cautious and try one, then a second one. There's nothing in them that would turn poisonous, worst you could get would be minor effects. My opinion.
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I am finding it hard to have 3 Optifast drinks a day. When I wake up I have a glass of water then about 930ish I have a Optifast shake. Dont feel like one at lunchtime so I just sip on my water for the afternoon. By tea time I make a salad and occasionally I might have a optifast bar. So I'm only having 1 Optifast shake a day, occasionally a 2nd optifast product. Is this dangerous and will I slow the process down?
The only concern is that three of the Optifast products per day are needed to provide 100% of the "fully balanced nutrition" that the product provides. When you go on a low-calorie diet, the concern is you aren't receiving all of your daily recommended vitamins and minerals, and the shakes are supposed to provide that. So hopefully the rest of your food intake is providing that.
Hi All, I’m a newbee to Optifast and I have chosen the Intensive Program , I just wanted to know if there are any products I can replace the evening shake with? just so I don’t have 3 SWEET shakes a day , and dinner is more like dinner and less like breakfast, without compromising the Intensive program weight loss.
I eat at least 1 (sometimes 2) bars a day - they are also sweet though. Chocolate or cherry. Have lost 16kg in 8 weeks
You could have the optifast soups
Hi Tina. The only other Optifast products are the desserts, the bars or the soups. (I love the chocolate dessert with lite jelly & the chocolate bars are great with a black tea.) I have never tried the soups, so unsure if they are nice or not. Maybe have a vegie meal for dinner with Konjac Noodles (Slendier/Slim Pasta range) they are on the allowed list for intensive. I have never tried them, as I'm not a pasta eater.
Thankyou Ray, That’s a brilliant effort!!! That’s a lot of weight loss in such a small amount of time. So you are having 1 shake for 1 meal And the other 2 meals , as bars. Are you sticking to the program 100%?
Thankyou Jenny, I might give the tomato soup a try , it looks the tastiest .
Hi Nat, I might give the tomatoe soup ago and the chocolate and the cappuccino bars to mix things up, just so I have a variety and don’t get bored. Is light jelly ok for a daily snack ?
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