I'm going in for WLS in a year. As I have a lot of nasty food intolerances, I decided I'd see if my body tolerated this VLCD system before deciding to go straight to designing my own pre-op plan.

I tried the banana and chocolate flavours and used almond milk.

I can say unequivocally they did a really, really bad job designing these shakes. They are not filling, they create a low-level nauseous feeling to simulate filling you up, and they taste so bad you're forced to drink slower so you don't 'eat' too fast for satiety to register.

After a...Read more

I have only tried chocolate and i know a lot of people are saying they don't like the taste so here is what i do and it goes down very well.
I have not tried it with skim milk, i only ever drink almond milk so naturally i went straight to almond milk and it tastes quite nice, very similar to a dairy free milkshake.
PLUS the almond milk is 1kj per every 1gram, so you cut the calories again compared to skinny milk (if that is something important to you).
I use the brand "Blue Diamond Almonds" and it is my favourite by far. I normally use it fo...Read more

so I have tried the banana, chocolate and vanilla... personally vanilla is my favourite. I wasn’t skeptic on trying shakes as meal replacement meals, I just wanted to try to lose weight, and what do you know? I actually did suprisingly. I originally weighed 120kgs when I started and lost 20kgs, but keeping in mind I had a sort of strict diet. My diet was basically a shake in the morning, lunch is whatever I felt like not too heavy obviously and then a shake for dinner. My exercise literally consisted of walking to work in the morning and then ...Read more

I tried this as a cheaper alternative to another brand and I have so many regrets. I bought 4 boxes on special, vanilla, chocolate, banana and strawberry and while they smell nice they taste like brine with added chemicals. not only do they taste revolting, but they don't mix in properly and there's a sludgy sediment in the bottom which puts me in mind of pond scum. I haven't used them long enough to know if they work, and I'm having nightmares about having to finish the rest of the boxes so I don't waste my money. I've been quite hungry on the...Read more

Tried the chocolate flavoured version of this first and it was so disgusting that I had to pinch my nose to drink it so I couldn't smell it. But I stuck with it and lost 11kg in one week using 3 shakes per day as a complete meal replacement. Yes you do feel starving but that only lasts a couple of days until you adjust from a food diet to a liquid diet. My local Chemist Warehouse just started stocking the strawberry flavour and I am pleasantly surprised by how it tastes compared to the other flavours. It's so easy to drink and I don't have to h...Read more

I have been on the Optislim Intensive (3 shakes and veges) program for about 3 weeks now. I haven't slipped up or cheated once in that time and I've lost 6kg! I feel fantastic and lighter all round, the first few days are TOUGH, like really tough you'll wanna quit but once you're over the hump you'll come to actually enjoy it.

I've tried most of the Flavours, the best so far has been the Banana, followed closely by Strawberry.
They are all fairly drinkable, but some have more of a salty aftertaste than others. I bought the Platinums as I ...Read more

I originally used optislim VLCD 5 years ago with great success.
First off, I just had the shakes and nothing else for 1 month. Hungry but determined.
I did not weigh myself at all because your weight will fluctuate and can be disheartening.
I relied totally on my clothes.
The taste was okay, not fabulous. But hey you cant it expect it to taste like a milkshake it's for weightloss?
After 1 month I had dropped 2 dress sizes.
I then commenced 1 shake for brekkie and another for lunch and a lite n easy meal for dinner (delicious).
After another month, another dress size.
I was goal weight at this size (size 8).
Because I enjoyed it I stayed on the program for another 3 months but lost too much weight. ...Read more