OptiSlim VLCD Classic Series Questions & Answers (page 3 of 5)

Hi Daniel, it’s best to consult with your doctor before trying Optislim due to the affect it can have on your body and with other medication. Most people start on the intensive stage: 3 products a day (there’s shakes, bars, soups, deserts etc) and a 3 cup limit of non starchy foods such as broccoli, cauliflower, carrots. Beans, corn and peas are not permitted. Most intensive stages are for up to 12 weeks. The second stage is two products a day (this is what stage I’m doing due to medication interactions). I do a shake for breakfast and a shake for lunch. Snacks in between are for the given dairy (250ml skim milk, 39g hard cheese, 150ml low fat yoghurt. Only choose one not all of them), unlimited fruit/veg (cucumber, carrot, tomatoes, strawberries, celery, broccoli and cauliflower), carbs (2x vita west biscuits, one piece of white bread, 30g potato, 30g sweet potatoes or 50g pumpkin, again only one a day) and protein (depending on your bmi is your allocated limited. Mine is 100-125g raw meat so generally 100g cooked or roughly the size of your palm.). Water intake should be 2-3litwrs daily. The shakes aren’t included in your water intake. Diet soft drinks are allowed also but I keep it to a minimum of one a week. Another way to get your water in is using the diet cordials or the infused water ( the only ones accepted are the Gatorade active water in berry, lemon and orange and the Lipton infused water). You can also have diet jelly, one per day. A box generally does 4 serves. Hope this helps :)

Yes I have bit more 15kg I was 3 per day

See your doctor

I'd probably have a chat to your GP Aly.K. There might be some other problems at play as to why you're weight is not budging. When you only have a little bit to lose, it doesn't obviously drop off, but if you're following the instructions in the packet, you would think you would be losing even a little bit.

You are not meant to eat any carbs whilst on Opti slim .
Also you may have gained muscle that may be the reason you haven't noticed any weight loss.
Have you been keeping up your water intake? That is very important while on the opti slim program.
Inside the box you will find a booklet with all the information you need to lose weight.
Personally at the weight you are now, it sounds like you really shouldn't be on Opti slim have you talked to your doctor about it ?

Yes you can replace one meal a day, although it will take longer for the weight to shift .
There is a booklet inside the box that tells you how long you need to stay on it .
For instance if you were to go the intensive stage ( that is 3 Shakes a day plus 2 cups of vegetables, nth is stage is for 3 months and gives the fastest results. Depending on your start weight the booklet give you all the information you need .
They do recomend you see your Doctor Incase you have blood pressure diabetes E.C.T
you can also go to their web site for more information
www.optislim.com.au
I hope this has helped you .

It's best to check the box or the instructions inside as it depends on how overweight you are and how much you have to lose.

There is nothing on the box and no instructions inside the box. It says to go online but I can't seem to find anything to say what you can and can't eat.

The booklet is inside the box, for more information go to their website
www.optislim.com.au

Hi there. I really think you should consult your GP. Very low cal diet depletes your body of minerals / vitamins, may make you lethargic and you may have other side effects which wouldn't work in your favour specially if you trying for bubba. You want the bubba to start healthy as much as possible. All the best.

I really love Optislim and have used it many times over many years when I've had an issue with weight. I compared several brands before I chose Optislim.It was the closest to the brand they use in hospital and half the price.
I use My Fitness Pal in conjunction with Optidlim and was very surprised to see how easy it was to exceed RDI in some vitamins. So take care especially if you take a multivitamin or other suplements. Like other consumers I play around with frozen fruit/ice/essences and also add selium husk for added fiber withh little change to taste....... don't let it sit too long after preped because the husk swells incredibly......

Before you start any sort of diet I recommend you see a your Doctor first to see if this ok for you .
It has been clinically tested . Good luck on your journey.

You need to consult with your dr please.

You should always consult your Doctor before starting any diet especially if you have diabetes ect
As it may interact with your medication.

Yes. The milk supply will lessen, possibly stop due to calories deficit so I wouldn't recommend it till the baby starts solids.

They do not recommend this product if you are breastfeeding

Check the labels. Platinum has minimal carbs, less calories etc... It's more restrictive. But than you have it with skinny milk or any milk that suits you.

It depends how many carbs you want to intake per day.

Hi Adi1975, You should be asking them on the Optifast & Optislim websites. I did not have any snacks except for a cup of tea, coffee or (forbidden) fruitjuice. I had 3 small pieces of fruit after the evening meal - ie soup & vegetables. Perhaps if you don't need them after dinner, you could have your piece of fruit for midmorning & midafternoon. Go to the Optislim website. Drink lots of water! Good luck & keep up your multi vitamins

Hi, for breakfast, eat cereal and milk and drink optislim, for lunch, eat a healthy salad and drink optislim, and for dinner, eat anything that is healthy like fruits or nuts. If you do this for 3 months you will loose a lot of weight. I used to be 79kg and I done this for 3 months and now I'm 38kg . But before you do it, see your doctor to see if it's suitable for you and if you can use it. I hope this is helpful for you. Thank you

This sounds like you need a dietitian's advice. I am not qualified to help you, I'm sorry. Go to your doctor for a referral.

You slap him!

Hi Shikha, That sounds alright to me, but have your fruit - it's important.

Antonio if you have the resolve to do the VLCD properly your BSL will drop like a stone. I did the Opti diet for 17 days prior to bariatric surgery ( primarily to reduce the liver size for the surgical process) and lost around 12kg but my BSL went so low I had to cease my medication glyclizide/metformin completely. Stay off carbs and you'll lose weight and BSL. I've never resumed medication post surgery and remain high 4's low 5's. Doing my first A1c 3 months post op soon and expect to see some numbers I've not seen for 15+ years :-) Cheerz Wabster.

Antonio,
You you should consult with your Doctor before you start any diet, especially if you have diabetes.

It would be dispiriting to do this VLCD with little result. The answer possibly lies in your "light dinner" as the key to success in doing this radical diet is going into what is known as ketosis, please google it for more information, and this is done by eating close to zero carbs. After a day or two/three of ketosis the hunger goes away. I did this diet for 17 days prior to bariatric surgery and lost 13kg in that time. I believe you can have a small amount of protein on the diet (I didn't, was on 3 x Optislim and up to 2 cups of veggies per day) but you have to have non starchy veggies. My suggestion is to check to ensure you are not having starchy or carby veggies with your evening meal. If you have carbs you'll drop out of ketosis and the weight loss will stop. It is a tough regime that works usually if it is followed rigidly. Hope this help, cheerz Wabster.

Hi Clarebear, yes it is normal when you go onto this diet with the Opti products.cheerz Wabster.

I think as long as it's 2 cups of the vegetables that are allowed in the intense phase, you will be right. Good luck!

You will have good weight loss even replacing 2 meals a day but be careful having a lean cuisine for dinner as it probably has pasta, rice or other carbs. This diet is strictly no carbs. I went on Optislim in April last year (after gorging myself on chocolate over Easter). My start weight was 80kg and I wanted to get down to 70kg for my daughter's wedding on 21 August. I was 68kg by the time the wedding came around and looked fabulous (if I say so myself). I replaced 2 meals a day with the shakes and just had meat and veges or salad for dinner. I also made up salads or veg soup to have during the day but rarely ate anything as the shakes really are all you need after about a month.

optislim and optifnst work better with water - your choice
Platinum has less nutrients so milk might be needed.
After I lost 11kg 1 plateaued far a month.
I finally started losing weight when l changed my diet. I stopped optifast etc. I also got help from a naturopath
I am losing well and body is happy to get that diet gunk out of my system
It works for a while. Now I've lost 15 kg
My suggestion is see what works for you

Thank you for the reply, I was wondering what was your diet in the first 2weeks of using optislim?