I'm back!

Hi everyone, I was away for a while... needed to get some rest and focus on my exercise because I was not losing any weight. I'm back online now and hopefully on the losers club again. I've lost 43 lbs so far. I'm almost 8 weeks post-op and still struggling with eating meat and drinking water. Any advice? Thanks and keep up the good work! Vil

Welcome back! I am back as well - I haven't really been here since 2 weeks post - op. I too have trouble with meat, but when I hear my surgeon explain the benefits of eating it, I keep trying. Just take it slow.

I'm not doing good with meat yet either but yesterday I had ground beef in a taco salad from Hardee's and it was fine! I had been holding off on the beef and the salad because I was worried, but it worked better than chicken does for me. SYlvia

Welcome back and congrats on your losses so far!!! Regarding the meat, why are you so anxious to get it into your diet? You may want to consider giving it up for awhile, especially if its a challenge to eat. Protein alternates: boca burgers (the loose ground, chicken and sausage patties are my favorite), beans, yougurt. For water, I go thru the same issues. Lemon juice has really helped. I got some of the true lemon advertised on this site as well as some from the store. Tea is also helpful, peppermint is my favorite. Both work wonders for me and I find myself drinking much larger quantities of water much easier and faster than before. HTH and good luck, Tiffany