Ding Dong - the Witch is home

I am home now and getting a bit stronger every day. Started at 304 Pre-Op weight loss 11 pounds. Weighed tonight for the first time and was 288. Moving right along.. Protein shakes don't bother me, but getting the required amount of water in is very hard. Also, yawning hurts. Linda - The Resident Witch

Welcome home Linda!!!! I am having problems coughing, but it gets easier each day. And I've finally had a couple of good farts that have helped the gas pains a lot. Hugs, Mo doin' a very subdued happy Mo dance

Welcome home

Welcome back, Linda!!! Are you drinking regular and/or bottled water, or are you using "flavored" waters like Propel, Pulse, Iced Botanicals, Fruit-2-0, etc.? The flavored waters are EASY to snarf down, sip on all day long. But if I was just doing this with regular water, I don't think I'd make my minimum... And the BONUS...most of the flavored waters are vitamin enhanced, too. Pulse is my personal favorite, albeit the most costly. But they're 'spiked' with stuff like dandoline, chamomile, etc...good natural stuff. I had a bottle with me when I went to my surgeon the other day and both he and my nutritionist said they're gonna try it...they both liked the "ingredients". Kimmer Queen of the Niners, Instigator to All Marchers, High Priestess of Giggles

We have Propel here, never heard of the others.. I'm gonna go get some Propel though and try it out.. As soon as I can drive! LOL

Dina's right...I always forget about the Sugarfree stuff like Crystal Lite, etc, 'cuz they use aspartame and I can't "do" aspartame. I hear SF Tang is MOST excellent... Pulse and Diet Iced Botanicals uses Splenda. Pulse has a website - pulsenutrition.com - that I used to print out "buy one, get one free" coupons from, but they also tell ya where they sell it in your area. Pulse is by far my favorite, followed by Diet Iced Botanicals. Do you have Sams' Club in sunny CA? If so, they sell the cases of Propel, Diet Iced Botanicals and Fruit-2-0...I personally don't think they're very costly (they range from ~$9 to ~12 per case of 24 bottles - way less than $1/bottle), and I just keep re-stocking my refrigerator from my "holding area" in my computer room (aka ground-floor-bedroom/junk-room/computer-room/throw-anything-that-can-fit-in-it room) when the 'fridge starts getting low. It's just too easy to grab a bottle from the 'fridge 'n suck on it for a while... Kimmer Queen of the Niners, Instigator to All Marchers, High Priestess of Giggles

With all the money we save on foodstuffs, I'm not gonna ***** about the cost of anything I want to drink.

Linda - welcome home and glad you are able to get that protein in. Kimmer is right - the flavored waters are much easier to get down...at least for me. I've been living on Crystal Light as well as Diet Snapple. Dina

SF Tang and decaf tea are among my staples. Plain water just doesn't do it. Joy

Linda! Welcome home and way to go on your weight loss!!! Aren't us marchers just doin fantastic!!! Bethany AKA Da Offishal Riddler and Bertha 24 Days into NewPouch and feeling great! -28 lbs!!!! Yayyyy A riddle a day will keep the Marchers pounds AWAY!