Would appreciate your opinions, please! Protein!

Cheese is a pretty good food choice, all things considered, but not nearly as good as meat. Ideally, you should be looking for foods with at least 10g protein per 100 calories. One piece of string cheese has 6g protein per 80 calories, so it falls a bit short in that department.

If you're really struggling, you may consider trying protein bars, there are several (Quest and Think Thin) that meet the appropriate protein-per-calories ratio. Early out, I could only eat half of one, but that was still a good protein boost. Some people find them triggering because they're similar to candy bars or cookies, but I used them on occasion in place of other snacks.

Thanks so much. I will look at exchanging more meat for cheese and trying to get in the 10g or more.

I find I get full so fast - I know, slap me, this is what we have always wanted.

Teally aporeciate your time and wisdom.

I struggled with the very same thing at first, so I totally understand where you're coming from! Figuring out the logistics of eating can be really challenging, and I think it's great that you've come here for help :)

One other thing I remembered from my early days-- try Greek yogurt if you like it and your stomach can handle it! A 100 calorie tub of Chobani nonfat has 17g protein, so that's a great food if you have a hard time getting enough meat down.

I do like yogurt so I will try that as well. Do you put something in your yogurt? Thanks. :)

I like to use a teeny bit of SF jam, especially blueberry or raspberry, in my Greek yogurt. PB2 (powdered peanut butter) is also really tasty!

Thanks so much. So kind of you to share your ideas. I will give them a try. Thanks again

I love FAGE plain Greek yogurt, which has 20g of protein. I also add some frozen blueberries and almonds to it for yummy/healthy flavor & texture.

FYI - I try to not consume artificial sweeteners as they can negatively impact weight loss.

most of us find we have to eat 6 dense protein rich meals a day to get the protein in. I would suggest you eat meat at every meal and try to eat 6 times a day.

Good idea. I will see if I can add more meat instead of other things. That does make the math work better. Thanks so much.

also,are you very slowly trying to increase the amount of meat you can eat? Trying to go from 1.5 oz to 2 oz?

Meat is not going to make you gain weight increasing it.

I am not saying stuff yourself,just try a very gradual incr3ase