Alternatives to water

I get totally bored with water too...and since I am still considered diabetic (even with normal blood sugars), I do NOT use real sugar in my iced tea or lemonade. Stevia tastes bad and yes, I have tried all the alternatives made with stevia. It just has an aftertaste I can NOT tolerate so I use splenda. Been using splenda since before it was sold on the open market. (the first year it was available, you HAD to order it from the company).

Yes, there is anecdotal evidence that artificial sweeteners slow your weight loss but for those of us with issues with sugar, it's a trade off. But then this surgery is a trade off...we trade prescriptions for vitamins, etc.

we trade prescriptions for vitamins

Well said.