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07-08-2007, 09:38 PM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Southwest Virginia
Posts: 501
Weight Statistics June 12, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 5"
Height:
330 lb Start Weight:
213 lb Current Weight:
180 lb Goal Weight:
117 lb Weight Loss:
33 lb Lb Left to Lose:
35.4545454545 % % Lost:
December, 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 54.9088757396 BMI Start:
35.441183432 BMI Current:
29.950295858 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  |  Ok, I have some questions about diet drinks... I don't know about you all, but I was told to stay away from caffeine and carbonated beverages. I am finding that this was easy the first few weeks, but is becoming harder every day. I am tired of decaf tea, coffee and Crystal Light. I just want a Diet Pepsi. Part of me is like why can't I have caffeine? I have given up so much else, ya know? And I am glad, because 39 lbs are gone! But, I am starting to be very cranky and moody about pop.  I guess it was an addiction; I tried to cut back before surgery, but now, I just want a taste. I am not hungry, but thirsty. Please say a prayer for me and tell me to suck it up! Or give me some advice about it. My hubby, who is 2 years out, drinks pop now. Not a lot, but some. My best friend, who is 1 1/2 years out, drinks pop now. I thought about buying one and letting it go flat in the fridge. I know I will never drink pop like I used to, I don't want to, but this seems to be the only problem I am having. It seems awful shallow next to some of the problems on the board, but I thought I would share because someone else might be going through this. As for the veterans on this board, are you all drinking pop now? I need to know opinions on this evil...
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07-08-2007, 09:42 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 7,899
Weight Statistics all my life Start Date:
4/19/2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
260 lb Start Weight:
149 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
111 lb Weight Loss:
-11 lb Lb Left to Lose:
42.6923076923 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 38.3910943079 BMI Start:
22.0010501995 BMI Current:
23.6252888049 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass   |
The thing about it is this. Most drs will tell you not to drink it. I think when I was a few weeks out i shook the bubbles out of a diet caffeine free soda and even that bloated my pouch up so bad i havent had it since. You will find that you want it because you "cant" have it. if you sneak it (lol) just remember to respect the bubbles. Also think of it this way, the further you can stay away from old habits the better off you will be. Think about it, when you used to drink soda pre-op, what did you eat with it. I bet things you cant or shouldnt be eating post op. I used to drink it with pizza and burgers or the never ending bag of chips. Just think about why it is you want a soda. chances are its deeper than just he soda. For example: Are you stressed out? Are you having anxiety and looking for comfort? Im praying for strength for you 
__________________ Anything worth having is worth working for!   KenyaR.  Lap RNY 4/19/07 |
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07-08-2007, 09:53 PM
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| WLS Mentor  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Milford Kansas
Posts: 1,205
Weight Statistics 09/01/2006 Start Date:
5' 4"
Height:
254 lb Start Weight:
144 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
110 lb Weight Loss:
4 lb Lb Left to Lose:
43.3070866142 % % Lost:
02/01/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 43.5942382812 BMI Start:
24.71484375 BMI Current:
24.0283203125 BMI Goal:
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I've stayed away from carbonation but have to have some caffine every day
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07-08-2007, 09:56 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 7,899
Weight Statistics all my life Start Date:
4/19/2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
260 lb Start Weight:
149 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
111 lb Weight Loss:
-11 lb Lb Left to Lose:
42.6923076923 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 38.3910943079 BMI Start:
22.0010501995 BMI Current:
23.6252888049 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |
oh yeah i forgot about that. my dr says caffeine is ok later on. Like i can have a cup of coffee now, BUT anything more than that upsets my stomach. I think they are trying to spare you discomfort as early out as you are. but later on caffeine shouldnt really be an issue provided you dont abuse it. 
__________________ Anything worth having is worth working for! KenyaR. Lap RNY 4/19/07 Last edited by Kenyar; 07-09-2007 at 07:39 AM. |
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07-09-2007, 05:20 AM
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Well, you can keep a can in the fridge as emergency stuff--something you can go to just in case that craving gets toooooo much. Just the thought that it is there for you may, surprisingly, keep you from drinking it right now. (((((((HUGS))))))
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07-09-2007, 07:06 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SOMEPLACE LONG ISLAND, NY
Posts: 6,756
Weight Statistics June 1, 2005 Start Date:
Height: 310 lb Start Weight:
167 lb Current Weight:
159 lb Goal Weight:
143 lb Weight Loss:
8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.1290322581 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 51 BMI Start:
27 BMI Current:
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I was a diet pepsi addict pre op. I never drank coffee or tea but i would start my day with a diet pepsi. I have totally stayed away from the diet pepsi and any carbonated drinks. I have found few favorites and im a HUGE fan of propel now and regular WATER!!!! I have in the last 2 months taken to iced coffee (45 years to start drinking coffee, go figure but this surgery does change tastes)... I fear the diet sodas because of all the articles that came out with how the diet sodas trigger more eating and cravings. I feel it did it to me big time!!!!!! SO with that i stay strong but im doing the iced coffee few times a week not daily...but now and then......and NEVER did the POP of any kind and im over 2 years post op now. GOOD LUCK!
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07-09-2007, 07:43 AM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Central Virginia
Posts: 670
Weight Statistics 4/30/2007 Start Date:
9/5/07 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
233 lb Start Weight:
134 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
99 lb Weight Loss:
-6 lb Lb Left to Lose:
42.4892703863 % % Lost:
Nov 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 39.9899902344 BMI Start:
22.9985351562 BMI Current:
24.0283203125 BMI Goal:
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Ok, the coffee-aholic is stepping up to answer the caffeine question. I LOVE coffee! I ordr my coffee from Gevalia. I am seldom seen without a coffee cup in my hand. I HATE decaffenated. But .... Caffeine makes you pee alot (it's a diruretic) and you are already struggling with getting in enough water so you don't want to make it worse by drinking caffeine. I plan to stay on decaff until my nutritionist gives me the OK. |
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07-09-2007, 01:33 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SOMEPLACE LONG ISLAND, NY
Posts: 6,756
Weight Statistics June 1, 2005 Start Date:
Height: 310 lb Start Weight:
167 lb Current Weight:
159 lb Goal Weight:
143 lb Weight Loss:
8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.1290322581 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 51 BMI Start:
27 BMI Current:
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These articals alone keep me soda free: Diet Soda and Obesity: Is There a Link? Research undertaken by the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio appears to show a link between consumption of diet soda and weight gain. The study of more than 600 normal-weight people found, eight years later, that they were 65 percent more likely to be overweight if they drank one diet soda a day than if they drank none. And if they drank two or more diet sodas a day, they were even more likely to become overweight or obese.To the astonishment of many, it seems that those who drank diet soda had a greater chance of becoming overweight than did those who drank regular, full-calorie soda. By no means does this state that diet soda causes obesity - but there is a strange pattern at play here. Diet Soda has zero calories so what gives? One possibility: A person who drinks a diet soda may feel it's OK to make up for those calories with another high-calorie food.Do those artificial sweeteners make you crave the real thing? I know for me they cause cravings and i think truly is the culprit to body aches. WHEN you come off these products we do undego withdrawals...
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07-09-2007, 01:44 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 7,899
Weight Statistics all my life Start Date:
4/19/2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
260 lb Start Weight:
149 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
111 lb Weight Loss:
-11 lb Lb Left to Lose:
42.6923076923 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 38.3910943079 BMI Start:
22.0010501995 BMI Current:
23.6252888049 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |
diet soda is also EXTREMELY high in sodium. there has to be some kind of link there as well.
__________________ Anything worth having is worth working for! KenyaR. Lap RNY 4/19/07 |
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07-18-2007, 10:11 PM
| #10 (permalink) |
| WLS Master Guru Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Southwest Virginia
Posts: 501
Weight Statistics June 12, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 5"
Height:
330 lb Start Weight:
213 lb Current Weight:
180 lb Goal Weight:
117 lb Weight Loss:
33 lb Lb Left to Lose:
35.4545454545 % % Lost:
December, 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 54.9088757396 BMI Start:
35.441183432 BMI Current:
29.950295858 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |
Thank you all for you help. I never said that. I have made it through my cravings I think. I did take a tiny drink of the hubby's Diet Pepsi today and was terrified. It still tasted good, so I was like, "don't let me do that again!" Does anyone know is Snappel Diet Tea has caffeine?
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