jenny2013

Yes I've had soda. It didn't cause any problems but it did make me feel very full for hours. It was like the bubbles just sat in there the rest of the day. Some people tolerate it very well though. My suggestion would be to just have a couple sips here and there' date=' for no other reason than to avoid the full feeling that may keep you from eating real food.< p>Oh - and good for you having the very nerve to ask a question that our die-hard forum members will consider a "rule breaking" behavior:) Get ready for all the preaching that will most likely follow your question. Just go ahead and read it all while having a taste of your favorite carbonated beverage.[/quote']

thank you

I don't see myself as having a tool so please don't say tool I have had 75 % of my stomach taken away no one can tell me they do t get cravings for things they had befor the surgery

AMEN!!! of course u r get cravings!!! just try to make healthy choices & when u don't try again...

For me' date=' the hunger part is hard to describe to people. I'm about 2 months post-op, and I generally tell people that I don't have typical hunger feelings. If I skip meals (I'm good about not doing so, but one day I was waiting somewhere for hours with no way to get my mid-day meal in), then I feel a headache, as if I'm having low blood sugar. But my stomach will never growl as it used to.

Sometimes there's what I would call more of an emptiness, but mentally it only registers for a moment at a time and is soon forgotten, especially if I take a drink of fluids. It doesn't dominate my thoughts with desires of food.

And then of course there's the head hunger. That is the hardest to tackle, but I think through this process I have become more aware of when my body actually needs something and when psychologically I just want it, because even though my head is telling me to snack, the rest of me is saying I'm just fine. Those are hard, especially late at night when I used to binge. I just have to do things like not keep Laughing Cow Wedges in the house, because I'm prone to just grab something like that, that I can justify eating with no prep work required. And I do sugar free popsicles, because at least they're on the list of things that are fine to snack on between meals and can get in some last minute fluids.[/quote']

yep head hunger is no joke...I have to keep the garbage food out of the house otherwise I convince myself I'm dong w/out & eat it!!! I keep some sweets but the no fat/sugar stuff-it keeps me grounded and tolerable for others to deal with!

I have to find out what the dates are again' date=' I have my black notebook what they gave me out in the truck, I will have to look and reread it cause my surgery date is June 19. I must admit I was discourage at time sticking to my diet cause I'd get frustrated on not a surgery date or I was too high risk until I had more test. So I said good bye to my last high calorie meal and back on a1300 cal diet until I do the liquid diet. But I'm so excited to get this over with.[/quote']

congrats! it's so worth it...but not w/out its challenges! post-op diet extremely difficult!!! make sure u have a good support team...trust me u will want to eat!

Don't you mean purrrrrrfect??

Get it? Your a cat??

yes I am & thank god b/c humans can just be sooo ridiculous...purr purr!

Did I get your attention???

Ok' date=' curiosity... when I answer posts here, I am always coming from a perspective of a "food addict"

But many times I have people write back...

"But I don't have an addiction to food"

Which I always think to myself YEAH RIGHT!

Don't beat me up I'm being honest!!

What can I say I'm pessimistic, I also laugh when people say they don't eat TO MUCH so they don't understand how the are fat.. I AM FAT BECAUSE I EAT LIKE A PIG (alone mostly)

Today I thought about, "what if I'm wrong?"

I mean...I am me and I am addicted, how do I know how the next person is???

I'm curious as an addicted fat person how is it for those of you who are not addicted?

Oh and on a side note if I am wrong, then I'm also jealous because I would give anything not to have this problem (addiction)[/quote']

it just blows me away how "perfect" some of the journeys have been for different ones...hmm!

I would have answered earlier but my mouth was full. I spit it all out and all is well now. :ph34r:

I totally appreciate your honesty!

I'm from Westville. Having surgery in Merrillville.

I'm from crown point had sleeve at methodist 5/21/13 dr.siatras

I am three weeks post op. I woke up in the middle of the night and ate half a hotdog. Am I going to blow up my pouch. Has anybody else eaten something they weren't suppose to. Please answer. I'm scared.