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@@KristenLe have you been taught if you got nothing nice to say keep your mouth shut... This is second post i see from you this morning that has a nasty tone.... I'm sure you'll will have some remarks for me but whatever.' This is a place to gather information, on WLS. If the topic of the thread isn't something you want information about please refrain from bringing your "tone" to the thread.

Love, love, love meat. Will never give it up.

my doctor is ok with it. I was only told not to have any for the first month. I drink diet soda and carbonated beverages whenever I want. Not a lot but it doesn't bother me at all Your surgeon doesn't count any more than mine. Your surgeon actually told you that he or she was fine with you drinking diet coke?

I'm six months post op and no hunger for me. For the first month or so after surgery, it made me sick to even look at food. Guess I was one of the lucky ones. It will get much better for you once you start eating solid food.

too funny

So, please follow your own advice.

The first 4 to 6 weeks are different than the rest of time. Right now, just try to get in the Protein and Water as best as you can.

You only need to post it once.

How does zero calorie and zero sugar diet pop cause you to gain weight? I see Chrystal Light talked about here a lot and it has aspartame and a list of chemicals longer than diet pop. Why is that recommend over diet pop? Just because a doctor says so is not good enough for me. When I was a kid our family doctor told us we would all have heart attacks if we continued to eat eggs. Anti eggs was the fad back then and most doctors went with it. Now eggs are considered a super food. What happened? Why did doctors suddenly change? Diet pop has been out for 50 years and yet there are very few studies that actually study causation. The ones I have found show that people do not gain anymore weight by drinking diet pop. I personally have lost 70 pounds and counting drinking diet pop. None of the ingredients in diet pop has been proven to cause weight gain. Diet pop is just a carbonated version of Water and Chrystal Light. Never listen to a doctor. Just do what ever you think is right.

I agree. Won't work for me.

Would you like my surgeon to call you personally? No, my surgeon knows what he is talking about. Just a giggle. Yes. A giggle. I prefer to listen to a doctor over random people on the internet.

Would you like my surgeon to call you personally? No, my surgeon knows what he is talking about.

Still have not heard from any doctor that it is ok to drink diet soda. Do what you want. But it probably won't work for you.

Yes Yes for sure.

My insurance doesn't cover the surgery. But like yours, it did pay for the hernia repair. It ended up costing me around $7 (for pretests and surgery instead of $12K since they did both surgeries at the same time. I used Care Credit to pay for everything. Sorry that this has happened to you. I don't know your circumstances but it was definitely worth it for me. I'll be paying it off for a very long time but my life is so much better.

I've never heard anyone say that their doctor is okay with it.

Avocados are the best! Great taste and great nutrition.

I've told everyone from the start and I have not encountered any negative feedback. I guess that I have been lucky. If my mother was alive, she would have went crazy. All my life, she begged me to never have weight-loss surgery. The daughter of her good friend had it many years ago. She was allergic to the staples and almost died. Anyway, this has been the easiest and most successful way to lose weight for me. I will tell anyone that asks how I did it.

That sounds like it makes a great snack for the hot summer days.

Can't promise it won't happen to you but most people do not experience it. I was sleeved about 7 months ago. Other than the first three days, I haven't felt nauseous or had any "foamies". And based on how much better my life is now, I think that I would still chose to be sleeved if I knew that I would have those problems. Oh, also, I had the same fears as you going into the surgery. Can't stand to vomit.

I agree. Also, the percent of sugar/protein is too high for my plan.

@@originalrocklobster Have you lost large amounts of weight in the past? By the time I had the surgery, i had lost major amounts of weight at least 3 or 4 times over a 30 year period. The losses ranged from 80 to 125 lbs. Each time, I would regain the amount I lost plus more. So, for me, I am sure that the surgery is my only hope of maintaining my weight once I get to my goal. I don't know your past history. If you haven't had a lot of experience with maintaining weight loss than it wouldn't hurt to try the old fashion way and put off the surgery for now. Either way, best of luck.

I recommend that you try Premier Protein shakes. They have 30 grams of protein, 160 calories, and only 1 gram of sugar. I drink one a day. It's a great way to supplement my protein for the day. They have more protein and few calories than any other shake I've seen.

Whether you have surgery or not, everyone will think that you did if you lose weight rapidly.

Saving a ton of money on food. If I eat out, the meal will be good for 4 or 5 meals.