I am a diet Pepsi junky , it's better then it used to be but I am now only two months away from surgery and this is my last case I will be drinking , I've done it before bit this time it's goodbye so sad , lol wish me luck!

Good luck! You can do it!!

I was a total diet coke junkie, and gave it up the day before I started my pre op diet. It was hard the first couple days, but it's been 4 months now! I honestly don't even miss it anymore!

wow good luck its hard enough to be a food juky but pop also what a challenge..

I used to love diet coke. Like it was in my veins, I didn't give it up until my pre op fast (2 days before surgery). But I'm proud to say, in the almost 5 months since my surgery, I have not even touched the stuff. Anything carbonated in fact. I have been tempted to see if I could drink it since my surgery but I never let myself because I'm half afraid I'll really hurt myself and I'm half afraid I won't hurt myself and I'll go back to my soda drinking ways.

Same thing with swelling carbs. Anything that can have the potential to hurt me gets avoided, I've gotten used to Water and things like 0 cal Powerade and propel zero and Crystal light. My usual drink when going out is now unsweetened iced tea (sweetened with splenda), and if I'm feeling naughty and want a bit more flavor I get a raspberry iced tea. Though I really like that diet Snapple half and half they just came out with.

Long story short, every once in awhile, I crave soda but there are so many options I can have that I just put it out of my mind

Funny thing is I was off of the pop for a long time drinking a ton of water working out like crazy dropped 40 pounds then got bronchitis stopped going to the gym and never restarted stopped the water an back on the diet Pepsi ugh , I can not weight to be banded , I know how to eat an take weight off , I've done it a million times lol I just need help. Hopefully the band will help

That's the reason I am going off now , I am to fearful of doing anything to damage myself or the band , I'm 61 days from surgery and want to be diet Pepsi free long before I have to be

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Good luck, it's always a good decision to go soda free, band or not.

It's good to break the addiction. I found that breaking the addiction and habit was the hardest part. I drink more water and teas now. Because I was able to break the cycle, I'm able to drink the occasional soda and enjoy it now with no remorse. But it's not a complete part of my life anymore.