Drinking cokes anyone?

[thinoneday 445]

I don't believe it.

Now, if she had a coke within the first two weeks, she might have developed a leak and people sometimes die from leaks, but there is no way her stomach exploded no matter what she drank, how fast she drank or how much she drank.

Ever seen what happens to a seagull if you put some alka seltzer into a piece of bread and they ingest it?:drool5:

[learned2bskinny 81]

LOL! There's no way her stomach exploded! come on! really? I drink diet coke every day, sometimes several times. I can only sip it, not gulp, but I manage to finish one or two. Except for belching, I have no problems. Even Dr Campos told me it's just the bubbles, the burping, thats the problem. If you really want one, go ahead, just SLOWLY! The same rule that applies to all eating.

[wishinghoping 0]

I have one real life friend who was sleeved about 18 months ago, self pay. She, like me, loves diet soda. She waited 6 months before she drank any and since then has one about one a week. She treats it the way a lot of people treat beer. It's special and she has rules. She drinks only a "small" from a fast food joint which also has ice in it...no high test with no ice, sips it over about 30 minutes and considers it a sub for a meal. (Doesn't try to drink it soon after for before food.) She said it's never caused her any bother following those guidelines aside from the occasional burp. It's interesting because she told her doctor about it when they ran into each other at the Zoo and she was holding a cup sipping as she walked this past spring! Caught red handed. He told her that it's all about reason and sanity where anything is concerned (and of course TIME, not doing anything too soon but I'm adding that). He believe the carbonation does stretch the stomach back out and that's why he prefers that people not drink soda. But the way she drinks it, he said he can't see it being a big problem or she would know it by now.

She, by the way, is about 30 pound from goal. She doesn't talk numbers but my guess is that she has lost about 80 pounds in the 18 months. She's doing great and lives life like she was always this way. I hope to be just like her in 2 years.

[carolyn24seven 11]

rum goes great with juice. really good.you will not miss the carbonation.

[Jane_J 117]

If I drink diet coke i get a straw with it and blow bubbles into it. It makes you feel like a kid again and it degasses it to a point where you can drink it!