Anyone have any thoughts on when coffee can be reintroduced? I would love to have a morning cup but I've heard that caffeine should be avoided with a new sleeve. I'm three weeks out.

Hi Caty!!

I was told to avoid caffeine as well and I actually did for about a week.

I am a coffeeaholic though and I just couldnt pull it off once I went back to work.

I was told by a few people on this site to increase my liquids as the caffeine will dehydrate you. (Coffee does not count towards your 64 oz of fluids we need to drink every day)

I drink a cup every morning, sometimes two cups, then start alternating bottles of plain water vs bottles of water with crystal light or ???? added in.

(I really cant stand drinking plain water for some reason)

I think you will be ok with coffee just be sure to increase your fluid intake afterwards.

Ditto, but I started drinking coffee 2-3 weeks out, just my morning blast, and it was heaven. No ill effects. I use splenda and powdered creamer. Remember, coffee too has a stupid carb in it for every six ounces if you're counting... argh! So does creamer and splenda for that matter! I'm not much of a plain Water drinker either but should buy stock in Lipton and Crystal Light powders...!

Good luck!

C

I started feeling hunger about a month or so out, and went back to drinking 2-3 cups in the morning, thinking that it'd help keep the appetite down, like it did before surgery....WRONG, it just made me so much much hungrier!! So I quit it for a couple of months, and then a couple of weeks ago started trying just one cup in the morning to flip my switch from "duhhhh..." to "GO!" and so far it hasn't seemed to affect my hunger. Might just be something you have to experiment with! :biggrin2:

I am a caffeine addict too! Four weeks out, I added a morning cup of coffee, but justify it by adding a wonderful Healthsmart protein hot chocolate mix I learned about from MacMadame. It is made by Nashua Nutrition and I order it online. Kind of pricey, 9.95 for 7 servings, but it has 15 grams of protein and believe me it is Heaven! Mixes wonderfully with coffee and is a good healthy start to the day.

I was told that decaf coffee was ok immediately after surgery. After two weeks I could have caffeinated coffee, but I can't count it in my 64oz of liquids requirements.

I'm with Stacy160 and should have elaborated more too; the caffeine definitely does NOT kill hunger as before; in fact, one of the primary reasons that I only have one cup is because of the burning that I know it causes if I have any later in the day. As much as I would like more, I don't for that reason only. The funny thing is, I RARELY craved anything more than my morning cup, now I find myself wanting coffee much more often. I also switched to my own blend of half-caff to cut down on the stomach burning business. (half Starbuck decaf and half Cafe Britt dark roast... OMG!) Never thought I'd enjoy anything shy of full blast but this works wonderfully!

C

I'm with Stacy160 and should have elaborated more too; the caffeine definitely does NOT kill hunger as before; in fact, one of the primary reasons that I only have one cup is because of the burning that I know it causes if I have any later in the day. As much as I would like more, I don't for that reason only. The funny thing is, I RARELY craved anything more than my morning cup, now I find myself wanting coffee much more often. I also switched to my own blend of half-caff to cut down on the stomach burning business. (half Starbuck decaf and half Cafe Britt dark roast... OMG!) Never thought I'd enjoy anything shy of full blast but this works wonderfully!

C

I am so going to try that blend of yours!!!!

Where do you get the cafe britt?

Britt is the nectar of the Gods. You can only get it on line here in the US at www.cafebritt.com. The only reason I know of it is because I lived in Costa Rica for a number of years. Heaven. The pricing is very reasonable and the shipping is quick. I don't mess with the frilly stuff; just the red or green bags; dark and light roast. It's amazing stuff. Hope you enjoy!!

Let me know what you think!

C

p.s. they have a decaf too but I think Starbucks dc is better IMHO. :ack2: