Has anyone tried soda

I was a Mt Dew Junkie, i drank mt dew from the time i was in 6th grade (1992) intill 2010. I gave it up cold turkey and lost 50 pounds. Then i found out i had hypothyroid disease, and the pounds kept creeping up so i said screw it and went to pepsi. I could drink 5 cans and 2 20oz a day. when i decided to have surgery i started weening myself off of them. about a month before my surgery i would have a mt dew here or there cause i thought i would never have them again, and i am sticking with that! They are way too much of a trigger!! I think Mt dew and i think cookies cakes candy bars chips. I hope i am strong enough to stay away forever.

My addiction was Pepsi-full sugar, preferably fountain. I had tried weaning off several times, but it never lasted. So I decided this time I needed to go cold turkey. I drank them right up until midnight the day of surgery (yes, I know they aren't a clear liquid). Then that was it. I have read of several people who still drink soda's after surgery (my surgeon says "Never") but for me I think it has to be none. There have been several times when I have thought about how much I want one, but quickly realized that that was usually in a stressful situation. Ding! Ding! Ding! Pespis must be my Go To Comfort food. So that is all the more reason to stay away.

The only people I know who have failed with bypass or sleeve had gone back to sodas. So I think for me even one sip would be too much.

I too hope you can be strong enough to stay away forever. I, fortunately, have two small "Sheriffs" (granddaughters) who are right there to remind me should I ever even say the word "Pepsi".

I gave up my Mt Dews way before I had surgery. Probably around the time when I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, so about 2 yrs ago. Diet Mt Dew just wasn't the same for me. I started drinking Lipton Diet Green Tea, and I really like it. I am just as hooked on it as I was Mt Dew, so I have no desire to even have soda/mt dew now. I think Mt Dew contributed heavily to my gaining so much weight AND becoming Type 2 diabetic, so I regard it as the enemy now. It's a toxic relationship that I had to end forever, much like smoking and abusive boyfriends. My diabetes is resolved and I don't want it to come back!!

love my seltzer helps me get the water in and sooo refreshing... my Doc never had a problem with it.. I dont drink as much coffee in the morning just look foward to that first siz... my doc says I am loosing at the same pace as a gastric bypass...Im happy all around...sometimes when I feel like a little flavor I go for a c/f diet soda... all aroud its good. just my opinion...

oops, double post!

I was a diet Pepsi fanatic, and my doctor kept saying how full of chemicals and how unhealthy it is and everything, so I stopped drinking it cold turkey around beginning of November. ( my surgery was Dec. 14th). My docotr said it would not stretch your sleeve, he said it would cause may cause discomfort from too much gas from the carbonation. I have no desire to go back to it now and no longer have the nightly headaches that supposedly were sinus headaches that I had for years! Although since my surgery I cannot stand the taste of plain water so I have to have it with crystal Light Fruit punch flavor. I don't even like the lemonade or pink lemonade flavors since surgery. My taste buds have changed sooo much since surgery! has anyone else's tastebuds changed drastically?

My tastebuds changed drastically after surgery. I couldn't stand sweet anything for months. I'm sad to say that I like sweets again now, since about 4.5 months out. I also can't eat spicy food still. It's not my tastebuds; it's my sleeve that says no to that.

I like soda (regular, not diet) but it was never a trigger thing for me nor did I ever overindulge. Honestly I usually only drank soda when I had a hangover (preferably a fountain Coke from McDonalds!). Therefore, post-op it hasn't bothered me to have a few sips here or there - I'm staying away from caffeine but occasionally I'll have a few sips of my daughter's root beer or sprite. Doesn't make me want more or make me want anything else sweet.

Pre-op I was a sweet tea JUNKIE. I could drink 2 of those gigantic sweet teas from McAlister's, or a half&half sweet tea from McDonalds with at least a couple refills. I made some decaf brewed tea at home and mixed with some Splenda - and realized I've lost my taste for tea almost completely. Totally weird.

I love Water so that's what I drink primarily - I can't stand the artificial sweetners in Crystal Light or any of the other drink mixes.