so I tried to kick the habit twice already because my surgeon and NUT insist that I give it up because it causes ulcers. I quit twice but my energy level got so low that I could not function. Honestly, I do not want to work or do anything, just sleep or watch tv. Yesterday my energy was so low, to the point that I almost fell asleep during a meeting, that I decided that just for that day I will drink it... WELL! after drinking my coffee, I completed all my reports (due at the beginning of the month), ran with my dog and went to Home Depot after work. I have not had the energy to work out and after coffee I ran!

I just don't understand how or why I need coffee to keep me going. My quality of life improves so much when I am on caffeine. I have almost convinced myself that having an ulcer would be worth it if I could just have the energy I get from coffee.

Have any of you experience this?

For those who have been sleeved for over a year, do you drink coffee and have you gotten an ulcer?

Does anyone have any experience with getting energy from certain types of foods w/out caffeine?

FYI: I take all my Vitamins and I sleep 7-8 hours a night.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Veroncia

One of my favorite Protein shakes is Chike iced coffee mix. It has 20 grams of protein & has made my day! I drink the extra Water to cover it...

Sounds good. Where can I buy it?

On-line & they use whey protein isolate & guarantee you will like the taste. It is one of the ones that has survived pre & post-op. google Chike.

I had coffee a week out. I was told it was a dieuretic and that cup for cup had to replace it with extra Water. Told the acid could be a problem... hasn't seemed so. So I drink one cup a day. I drink an extra cup of water for it. Sometimes two cups of coffee, and so on.

My nut gets a crinkly look in the area where the nose meets the eye brow line when we talk about coffee. Very much a painless discussion. And my surgeon??? He thinks if it doesn't bother my stomach, why make an issue of it.

Ummmmm. Coffee.

On-line & they use whey Protein isolate & guarantee you will like the taste. It is one of the ones that has survived pre & post-op. google Chike.

Thanks for the info!