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I'm with u kat.

I too love love love diet coke. But, its gotta go. I just can't stop myself pre-op 6 months out. Maybe when I'm closer like you I'll do better.

allons-y

I'm now post-op and honestly, I miss it far less than I thought I would! I gave it up as part of my pre-op diet in the week leading up to surgery. It was tough, but I was so focused on everything surrounding getting ready for surgery, it was kind of a blip on the radar.

Now that I'm post-op, I'm not even tempted. I'm pretty sure that the carbonation would not be a welcome sensation in my esophagus and tummy right now.

I know others on the forum who are able to drink sparkling and mineral Water farther post-op, but it's not for me right now. :)

~Kat

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I don't hate coffee, but living in Florida where it's often 80+ degrees in the morning for 8 months out of the year, it always seemed ridiculous to be drinking something hot. :) I might switch to unsweetened tea. I'm currently a big Water drinker, after working last year to get my Diet Coke habit down from about 3 liters a day to about 20 oz. I don't like plain Water, though, and usually am drinking water with True Lemon or a lime or something in it. I'm not too worried about the diuretic effect, though, of any caffeine I might get.

~Kat

Try the mio energy drops. I don't like to drink plain water but these are sugar free no cal no fat.

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I keep seeing Red Robin commericals and all I want is a big fat cheesy hamburger with freaking fries. I am 7 days post op and the head hunger is messing with me. I am pretty proud of myself though I have been making my hubby meals and had no desire for anything, I just sip on my Protein Shakes like a good girl. For people with diet soda addictions I had the same thing for coke zero. Like 5 weeks before my surgery I weaned myself off of soda, it was soo hard. Then I did a week of Atkins, figuring I could get my body in ketosis but still eat fats. In my opinion it helped so much in my transition to the preop diet, I did 2-3 Protein shakes with a salad/chicken/tuna for my preop, if I was starving which I really wasn't I would have a little more salad or more protein.

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I won't miss hiding out these last few summers because I'm too fat to fit on a roller coaster, which was a yearly tradition with my teenage son!

I will miss soda. It's amazing how many heavy people down diet soda. I downed regular Sierra mist. I love, love soda. To my understanding that's really the only thing I can't have eventually that I care about.

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Fountain soda and yummy pastries. I can eat my weight in buttery pastries.

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Diet soda

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I miss my taste buds the most:/

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