I think I'm going to miss my morning Diet Coke more than anything else. I don't drink coffee, so Diet Coke has been my morning source of caffeine for years. I know the carbonation is a no-no post-op so I will weaning myself over the next 3 weeks or so, until I start my pre-op diet.

What do you think you'll miss the most, post-op?

~Kat

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.

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.

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.

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

Diet soda

I miss my taste buds the most:/