If you have read my previous post. You'll know that I am at the beginning of my WLS journey. I have a month under my belt but another 5 to go. Today I have officially quit soda. I didn't drink a ton prior to this but I still enjoyed it. Question though, is it ok for me to have a canned light lemonade? Is this something I would be able to have after surgery?

If you have read my previous post. You'll know that I am at the beginning of my WLS journey. I have a month under my belt but another 5 to go. Today I have officially quit soda. I didn't drink a ton prior to this but I still enjoyed it. Question though' date=' is it ok for me to have a canned light lemonade? Is this something I would be able to have after surgery?[/quote']

This was my rule, if it has the words corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup or anything else like that nature in the ingredients I didn't touch the stuff. It always made me super sick. Delicious? yes. Worth it? no!

If you have read my previous post. You'll know that I am at the beginning of my WLS journey. I have a month under my belt but another 5 to go. Today I have officially quit soda. I didn't drink a ton prior to this but I still enjoyed it. Question though' date=' is it ok for me to have a canned light lemonade? Is this something I would be able to have after surgery?[/quote']

My nutritionalist was ok with me drinking minutemaid light in the can. It's not carbonated and has 5 calories.

What stops me from soda cuz yes I love soda & occasionally I would had a few sips. I buy crystal light iced tea & add water & wala that's like my new soda. I gotta make some more I have nothing empty to put it in:(

Its carbonated drinks you have to stay away from. I was a diet pepsi freak, that was the only thing I drank. After surgery it was tough to not drink carbonated drinks becaue I really do love the carbon and miss it. Any carbonated drink is really a no-no after RNY, I have a few sips every once in a while but that is about it.

Any no calorie or low (light crystal light or g2 low cal) is ok. Just not carbonation.

Stay away from anything carbonated and that has sugar

I was a Diet Coke fanatic!! We were even friends on Facebook for Pete's sake! I gave it up a week prior to RNY. I am two months post op now and I tried it a couple weeks ago. It was GROSS! The first thing I tasted was the chemicals. It's impossible to believe since I drank Diet Coke and ONLY Diet Coke for years!! You will lose the taste for it.

I was a Diet Coke fanatic!! We were even friends on Facebook for Pete's sake! I gave it up a week prior to RNY. I am two months post op now and I tried it a couple weeks ago. It was GROSS! The first thing I tasted was the chemicals. It's impossible to believe since I drank Diet Coke and ONLY Diet Coke for years!! You will lose the taste for it.

That's SO true.

I am 6 days post op and I had a lemonade light last night from McDonald's. ......it was fine.

xo Hilary

My program says not only no carbonation but nothing with citric acid post surgery. This would include lemonade and many drink powders. They have said that citric acid can cause damage to your new pouch.

RNY Planned 4/2013. starting wt 248. BMI 43.9. Sent from my iPhone using RNYTalk

Your taste buds will change after surgery, i recently tried orange juice and spit it out immediately because all i felt was sugar going down my throat... Gross... Haven't had soda because i figured same thing will happen.

My program says not only no carbonation but nothing with citric acid post surgery. This would include lemonade and many drink powders. They have said that citric acid can cause damage to your new pouch.

RNY Planned 4/2013. starting wt 248. BMI 43.9. Sent from my iPhone using RNYTalk

That's the first I've ever heard about citric acid. I tried Chick Fil A Light lemonade about a week post op and knew immediately that I couldn't have it. I'm two months post op now and I can have it if they cut it by half with Water.

Thanks for all your suggestions guys! It helped with knowing what to drink. I haven't had soda since December 1st. Occasionally I drink something with sugar but try to avoid those all together and stick with crystal light and water. I know post surgery what exactly I drink is going to make a difference so my next step is to start focusing on that.

Thanks for all your suggestions guys! It helped with knowing what to drink. I haven't had soda since December 1st. Occasionally I drink something with sugar but try to avoid those all together and stick with crystal light and Water. I know post surgery what exactly I drink is going to make a difference so my next step is to start focusing on that.

Good for you on giving up soda!

For some reason crystal lite hates me!!! I use to drink it before surgery now all I drink is water and mio the cherry one only. The only hot drink I like is sugar free cider with a teaspoon of sugar free Carmel.