Now that you can't have carbonation, what do you drink???

Michele

Lots of water, lots of decaf iced tea, occasional lemonade....it isn't as hard as I anticipated. Coffee is ok---I never think about it, as I am not a coffee drinker!!!

If you were referring to alcoholic drinks....wine is ok, I drink Amaretto---and mix it with lots of things. Cranberry Juice & vodka is ok.

Seemed impossible to me, now it is just normal!

Kat

Mainly I drink decaffinated iced tea, water and light cranberry juice. That's about it. That was a challenge giving up the diet coke.

I love the diet peach tea by nestea. And, of course Water.

I still drink coffee, and chai tea is great.

I guess I asked the question because besides water......(and I do drink my water)..I was just looking for a few suggestions that maybe I haven't thought of. I miss Coke Zero more than anything else since being banded.

I don't drink alcoholic beverages.

I drink propel and lemon flavored water. I miss my Diet Coke, can't believe it's been over two years since I've had one. I like frozen protein shakes too.

I have become an addict to Crystal Light lemonade flavor. I am not big on Water, but have no problem getting it in when I add a crystal light packet. And it works great because it does come in the packets, so I have them with me everywhere I go.

I used to drink diet coke for Breakfast, lunch, dinner and everything in between. I thought I really missed it. I have been good and not had one since I started my pre-op diet almost a year ago now. A couple of weeks ago the hubby and I were out and we were dieing of thirst. All we found was a soda machine, with no water. So he grabbed a diet coke and I said I could wait until we found someplace where I could get a bottle of water. I decided I was so thirsty, that surely one sip of his diet coke wouldn't hurt, so I took one. You know what! It tasted absolutely disgusting. I didn't like the flavor, the texture (?) nothing. I actually ended up spitting it out. That cured me and I no longer feel deprived about not having soda anymore. It shows you can get used to anything.

I'm echoing what the others have said. I gave up caffeine for another reason back in December, and though I haven't yet been banded, I am trying to eat and drink like it so I won't be so shocked when I am. So I have given up carbonation.

I also gave up most artificial sweeteners. I will have an occasional bottle of Fuze Slenderize or Propel Fitness Water or Special K Protein Water (must be VERY cold, preferably over ice!), but other than that I drink water, water with a touch of lemon, Target makes flavored waters that are unsweetened (Archer Farms is the brand) and I like them all. They also have ones with Splenda in them. I love V8, Tomato juice, Decaf Luzianne tea, decaf Tetley British Blend, decaf Constant Comment. I'll use regular packets of Kool-Aid and add Stevia to them instead of Crystal Light (which I love, but has artificial sweeteners). I use Silk soymilk for my Cereal.

I've gone crazy over the Mango flavored Gatorade. I drink that and Water. Oddly, I used to love my water room temp...now I like it refrigerator cold.

Also, peach or raspberry tea is very good, cranberry juice too.

Ooooo, there's a Mango Gatorade now? I love mango! Maybe I'll break down and have a touch of it to taste

I love gatorade too, but once I get started on it I can't seem to stop. And, the calories are too high so I try and stay away from it. But, sometimes there are times when only a gatorade will do. I am boring and just like the ol' fruit punch flavored one.

Pepsi has a new flavored water, lemon-mango or mango-lemon....yummm.

Arizona Diet Green Tea. I love carbonated drinks but thankfully I've never been addicted to them. I can't say the same about my tea And I just KNOW there's going to be an expose that shows it's not diet because it tastes so good, lol.

I love Crystal Light the lemonade and raspberry lemonades are the best. Another good one are the Lipton Diet Citrus Green Teas, they are really good too.

TONS of Crystal light there are so many teriffic flavors!!!