I am aware this is a hot topic..

My surgeon discourages drinking diet pop but I personally enjoy diet pop.. I've never found it a "slider" food for me on any previous diets.

And I know several surgeons DO say it's okay..

I've heard that surgeons say drinking diet pop will stretch your sleeve. I have a feeling this is a scare tactic either because a lot of docs just don't support diet pop and the artificial sweeteners that are in them or are worried about them being "slider foods" so they just say "Oh it'll stretch your sleeve" If it would really stretch your sleeve wouldn't all surgeons be united in agreeing that diet pop is bad?

I'm basically wanting to hear from people whose surgeons DO agree with diet pop so I can get another opinion on the matter. Why have your surgeons said it's okay.. what do they say to the "it'll stretch your stomach" (myth?) What guidelines do your surgeons give about drinking it.

And also how soon after your surgery did you try diet pop for the first time?

NOTE: If you don't agree with my decision to potentially go against what my surgeon suggests please don't lecture me.. I'm well aware and on most things I follow the rules.. but I'm also smart enough to know that if some surgeons allow it there is a reason and I want to find out and have second opinions and I don't feel that's wrong. I've encountered a lot of hostility here toward people who dare to question what their surgeons say so if you don't agree please just ignore this post. THANK YOU.

I don't have a sweet tooth, at all, so in that respect, I am not concerned about artificial sweeteners leading me to a sweet food binge.

But a low calorie crunchy salty snack would be extremely dangerous for my WL success. I have tried it before and it has set me off on a frantic search for more salt and crunch.

I can see how diet soft drink could be dangerous for people with a sweet tooth.

The closer I get to maintenance, the more this journey becomes individual.

I F**KING LOVE YOU ALL!!!
Some more than others of course...

But you have all contributed to my enjoyment of this Sunday morning...

"God bless you" all...

Special mention must go to @@Beck90

If it weren't for you, I'd not be smiling right now...

Keep up the good work...

I F**KING LOVE YOU ALL!!!

Some more than others of course...

But you have all contributed to my enjoyment of this Sunday morning...

"God bless you" all...

Special mention must go to @@Beck90

If it weren't for you, I'd not be smiling right now...

Keep up the good work...

It's Sunday there? Happy Sunday KindaFamiliar!!!

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http://www.obesitycoverage.com/weight-loss-surgeries/gastric-sleeve/gastric-sleeve-will-my-stomach-stretch It does grow larger as your body naturally changes do look it up call the surgeons.... its not as large as original... but it does naturally grow a bit larger from all the research going from the four ounce size to six to ten is fairly common.... it's been studied. It is out there to be found.

I found that too but might as well not post the studies as it seems people don't want to see these types of truths. That article is wayyyyy too logical. Interesting that the article you posted states to not limit sweets but rather the volume. I'm sure that will be argued with as well.

I don't think this is a study. By study I am looking for an actual experiment with a control or double blind controls and results or findings. The problem with so many food based studies is that they are not experiments but survey based. i.e. the issue with drinking diet sodas, does diet soda cause obesity or contribute or is do obese people just happen to drink diet soda?

In order to truly know the effect of diet soda on our sleeves we would need to find results of a study where 2 groups were one drinking diet soda and one not. Their diets would need to be the same and their exercise the same and their weight gain/loss and comparative endoscopy results might allow us to draw some real conclusion about the effect of diet soda on your sleeve and weight loss.

In the absence of that everything is conjecture and the only sensible alternative is to follow the advice of your physician, not the advice of someone else physician. After all if you hit a stall or a complication it is your actual physician you are going to be looking to help you correct things.

Edited May 15, 201610 yr by LondonHawk

@@jaxmom

Almost 1030 Sunday morning...

It's a clear, crisp, Autumn day...

I skipped church this morning...

That's almost 1600 Sundays in a row now....

But I'm ok with that...

Plus, Sunday is my "don't gotta think about calories and stuff when I decide what I have for dinner" day..

So it'll be something with Vanilla Coke...

The hard, fully-sugared variety...

F*ck the haters!!

They don't know me...

They don't know my story...

I may even live on the edge and - use a STRAW!!!!

:o

@@KindaFamiliar Light one up while you're enjoying your Vanilla Coke! [emoji91] [emoji85][emoji86] [emoji87]

@@KristenLe

Oh if only...

I gave up the smokes 5 or 6 years ago...

Dunno why...

I was REALLY good at smoking!!!

My husband drinks regular soda and doesn't bother him. He eats fried food, chips and his stomach hurts all the time. I had the surgery also and do what my doctor tells me. He hasn't lost all his weight I lost 150 lbs, that is more than expected to lose. Went from 294-140 5'8 and eat right. I enjoy the bad stuff every now and then but maybe once a week and that consist of a twix or a scoop of. Ice cream. It effects people different ways. It's your choice. Your body. Your grown!

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Edited May 15, 201610 yr by cavery77

I may even live on the edge and - use a STRAW!!!!

*pull grenade pin*

I like straws. Straws are good.

*duck and cover*

@

It's been nice knowing you...

"Prayers going up" for you...

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_{I know I've mentioned the 'blessing' and the 'prayer' thing in a number of posts...}

_{I don't mean it...}

_{I say it because I see it A LOT on here and it always amuses me...}

_{So for future reference, I don't require either 'blessing' or 'prayers'...}

_{Unless I need a chuckle...}

Soda is not acceptable nor is carbonated soft drinks....end of story.I read the thread...in the end it is your body and your choice....good luck.

I know you feel strongly in your opinion but I've got to say, your opinion is not fact.

Cancer stick? Judgmental much? Smoking won't keep the weight off. Hateful people like you are why I rarely visit these forums. You're clueless.

I'm clueless about what? That there's a correlation between smoking and cancer? Are you going to deny that, or are you just being obtuse?

And the good Dr Weiner did say that people who smoke do keep their weight off better than those who don't. Look it up.

Oh, and I smoked for 25 years and quit to have the surgery. I'm now over 2 years smoke free. I'm not an anti smoking Nazi by any means, but I'm also not a hypocrite.

Sigh... then don't smoke. I don't smoke either but damn why so hateful and defensive? This isn't ABOUT cancer - it was about the things that impact the sleeve success.

I F**KING LOVE YOU ALL!!!

Some more than others of course...

But you have all contributed to my enjoyment of this Sunday morning...

"God bless you" all...

Special mention must go to @@Beck90

If it weren't for you, I'd not be smiling right now...

Keep up the good work...

Me, best of all. Obviously.

...and I tried it once after quitting ( before surgery and the bubbles about killed me) and that was before surgery... my 13 yr old son quit drinking it with me still can't because of the bubbles hurting his stomach the other two of my sons( 11 and 16) quit with me for the surgery for a yr and drink it again now and are fine with it... no issues with the bubbles...Just be careful... I was before surgery curled into that ball of pain after taking 3 sips of a soda and that was before surgery.... the thought of drinking it now... I can't fathom... Eggs had me curled in a ball after surgery and until about a month or so ago I couldn't eat them. Before surgery I was a smoker... after the smell made me gag.... for about 3 months.... Then A traumatic thing happened and that's what I ran to I don't eat more due to smoking and the docs did not seemed all that concerned that I was smoking again.

Wait, whuuuuuttttt?? Another smoker condemning diet soda?

Smoking won't undo the sleeve, pop will.

Undo? What the heck are you talking about? UNDO?

This "debate" was about soda and it's impact on the sleeve. Ok so maybe not UNDO but not help is that better? Jesus Christ go have a cookie the carbs might make you feel less bit**y and defensive.

@@LipstickLady

You're definitely in my Top 4..

Top 5 at worst...