For the decade leading up to my VSG you'd likely find a Diet Dew or Diet Coke close at hand.

I drank them in ridiculous excess.

I'd given up the real versions and thought I was doing a good thing by drinking the diet versions.

I drank them right up until my wls last October.

Since then I've not tried them. I simply haven't missed them and have had no desire to fool with them even though my surgeon told me that I could give 'em a whirl if I could tolerate them (during my 6 month post-op appointment).

So.....fast forward to yesterday. I'm at work and attending a two hour meeting where lunch is served.

It is customary for the lunches to have both sweat and unsweetened tea. I use some Splenda and unsweetened tea and I'm good to go.

The meals are always catered from local restaurants and have a variety of stuff that makes it easy for a low-carb eater to select from.

Yesterday it was Pappa John's pizza and 2 liter bottles of Pepsi and Diet Pepsi.

I'd cut it close so not time to go find other options.

I at the toppings off two slices of pizza. Done.

Thirsty from all the salt.

Went ahead and poured a glass of Diet Pepsi.

Started drinking a few minutes later.

No issues...kept on and finished the glass.

My turn to speak and present some info to the group came.

So did the after effects of the carbonation.

Stifling burps and having the "floating away" feeling during my mini-presentation was lots and lots of fun.

As far as I'm concerned, it'll be another 10 months until I touch the sodas again.

One of the basics that was drilled into my head during my pre-op classes was to always have a bottle of Water close at hand. Wish I'd that bottle with me yesterday...........

i am thankful to have given up Diet Coke. I believe it contributes to bloating my belly. I also knew the bad things such as sodas being stored in hot warehouses, and effects on it. Love the info that it will clean your toilet. My fifty year addiction is over thank God! A bottle of water goes everywhere with me.

i am thankful to have given up Diet Coke. I believe it contributes to bloating my belly. I also knew the bad things such as sodas being stored in hot warehouses, and effects on it. Love the info that it will clean your toilet. My fifty year addiction is over thank God! A bottle of Water goes everywhere with me.

Even seltzer water can clean rust off metal, though Coke does work better because of the added phosphoric acid in conjunction with the carbonic acid.

Carbonic acids love that Iron oxide!

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