Hello everyone! I am one week post opt. I am doing fine! I feel great and I am following my post opt instructions. Over the weekend, my boyfriend cooked meatloaf and mash potatoes. Surprisingly, I was able to eat it with no problems. I had a very small amount, but as I was reading my instructions,it says to stay away from caffeine. Now I had at least two small cups of ice tea. I have been drinking Water sooo much and it was so tempting!:crying: My question is why cant we have any caffeine and are their any side effects. I will greatly appreciate any advice, thanks.

i dont remember the exact reason. i do know that if you do drink it, you are supposed to drink extra water to flush it out. i think it has soemthing to do with your stomach and making you want food or pushing food dopwn so that you are hungry. hopefully it's that. but i am positive on drinking extra water. good luck! hope this helped

I still have iced tea at least once a day as I am sick to death of crystal lite lemonades!!!! I don't know why we are not supposed to have caffeine and I am sure if you search the site there are answers here, but I am so happy with my weight loss I will keep on with what I am doing.

2cute remember when eating to always eat the protein first then if you still have room you can eat some fruit or veggies! It will make you feel fuller longer.

Caffeine is a stimulant and can cause irritation to your stomach because of the acid.

I was told that caffeine is a stimulant and can stimulate your appetite. I make caffeine-free iced tea...I can't tell the difference.

I googled the question and found this on another site hope it helps.....

"Duke University did a study on caffeine and Type II diabetics and discovered that it caused blood sugar levels to spike through out the day after meals. We don’t know whether it does the same for non-diabetics or not, but we do know that Dr. Atkins found his patients didn’t lose weight as well when they were drinking coffee. In my case, I could barely register as being ketosis if I drink any caffeine whatsoever regardless of how meticulous I am about keeping my carbs below induction level."

just to let you know by doctor puts no restriction on caffeine just on soda or anything carbonated. I liven on ice tea for the 2 weeks after my surgery it was the only thing i could tolerate. I drink it once a week now and have not had any problems with it.

I am more concerned over the fact that you were eating solid foods (though instant mashed potatoes were on my list for mushies). You are one week post op and assuming most places do the same, you would be on liquids for 2 weeks, then pureed (mushies) foods for 2 weeks, then solid foods. You need to give your stomach time to heal and rushing solid food may lead to problems, even in small amounts. On my liquids tea was okay. I suggest calling your dietician, who would have the final word on what you should or should not consume. But don't rush the solids.

PATCHELTON every doctor has different guild lines. I was on solids 21 days post-op.

Thanks for your replies! I still eat my pureed foods and liquids, and as far as meatloaf is concerned..its very soft and easy to consume. But I do appreciate your advice though. I was very curious to know why I couldnt drink caffeine. Yes doctors do have different guidelines and I see that everyones experience is different. If anyone has any other suggestions, I would greatly appreciate it! Thanks.

My doc said because it is an irritant. He allows you to introduce it back into your diet after one month post-op. Personally, I had such a hard time getting off of it that I don't think I will ever go back to drinking caffeine again.

I lost 80 lbs on Nutrisystem and never gave up my coffee. It might stimulate your appetite and all that, but it didnt stop my weight loss. (Unfortunately I regained the weight, so here I am with a lap band so I keep it off this time).