Awesome!!! Congratulations!!! I made the VERY same decison a week ago Satururday and I'm a long time Coke addict. Coke has made me smile so many times, but dropping those pounds is going to make me smile even more.

I'm with you there. I have been a coke addict forever! Several years ago switched from Coke to Coke Zero to lose weight (didn't work). Went cold turkey 11 days ago. Hope to have the surgery soon, so I can smile about the pounds, and maybe forget the longing for the fizzy little bubbles.

I soooooo miss my cokes but they dont taste as good as skinny will.

I live on tea now, that is about all I drink. For the past 3 months, all I have had is about 4 glasses of water, and the rest is either tea, cold or hot, and SOBE water. I was a two liter a day diet coke. I thought, I would never make it with out my diet and cigs, but 5 months out and I'm still alive, and so happy. You will be two

start weight 260

weight now 195 -65

40 to goal

surgery 12/12/11

I'm just going to imagine myself trying on beautiful clothes in stores that I could never shop in now! Much better than a coke!

tell me about it...I said goodbye to coke 12 days ago...and I thought I was going to go crazy..but I havent yet ..lol

I feel the same way - I love, love, love my Diet Dr. Pepper, but I've had a million of them; enough to last me 4-ever. I've been meaning to quit them for years now. I'm not saying that it is not going to be tough, but I'm ready, as of 06/05/12!

I too love diet coke or any other carbonated diet drink. I quit cold turkey 3 yrs ago when I had a lapband and it was not bad. I didn't really have alot of withdrawal, but I did miss them. When my band slipped and all fluid was removed, the one bright spot was no need not to drink the sodas. Believe me I have been enjoying them to the fullest. I will say good bye gladly and trade them for my sleeve when the time comes. Good luck Marisa