Good for you! I'm preop too and am so afraid of kicking my soda habit! I know I can do it and that it will be worth it in the end. Glad to hear it can be done

Good job! I guess bottled water is going to be your best friend for social situations. I'm also preop and take water everywhere for that very reason. Keep us posted.

Good deal! I'm still pre-op (surgery on Dec 20) and I havent offically stopped yet. I switched to Diet, which is slowing me down, but I still crave that sizzle. I know I won't have the option after surgery - and I would be to scare to even try. Good for you for kicking that habit early...and yes, that's a NSV!

Thanks! I really always thought it was going to be horrendously difficult but I think it was a mindset issue. I think it's just one choice that changes and it may be why I could do it. It's made me wonder why I can't seem to be as successful w/ better food choices. With food, it's not just one choice it's a choice each time I put something in my mouth or think about what to make for each meal or just when I'm hungry. I have problems mostly with quantity and sometimes with food choices. I think the surgery will help with the quantity but I think i'm on my own for what I actually stick into my mouth.

Good for you! I used to be a pop-o-holic and then when I was trying to lose weight a number of years ago, I quit and never really drank it much. But I did enjoy a glass or 2 when we would go out for supper or a movie. Now, I can have a few sips, but anymore than that, and I get a wicked stomach ache and I am 2 years post-op.

That was me over a year ago. I was addicted to pepsi. sometimes i was only drinking soda and not eating. I quit in october 2011. I was able to do it so knew i was ready to have the surgery. I was sleeved in march and these were the 2 best decisions of my life. good luck with your surgery it will be the best thing ever.