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And before people start in about how it stretches your stomach, here is a video from a very respected Bariatric surgeon that says that is in fact, a myth.

This is always a hotly debated topic that will have many different opinions and flat out myths about it (stomach stretching). You found out why it's not the best idea first hand. It can hurt or make us really uncomfortable! At almost 4 years out, I can drink it in the form of sparkling water or seltzer with no issues. I will have a diet soda very occasionally, also with no issues. My surgeon says it's fine in moderation as long as there are no empty calories along with it and it's tolerated. So yes, you may be able to tolerate it down the road. I think I was around 2 years out when I took my first drink of a carbonated beverage.

LOL What?? I've been reading this forum for a long time, and OutsideMatchInside is one of the few remaining members on this forum who actually know what they are talking about. This forum is full of newbies and misinformation. There's very few "veterans" left. You can't call for a banning of someone just because you don't agree with their point of view. That's not how this works.

Everything you're feeling is completely normal. The first couple of months pretty much suck. You just had major surgery, you're sore, tired, hungry, trying to figure out the whole eating thing mentally and socially. And yes, I think all of our expectations about surgery were pretty much wonky. We hear about these massive weight loss numbers, and for some reason think we are going to be at goal and living happily ever after in 6 months. That's far from realistic for most of us. The 3rd week stall is a completely normal thing that happens to 99% of WLS patients. And besides, weight loss isn't linear. If you look at it on a chart, it looks more like step on stairs than a straight line downward. We stall, go up, go down, and sometimes back up again. Then we have a whoosh, and boom...down 5 pounds. It's really strange! Take it from someone who is almost 4 years out...it gets better. Once you get into more normalcy and into a groove, you'll start feeling better about your new lifestyle. I feel completely normal other than I get full faster than other folks. And it's not even as fast as it used to be anymore, unfortunately. Don't stress, and just go with the flow. Take this time to learn all you can about health and nutrition in order to be as successful as possible losing--and more importantly---keeping the weight off. I won't even go into what a complete pain in the ass that is! Hang in there. I promise it will get better.