Diet Dr. Pepper and spaghetti

[Hopes place 0]

I have been banded only 3 weeks now. Was doing great with a 15 pound loss but have gained two pounds by just breathing LOL

Before this band, Diet Dr. Pepper and spaghetti were my life.

I don't seem to miss the Diet drink but how can a life be led without Pasta.....Any substitute recommended? By the way, why can't we have Diet Dr. Pepper?

Thanks for any food recommendations that will help with these cravings...

[Ceparano 0]

Carbonation is not good for the band. Some say it can lead to the pouch stretching. I know what you mean about the Pasta. Some Bandsters say they can tolerate it. Wait until your on a regular diet and then see what happens. Moderation will be the key as to how many times a month you have it. Especially since your main goal right now is to lose weight. Hope to join you in band land 4/24

Roberta

[Kat817 19]

I finally made the switch from regular Dr. Pepper to Diet several years ago, then changed to Caffeine free as well a couple of years later. Since I started getting VERY serious about this surgery, I have one every week or so is all. I now drink either Water, or caffeine free, iced tea with Splenda. It took awhile to not miss it, but now that my date is so close I am glad I made the change ahead of time, because each day it seems I think about something else I might "miss". This food addiction of mine is horrible!!! Good luck to you on Monday!

Kat

[Xann77 0]

I don't have much trouble eating Pasta, although as always, you need to chew chew chew!

[tcd1101 0]

Yea know the soda thing is the hardest for me too! I'm scheduled for surgery on 5-1-06 & am a C2-a-holic!! LOL (C2 is the Coke that has 1/2 the sugar & calories of regular Coke but isn't Diet Coke--which I can't stand). My doctor requires a 3 week pre-op. I had 1 C2 last week and 1 C2 so far this week. It is a HUGE struggle for me, but like Ceparano said, its not good for the band. By surgery date, I'll be off soda for good! I will say that I don't feel nearly as bloated since I've almost stopped carbonated beverages. I used to drink between 8-10 Cokes (C2) a DAY!!! I'm sick!!!!! LOL

[waterlily1072 5]

Carbonation is really uncomfortable. My husband brought home some flavored water thinking he was being sweet. It was corbonated! I let it go flat but it still had a tiny bit of carbonation in it, I took one baby sip and instant discomfort and gas. I had to chew a gas-x fast. I do not recommend it. I was a major diet coke drinker. Almost a 12 pack a day! Quit at midnight the night beofre the surgery. Amazingly I don't miss it really at all, and with the pain meds I didn't even have a headache with withdrawl As for Pasta, my plan is to never try it. It is a trigger food for me, so best to just tell myself it won't go down. Good luck, this is a hard journey for all of us

[PhotoNut 7]

As for Pasta, my plan is to never try it. It is a trigger food for me, so best to just tell myself it won't go down.

This is exactly what I do too! I will not try breads or pastas.

Preband, I have used spaghetti squash in place of spaghetti noodles. I bake the two halves in the oven and then scrape the meat of the baked squash out with a fork. It comes out like spaghetti. It's really not bad. Just be careful to check the calories on the spaghetti sauce. There are a lot of sugars in those sauces and it would be easy to eat a lot of it.

[Dragonwillow 0]

Photo nut, I was just going to suggest spagetti squash. My kids love it. I haven't had any promblem with spagetti though, and I usually buy wheat pasta...just a little better nutrionally wise.