Soft drinks????

[mrsto 2,925]

My doctor prescribed Topamax for me to help with my Coke addiction. I took it for 2 weeks, never had a caffeine headache and the medication made the soda taste terrible so I stopped drinking it. It worked great for me. Just a thought.

Aversion therapy......brilliant! Wish it would work that easily with Cookies, cake and candy!!!

[B-52 7,113]

"Listen" to your band....what does it say when you drink something carbonated....I don't drink soda, but I do drink carbonated drinks...I just take it easy and pay close attention to what the feedback my band gives me....

[Lapbandster 496]

My doc has absolutely no issues with carbonation

In Australia and in Europe most doctors have no issues with carbonation either

That being said, I have MAJORLY cut down my soda consumption. I have replaced soft drinks with cold Water bottles

[Mizz_Megan 40]

This was one of my major concerns with surgery also and I doubted I would ever get over the addiction to it. I still drank soda until I started my 2 week preop diet which wasn't the best idea. I'm almost 6 weeks post op and I don't even think about it anymore.

[Justintimes 13]

I have to give up soda cld turkey

[Finn Felton 0]

I love drinking softdrinks but I just close my eyes to the fact that it is softdrink only because of while I couldn't able to lose my weight up til now!

[delete account 42]

My doctor told me in addition to the carbonation issue, there were chemicals in diet soda that stimulated hunger. For what it's worth.

[Finn Felton 0]

My doctor told me in addition to the carbonation issue, there were chemicals in diet soda that stimulated hunger. For what it's worth.

Yeah, I have noticed that too. When I drink softdrinks then I get dramatically hungry for more food. I don't know how I can myself stop drinking these drinks. I'm helpless. Whatever body weight I lose by doing exercise it all comes again with a bottle of Pepsi.

[GToukas62 6]

My daughter was banded in April after her surgery they gave her ginger ale to sip on...I told her didn't they say we wasn't suppose to have soda? After I got banded they gave me Water to sip on...I don't know if that was because of our age and weight differences (me being bigger than her at the time of surgery) or what...We both don't drink sodas now when I have a taste for flavor I use Crystal lite which isn't often because I prefer water...If your doctor says no soda then go with that...water is better for you anyway