For Those Who Love Soda...

[terrapin16 1]

Has anyone found anything that satisfies them like a good bubbly soda does but doesnt ruin/stretch their sleeve? I used to drink diet coke as if it were water/going out of style. I have been craving a soda for days. Any answers?

[Feeling Free 51]

I sure would like to know the answer to this too. I am going crazy and I want one so bad.

[Lissa 2,631]

Try Mio drops in your Water. IMO the orange tangerine tastes just like sunkist.

Lissa

[Mr_Worm 129]

crystal light is my drink of choice now..also found out it was easier to quit the soda if I didn't allow it in my home. no bottles..no cases...no emergency stashes of it like I used to. I haven't had one since Thanksgiving...was sleeved Jan 12.

[mommyofLDS 52]

I know we were told not to, but I still drink soda. I don't find that I can eat more, it doesn't bother my stomach anymore, and I'm still losing weight (13.5 months out). Personally, I did this surgery so that I wouldn't have to give things up, and I find things in moderation work for me.

[DebiC 181]

I gave up Pepsi when I started this journey. I know that if I took even one sip I would be back to the 44ouncers in no time!

I wish I could find a good substitute. To make it worse I can't tolerate any artificial sweeteners so no Crystal Light or MIO or flavored waters or sports Water. No sucralose, no Stevia, no Truvia, no Aspartame. Just plain old Water. I know that around the world many people drink nothing but water their entire lives, but I'm so bored with it. Today I "splurged" and had 8oz of lemonade. But that is over 100 calories!! I know that I am flirting with dehydration, but even 3 months out, i just can't force myself to drink even 48 oz of water a day. I do try and get in 16oz of skim milk and 8oz of juice along with my water, but I just get so tired of plain water.

I have even started buying different brands so that it seems like a different beverage.

[christin 54]

I admit I really miss my diet Dr. Pepper. I didn't even drink it every day, but sometimes you just crave some bubbles. Oh well.....

[4aNewLIfe 2]

Hi there....I was a self labeled diet coke and coke zero-aholic....lol. Since my surgery 11 months ago, I yearn for coke but find that the taste of the fizz and carbonation does the trick for me,,,,, so I don't deny myself...I will buy one and take a few sips and that's all I really need or want...it's the darnest thing....I could buy a six pack and it would last me six weeks...so don't bother anymore...if I have the craving, I go through a drive through and get a small drink....and I rarely finish it. I am saving much money on this.....lol

[mrjgetssleeved 30]

Let sit soda sit over night and it will go flat...that's what the Dr told me.

[alexeleni 15]

My doctor told me that if I can tolerate it, I can have it, in moderation as long as its diet and most of my Fluid is of course still Water. I think everyone's rules are different, but it doesn't "ruin" your sleeve the way it messes thing up with a bypass.

[reallyrosy 161]

Has anyone found anything that satisfies them like a good bubbly soda does but doesnt ruin/stretch their sleeve? I used to drink diet coke as if it were water/going out of style. I have been craving a soda for days. Any answers?

mayo clinic (& other, recent studies) say that drinking diet soda INCREASES RISK OF OBESITY so I think that's the reason the carbonation is forbidden...not just diet soda but seltzer, too.

[thinoneday 445]

Well, i'm going into my 3rd year and let me tell you if soda stretches/ruins the sleeve then my doctor did a damn good job of sewing it together cause nothing has stretched or gotten ruined here. . . I love my soda and always have. . . it's a good idea to kind sip it slowly of course and let it go down all the way, but hey stretching and ruining isn't going to happen. . cause it doesn't just stop, it keeps going down. . . good luck!

[Aussiegirl 580]

While many on here will say you can not drink it, I still drink diet soda in moderation. I used to drink it regularily and very quickly. Since surgery I still consume diet soda, however it takes a long while to go down and is not a drink I crave anymore. I have been surprised by how my tastes have changed/evolved since surgery, my body actively craves the things that are good for them. This may also be due to the fact that I do not exclude anything specific from my diet (everything in moderation, soda is one of these things)

[Sleeved&Hopeful 182]

I haven't had a diet soda after being pretty hooked for all of my adult life in a month and I don't miss it at all. I have been drinking Mio and crystal lite and I really like the Sobe waters that are zero calorie. I will probably never touch a soda again because I know how addicted I was. It would be like me picking up my cigarette habit again.

[5DogMa 62]

I'm back to drinking my diet A&W, but only maybe 8-10 oz a day not 32+ oz like I use to. I drink it very slowly and keep the cap of the bottle so it's not as fizzy. I can't drink the Crystal Light or the Water drops they give me really bad acid reflux although I am on a PPI. I think it's the artificial flavorings. I also started drinking herbal teas on ice to take the place of the soda.