when can you start drinking decaf coffee?

[Nel 189]

I was told no coffee and only Decaf tea. It's a diuretic and is irritating to the healing pouch. So I quit my coffee two months before surgery and something amazing happened - I started sleeping through the night! I have had trouble sleeping for 27 YEARS. I may never drink it again. :-)

Same for me. I had a whole caffeine cycle going on. Once I quit...I sleep better. I stay awake through the day better. My attention seems better. I'm done with the caffeine.

[Pr1ncessJulee 116]

Same for me. I had a whole caffeine cycle going on. Once I quit...I sleep better. I stay awake through the day better. My attention seems better. I'm done with the caffeine.

It feels great to break that addiction...doesn't it? It does for me!

Preop weight 389 current weight 314...that's 75 lbs lost since RNY 6/11/13

[terry1118 1,274]

You're right, it is an addiction. I'm glad I stopped and I'm saving money. I was a sugar and carb addict, too. And alcoholism runs in my family. 5 out of 7 in my family are or were alcoholics and substance abusers - three of them are dead (two died in their twenties). That is one very big reason why I am following my team's rules about no alcohol for one year. I have always had to be super careful to limit my alcohol. I've seen what it can do.

Sorry for my mini rant. :-)