What do you drink???

[teacher 1]

Now that you can't have carbonation, what do you drink???

Michele

[Kat817 19]

Lots of Water, lots of Decaf iced tea, occasional lemonade....it isn't as hard as I anticipated. coffee is ok---I never think about it, as I am not a coffee drinker!!!

If you were referring to alcoholic drinks....wine is ok, I drink Amaretto---and mix it with lots of things. Cranberry juice & vodka is ok.

Seemed impossible to me, now it is just normal!

Kat

[jbtullis 0]

Mainly I drink decaffinated iced tea, Water and light cranberry juice. That's about it. That was a challenge giving up the diet coke.

[Poodles 0]

I love the diet peach tea by nestea. And, of course Water.

I still drink coffee, and chai tea is great.

[teacher 1]

I guess I asked the question because besides water......(and I do drink my water)..I was just looking for a few suggestions that maybe I haven't thought of. I miss Coke Zero more than anything else since being banded.

I don't drink alcoholic beverages.< /p>

[HarleyNana 10]

I drink propel and lemon flavored water. I miss my Diet Coke, can't believe it's been over two years since I've had one. I like frozen Protein Shakes too.

[*susan* 1,709]

I have become an addict to Crystal Light lemonade flavor. I am not big on Water, but have no problem getting it in when I add a crystal light packet. And it works great because it does come in the packets, so I have them with me everywhere I go.

I used to drink diet coke for Breakfast, lunch, dinner and everything in between. I thought I really missed it. I have been good and not had one since I started my pre-op diet almost a year ago now. A couple of weeks ago the hubby and I were out and we were dieing of thirst. All we found was a soda machine, with no Water. So he grabbed a diet coke and I said I could wait until we found someplace where I could get a bottle of water. I decided I was so thirsty, that surely one sip of his diet coke wouldn't hurt, so I took one. You know what! It tasted absolutely disgusting. I didn't like the flavor, the texture (?) nothing. I actually ended up spitting it out. That cured me and I no longer feel deprived about not having soda anymore. It shows you can get used to anything.

[faithmd 14]

I'm echoing what the others have said. I gave up caffeine for another reason back in December, and though I haven't yet been banded, I am trying to eat and drink like it so I won't be so shocked when I am. So I have given up carbonation.

I also gave up most artificial sweeteners. I will have an occasional bottle of Fuze Slenderize or Propel Fitness Water or Special K Protein Water (must be VERY cold, preferably over ice!), but other than that I drink water, water with a touch of lemon, Target makes flavored waters that are unsweetened (Archer Farms is the brand) and I like them all. They also have ones with Splenda in them. I love V8, Tomato juice, Decaf Luzianne tea, decaf Tetley British Blend, decaf Constant Comment. I'll use regular packets of Kool-Aid and add Stevia to them instead of Crystal Light (which I love, but has artificial sweeteners). I use Silk soymilk for my Cereal.

[HelenC 0]

I've gone crazy over the Mango flavored Gatorade. I drink that and Water. Oddly, I used to love my Water room temp...now I like it refrigerator cold.

Also, peach or raspberry tea is very good, cranberry juice too.

[faithmd 14]

Ooooo, there's a Mango Gatorade now? I love mango! Maybe I'll break down and have a touch of it to taste

[*susan* 1,709]

I love gatorade too, but once I get started on it I can't seem to stop. And, the calories are too high so I try and stay away from it. But, sometimes there are times when only a gatorade will do. I am boring and just like the ol' fruit punch flavored one.

[HarleyNana 10]

Pepsi has a new flavored water, lemon-mango or mango-lemon....yummm.

[FurEllie 0]

Arizona Diet Green Tea. I love carbonated drinks but thankfully I've never been addicted to them. I can't say the same about my tea And I just KNOW there's going to be an expose that shows it's not diet because it tastes so good, lol.

[carriedba 0]

I love Crystal Light the lemonade and raspberry lemonades are the best. Another good one are the Lipton Diet Citrus Green Teas, they are really good too.

[alicat3924 0]

TONS of Crystal light there are so many teriffic flavors!!!