Caffeine?

[Butterfly512 115]

Hi everyone. ..me again! Lol I feel like I keep asking question after question.

But I love this group and the entire forum community for the advice and help I have gotten while starting out with my lapband.

Anyways, I know we're supposed to limit caffeine. .but right now I don't think I could function without it...I am so tired from not eating anything for the last almost 3 weeks!

I need that boost that a cup of coffee gives me (with Splenda and skim milk of course)

Can it be that bad? As long as I drink alot of Water & other liquids to prevent dehydration?

I have a 9 month old at home ..I definitely can't sit around being tired all day lol

I gotta confess though..maybe the half of the energy shot I did might not be a good idea? Or maybe it's better than coffee as far as the diuretic part?

Help! Thanks lol :-)

[JustWatchMe 7,117]

I gave up caffeine several months ago and am very happy I did. I sleep better and have less anxiety. If I accidentally get served regular coffee I can tell afterwards, and I don't like the antsy feeling anymore.

[Butterfly512 115]

Yes. I really plan to do the same or at least limit it to maybe 1 cup in the mornings..but right now it's tough to give up everything at once while I get used to a new lifestyle and eating alot different.

I quit smoking a year ago..that wasn't easy of course! So I know I can do this! I definitely want to replace the caffeine with natural energy from a healthy diet & exercise asap..

[lisacaron 5,075]

@@Butterfly512 I still drink coffee. I don't have abundant amounts of it for many of the same reasons @@JustWatchMe and you stated, but I do need my morning coffee and I have a max about 2 per day if I have a third it's always Decaf.

If you are going to be sure to get your Water in so you don't dehydrate I say go for it. In fact at night vs having a "snack" like Cookies or ice cream I will often make a decaf coffee with flavored sugar free Creamer. It's my "treat" and it also will hold me over while I cook so I'm not eating something prior to the meal.

If you start feeling like your denying yourself your gonna feel like your dieting and in the early phases of the band you kind of are...so don't deprive but limit and keep up the H2O and protein!!!

[B-52 7,113]

Can't live without it!!!

Don't tell my Dr., I had a cup of coffee 12hrs after surgery...Black.

Not quite clear liquids....

[Lady VS 1,147]

I never did stop drinking coffee either. Still have my two cups every day.

[Debbie Jean 406]

Can't live without it!!!

Don't tell my Dr., I had a cup of coffee 12hrs after surgery...Black.

Not quite clear liquids....

May not be "clear", but regular coffee was on my list of permitted liquids on discharge from the hospital. ????

I drink a couple of cups of black coffee in the morning and haven't had any issues.

[Sharpie 3,306]

funny story about coffee.. went to my lapband doc prior to surgery and was discussing the rules. told him I heard we couldn't have coffee if we had lapband or wls. I told him at my age I didn't have a lot of things left that I enjoyed , like eating, smoking, drinking, or sex (lol). If I had to give up my coffee that was a deal breaker.. he laughed a lot and said I guess you can have coffee. I usually just drink a cup in the morning but I so look forward to it and then every now and then in the afternoons. so, I haven't had any issues with it and I don't intend to give it up .. Glad he told me it was okay.