caffeine

[cco2001 0]

hi all

is anyone a soda drinker. im a diet mountain dew girl.i am tring to cut down before my banding in 2 weeks. it is hard and i got massive headaches. but i am tring. did you kick the habit after the banding please let me know

thanks chris

[Norma Jamerson 1]

I am a diet coke girl and I miss it as well, but not too much. I have heard of some people letting the soda sit for a while so it is not so carbonated. You want to stay away from the carbonated stuff---it would be like shaking the soda can in your tummy.

How are you with coffee? maybe you can have that instead. It's not carbonated and you still get your caffein fix. Alot of people do well with that. I was scared to try it, but finally did, and thank God! I needed the caffein! I am a stay at home mem and work from home, so it's a big helper.

Hope that helps and I am so happy to hear your news about the band. 2 weeks and your in bandland. Get ready for a rough start, but hang in there it gets better, I promise.

[Pacomomma 0]

I used to drink Pepsi all the time then I starting drinking less . Now its been about 2 years since I had soda I like room temp. Water now and if I go out I get water with a wedge of lemon in it . as for caffeine I drink coffee and tea both hot or iced with no sugar it took a bit of time but I am used to it now. try it and see what happens .

[Guest WendyV]

Chris, I was a HUGE diet coke head. Any time I had ever tried to stop in the past, it gave me massive headaches, as you have. I had to do 1 day pre-op without any diet coke and I had the biggest headache all day long. The minute I got my surgery, the nice drugs stopped the headache and it never came back. I haven't had a sip in a week and a half now and I don't miss it at all. I really thought I would, but I don't.

[paula 4]

hi all

is anyone a soda drinker. im a diet mountain dew girl.i am tring to cut down before my banding in 2 weeks. it is hard and i got massive headaches. but i am tring. did you kick the habit after the banding please let me know

thanks chris

Whats funny is that right after banding -during my 2 weeks of liquids- my cola cravings disappeared! Even the *thought* of drinking a carbonated beverage was uncomfortable.

Oh sure, I still have a sip here and there of hubby's, but never had my own can/glass. Dont worry, youll most likely feel the same way... most of us do(maybe even ALL of us)!

[banded 11/4/04 0]

I really miss my diet coke, but I just switched to ice tea with equal sugar. It has been five months from surgery and I still crave it once in a while. I just take a coulpe of sips of diet coke now and then and I feel o.k.