9 months out....only craving........
Too much gas in your little pouch from carbonated drinks. Although I have taken sips of coke/pepsi when I've gotten something stuck. It works well (along with arm flapping) getting things un-stuck. There's also the thing about not getting back into the behaviors that put us in the place of needing surgical intervention in order to loose weight in order to get our lives back. Alot of us were BIG soda drinkers which contributed to our weight gain, I was one of them so I avoid all sodas, even diet.