craving a diet coke!!! MMMMMMMMMMMM

Hi everyone! I am a newbie here and I am craving an iced cold diet coke!! I was never a big pop drinker before surgery. I love water and crystal light! I am now 2 1/2 months out from my RNY and I am doing fantastic! I am not eating the wrong food, weighing my foods, drinking lots of water, taking my vitamins and working out...BUT I really want POP!! I know we are not allowed to drink carbonated beverages and thats all pop! But I cant help this urge to want to drink some pop. I hate regular pop with a passion, but seeing my hubby drink a mountain dew once in awhile makes me crave having a mountain dew!!! OMG!! Help!!! Anyone else feel this way or drink pop?? Thanks so much!  Take care! Jill 

Hi Jill, I don't crave pop but I wanted to welcome you to OH Illinois!  I haven't drank pop since September and I really do not miss it at all.

Step away from the pop my friend.  Sorry, I've never craved it.  My bad habit is coffee. Glad to hear your doing well as a post op. My husband and I are having a get together on the 21st if you and you and your hubby would like to join us..  Send me a reply if your interested and I'll send you my phone number and address.  Hope you can make it.  It would be a great time for you to meet others on the same journey as you. Christina

Hi Christina! Thanks so much for your reply and your invite! We wont be able to make your get together but thank you so much for inviting us! Maybe the next one. Do you have those a lot? Best wishes, Jill 

Hi Jill - This will be the fourth one since I've been around.  It really just depnds on when and if anyone steps up and volunteers to cooridinate something.  I did see a post from Paul today that he was going to check w/ his wife Liz about having something at there home later this summer. Christina

Former POP addict here.  pre surgery I would drink about 2 - 2litter bottles a day of the stuff,  Now a sip every once in awhile. I don't like it anymore and I really don't like how it makes me feel.....all gassy and makes me burp up bubbles....I know TMI but you brought it up. Dr Guske said I could have it after 6 months. So I waited and had some after 6 months.  I poured it over lots of ice and let most of the carbonation fizzle away.  But still I burped up bubbles right away. So, step away from the diet coke. It won't taste as good anymore and it will make you feel rotten.

Hello Ronna! OMG I used to love having a glass of iced cold pop!!! ARGGGG! I know I can NOT have it and Dr. Rantis told me NO! I was totally fine with that idea before my RNY becasue I was not a big pop drinker. I could care less about candy and sweets, but I would sure love some POP! LOL  I know I will get over it and I bet it will disagree with my pouch and I do not want to risk stretching my pouch. My nut said that if I really wanted it I could drink it flat...but who wants flat pop? LOL  I guess I will just ride this one out and talk to good people like you! I met Dr. Guske once before and he was so nice! So far I met all the doctors except Dr. Kane. How do you like the group? Thanks so much for your reply!! Have a super day! Best wishes, Jill 

Funny  you say this today as I was grocery shopping with Jacob this afternoon and about 1/2 way through I looked at him and said, "Jacob, I am REALLY missing foods right now"  He just put his arm around my waist and said, "but just think mom, the surgery was worth it and you can't have it anyway!"  little ****ter!  lol   I know what you mean about craving something, but I have to say it hasn't been pop for me.  I am doing good though, I just tell myself that if I ever eat that stuff again (whatever it is that I want) it will make me sick!

Hello Monica! I see you are Dr. Rantis's patient as well. He did my RNY 3/21/08. Your look familar to me and I wonder if we met on my 1 month check up. I may be wrong, but were you the one who had her RNY twice within a week or so?  If not, maye it was from a support group or something.  Thank you for your reply. Its funny how we will still get that urge for FOOD!! I miss foods right now too. As a matter of fact I went to my first BBQ yesterday and that was SO hard!! I had a blast talking to old friends, but was uneasy with the stares I got from people thinking I lost weight but they never really said anything. At first I was glad that no one came up and said something, but then on the other hand I was thinking to myself, "how could they not see that I am down 70lbs!!!" Its funny how the mind can play tricks on you. The food they had there was awesome!!! OMG all the dips and chips and appetizers looked so YUMMY! I stuck with my 2 oz of grilled chicken and a small peeled potatoe. I was totally fine after I ate that, but I still missed being able to stuff my face!   I have not tried anything that we are not supposed to have because I am so afriad of getting sick!  I am glad to hear that you are doing good! Thanks again for your response! Best wishes! Jill 

Hi Jill,

Yes I am the one who had my Lap RNY on 3/24//08 and then ended up back in the hospital and they had to Open me on 4/9/08 to fix my intestines again.  I hate when I "meet" people from OH and don't really get to talk to them at the Dr's office!  LOL 

You are doing awesome!!  I am down 41 lbs right now and am actually getting a little frustrated because it's not quicker, I know I shouldn't be at least it's going down. 

I joined a gym this week with my son and we go today for our "intro" to the machines.  I am very excited and so is he.  woohoo, maybe that will help speed things up.  lol

Hopefully we'll see each other again, maybe you can make it to Christina's get together on the 21st?  Check the posts, she listed it on here!!