I'm an Orange Juice Junkie

I think I need to check into an Orange Juice rehab.   I just got kind of yelled at by the nurse for drinking orange juice.   Ok I know the no calorie beverage rule (except milk) but I thought how harmless can orange juice be?  So I started with just a few sips here and there to get the sweet cravings to go away.  Then I noticed it helped to take my pills (that I still have trouble swallowing) with a cold glass of OJ so I started drinking a cup each morning.  Well I soon turned into an orange juice junkie and was drinking a carton every other day.   I thought it has only 100 calories a glass but when you drink the whole carton that is 500+ in just what I'm drinking.  No wonder my weight loss has slowed in the past couple weeks. I had the stomach flu last week and haven't been able to eat or drink much since last Tuesday EXCEPT for my orange juice.   Well come to find out the reason my stomach is so irritated is from the acid in the juice (DUH-I don't feel so bright right now).   So now to let my pouch heal I am on a broth diet for a couple days and then have to go from there.    Just seems so unfair that you think your making healthy change from diet pop to orange juice and to find out that its just another rule to follow.   Oh well I know its all worth it to give it up so from this day forward no more OJ.  

Yeah, I remember when my non-WLS doc told me to drink lemonade when I had an ulcer to help with the gas. IT HURT!  Good luck! Why don't you try the Minute Maid SF Orangeaid stuff in the can?

Step away from the orange juice!!!    lol But really, there are other alternatives - Weigh****chers (I think its a tropicana brand?) makes one that is half the sugar and calories that tastes pretty good so you can still get a fix once in a while.  But in my experience, if its something you think will be too much of a temptation and do more harm than good, then don't even keep it in the house anymore and try and find a good alternative.  Have you tried the Wylers or Crystal Lite orange flavored stuff you put in water?  Sure it's not exactly like orange juice, but it's orange and it tastes pretty good.  Good luck with everything and WTG on the weight loss so far!  Michelle :)

I have to have my OJ and my Nut said that Tropicana light -n- healthy was okay. It's yummy.