Liquid Diet

Well i begin my liquid diet on thursday for 3 weeks and my surgery is on 7/30 but i have a quick question.  Can you have coffee during your liquid diet?

Hey Meena (sp?) - I would think so, but that's a question you should really pose to your surgeon's support team.  No one here can answer that for you.

Just remember - YOU CAN DO THIS!   NO CHEATING!!!  You'll never have a better chance to prove to yourself that you have what it takes to make WLS work for you - to get smaller, happier, and HEALTHIER!!!  You can do ANYTHING when you know it's not forever, right?  And don't let yourself get all down, thinking you won't be able to have this or that ever again - that's a myth, you know that.  You just have to take advantage of the "here and now" to re-establish your relationship with food!  Get a strong start, so YOU can start posting WOW moments for us all to cheer!!!

YAY YOU!!!

Good luck to you on the liquid diet.  I did that not too long ago, and once I got into the swing of it, I found it easier than other diets - no decisions to make.  Just shake and drink!   Keep your eye on the prize and good luck to you.

I think only if you drink decaf. Ask your surgeon.

I was told to use the 2 week LD (or anytime before it) to wean myself off caffeine. My NUT/WLS office doesn't want post-ops drinking it after surgery... they prefer that you never do again.. at least not on a regular basis.  So that is what I did and now that I'm off of it I don't miss it... if I need a boost I get a half caf  or even 1/4 caffeine in my coffee now..

stacy

I had regular coffee w/sugar free creamer every day of my liquid diet. Let us know how your diet goes, it was VERY challenging for me!!