Regular tea
Check with your doctor to see if you get the OK for caffeine, though it probably shouldn't be a problem.
Tea has far less caffeine than coffee (25mg/cup for tea, 100mg/cup for coffee), and there are plenty of folks who drink coffee after surgery.
Sparklekitty / Julie / Nerdy Little Secret (#42)
Roller derby - cycling - triathlon
VSG 2013, RNY conversion 2019 due to GERD. Trendweight here!
I was told caffeine is hard on the stomach, which is the reason I was told to avoid it after surgery. I still haven't been brave enough to try coffee, which aggravated my stomach before surgery anyway, but I started drinking regular iced tea (sweetened with splenda, no lemon) last week (about 6 weeks post op) and I love it. It's a great way to for me to get the liquids I need and enjoy doing it. I would definitely wait at least 5-6 weeks after surgery to try it (listen to your stomach!) and try it slow at first to make sure your stomach will like it. I've found several things that I like that is on my approved eating list that my stomach can't stand. :-)
HW: 460 (12/18/14) SW: 419 (6/4/15) CW: 330 (10/19/15) Mini goal: 319 by 10/4/15
I went 6 months on de-caf iced tea, then switched over to regular. My surgeon recommended no caffeine for 6 months.
Surgery Date 04-22-14 HW 2011 388(lost 60lbs on WW, regained 40) Surgery Consult Weight 1/10/14 - 367 SW 357 - CW 9/15 210.
Stalls are your body's way of telling you not to get too cocky.
5K - 1st 59:00(9/14) PR 33:45(9/15)
10K - 1:14(10/15) 1/2 - 1st 3/20/16
Tea is fine, but don't drink it within two hours of taking your iron. Studies show tea blocks 87% of iron absorption. Coffee blocks iron as well, but not as much as tea.
6'3" tall, male.
Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.
M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.
