Daily Post--6/25/08

I gave up coffee until about a week after I went back to work so I was about 7 weeks out. Now...I can't live without at least 3 cups a day and WAY more on the weekends. I do drink decaf tea at night because my pouch seems to like warm/hot liquids in the evening.

I only had to stay away for 6 months. I waited for 1 yr. I now have one cup of coffee daily. When we are out and I want a drink I have the 5 cal per serving lemon-ade or ice tea. I have not even tried a soda and now I don't even think about it.

I drank only decaf up until very recently (surgery was nearly two years ago) - and then McDonald's came out with their iced coffee. They don't do it in decaf, so when I drink it, I am getting the caffeine. I was also drinking four or five glasses of iced coffee at work each day, made with decaf and SF french vanilla creamer, but I think that may be part of the problem I'm having slowly gaining weight - so as of today, I dropped the iced coffee. Yes, I will have one or two on the weekends, but I'm not going to do five a day anymore!!! This is really the only thing that I can imagine has caused this slow gain - I haven't really changed my diet or exercise routine other than this new addiction.

I still drink it. I didn't know we were supposed to stay away from it for the first 3 years after WLS. I stayed away from soda for a while but now I drink some of a flat diet cooke once in a while. There are a lot more "rules" now than there were when I had my WLS in 2002. I'm learning new stuff daily on here. Sheryl

No coffee or tea for me. Jules

I gave up my coffee for the first 3 months and then started drinking it again. I drink black coffee, plain ice tea (no sugar) and plain water. I love my coffee and just can't give it up. It is my one link to sanity most days. Sally