Diet Pop
I was a HUGE Diet Coke addict prior to surgery. I am now over a year out and haven't touched it. I have made many other eating mistakes, eating things I shouldn't, but I've really been strict when it comes to carbonated beverages. I have not been told that it is ever okay to start again.
Referral - December 2011 * Orientation TWH - March 13th, 2012 * Nurse Practitioner - April 17th, 2012 * Nutrition Class - April 17th, 2012 * Social Worker - April 24th, 2012 * Dietician - May 1st, 2012 * Psych - May 1st, 2012 * Surgeon - August 17th, 2012 * PATTS - Sept. 12th, 2012 * SURGERY TEGH, Dr. Cyriac - October 16th, 2012
Starting Weight - 320 lbs * Current Weight - 178 lbs * Goal Weight - 165 lbs
My clinic says no... so I haven't had pop since August 2013.
I do know some people 4 years out may have 1/2 a pop every few months. But my goal is just to stay away from it.
Referral: July, 2012 Orientation TWH: November 12, 2012 NP/SW: March 25, 2013 Sleep Study: April 15, 2013 Nutrition Class: April 16, 2013 Dietitian: June 19, 2013 Psych: June 25, 2013 Dr Okrainec: August 2, 2013 PATTS: August 9, 2013 Surgery Dr. Urbach: August 30, 2013
Carbonated drinks do not stretch your pouch.
Different people have different tolerances to pop, coffee, certain foods, etc. For example I can not eat eggs. It causes me to vomit. There is nothing wrong with eggs, they are healthy, I simply can't have them.
Same with pop. Some people can tolerate it, others can't.
Ottawa's book says no carbonated drinks but when I asked the NP she said that it's more that we don't know a safe level of aspartame so it's best to stay away.
It annoys me how many people say how bad carbonated drinks are but the same negativity isn't discussed when it comes to drinking alcohol...
HW 282 OW 273 SW 247 CW 232
I am a diet coke drinker. I just saw a nutritionist yesterday for my first visit. She asked me if I knew why you are told not to drink diet coke. I said I did not know, with my sad face. She said the carbonation, which is gas bubbles, will stretch the pouch, and affect the integrity of the seams. The surgeon does not want their work to be jeopardized from something so simple to change. So, I will need to wean myself off this favourite bevvie. Having a drink of water right now. Worth it? I think so.
I think there is a big difference between the first few years out while you are losing....and post 2.5 - 3 years post op
I have avoided diet pop for 5 years.....early on I read about too many who didn't reach goal and they blamed it on the diet soda.....I have no idea if there is science to back this up.....I just wanted to ensure I made optimum use of those first 18 months so I did not drink diet or carbonated drinks or alcohol
Now at 5 years post op.....I really enjoy an occasional glass of wine or low carb beer......its not a trigger for me.....I can have one glass of wine..... occasionally 2 if over a long period of time.....but it hits me hard and I never drive when imbibing.....
...so I think there is negativity for both alcohol and soda.....and many variables for each.....if you are at goal and far enough out from surgery.....then I think its your choice.....If I was not at goal.....I would avoid both
I will have Diet Coke, maybe twice a month. And about 1/2 a can. You can't guzzle like you used to. I waited until goal. It's not my trigger. Potato chips do not come into my home (unless it's for a kid's party...four times a year....and if I don't throw out the bags after, I'm in trouble). Oh and those homemade oatmeal cookies. They don't belong in my house either. No control. :-)
I did have a beer at 7 a.m. last Sunday. I don't really like beer, but there is one by Mill Street that I don't mind. It took me two periods of the hockey game to fini**** :-)
I'm curious to know if anyone gets re-addicted to Diet Coke. I find the amount of surgery folks who love Diet Coke interesting. I don't see many people saying they love Diet Pepsi.
Surgery March 23/2011. Completed three full marathons and two half marathons, two half Ironman distances. Completed my first Full Ironman distance (4 km swim, 180 km bike, 42.2 km (full marathon) run) in Muskoka August 30/2015. Next Ironman Lake Placid July 23/2017!