Question
I am from Canada. We only say "pop". I don't think I have heard "soda" here.
Referred April 2016, Orientation September 21, 2016; Psyc appointment November 23, 2016; Nurse Practitioner assessment November 30, 2016; Nutrition Class December 7, 2016; Social Worker assessment December 9, 2016; Nutrition 1:1 January 26, 2017 and Surgeon April 7, 2017; Pre-admission June 12, 2017; Surgery date June 20, 2017 with Dr. T. Jackson TWH.
Pre surgery loss 20 lbs, M1-17 lb, M2-16, M3-16.2, M4-7, M5-10.8, M6-+8, M7-4, M8-
Goal 1- 50 pound loss by Jan. 1, 2018 (245.6 lbs) reached August 10, 2017
Goal 2 - 100 pound loss by June 21, 2018 (one year post op) (195.6) reached TBD
I think "pop" is pretty common everywhere except the northeast and the south. "Soda" is used a lot in the northeast - and oddly, eastern Wisconsin (where I live...). When I lived in the South, the usual terms were "drink" or "Coke" ("Coke" could refer to any soft drink, not just actual Coke). I think I've seen a map somewhere online of the preferred terms for it in different parts of the country.
RNY 06/03/15 by Michael Garren (Madison, WI)
HW: 373 SW: 316 GW: 150 LW: 138 CW: 163
I'm not RNY, but my program said no carbonation ever. I would definitely wait a few months before giving it a try.
I'm just shy of 9 months post-surgery and just started drinking it again...with one caveat. I make it go flat before I drink it. I tried one swallow the first time around, and I burped like I'd just chugged a whole can! Plus, it actually made my tummy hurt a little. So, since I was missing the taste and not the carbonation, I'm perfectly happy drinking my flat soda!
(They say pop in the south as well lol, but I'm still north of the Mason-Dixon line!)
