BURNING QUESTION!

how do i post pictures on this thing? haha i guess im too sleepy! anywayyyyy  I posted new pictures of my vanishing body! i'm down 42 pounds, yeeeehawwww! heres my question, as some of you know i work at starbucks part time and tonight i gave in and had a drink! i made myself a tall half-caf sugar free caramel, nonfat latte with 1 splenda...is this horrible? i don't know what the rule is yet really about having full caffeine! my doctor told me i have no limitations, but is the caffeine really bad for me? anyway let me know what you all think! ~Lisa :)

If ya upload them to photobucket, you can just copy and paste right into this message. You are tooooo cute and adorable!  I love your smile and hair!  Woot Woot!

My view on caffeine... if I have some, I'm drinking twice as much water to rehydrate.  Drink on!

Lisa, I am a starbucks-a-holic.  We have one here at work, and pre surgery, I was a Venti Caramel Machiatto at least once a day.  Sometimes more.  Since surgery, I don't drink caffeine, or carbonation.  According to my doc, they are both OFF LIMITS.  No ifs, ands, or buts about it.  Now, I get a Decaf Grande Skinny Vanilla or Caramel Latte, with sugar-free syrup.  That way, I can still enjoy all of the flavor, without the bad.  Not to mention I get a little protein out of it!  

My name is Amy and I am addicted to coffee.  I have some form of coffee every morning, but I justify it by working it into my calorie / carb intake for the day (in other words, I cut back some where else). I see that you're only 2 months-ish out, so just be careful about getting enough water and everything else in if you're going to drink coffee - and watch the carbs and calories because they can add up if you're not careful.  Liquid calories are dangerous for us because we can drink all day long without getting full.

I honestly don't know exactly why someone who like myself and like Amy still makes sure they get plenty of water in and don't overdue it on the sugar can't have caffiene. I drink coffee every morning and sometimes twice a day. I think you just have to be smart about it. You're a barista so you know what tastes good and what doesn't - so just whip something up with sf syrups and take it easy on the milk and skip the whipped cream....I don't want to tell you that your surgeon is wrong, maybe he does some things differently. I don't know, but I made it to goal and maintain, as well as Amy and a lot of other people I know, we drink coffee and we're still considered WLS successes...just sayin....

pre surgery i was a huge starbucks lover :)  now i still love my starbucks BUT i do it in the restrictions that I have been given by my doc.  NO caffeine and NO carbonation.... I drink decaf skinny vanilla latte's they are great no caffeine, sugar free syrup and skim milk all the yummy flavors and no guilt :)

thanks everyone for the advice! for now i will stick with the decaf, which i learned in barista school still has a tid bit of caffeine! and when i go for my 3 month appointment i'll ask my doc what his opinion on moving up to half caff! thank god starbucks got sugar free syrup!!! and i even brought my own skim plus milk to add to the latte for that extra goodness....god im addicted. it's sad. hahaha