Question:
IN NEED OF A SODA....HELP!!!!
I am only 13 days post op and I know that can't have sodas and sweets and such but my question is, will I ever be able to to have sodas and sweets (candy bars, snack cakes, etc.) again??? — PoohBearNC (posted on July 2, 2006)
July 2, 2006
NO,NO,NO.
Im sorry but once you have been off of them for a while you wont miss them.
Something sweet to Drink try Propel,
Try a protein bar
cakes i dont have any suggestions, try something that is Sugar Free,
— JAR
July 2, 2006
Yes, in about a year, you'll be able to enjoy sodas and sweets again. My
partner is almost 3 years out and she eats anything she wants -- although
she can eat it and her system takes it, she doesn't eat too much. As a
person who has supported another person -- don't eat too fast, don't try to
eat things you used to eat too soon -- give it a good six months -- drink
your water -- blah, blah, blah. Just follow your doctor's orders and you
will be fine.
— the7thdean
July 2, 2006
hi chris
I am 15 months out and I tried a sip of soda and it felt like I was
having a heart attack.... I also have sugar free desserts .... remember you
can not get away from sugar completly as it is in everything.... but you
can eliminat it the best you can... I have a SF banana pudding thats
wonderful... if and when you ever decide to have some.... BUT your early in
your post op stage... I wouldnt go there now... And some can NEVER do
sweets as it makes them Dump as it does me... A few small bites of SF
something and I am done... pop will not be in my menue as it hurts to
bad... Re read why you had this surgery to start with..... and try to not
go back to the old ways.... Good Luck Chris....
Flo
— Flo
July 2, 2006
Try Popsicle brand sugar free rootbeer, dr pepper and orange crush
popsicles or a sugar free hard candy. To answer your queation, yes in a
year or two you may be able to eat anything you want. I'm 4 years post op
and I can eat anything, I also gained back 58lbs of the 167lbs that I lost.
I have just recently gone back to the basics and lost 9 of those pounds
only 49 more to go. Try to make a change and stick with it if you want to
keep all the pounds your going to lose off otherwise you can and will put
it all back on.
— bassett
July 2, 2006
you have gone through a great journey. why would you want to go through
all this effort just to have a drink, and some candy. It is your body, no
one can tell you what to do, this is all up to you
— Steve Cohen
July 2, 2006
My first thought is to ask, why you want some junk food? One of the factors
that goes into preparation for surgery is looking at the way we have eaten,
and learning to look at more healthy ways of eating in the future. It is
akin to the alcoholic asking if after being sober for awhile, will they be
able to have a drink again. The short answer is "NO, if you want to
keep eating more responsibly" Or "Just for today I choose not to
eat sweets or sodas" My own experience has been, sodas, I don't
understand why I ever started drinking them. It has been almost 9 months
since I have had a soda or caffeine. Sweets, I had 2 oz of a DQ Blizzard
and experienced dumping, it was not worth it. Again there are too many good
foods out there that I can eat responsibly without out taking a hit with
sugar and fats. I spent fifty years making poor food choices, for me I am
looking at trying fifty years with making good food choices and being slim
and trim. Gary 5 months out 74lbs down and from 52 to 42 waist.
— DeadLaker
July 2, 2006
I still dont have "sweets" cravings but I was never much of a
"sweets" person anyways. I DID however think I was going to DIE
for a SODA :) lol
I basically shook the carbonation out of a soda for a couple of hours...I
shook it until I could drop ti on the floor and it didnt make a single
bubble. It was SUPER flat but the flavor of it gave me my soda FIX.... it
WAS diet though so dont push it...
Some of the southbeach protein bars are REALLY good if you need a SWEET fix
but just dont over do it or this is all for nothing....you know... :)
TAke care and good luck :)
— Tryna J.
July 2, 2006
I would say not to worry about that right now to be honest with you.
Seeing as how you're only 13 days out, to me it sounds like you're fighting
a bit of head hunger. Don't worry, it's normal, I went through the same
thing. I was too scared to drink soda............was told the carbonation
could blow my new stomache up and hurt me. I'm now 27 months post op and I
will drink the occassional soda, but to be honest with you, my body YELLS
for water afterwards.
Good luck with your quest.
— cedsangel
July 2, 2006
Hi Darling! I sympathize with your plight! I was a soda ADDICT for 25
years, drinking 2-4 liters a day. Now, I am almost 1 year post-op and soda
free. I did get some of the sugar-free syrups in root beer and coke flavor
in the beginning, and they helped satisfy the jonesing. Now I drink propel,
plain water and diet green tea. I somethimes miss the soda, but I think of
how they contributed to my weighing over 400 pounds, and I never want to go
back to that lifestyle AGAIN!. There are some sugar free candies, frozen
pops and fudgcicles that help with cravings, and I may indulge
occasionally. I try to remember all the work I did to lose 200 pounds, and
how I NEVER want to be there again. I was such a foodie, and if I can do
it, you can do it too. Have faith! Fond wishes, Pam
— pjwilsen
July 2, 2006
Soda can cause some discomfort, but I did have a bit of Diet Vanilla Pepsi
(Pepsi products are less carbonated) a couple months out, over ice, which
helps take out the fizz a bit. The thing is, you need to take heed to your
cravings. Head hunger? Maybe. But more likely I think you haven't come
off the sugar cravings just yet. They are strong and real and I know them
all too well. The concern is that, yes, you will probably be able to have
those things down the road, but if you focus on them so intensely you can
end up right back where you started. I can tell you that less than a year
out I found I could gain weight. Yes, it is that quick. I am no angel and
I have found that a little bite of this or that helps, but if it stirs up a
sugar demon in you, you need to figure out how to live with that. Work
hard on figuring it out now rather than waiting for it to present itself as
a major problem down the road. Everyone has a different path, and some can
manage with a taste of this or that once in awhile while others trigger
major cravings that can do them in. I myself get tired of the mantra
"this surgery is not a magic bullet, it's a tool..." but there
is truth in that. This surgery will help you with the hardest part - the
losing of the weight. But then the other hard part comes in and that is
maintaining the loss. Lose as much as you can as quickly as you can and
learn ways to deal with those sugar cravings. Hopefully in a month you
won't have them. Soda - well, I buck the trend and feel that diet soda
isn't a problem. It's when people go back to sugared sodas that I get
concerned. Also, as time goes on when you do start trying your limits (it
sounds like you will indeed test them), you will find that what makes one
person sick may not make you sick, and vice versa. I can eat candy but I
cannot eat cake unless it's just a bite. I can eat caramel and chewy
things but not chocolate. And cereal...forget it unless it's low carb and
the milk is low carb. That makes me sicker than a dog...even a small bowl.
Just try not to test these things too early. You will have time to learn
how to live a normal life...right now you need to concentrate on losing it
the healthiest way possible - and learning how to cope with cravings. I
feel like all those years of dieting put a negative spin in my head about
never being able to have certain foods ever again. I resist that now
because absolute black/white thinking got me into this mess. Relax and
enjoy the weight loss ride and work on your strategy! Good luck! Dina
— Dinka Doo
July 3, 2006
I agree that the craving is probably "head hunger" as your body
doen't need soda. There is nothing good for you in soda, anyway - it
depletes you bones of calcium and there is nothing of nutritional value in
it! I drank enough Diet Coke for three people and you know what? I do not
miss it all. I really don't miss paying for it! I also agree that in a
few weeks try some sugar free hard candy. Russell Stover makes soem great
SF candies....their M&M's (a generic version) are really good. I have
a just a few every few days and I am good to go. Just keep this in mind:
you were given a gift of WLS that many people are denied. Why wold you
throw it away for a sip of soda? Soda could stretch your pouch and slow
down your weight loss.
— Mrs. Crabapple
July 3, 2006
Pooh Bear, well I too had those cravings, and I am only a little over two
months PO. I every once in a while have a drink or two of soda. But whoever
said that it makes them want water, they are SOOOO right. My body craves
water after just a drink of soda. I know I shouldnt drink it, but when i
say once in awhile, i am talking about maybe once a week, if not once every
two weeks. and i was a soda-aholic. it was bad, but now, just that little
taste gets me by for a long time. and i drink a lot of water too, the more
water you drink, the less hungry you are, and the faster your cravings go
away! i know it may be hard to drink water now, (as i could chug it before
wls, and immediatly afterwards i couldnt) but that in time, will get
better, i can now drink water faster than i could just out of wls. things
get better! steph -41#
— squeekypete
July 6, 2006
The answer lies in your hands...
Lets figure this out... Ask yourself... "WHY DID I HAVE THIS
SURGERY?" your answer should be to use it as a tool and not sabotage
your results...It is rather normal for you to be thinking about all thsi
stuff...It is just that stuff.... You have a choice... Make the right one
for what you desire, you are in need of egtting your weight off... you must
make a plan and move forward with those goals in line...
Take it from someone who has lost the weight gained much weight back and
finally found my "why" in my journey...
I am very hard headed and no one could tell me what to do...I finally found
that special angel to hold my hand and help me down a road I never drept
possible..Now the "life Coach I am I love to read these stories...
Please stay in touch and remember this "WANT" shall pass... Learn
some new habits and stop watching so many tv commercials! They are loaded
with junk food adds... This is why amerca is Obese...
It is not your fault that you are the way you are, it is society that has
molded our minds and taken control of a strong hold!
blessings,
Celeste from 327 to 125.... Now a figure competitor that has finaly found
my "WHY". No I am not a body builder... I just love my healthy
lean body... It was my dream...
— shakeyourweight
July 8, 2006
I was told never to have carbonated beverages. EVER. But my niece had
the surgery, and she drinks them. You can have goodies in small portions,
eventually, but just be careful not to let yourself get back into the
habits that landed you here in the first place. I love milk chocolate, and
I have resisted having any, because I know I will crave it if I have it
again. I do eat cake at virthday parties, and occasionally eat ice cream.
All in small portions, and not too often.
— Novashannon
July 8, 2006
Eventually and that depends on your body and the advice of your surgeon. I
eat sweets only on occasion. I drank Diet Rite soda made w/ Splenda, no
sodium, no calories. I drank it flat and only a few sips at a time until
my craving was satisfied. I eat chocolate which usually is 2 to 3 hershey
kisses followed by water to rinse the sugary taste from my mouth. I don't
dump everytime I eat or drink something sweet. The terrible feeling of
dumping keeps my in check. I'm 17 months post op so my experience will
vastly differ from yours. You are not post op long enough to even think of
soda. Give yourself more time to adjust to what your body can tolerate.
You will learn by trial and error.
— CHARLYLVN
July 10, 2006
HMMMM WELL I DIDN'T HAVE THE SURGERY TO GO BACK TO THE HABITS THAT MADE ME
OBESE TO BEGIN WITH. MY DOCTOR TOLD ME I GAVE YOU THE TOOL IT IS UP TO YOU
TO USE IT.... ITS UP TO YOU DO YOU WANT TO GO BACK AND GET FAT AGAIN OR BE
HEALTHY AND THINNER. I HAD MY SURGERY 4/07/05 LOST 103 LBS. FROM 242. WENT
FROM A SIZE 18-20 TO A 6-8 AND EATING HEALTHY...GOOD LUCK
— NYCindy
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