Question:
i have been drinking diet soda
my pouch im sure has expanded from this and i cant loose the added weight if i stop drinking and go back to water will the pouch decrease size and loose weight again? please help}}}} — bfurnari (posted on November 16, 2009)
November 16, 2009
Diet soda is bad in general. Water is the best thing to drink. My doctor
told me to drink water. If that's not available, flat diet caffeine free
soda is ok. It's not something you should drink everyday. I drink alot of
water and then if I need flavor, I have those crystal light packets that i
add into my water. Not to sure about whether or not it'll help your pouch
but it should help you lose weight.
Good luck
— Nina15137
November 16, 2009
Soda,is bad in general,when you drink it strait from a fountain drink,can
or bottle,carbonation from soda,s if you shake the soda, it will explode,it
will explode in your pouch,or stomach causing it to strech, this is how my
Dr. explained it to me.And other wise the 1st poster is correct.
— rebecca W.
November 16, 2009
Hi, I am 7 months post op VSG and I have drank soda from time to time and I
have found that it seems to stretch my stomach some because I have noticed
that I seem to be able to eat more after I have drank pop repeatedly like
once a day for a few days. I have noticed for me that when I stop drinking
it and go back to drinking non carbonated flids (I drink decafinated iced
tea because it is softer on my stomach) that the amount I eat seem to
decrease again as if my stomach is going back down in size. I don't know if
anyone else has experienced this and I don't have a pouch I have a smaller
stomach but I though I would share what I have noticed. I have determined I
will only drink soda occasionally and not regularly and try to drink it as
little as possible. I hope you have great success.
— Lisa von Wallmenich
November 16, 2009
Hi ! I have to agree with other posts. Soda whether it's diet or not has no
nutritional value ..so if you can break yourself from consuming it, you
will be all the better. I know its hard to refrain from things that taste
good, or that we are used to, but success hangs in the balance. If you want
to be successful..and I know you do, then try to re educate yourself on
what is good for you, not good tasting.lol Sounds dreadful..but it isn't.
There is plenty out there for us to eat and drink that is good and tasty
too! best of luck to you! Hugs,Kim
— gpcmist
November 17, 2009
Yes if your stop the soda it will help shrink your pouch and you should
begin to loose weight again.
Soda is a hard habit to break. I do propel or snapple diet teas. Mainly I
try to do water or milk.
But stop the soda and you will see the scale begin to go down again.
— trible
November 17, 2009
This is an extremely frightening and informative Q & A. My Dr. told me
no soda, and I do not drink it. But I didn't know it would stretch a
pouch, alarming!!
I thank God daily for this Q&A site.
— FSUMom
November 17, 2009
I have lossed 77 lbs now in 3 months and my lowerback is killing me..would
that have to losing the weight too fast..and what can I do about it..
— doe-uno
November 17, 2009
To Doreen:
If your lower back is "killing you," you need to assess this
further. Did you possibly pull a muscle? What type of pain? You may need to
get checked? Sometimes if there is no known cause and the pain is in the
lower back it could be a kidneystone or something. Talk with your doctor.
— A. Me
November 22, 2009
I am 3.5 yrs out from lapband and did not drink any type soda the first
year. I do drink Diet Caffine free Mt. Dew on a daily basis and I do not
have any tpye problems with it whatsoever. I reached my goal weight in the
first 9 months and have maintained it without any problem. I do not feel it
makes any difference if I drink soda or not as to how much food I can eat.
I do not eat and drink at the same time either. This is just what the
affects is on me. I know everyone has their own opinions. I do not consume
alot of soda daily but I do drink it pretty much daily. Good luck.
— Babbles
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