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 Hi there - I do drink diet soda - mostly caffeine free - however, I definitely think it has a lot to do with my regain.  However, and this is the bad, rebellious part of me - I can't eat sugar - and now I can't even have a glass of wine.  I get so angry about it - that I find myself saying "f" it!  I want soda!!!!!

I often will have a small bottle, not the big ones you get at WAWA, but the 6 ouncers I think and will sit down at night to enjoy my popcorn and a bottle of the diet coke.  I should stop - but I find that I just get angrier.  I drink water throughout the day with a straw only because the water bottles I have have them.  I do get my water in every day - but that is only most likely because I am lucky that I LOVE water!

I don't log my food - I never had - it is a habit that I tried to get myself in to and have not ever been able to do it for any length of time. 

One of the things that I am working on with my therapist is to go back to portioning out my snacks.  You should see my classroom, I have all kinds of salty, snacky foods.  I actualy just went through the box that had them all in there and totally forgot that I had shelled pistachios in there - I keep going for a handful of pretzels.  (As i sit here munching away.)  I am taking it all home with me today, (I set an alarm so I wouldn't forget to pack it all up) and am going to go home and make portion controlled bags.  Even if I should not have some, at the least I will only be able to eat one serving because that is all that I will bring with me.  That is the baby step I am trying this week.

The other thing is the 5k, while I like the idea of raising money for an amazing cause, I am really wanting to do it for the bucket list thing, however, I am hopeful that it will help me with the regain.

Don't know if this will help you, but it is where I am at almost three years out.  (7 weeks away from THAT surgiversary....CRAZY!!!!!!)

just about 3 years out.. drink diet soda on occasion, but not too often.  When I do, I definitely notice more bloating. 

Straw.. yep.  I refuse to drink from glasses at restaurants and always get a straw.. now if I followed the rules and didn't drink when I eat, I wouldn't have to worry about it...   Or if I didn't get drinks from places like Dunkin and Starbux, again no worries.. guess that answers the caffeine question.  I was drinking WAAAAY too much caffeine and am now trying to cut back.  Right now I am sipping on a cup of decaf iced coffee.  

Log food? What's that? Never have, never will.. tried it, didn't get more than MAYBE 3 meals in.. not gonna happen.

I'm getting better about getting in all my fluids since I am cutting back on the caffeine. 

Regain.. hmmm... I fight with the same 10 pounds all the time.  I don't know that I'd call it regain, just annoying weight that won't STAY off.  I still have about 30-40lbs that I never lost in the first place and I want to lose.  I'm hoping that with getting the fluids in and being able to get to the gym again, I'll get it off.  

Hi,

I am 18 months out today!  Just realized that.

I do not drink soda, I had given that up a few years before surgery.

I always drink with a straw, especially coffee, my dentist taught me that keeps the coffee off my teeth, hence less staining.

I just started logging my food again this week on The Daily Plate, keeps me from those bad bites, licks and tastes all day.  I want to lose at least 15 more pounds and I know I have to be accountable to do it.

I do have 1-2 cups of regular coffee every morning, and decaf other times of the day.

I get enough water in each day, could do a little more I guess.

Deb

Lynn,

Late to the party, but there were good reasons I was not here yesterday . . . anyway. . .

I can count the number of times I've had diet soda and it was so I could indulge in a root beer float with no sugar added vanilla ice cream, one bottle lasted weeks, but it was a nice treat in the summer. . . otherwise I do drink caffeinated coffee first thing in the morning, after that I switch to decaf anything, though winter months, I cannot tolerate cold drinks, so I mostly drink decaf coffees or teas, I do believe limited quantities of caffeine are ok, supposed to make up the caffeine with equal parts, extra of water, without decaf in the winter months I would not make my fluids, but generally I do get the required amounts in.

The straw thing, for some reason, I seem to think it was considered a no no early out, but not necessarily further away from surgery, but I'm fuzzy on that, as I don't use a straw much anyway. I am dealing with my regain, like you I saw the 150s for a hot minute and rebounded to 160s, where I was ok with myself, but as I have made quite clear, a further regain of weight, has me wanting to lose 15 lbs. and it is not easy, but I know from others it is doable, but all about balancing, what we take in and what we put out via physical activity. If I go over 1400 calories a day, there is a change in my scale, so as has been said, portion control through weighing, measuring is a good option and one I am starting to implement. Losing the regain is slow, but can be done. I know you can do it.

Laureen