When did you give up coffee and soda?

Thanks! That's one way of looking at it!  I'm just scared of the migraines that always happen when I go without coffee.

I did this as well. I was so miserable right after surgery trying to get my liquids in that a soda did not cross my mind.

soda.  get rid of it ASAP and forever.

coffee.  limit to one a day w/ artificial sweetener.  none 2 weeks before surgery (because i like the cream), and didnt restart coffee until I was easily reaching my water goals post-op (about a month).  still 1-2 a day max (one of those is a proteined drink)

I actually put a scoop of protein powder in my ice coffee now - gives me such a boost to start the day! I like my half and half though so definitely have to quit before the 2 wk diet.  Thanks!

I quit caffeine when I started the WLS program - 6 months before surgery.   I was never a soda drinker so no issue there.

I had my consult in 1/2012, gave it up for Lent that year and never went bac****il about 1 week before the liquid diet that started 7/12/12, at 6 mos out, I added tea back into the mix and every morning I have a mint cookie protein shake mixed with coffee.  I drink unsweet tea all the time now and unsweet chai tea (I do put stevia in that sometimes if I am making it over ice).  I have since had a Diet Coke when it was the only option at a Girl Scout camp I was at, did not like the taste anymore and made me burp!  I prefer unsweet tea any day now.  The main reason I never considered WLS surgery in the past was because I did not want to give up my Diet Coke and Diet Dr. Pepper, how dumb was that???  But, the sleeve was just covered by my insurance when I had it, so maybe my ignorance saved me from getting a Crap Band!

What brand of mint cookie protein shake do you use?  

I gave up soda right away when I started my nutrition classes. I gave up coffee about a month before starting my 10 day pre-op diet. I didn't want to be dealing with caffeine withdrawal and carb withdrawal at the same time. I resumed drinking coffee at about three months post-op when it was no longer such a struggle to get in my water.

Good to know I won't be struggling with the water forever. Thanks.

I switched to decaf and stopped drinking soda about 1 month before surgery.  I also started being really strict about drinking while eating so I was used to it by the time I got to eat solid food post op.

I was a soda fiend but going cold turkey it's rare I even miss it.  I didn't have much problems without caffeine considering that I typically was drinking 20 ounces of espresso and another 20 ounces of regular coffee a day plus the caffeine load from 32 ounces of soda a day.