Pop? Tell me your thoughts please!

I can drink it with the DS. I have already had ginger ale, but I have flattened it before I've drank it.

Once my tummy is healed though, there will be no issues.

I gave up drinking pop about 3 years ago. Except for the occasional Bacardi Diet Coke ......

I really haven't had any carbonated drinks for several years so I can't help you out....

I gave up pop..Diet Mountain Dew 4 months pre-op and I haven't had it since.  Honestly, it was harder to give up than simple sugars.  At this point I don't miss it, so I am not tempted to drink t when it is available.

RP

Lisa.....you just crack me up. Since your little home experiment demonstrated no air in the balloon, drink up!  

Not really. I'm interested in what others say too. I've had a total of about 5 sips of pop since WLS, but I don't like it especially so avoiding is no problem.

Hello - I am a three years out post-op and thought I would chime in here.  I stayed away from coffew and soda for 2 years after surgery.  The coffee was my idea as I wanted to break my own addiction on being dependent on coffee.   And I was majorly into Diet Coke.

Well now I drink Diet Coke again.  Not a lot, but I do drink it.  I do make sure I get my water in, though.  If you can stay off of it as long as you can, I would.  The carbonation CAN stretch your pouch in th beginning and diet soda offers NO nutrition. 

And I do enjoy a small glass of red wine every now and then.  Beer is too carbonated.  I was never a big drinker anyway!

I see we had the same surgeon!  Dr. Svendson is the BEST!

Once in a while I have those small bottles of Diet Dew...  I don't defizz it... it doesn't hurt... but I do drink it over a period of about 2 hours...  so I suppose it's pretty flat at the end  lol  I drink it for the flavor and caffiene... I also still drink lots of coffee...
Something I've also noticed going through the board is what works for me generally doesn't for most folks.  *shrug*  YMMV
Good luck however you decide to make your journey!!

Hey LisaJoy!

Ugh...pop - can't live with it, can't live without it...well not really. I'll be honest, when I first started going to coffees and saw Lynn drink pop, I couldn't understand why she would do that when it was a "no-no."   Then about a year ago she gave it up and she posted here about how much more she can feel her pouch...well over the course of the last year I have gotten into drinking pop and I have gotten to the point of drinking one or two bottles a day. Well, I decided recently that I really have to get back on track with the basics - no drinking before, during and after meals, MORE water - hell - ANY water is better than the NO water I've been getting in. So today, so far, no pop and I hope to keep it that way. I've had 48 oz of water and plan on getting to at least 64 before the end of the day. I also hope to start feeling my pouch again and feeling full for longer by getting my protein in first.

I think pop really does two things - it's not good for the pouch...could stretch it out, could make you feel it less AND it persuades you from getting water in.  So in my opinion...don't tempt fate...if you're doing okay with out it...keep it that way!

I'll let you know how it goes...but rest assured, I no longer "shake my finger" at others...this road is tough and I have fallen back to many old habits which others could shake their fingers at...so everyday is a new day and I want to start over by treating my tool with respect and if I'm trying - I am successful!!!

Hugs - Tracy