Diet Coke
I tried my first few sips on New Years Eve. I thought since I couldn't drink it would give me something to hold in my hand and look social. After just a few sips I found I had a HORRIBLE stomach ache. Switched to Decaf or water for the rest of the night. It took me months to kick Diet Soda in the first place. Don't think it is worth the side effects now.
Started this journey 6/6/16 - 246.8lbs. SW 214 - 9/6/16 VSG. CW - 158. (9/15/17) Post VSG M1- 20, M2- 8.4 M3- 6.6 M4- 8 M5- 3.6 M6-5.8 M7- 1.5 M8- 1.5 GOAL - 142.
Never waste a second chance!!
No, I have not tried flat soda. I really hated my soda flat. So, I think I will just find something else for a treat.
Started this journey 6/6/16 - 246.8lbs. SW 214 - 9/6/16 VSG. CW - 158. (9/15/17) Post VSG M1- 20, M2- 8.4 M3- 6.6 M4- 8 M5- 3.6 M6-5.8 M7- 1.5 M8- 1.5 GOAL - 142.
Never waste a second chance!!
I was a diet coke fiend - averaged 4 cans a day easy. I stopped cold turkey on 1 Jan 2015, six months before my surgery, and have never gone back. I also was a carbonation fiend: loved my SodaStream, and carbonated bottled water. Stopped all that, too, the day before my surgery.
I've recently been diagnosed with osteopenia (a precursor of osteoporosis), and very likely the vast amounts of carbonation I consumed over the decades have something to do with that. :(
I'll never go back to diet coke - all those unpronounceable chemicals! - and I'm quite certain my kidneys and liver are happy about my decision!
I've been fat, and I've been thin - and thin is better.
There is a better way. --Alaine of Lyndar
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HW: 234. SW: 228 (18 June 2015). GW: 137. Specs: 50ish, 5'4"
