I know the feeling.

I don't know if it will help but try drinking things really really cold. Find something with a strong flavor too. For me the cold quenches my thirst and the flavor is just to trick my self into thinking its not being deprived. :)

If it is the carbonation you miss unfortunatly you may be out of luck. If it is the taste I found Minute Maid Light Lemonade it is a Coke product and has 0 sugar and minimal
carbs and for me it works. I dilute with alot of ice and 50/50 water.
I was a Diet Pepsi addict and quit when I first started the wls journey,about 6 mo before surgery, and I can say that I do not miss it.
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Seems to be almost as hard to kick as smoking for some. I am so glad I didn't have to give up my coffee. It is another hard one to quit

I am 8 weeks out and i am finally ok without the dr pepper. What i have found when i am craving it really bad that i just smell some that my husband is drinking if he is and its so sweet smelling that its like uck.. I never drank coffee so that is not a problem with me.

stay strong as you don't want the effects of the carbonation, i hear it isn't pleasant.

I am almost a year out and unfortunately I still miss it!!! I have taken a drink of a freeze and the sugar was awful so that did me in for awhile but occasionally I miss it somewhat horribly!

One of the things I suggest to people before they have surgery, actually when they first decide to have the surgery, is to give up the things immediately that they are going to have to give up after surgery.

My surgery was February 20. 2012. I gave up all rice, potatoes, pasta, and bread in July 2011. I gave up soda on August 24, 2011. When I had my surgery I had absolutely NO cravings because I had gotten it out of my system long before I had my surgery.

I have not had any cravings for any of the "forbidden" things especially soda. The only thing that I have eaten very little of is a slice of Sara Lee 45 calorie low carb bread. I toast one slice once or twice a week and have some peanut butter on it.

I know that some doctors have approved for some to have soda but for me, I have given it up completely.

Laurie

Sorry hun...I was a 4 to5 can a day driner of diet coke and 5 to 6 cups of coffee with hazelnut creamer.. 2 weels before surgery i laid it down. Its now been 14 weeks and I dont miss it. I did the same with cigarretes years ago. I just couldnt give up Carbs:)

I had a sip of Diet Coke after surgery...my pouch was not happy and it tasted way too sweet like gross sweet. I stick to my coffee and crystal lights now

They have pop flavored freeze pops

I am so scared of this lol Diet Dr Pepper is my addiction! I LOVE it lol I have been giving it up slowly I used to drink almost a 12 pack a day sick i know and now I am down to 2 a day!

i am pre op but my a friend had the surgery and she does drink soda occasionally. she gets a HUGE cup and packs it with ice and then pour a can in and lets it water down. she says it eliminates the carbination. not sure how true that is or if it's something we're really supposed to be doing!

I am in the requirement stage of my wls journey and my nut told me to stop drinking soda. I told myself no but I have given it up. It has been a month since I have had a diet pepsi and I do miss it but I drink only water with added flavoring and that helps so when I have my surgery hopefully in December I wont crave it at all.

I HAVE HAD TIMES WHEN I JUST NEEDED TO BURP TO HELP MOVE THE FOOD DOWN SO I TRIED A LITTLE GINGER ALE AND IT WORKS. I HAVE ALSO HAD DIET COKE FROM TIME TO TIME OVER THE PAST YEAR. I USED TO BE A PEPSI DRINKER ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK BUT IT DOESN'T TASTE THE SAME ANYMORE.

I'm with you on this one. I am a coke -a -holic. When I was still in the hospital after my sugery..I kept thinking if only I can have a coke then I would feel better. I still want one but refuse to even try it. I'm afraid I'd want it all the time again and get back into the destructive behavior I have with food. It is my worst part of head hunger. But I am not willing to give in. Stay strong. debby