Coke

[NorthamptonGirl]

ok so I'm having MAJOR cravings for full fat coke at the moment.

i wont drink it because i know it's so bad for us.

I brought some coke flavoured lip salve which is ok i suppose, but doesn't really taste enough like the real thing.

im even considering just taking a mouthful to get the taste and spitting it out!!

any one have any other ideas??

(I dont want diet coke, must be full fat lol)

 

[HelenAngelfish]

Gosh, we are so similar! lol... I was craving it earlier and nearly took a sip, but went home instead!!

I've been told I'm never allowed fizzy drink again... Dont really miss it, just today I really fancied some.

Maybe Cola flavour Ice lollies may hit the spot? xx

xx

 

[NorthamptonGirl]

Yeah, im literally just looking for some of them online!

It sounds really strange, but im ok with not drinking it (i wouldnt dare now!) i just want the taste! x

 

[HelenAngelfish]

Yeah, im literally just looking for some of them online! It sounds really strange, but im ok with not drinking it (i wouldnt dare now!) i just want the taste! x

Lol, I know exactly what you mean x

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[sophiapink100]

My dad has the bypass 5 years ago and has been able to drink fizzy drinks for the past 3. S

 

[nicola1723]

I'm 8 months out. Carbonated drinks can stretch the pouch. After paying so much to have the op I won't risk it, especially as my surgeon went to a lot of effort to make mine tiny (15ml) as I'm very petite! I drink lots of iced water with lemon

 

[misspiggy1990]

this is.why I need to avoid surgery if I can help it. I love fizzy drinks whether full sugar, diet or sparkling water. It would be such a hard thing for me to leave behind.

 

[mad midwife]

I'm afraid I am a real diet coke addict, I take the lid off and let it go flat for a couple of days and I get the taste but not the fizz, lush!

 

[nicola1723]

For my 8 1/2 stone loss in 8 months the loss of fizzies is worth it xx

 

[Lincs Lass]

If my son has a can I have a mouthful and use it as 'mouthwash'!

 

[ASQ]

this is.why I need to avoid surgery if I can help it. I love fizzy drinks whether full sugar, diet or sparkling water. It would be such a hard thing for me to leave behind.

No: this is exactly why you *do* need surgery.

With a BMI of 52 the odds of reaching a "normal" weight without surgery are like less than 2%.

The odds of reaching a "normal / reasonable / slightly overweight" weight with surgery are 90%.

Which do you choose? To stay obese forever?

Continue a life of yo yo dieting / losing / putting it back on ??? How's that been working for you so far?

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You *have* to be willing to give some things up including fizzy drinks and other treats that got you this way in the first place.

Or are you waiting for "next week's diet / next year's diet" to finally be the one that works ???? **

** With a giant 2 litre size stomach, and hunger to match, and no restriction, and the ability to still "eat and drink what I like".


Go figure.

 

[Paula Garner]

No: this is exactly why you *do* need surgery. With a BMI of 52 the odds of reaching a "normal" weight without surgery are like less than 2%. The odds of reaching a "normal / reasonable / slightly overweight" weight with surgery are 90%. Which do you choose? To stay obese forever? Continue a life of yo yo dieting / losing / putting it back on ??? How's that been working for you so far? ======================== You *have* to be willing to give some things up including fizzy drinks and other treats that got you this way in the first place. Or are you waiting for "next week's diet / next year's diet" to finally be the one that works ???? ** ** With a giant 2 litre size stomach, and hunger to match, and no restriction, and the ability to still "eat and drink what I like". Go figure.

Completely agree with you ASQ.

 

[Yvessa]

No: this is exactly why you *do* need surgery.

With a BMI of 52 the odds of reaching a "normal" weight without surgery are like less than 2%.

The odds of reaching a "normal / reasonable / slightly overweight" weight with surgery are 90%.

Which do you choose? To stay obese forever?

Continue a life of yo yo dieting / losing / putting it back on ??? How's that been working for you so far?

========================


You *have* to be willing to give some things up including fizzy drinks and other treats that got you this way in the first place.

Or are you waiting for "next week's diet / next year's diet" to finally be the one that works ???? **

** With a giant 2 litre size stomach, and hunger to match, and no restriction, and the ability to still "eat and drink what I like".


Go figure.

Really?? While I totally agree that surgery is the only long term solution with a high success rate, if this woman is not willing to give up her fizzies then she is not ready nor suitable for any type of surgical option.

And what if next years diet is the one that works? it happens to 5% of us; who are you to say that she isn't of that 5%?

I think she has been very honest in her admission that she is not willing to give up those things. Its only when you're desperate enough to sacrifice anything, including perhaps your life, that you are ready for lifesaving surgery. Because it is not the solution, but one of the tools towards its.

 

[Wireman]

I pour a small glass full and pop it in the fridge over night. All the taste no fizz.

 

[Jamast]

Totally agree Yves. I was trying to think of a way of replying, but your response is spot on. I know I am relatively early on in my journey, and that my way is likely to be slow, but I am determined to get to my target eventually and I simply cannot understand why some people undergo such a drastic thing as surgery, then carry on as they did before. I would not be able to have that one mouthful of something that I might have loved pre-op as for me, it would be the start of that slippery slope into "ooo that tasted good, surely one more mouthful won't hurt..." and it would be downhill from there. The whole point of surgery is that you have to be willing to change your lifestyle and eating and drinking habits. The surgery is a tool, not a magic fix. I am reminded of the woman Sat in the waiting room with me, waiting for her WLSurgery, who turned to her husband and said "don't bother cooking for when I get home, we'll have a Chinese as I really fancy one."
Shocked is an understatement.

 

[HelenAngelfish]

My team said I could make coke ice lollies or let it go flat... But I've rather not touch a fizzy drink again, I don't want old taste buds and old habits coming back. xx

 

[NorthamptonGirl]

My dad has the bypass 5 years ago and has been able to drink fizzy drinks for the past 3. S

Thanks Sophia,

After paying so much to have the op I won't risk it,

I totally agree

For my 8 1/2 stone loss in 8 months the loss of fizzies is worth it xx

Definitely!

If my son has a can I have a mouthful and use it as 'mouthwash'!

I'm actually going to do this I think!

I pour a small glass full and pop it in the fridge over night. All the taste no fizz.

I don't really want to drink it, I just want a taste, so gargling it is I think!

I would not be able to have that one mouthful of something that I might have loved pre-op as for me, it would be the start of that slippery slope into "ooo that tasted good, surely one more mouthful won't hurt..." and it would be downhill from there.

I agree with you here, and just to repeat myself so no one thinks I'm taking all this too lightly..

I don't want to drink a can of coke, or even a sip, because I like it so much, I would rather cut it out completely than make myself want something I can't have. I just want the taste.

My team said I could make coke ice lollies or let it go flat... But I've rather not touch a fizzy drink again, I don't want old taste buds and old habits coming back. xx

MMM that sounds so good lol.


Think I'll carry on with the lip salve, but thanks for the replies and ideas!

 

[Wireman]

listening to this thread sounds like I am very lucky I never craved any food or drink. My weight gain was mostly a medical problem of certain tablets then disabilities causing no exercise.

 

[Yvessa]

Apparently in some morrisons you can get sugar free cola flavoured jelly btw.

 

[NorthamptonGirl]

OMG!!!

-goes to look in morrisons-

x