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Originally Posted by Bigbaldbuddie
I really wanted this surgery. I wanted to get back to where I was physically before I started gaining weight in mid 90's. (Yes I was thin before and had a life as a thin person, in another life long ago). So much so I quit smoking cold turkey (in April will be my 2 year aniversary). 
I pretty much have tried to adopt the rules that are recommended jduring our first few months, like staying away from carbonation, sugar, bread, all the things that are not good for the healing pouch.
Well I try to keep the same mind-set for the completely healed pouch. Even though it appears that some post-ops at some point start to return to diet soda, I won't. For me I have given up beer and soda forever, and for the food restrictions, I try to use them as my guide to not get back into bad habits.
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Great advice - I'm trying to learn NEW eating/drinking habits, not find ways back into the old ones. I gave up carbonated beverages last summer, and don't miss them at all. I'm fine with water, tea, decaf coffee (gave up caffeine two years ago due to it causing heart palpitations), crystal light, etc.
And I've heard some conjecture that carbonated beverages can deplete the body of calcium - this may be another one of those medical theories that hasn't been proven - but why take the chance!