I was wondering if I would ever be able to have a drink with friends. I don't drink often, maybe a glass or two year. Also if you can, how long did you guys wait?
I waited a few months before trying a drink. It takes a few months to comfortably drink a serving of water, much less something harder than that. Not wanting to derail the weight loss, I started with a shot glass - and according to my daughter - nursed the shot like it was a tall one! LOL Now I usually have a glass of wine and call it a night. I'm not a big drinker either and yet, it's nice to know I can have a little something once in a while.
I was at my sister's house for Christmas and I poured a bottle of grape juice into a wine glass, no one know I wasn't drinking!
BTW my sister(and husband) are the only family members that I've told about being sleeved. Maybe you can fake it too! I was only two weeks post.
Anyway, I believe I've read not to consume alcohol until three months post, some doctors recommend six months out.
Sure. Like you I'm not a big drinker. But I've had drinks (only one each time) about ten times in the last 20 weeks since I had VSG surgery.
I had my first drink (a whole whopping ounce of chardonnay) about a month post-op. Was a little earlier than I'd anticipated, but the event seemed to justify it (a toast at a brother-in-law's 50th birthday party), and it was only an ounce. So no biggie.
Consult: 235 lbs
My and doc's preop diet: 216 -19 lbs
M1 postop 205 -30
M2 193 -42
M3 184 -51
M4 174 -61
M5 167 -68
M6 162 -73
M7 156 -79
M8 151 -84
M9 148 -87
M10 146 -89
M11 144 -91
M12 143 -92
M13 142 -93
M14 140 -95
M15 139 -96
M16 137 -98
M17 135 -100
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My surgeon said to wait a year because it is just empty calories. But I didn't wait that long!
I was about 9 weeks out when I had my first shot of Fireball since the surgery. I was told i could drink booze at 6 weeks. I've been very good and the most I've drank in one night out was 5 shots of fireball compared to a 1/5th a night out before surgery.
Day 1of 5 day pre-op diet. 380lbs
Day before surgery.... 368lbs
1 week post................ 350lbs
2 weeks post-op........ 348lbs
1st month................... 342lbs
2nd month.................. 327lbs
3rd month.................. 317lbs
4th month.................. 298lbs
5th month.................. 280lbs
6th month.................. 267lbs
1 year......................... 238lbs
2 year......................... 220lbs
I was quite a good girl and waited a few months before drinking. I was sleeved the end of March and went to a 4th ofJuly party-had quite a few Jell-O shots and some wine punch. Since then I've had maybe 3 dinners that involved a glass of wine with (I'm very strict about the whole eating and drinking at the sane time--it makes me very uncomfortable). This past Saturday was my first "party" if you will--I lost count of alcoholic consumption--I'm 10 months out. Felt like the old, normal me---but without the IHOP run afterwards and in better clothes. LOL.
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