I am going with my mom and daughter to the theater Wednesday evening, and I would love to have a glass of wine with dinner.  It's been about 3 years since we have gone out together, so it's a special occasion.  The surgeons say no alcholol for a year - after all we are trying to loose weight - but they know some of us will have a drink anyway, and to be careful. 

Just wondering if anyone has tried having a glass and what thier reaction was??

Thanks for the update Dawn. You are on the right track. Attitude is important. Keep on working your new tool. Hugs

"Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery" by Levine and Bontempo-Saray is my favorite bariatric cookbook so far. I made a point of trying some of the recipes before I had my surgery and I found them quite tasty. I'm having Tuna Mousse from that book for dinner tonight.

I lost 15 lbs on 2 wk pre-op diet...gained 11 of that back with water retention in hospital, and have lost the 11 lbs plus another 8 since I came home from hospital....so I am 10 days post op with 23 total lbs lost.....but only 8 since the day of surgery. I am also not getting much in due to a very irritated pouch, but I am sipping my protien constantly.

I am at 10 days post op today and have had the same issues with the baaad gas pain- I moved to full liquids per my surgeon, and apparently the skim milk made everything inside VERY angry!  It took me 2 days of clear liquids (mainly water with a little broth & some plain crystal lite) to get it settled back down from the rolling and sometimes very sharp gas pains.  Yesterday I went back to clear protien shakes and today am on that and a little jello and no pains so far    so hoping to keep it that way!

So glad to hear some feedback from others at my stage that sounds similar to where I am at...was getting kind of worried!

I walk on my treadmill (slowly...) for 10 minutes at a time throughout the day, although the first week home I could only do some laps to and from the kitchen as well!  Hang in there!
Sue