do you drink a beverage with your meal

Although, we are told not to??? I don't but every once in a while I will take a sip to help something dry. How about you????

Shame on me I do I don't drink alot but a sip now and then.. Shelly

I try not to but I sip as well sometimes. Terry

I was sipping with meals until one day when I was eating some nuts. I had filled up on them. I took a couple of sips of water because they made me so thirsty. I got so sick. Now, I'm really careful with it... It is so hard not to drink with a meal.

No way. I'd rather not overload my pouch, either making me feel uncomfortable or causing me to throw up. I pretty much play by the rules. The way I see it, statistically, WLS patients gain back as much as half of their excess weight, and the way I see it, it's the ones who try to fudge the rules who are prone to do that. Greg (342/206/175)

No, I try not to ever do it. However, I only wait about 1/2 an hour, rather than an hour if I'm really thirsty. Stacey 283/172/160

on rare occasions (when it's something overly dry, spicy, or salty) i will sip a little--maybe a tablespoon--when i'm finished, but generally i wait an hour to drink after i eat. i have had a couple of instances where i ate something that made me incredibly nauseous and rather than throw up, i'll chug some water and purposefully wa**** out, but it was just a snack and something i knew would make me sick but i ate it anyway. in fact, i think the only times i really break the rules are with snacks and i need to stop that.

The advice that we not drink with meals does not mean we cannot take in some liquid to help with digestion of our meals. I asked my surgeon specifically about this, and he laughed and said, "OF COURSE it's OK to take a sip to help something down. Just no more guzzling during meals like before." And that's how I handle this. I *always* have a glass of water at my place. I generally have a sip or two during meal time as I am eating. What would be truly harmful would be to consume several ounces of a beverage during the same time food is being eaten, as this can wash food through our systems too quickly, preventing both absorption and a sensation of satisfaction (fullness). The whole idea of a sip of water at mealtime being a "slip" or "cheating" concerns me. We have to use common sense.

I have been very concerned about this myself lately. The protein I am drinking right now is the Profect tubes-3 drinks and it's gone. The thing is, sometimes it hits my stomach like a rock, or seems to taste really bad. Lately when I have my 1/3 cup of breakfast oatmeal, I take my 3 drinks of profect at the same time. I am really scared I am doing this and it will cause a problem. Thanks Becky