Have any of u had a drink?!

Just curious to see how you handled it if u did.....

Yes, I have. My doctor said I could after 6 months. I've been fine with it but be careful, there have been reports of people having problems with alcohol after this surgery. We do not metabolize alcohol like we used to plus we weigh less plus we eat less so it can hit you very hard. Plus it can replace your food addiction with a new addiction so we all have to be careful of that. Also, the body burns alcohol calories FIRST every time so your body will have to burn off every drink you have before it will start on your regular calories. I did a little research and the lowest cal drink appears to be vodka and cranberry juice. I have used light cranberry juice for even less calories and carbs. They said wine is okay, too. Be CAREFUL!

yea i had a few drinks on a ski trip i just went on...made me nervous b/c i too wus told to wait 6months....so when i got my clearance i jumped right into it. Took it slow with wine at first....but then mixed OJ/dietsprite/bicardi limon.....surprisingly it didnt make me sick at all.....it wus VERY good actually. Sucks cuz the juicy drinks i used to sip on im sure i wont be able to tolerate anymore....so kinda scared to try em haha. oh well....no biggie was just curious how the other 6monthers are doing with it.... thank u!

I have had several kinds of drinks since surgery (beer, wine, margarita, mai tai, martini) and they did not affect me any differently than before surgery. I did not care as much for the margarita and mai tai as I did before surgery..... my taste for sweets has changed but I do not dump or I would never have tasted them in the first place. As far as the transfer addiction theory goes, my psychologist said there have been no conclusive studies done showing this is true and he considers it a myth at this point. He does do extensive counseling for WLS patients.

I've been drinking since 2 months out and I've been fine. I cant drink as much as I use to but I've had no problems yet.