Awww Tammy! You are one sweet chick We sure did have a BLAST huh! Are you planning on going on the "4th Annual Walk from Obesity"? I'm definately going to pencil that in my book. Perhaps we can get together some other time as well. Meeting a fellow November person (actually there were 3 of us there) was so heart warming. We MUST stick together! Tanya

Hello, I am so happy that everyone was so kind to help me with this question, thank you so much. Well I went to a picnic graduation party saturday early afternoon, I tried a very small drink and very slow, I sweated a little, but gee it was so hot and real humid too. Well that night, my son who is on tour was playing here in St Paul, and this is the entertainment I was talking about, now last time I went to see his show, I was 2 months out of surgery, it was hard to sit there for a very long time, There were so many people that I couldn't even see him, He was leaving town that same night so when I left the show early I was sad, and wanted this time to be different. It was different too, with the wieght loss my former husband stoped in his tracks and blurted out in front of his 4th wife to be, Julie you are beautiful, and I replied OF COURSE. Now I also meant that I was always beautiful. I did have a small drink, it worked out for me, now that is a once a year thing, or maby twice, I was happy and proud of my self, I know I am going on a little to much, I am not sure why. I might not see my son again till winter, you can see how important it was, to me. I wouldn't recomend what I did to anyone, but I was careful and it worked ok for me, I am feeling better as time goes on, and any one who has had this surgery knows it takes a long time to recover mostly because of the food and trying things out as we go. I am happy to have found this message board. Julie in Minnesota

i have only had the sugar free kind. First I had a SF ice cream bar. I felt kinda icky afterwards, I think it had too much fat. I have tried SF and low carb ice cream, but it gives me gas, so I think I might have a touch of lactose intolerance. Milk does the same thing, unless it's Carb Countdown link. Doesn't make much sense.

I tried out alcohol at home first. I had half a bottle of beer the first time and was full AND wasted. I went to bed and 4 hours later woke up with a hangover. Not pretty. Since then, I can handle 1 full beer, but I try to avoid it because of the carbs. I'm trying a mixed drink tonight. I would really try out alcohol at home first. You really don't want to be on your behind or sick at a gathering. Good luck! Christine

Ditto!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have had a couple drinks.but tried one at home first. i don't drink much anyways so i'mnot missin anything Dee