2 Burning question

1) If I get the sleeve, will I never be able to drink coffee with a little cream in it?

My other question is how do you manage to eat and not drink at the same time? I tried it and it was so hard!

Before I had the surgery I tried to wait 30 minutes after eating to drink, but I just couldn't do it.  After surgery, I have had no problem with it.  When my stomach is full of my two ounces of food, the last thing I want to do it drink something that will make me fuller.  I just eat my meal, then set my alarm on my phone for 30 minutes later.  When the alarm goes off I can drink again.  It will be easier than you think once you know what the restriction feels like.

My other question is how do you manage to eat and not drink at the same time? I tried it and it was so hard!

Hello,

I do not even put a drink onto the dinner table with my meal. This way I have no urge or temptation to sip while I eat because it is not there starting at me.

Hope this helps!

I tried it pre-op and I thought it would be impossible, but you really do get into the habit pretty quickly.

For me, the part I hated the most was way my food flavors would linger after eating. So I chew gum or eat a chewable calcium supplement. 

Especially in the beginning, the thought of eating and drinking at the same time will be so uncomfortable, you won't even be tempted. I once accidentally swallowed a swig of water after eating and I felt like I was going to throw up! I never did that again. You'll acclimate in those first weeks and months post op, and then it will become habit.

As for coffee, I love my coffee. I probably started drinking it at about 2-3 months post op and I drink coffee and light cream. Probably 2-3 cups a day of half caf. I find a little light cream very filling, actually. 

Oh, the gum is a great idea post-op!  I was having that issue with the lingering food flavors the other day.  I'm definitely going to do that. :)

I'm sitting here with a big mug of coffee right now. I like my coffee black but there is no reason I couldn't put a small splash of cream in if I wanted to. But check with your surgeon about his/her post-op guidelines. I was given decaf in the hospital the day after surgery but had to wait a couple of months to go back to real coffee. It sucked but I got through it

As far as not drinking and eating together goes, yes, you can learn to do that. The way you eat now is just a habit. Force yourself to change. At first it is hard, but keep practicing the new habit and eventually it becomes second nature. Pretty much all of us learned to do it and we aren't special snowflakes. You can do it too!

Thank you so much for the reassurance! I don't think I could live without my coffee!

I've also heard of sleevers using vanilla protein drinks for creamer in coffee.