Alcohol???!! ;-)

Hey Lance... I'm such a light weight....the bubbles in beer just tear me up.... and wine was too strong for me....the flavor... just a thought...you may wanna plan a head and take into account the carbs from the wine...to compensate...

I wish they made low carb wine.... I was thinking that because wine is essentially made from fruit that it would be okay to drink. Not a ton of it of course, but hopefully I won't dump because of a glass of wine.

hmmm... I just looked wine up on FITDAY...looks like like 1 1/2 times the carbs as soda.....

When Oprah did her WLS program, she talked about transfer addiction.  She really went overboard saying it is a major problem.  It is a problem and needs to be addressed, esp if you're in the middle of it.  We were all food addicts here.  We need to have our eyes wide open as we venture out into our journeys.  Brian

My surgeon told me to wait 3 months after surgery, and to have my first drink at home, because a shot glass of wine will have a strong effect on me. To be honest I don't miss alcohol at all. Right now I could care less about booze. But I am only 7 weeks out but that could change in the future.

I tried some wine 6 weeks after surgery (just a sip).  Didn't care for it. I tried a beer last week.  Didn't care for it. I tried a glass of wine last Sunday.  Same thing. What am I doing wrong?  Seriously, I'm disappointed that neither a sip nor a single serving makes me a cheap drunk, but I haven't ever dumped yet, either.  But even the very little I've tried seems to fill me up quickly AND vaguely irritates my stomach. I could always take it or leave it before, and since I hardly ever eat at restaurants post-op, I guess I still can. /Steve

Definitely take heed to the warnings guys!  It's so easy to replace the food with alcohol. I've done it more than a few times since losing the weight.  It's scary!

My doc made us sign that we would not drink ever again. Then we went to see the nutritionist and she said to hold off for 6 months.  Right now I would say I agree with Rich, I have no real urge for a drink.  I used to enjoy wine with a meal, because of how the food and the wine complimented each other, since I can't drink while I eat, it has really curbed my desire for now.  I am also not wanted to consume empty calories for now.

I am a little nervous about cross addiction with alcohol, especially since there is a history of alcoholism on both sides of my family.   

chuck, I think it is good that you bring the possibility of cross addiction up.  Hopefully by being aware of this possibility, will keep us alert to the signs of a cross addiction and we can hopefully get help before the problem gets out of hand

Jim 

I drink maybe 3 or 4 times a year.  The last time I did it was 2 beers over the course of an hour and a half.  I then waited about another hour and a half and drove home.  That 2 beers may as well have been 10.  I was all over the place.  It was odd to feel like I was driving drunk.  I have no clue what my blood alcohol level was but I do know that I will never drive after drinking anything again.  It hit me hard.

I guess my sort of vague plan, pre-op, was to take everything out of my life that wasn't good for me until I got to goal and then add them back in. But that's sort of a dieting mentality that has failed me for years. I'm now a couple of weeks shy of being 6 months out and a little past half way to goal and I really feel right now that I could live the rest of my life, and be satisfied, without introducing sodas, and whiskey, and other delightful things back in. Of course I'm old enough that I've already "been there, done that" with the alcohol and that might be affecting my perspective. I've also gotten a chance to stand close to the edge of the cliff and view my own mortality and I like the view from where I'm at right now a whole lot better. If I were 30 and facing the prospect of a lifetime of strict sobriety it would probably be a different story. My advice would be to stay away from it for as long as you can, and still be happy and satisfied,  in order to maximize the time  you need to get your mind right about your new life.