Be Honest...do you ever drink WITH meals/snacks?

I have taken a few very small sips here and there when eating something dry or dense--but for the most part I obey all the rules.  As a matter of fact, I was with a colleague (who doesn't know I have had WLS) on a business trip and she flat out asked me why I never drank with my meals.  She thought it was very odd---I simply said "I get too full if I drink and I'd rather eat then drink".  She seemed totally fine with that explanation. 

when i set my table for 3 i set it with 2 glasses not 3 once in a while ill have a sip or 2. thank god it was easy for me as i was never a drinker during meal time anyway

sometimes i do have a sip of water if i'm super thirsty after ive eaten.

i have a big problem just sipping in between.  i'm a gulper and a guzzler.  i've prolly stretched my pouch from too much water in a sitting.  i come in from riding and i AM PARCHED!! i try to just take one gulp but..

 in the beginning i drank with my meals ( noone told me not to )  so i may have stretched my pouch .  Now i drink water BEFORE i eat  and maybe have a sip or  two while i eat unconciously .   Bt i try not to drink for 30 minutes after eating .  Sometimes i have to coundt the minutes ...particularly after something salty n dense like beef  jerky ...

I haven't had anything to drink with a meal, and really am trying to stick to that rule due to stretch fear. I'm only 2.5 months out though. As to what I drink... I drink anything and everything that is calorie free, caffeine free, and carbonation free. So yeah... lots of drink mixes, etc... have found that Vitamin Water Zero, Sobe Zero, and Powerade Zero work pretty well. I've also kinda gotten into Coconu****er (although that does have calories and sugar, but not too many of either.)

I really can't wait to be able to do caffeine again. I'd love a diet iced tea!

I rarely drink while eating, main reason I will is if the food is spicey.  Every time I have I get what I call "bubble gut"  so not worth it.  So I try to wait at least 1 hour after I eat.

Dawn 

I definitely don't drink with meals. Once in a while....like just now, I was making a Click drink and grabbed a tortilla chip and dipped out a big scoop of cottage cheese, ate it, then drank my drink. Then I went, "duh! I know better". If I eat something like meat or something dense, I don't drink for at least 30 - 40 minutes. My goal is to never do it, but I'll have tiny slip ups now and then.

The only time I drink with a meal--and it is rare, is when I have a mixed drink and don't fini**** before my meal comes.

Other than that, I wait at least 30 minutes after eating before I drink.

Hijack - Lin - how are you?

I want to see new pics of you!!!  Do you have new ones on your profile?

I was just thinking the other day that I should take some pics and post.