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Hi all....

i am hoping to be Banded with in the next month or so. I am going though all the meetings as of right now and they are telling me I am a perfect candidate for the LapBand :) I am really excited to start this journey and am very aware that I will be changing my eating habits however I have one question for those of you that have been living the banded life....Can you still drink Beer and if so how much? Like a half and can and that is all, a can or 2? I guess I am just worried with Summer comin gup cuz I enjoy having a beer every now and again i the Summer with my friends....

Thanks so much!!!

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Every surgeon is different. Mine doesn't want me to have anything carbonated ever (including beer), but my fiance's surgeon says once in a while is OK. The carbonation has the potential to stretch your pouch and make you feel uncomfortable, so you would have to see how you feel. Everyone reacts to the band differently.

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I was told that I could have a bit. When drinking from bottle for me it seems to come back up if I try to gently guzzle. If I drink from a glass seems to be no problem. I enjoy several freezing cold pints of coors light draft once in a while and doesn't really effect the weight loss but i do count it in as far as carbs and calories are concerned. For me it keeps me grounded to know what's going down the hatch.

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I enjoy the occasional beer from time to time. I just sip on it instead of taking full sized drinks.

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Pour you beer in a tall glass and let it foam up, let it sit the the fridge for 15 minutes, when you go to drink it do the same with another glass and let it sit while you drink the first one, have fun. Drink on empty stomach too!

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NO NO NO NO NO.........Carbonation can cause so many problems. You risk your band prolapsing...you don't want that. There are plenty of other things you can drink and your friends will understand. I have cocktail hour with my neighbors once or twice a week in the summer and they always make sure to have something there that I can drink.

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I waz a huge beer lover but since being banded I haven't had any. I have now switched to vodka Water & I bring my own crystal light to the bar to mux in it. Yummy & only 75 calories!

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I waz a huge beer lover but since being banded I haven't had any. I have now switched to vodka Water & I bring my own crystal light to the bar to mux in it. Yummy & only 75 calories!

What kind of crystal light do you mix with your vodka?? adn teh bars don't care that you mix it up?

thanks!

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I mix it with cherry or grape, I just throw a bunch of the single serving packets in my purse. I haven't had any issues with the bars not liking me doing it :)

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