I'm sorry, but my husband and I enjoy going out once a month and having a bit of fun. This always includes drinking. We also enjoy wine tastings, and enjoy the occasional scotch together in the evenings. We don't drink a lot, but we have activities that we enjoy that are drink oriented.

I realize there are a lot of calories in booze. I can workout to counteract the calories. But how does everyone who still drinks cope with the booze in the new tummy? any problems? seems to me you would have to drink slow enough it wouldn't get you drunk LOL

Amy

It's not being banded necessarily that changes the way drinking affects us, it's the generally lower amount of food we are taking in. With less food it takes MUCH less alcohol to have an effect, and I know I feel it after just a few sips of wine.

So be careful! Another negative effect of drinking is the loss of inhibition. I know that is one of the good things, normally, :rofl: but post-banding it means drinking makes it much easier to eat more or faster than you should. Even if you don't PB, the next day you can really feel like you did yourself some damage--not to mention the number of extra calories in both the alcohol and the excess food.

So be aware of the pitfalls, but there's no physiological reason not to drink after banding.

Thankfully, we always drink AFTER eating, so I won't have to worry about that, but I am glad that there is nothing about the lap band that say we definitely should not drink ever! :rofl:

Amy

I love my wine, but have had hardly any since being banded, Christmas day and New Years Eve being the exceptions. I'm not a drink till I'm tipsy person generally though anyway, one or two is what I usually stick with.

We would probably have a drink at home 4 nights out of 7, but havent done so for the past few months, I"m happy to save it for when I'm out.

I was very careful at first but I haven't really noticed any difference pre & post banding in drinking -- how it affects me, or how much I can drink.......I don't drink often but when I do, I do I think it just passes right through the pouch and processes normally (unless maybe you had a really full pouch)......I have noticed that at parties I then I have to be very careful what I eat later b/c I'm not focused on my band.....(or much of anything else):shade:

Remember to watch the beer and wine coolers (CARBONATION is the DEVIL!) Otherwise, I say enjoy yourself (but don't do like me and get pregnant every time you get drunk!!!)

~cheri

Hi Amy

I too also enjoy a few glasses of wine and ofcourse as we all the apart from the calories it isnt a problem, remember after you eat when not drinking to wait at least one hour as fluids make the food pass through the band quicker and you loose that full feeling quicker.

Cheers Ruth

(but don't do like me and get pregnant every time you get drunk!!!)

~cheri

Oh HELL NO!! LOL Done that twice, not doin it again LOL

Amy

Vodka's my drink of choice, sometimes with 1/2 the sugar OJ, and sometimes in the Magic Bullet with lots of fruit and a little juice.

The other night, I decided to have a beer at a party my roommate and I were having, and it took me about 4 hours to finish one. I didn't have any problems with it. But I can tell you, I don't see myself drinking much more than that at a time. It filled me up.

OMG! A 4 hour beer sounds like a "hot" beer to me!

nope... stuck it in the freezer

Count me in this group. NO way was I going to skip out on a yummy drink now and then. I'm a total dufus though- I thought I'd change from wine coolers to Mikes Hard Lemonade to avoid the carbonation monster. It wasn't until I read the LABEL that I realized that those are carbonated too.

Sheesh, I think Cheri and I are twins......... I just look at a glass bottle (any form of alcohol included) and I'm preggers!

Reminds me of that Country Song:

Teqila makes your clothes fall off.... or something like that.

Carola

Don't drink. Had a sip of Lisa's Toxic Tea once and I thought I would fall over.

I drink 2-4 times per month. I drank again 3 weeks after banding. I drink margaritas, mixed drinks, even shots (although sometimes I have to take 1/2 the shot and then another 1/2 the shot). I definatley get drunk alot faster now. 3 weeks after banding I had 1 1/2 drinks and I was GONE!!! Anyways, I can't drink carbonation - my doc says we can but it makes my tummy hurt if I even have one sip so no more beer but I drink the rest of it with no problem. Last weekend I met 20 freinds in Austin I hadn't seen in years and we were out at the bars all night and I had a margarita, 2 amaretto sours, a shot, and a vodka sour. I know it had 2387282849 calories, but other than that it went down fine. Just make sure you don't drink so much that you will throw up (bad for the band) and make sure you don't over indulge in those extra calories too often! Cheers.