Jump to content
×
Are you looking for the BariatricPal Store? Go now!

One drawback to not drinking with meals...



Recommended Posts

I had Thai tonight for the first time since being banded, a nice red chicken curry, and the waitress asked the normal question 1-5 (level of spiciness) and I automatically told her 5. Not being able to drink while eating was quite a challenge, but man was it good (and hot).

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I love thai food! I haven't even considered spice with no liquid because everything I eat now is so tame! Thats pretty funny though...I'll keep that in mind when I finally venture out for some spicy curry!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I can no longer eat spicy foods....at least not the way I use to add Cholula Hot Sauce to EVERYTHING....

Early on , I had big issues with reflux, as the majority of people with WLS experience....

I simply cut back and in some cases did away with hot spicy foods and I have not had any reflux issues in a long, long time.

I have read many stories about people automatically blaming the band, getting it unfilled, and eventually not loosing weight all because they blamed the band, and not their eating habits.

Spoke with my surgeon about this....the thinking i with the pouch, I eat less food, confined in a smaller area, so the effects of the spicy foods is concentrated and has a more intense effect...

Once I visualized this, I have had no more problems with reflux....

If people can get away with it, that's a good thing...but me, the reflux and thought of ulcers, etc and ultimate failure at this journey was enough.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Not drinking with my meals is, for me, the toughest of all my band rules. I can live without bread, Pasta, rice, cakes, fizzy drinks, and everything else I no longer indulge in. But man, how I miss sipping Water with my food!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I can no longer eat spicy foods....at least not the way I use to add Cholula Hot Sauce to EVERYTHING....

Early on , I had big issues with reflux, as the majority of people with WLS experience....

I simply cut back and in some cases did away with hot spicy foods and I have not had any reflux issues in a long, long time.

I have read many stories about people automatically blaming the band, getting it unfilled, and eventually not loosing weight all because they blamed the band, and not their eating habits.

Spoke with my surgeon about this....the thinking i with the pouch, I eat less food, confined in a smaller area, so the effects of the spicy foods is concentrated and has a more intense effect...

Once I visualized this, I have had no more problems with reflux....

If people can get away with it, that's a good thing...but me, the reflux and thought of ulcers, etc and ultimate failure at this journey was enough.

Haven't had the reflux issue due to spiciness, and I even have cholula's on my popcorn. Personally, I always figured the stuff my stomach produced to digest the foods was worse than what I was putting down there. One of the mysteries of the band how it treats each of us differently.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now

  • Trending Products

  • Trending Topics

  • Recent Status Updates

    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
      · 1 reply
      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

    • CaseyP1011

      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • KimBaxleyWilson

      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • bellaamey

      https://alluniqueguide.com/java-burn-coffee-reviews/
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
  • Recent Topics

  • Hot Products

  • Sign Up For
    Our Newsletter

    Follow us for the latest news
    and special product offers!
  • Together, we have lost...
      lbs

    PatchAid Vitamin Patches

    ×