Going To Cab San Lucas Post Surgery...

[DanityChai 30]

Sorry to post this in this forum area. I wasn't sure where else to post it. I will be getting my sleeve in May and going on vacation (to Celebrate the big 4-0) in October. I wanted to hear from some of you on how you deal with vacations while sleeved. I will be a few months out so it will be up to me to work my sleeve and remain in control. We are staying at an adult only all-inclusive resort so the food and drinks will be flowing. I know it is a ways off but I am already worried about how to deal with this situation. Thank you for letting me rant.

[Meli01 53]

I'm having my surgery on Monday and planning a trip to Cabo in December.

I previously went to Cabo with a friend who was about 6 months post-op. There were plenty of food choices for him. For Breakfast he was able to get eggs and bacon from the buffet. The majority of his other meals consisted of shrimp or chicken. On the one occasion he ordered chicken fettuccine he picked out the chicken and only ate a few of the noodles. Drinking wise he stuck mainly to vodka and had several drinks during our trip. Because of all the walking and swimming we did he still managed to loose a few pounds while we were there.

Hope you have a great trip!

[KristinaRN 54]

I went on a family trip to Disney when I was a little over 5 months out, and I had some concerns as well. Fortunately, most of those concerns were for nothing. I lossened up on my diet and ate pretty much what I wanted, within reason. My sleeve doesn't tolerate bread, pastas, potatoes well anyway so I stick more to Protein naturally. But I did indulge in a few bites of dessert every night! I had a few drinks while there as well, no problem. We ate at quite a few buffet restaurants, and all I can say about that is you have to get over the fact the you are not "getting your moneys worth." Once I got over that mentality, I realized buffets were actually a great option b/c I could pick and choose what I wanted to take a bit or two of and move on. You will be fine, enjoy your trip!

Oh, and by the way, I lost 3 lbs that week!

[DanityChai 30]

THank you both so much for your replies. I didn't even think that a buffet could help. That is true though so you can pick and choose what you can have. Being that we will be on the ocean I am going to try and stock up on fish and shrimp and maybe some fruit. Thanks again ladies.