My doc said that I can't never eat and drink at the same time but I hate that fact cause after I eat I be looking a the time cause I can't wait to drink water or something do u get use to that later on cause I am 3week out and I feel like I need to drink when I am eating but I have not try it...

I take sips when eating. And save drinking my fluids though out the day.

I hear you. It is a complete bummer and something that I though I would completely handle pre-op. Now I'm on the other side I realise just how much I did sip when eating. I think protein shakes make you thirsty too. I don't know how you get used to it, but apparently we will. I did make the mistake once of taking a swig on something too quickly post meal -and it was VERY uncomfortable. I hope you get used to it soon.

Hang in there, it can be done. I'm pre-op but I knew this would be a big deal for me. I'm the three refills of tea girl at restaurants so I started practicing. Now I don't drink during the majority of my meals. If I do drink, it's just a few sips. You can do this!

My doc said that I can't never eat and drink at the same time but I hate that fact cause after I eat I be looking a the time cause I can't wait to drink water or something do u get use to that later on cause I am 3week out and I feel like I need to drink when I am eating but I have not try it...

Lol, yes it does get better. Im also a drinker and im used to drinking while eating. Im 6 weeks post op and i have gotten passed that because i dont like the feeling of puttin water on top of the food id just eaten. I will make me miserable! Besides that, i want to get full off of the food so that I may stay full longer. Hang in there!

I am 9 weeks post op and i too have this issue. I cant drink and eat even if i want to. Its hard because i have to drink when i eat but if i do it now i blow like a vulcano if ya know what i mean. its a pain because i love my ice cold water

I have came to the realization that I can not drink when eating. If I drink before I am full and do not get but a bite of my meal at the most. If I drink direclty after i am like tabbmarsha I will spew like a valcano also. Last night me and the BF went out to eat and I just decided the lnly way I will not drink while eating is just not to order anything. Waitress was kinda confused but it worked for me so it is what it is for now.

I've been practicing (pre-op) at not have a drink with meals and I've gotten used to it. The last time I went to a restaurant I did sip the water a little because it was there so I think the trick is to say nothing to drink even if they raise their eyebrows. I am somewhat concerned though if at a later stage I am able to eat spicy foods like buffalo chicken or salsa, how it will feel not to be able to drink to quench my tongue

Before my surgery I loved spicy foods, now not so much. I usually avoid them all together probably for the same reasons that have you concerned suz. I just can not drink and eat or eat then directly dirnk afterwards. It is still tough for me but I am learning on a daily basis what I can and can not tolerate.

If you eat & drink at the same time you get full faster and the stomach does not absorb as many nutrients from food as it does if there is no liquid there. The food also washes out of the stomach faster, so you get hungry sooner than without liquid. I read a post the other day on here where someone said someone (I forget if it was a trainer or doctor or nutritionist) told her they actually give the same advice to non-WLS people because it's actually healthier for anyone to eat that way.