Ok guys, I'm having a really hard time with the not drinking while eating thing. I created a poll to see if people are really doin it or if it's as hard to get use to as I think. Be honest!!

Ha ! My coorinador told me not to eat 30 minutes before a meal, because if you drink the liquid then eat, you will feel full faster , than if you would of waited 30 minutes. I wait 2 hrs after i eat . My Dr, gave me a book called Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric banding Authur Jessie H Ahroni P.H., A. R.N.P. and it states the same thing, so i go by my Dr 's book. drink 30 mins before you eat - drink 2 hrs after you eat... just do what your Dr' suggested ......Virginia :biggrin1:

I drink right up till I start eating, don't drink at all during eating, and resume drinking 1 hour after I eat. I thought that not drinking with meals would be the most difficult rule to follow, but so far it's been no problem at all. As long as I hydrate well in between meals I am fine.

My doctor's instructions state to stop drinking 1/2 hour before eating, but that has turned out to be impossible for me due to my hectic and unpredictible schedule. I also like to have a glass of wine or a hot liquid directly before I eat because it helps everything go down so much better (especially the wine!)

So far I seem to be doing real well with my weght loss and I do not drink with my meals. I couldn't if I wanted to. If I drink while I eat I end up throwing it back up. If I get real thirsty, I will sometimes put some wter in the end of my straw and put just enough in my mouth to wet it but not enough to swallow. This helps.

I have lost 63 lbs since 5-15-2006. I do not get hungry until about 4 hours after I eat. I drink only Water (except 1/2 C orange juice with my Vitamins in am). I do not eat bread, sugar or fried food and I read the label of everything I eat. I have joined a gym and exercise regularly. I am taking in between 700 and 950 calories a day. I was suppose to have another fill two weeks ago but decided I didn't want it. I have had only one fill.

I work real hard to eat the right things and limit my intake. I do believe that not drinking with my meals helps me control my appitite. The longer the food remains in the pouch the longer your hunger pains stay away.

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i drink with all of my meals, but the more restriction i get, the less i want to drink. ((the less i drink with meal -- AAND the less i drink in general. no wonder i am losing so damned slowly!))

:"So far I seem to be doing real well with my weght loss and I do not drink with my meals. I couldn't if I wanted to. If I drink while I eat I end up throwing it back up. "

Now that I seem to finally have some restriction (don't know if it's the "sweet spot", but there's definitely restriction), I also find that I'm not able to drink with meals if I'm eating solid food - I might be able to get away with a tiny sip, but more than that, and it's urpsville.

Drinking at this degree of restriction doesn't seem to push the food through at all, though that might have been true when the restriction was less.

I CAN'T drink with my meals, will cause immediate pb and awful feeling of food backing up, yuk

Me, too. The

I CAN'T drink with my meals, will cause immediate pb and awful feeling of food backing up, yuk

Me, too. The old "drinking will wash the food thru the band" thing does not hold true for me.

Today, for the very first time, I had lunch out, and had coffee before the meal. I was having 1 egg, with a thin slice of ham, cottage cheese.

I took maybe 4 bites, and knew I was going to throw it up, and I did.

I sat back down, had some Water - ate a few more bites, and up it came.

I normally do not eat before meals, or during meals, and I wait till after.

Today showed me, to continue NOT to.

I've always drunk a lot of water with my meals but now that I have been banded I am trying to train myself out of this. It is difficult to give this habit up.

This is one rule I continue to do even without my band..I never drink with my meals. I stil ltry to live like a bandster.

filled to 3.5cc's in a 4cc band. if i chose to drink while eating, i wont be able to eat at all!! band has officially denied access to both parties at the same time.

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I agree with many of the posts here. I don't drink at all with meals - if I do then I PB or worse throw up. May have to do with restriction as I am 3.2 ml in a 4ml band. I sometimes fail to quit before the 30 min rule but always at least 15 mins before. My doc says to wait 1 hr after to start drinking but sometimes I wait two because I feel like there is no room to drink.

I only drink with meals if I want to die! This is for sure a quick way to strart pbing all over the place, even a sip will kill me!

just a lil bit so nothing gets stuck

My Doc really doesn't like us to drink until an hour after we eat. He wants us to be able to feel 'full' and have that sensation for awhile.