Hi all

Hoping for some ideas and advice. I am six months post op and are getting married in six weeks.

I would like to have a drink or two at my wedding. Can anyone suggest what they have tried and how it reacted.

Oh and I don't drink wine.

Thanx guys.

I think each person is different. I am 3 months out and have had a glass of wine. I went down ok. I had a few sips of a vodka tonic and found they don't taste like they used to.

Have you drank at all? If not I would suggest drinking something before the big day because your body is going to respond to alcohol a lot differently than before! I personally don't drink that much but if I do decide to drink it is usually vodka and Water mixed with either a splash of pineapple juice or lime. Lots of people don't drink because of the empty calories but i think having a drink every once and a while is perfectly fine, just be careful with sugary drinks such as daiquiris or margaritas... You will feel terrible afterwards. Also, I have experienced that it is nearly impossible for me to drink after I have eaten, I have to wait at least an hour afterwards to drink anything with alcohol in it!

Best of luck to you on your big day!! Hope everything is exactly how you have pictured it!

I was cleared for alcohol at my 6 month appt. Acidic foods were still bothering me so I opted for sweeter drinks instead of my former fav - a margarita. I started with port, which you probably won't like if you don't care for wine. Next I tried Cointreau and cranberry juice. Then on to Mai Tais. Also had Kahlua straight and Baileys straight.

Also, I really noticed my drinks at first, I think because it had been so long since I had one. But I'm back to my former habits. Feeling good after 2-3. But I still rarely drink a Margarita. If I want sour, I have a vodka cranberry these days.

Lynda

Make a list of your preferred beverages & then try them staring with your favorite. You have 6 weeks for experimentation. Just remember, you won't likely have much of a tolerance.

my cousin who lost over 100lbs says she drink vodka and sugar free cranberry juice because the clear ones dont convert to sugar like the darker liquers

I do a vodka or rum with crystal light.

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The South Beach Diet says that scotch whisky and red wine are okay. They are both pretty low on the glycemic index. Since you don't care for wine, I'm guessing you might not be fond of whisky. Time to hit up your local package store and get a bunch of mini-bottles and some mixers such as fresh lime juice, lemon juice, etc. How are you with martinis? I'm a gin martini girl myself... Check out recipes for gin rickeys, gin or vodka martinis (go heavy on the vermouth and find a good one like Dolins). There is a plethora of really interesting and new liquors out there. There is a bar here in DC (PS7) that does 100 Calorie Cocktails, bless their tipsy little souls. I don't have the actual recipes, but if you have a bartender friend, they can probably figure it out:

Tighten the Beltway

Bluecoat Gin + grapefruit + ginger

The Chile Flip

Stoli Pomagranik + lemon + Kashmiri Chiles

They both sound really cool, but the first one sounds like a winner.

I drink beer, wine, vodka with oj or diet lemonade, r.t.ds and have been all fine, since 5-6 weeks out