will i ever be able to do this? it's killing me not to have liquids when i eat!

I get that. I am a little over one week pre op and I am practicing. It's easy enough to leave the drink in the fridge during dinner, but right after, it's habit. UGH!

This really is the worst part of the surgery for me but I can say this it gets easier. Try and eat stuff that's not so dry and after you eat keep your self busy time well fly by good luck

^{Yes, your not suppose to ever drink with your meal or 30 mins before or after, you dont want to fill your stomach up w/liquid you need to get your nutriants in and the water will push the food faster so your body wont beable to get all the nutriants it needs from the food}

Yeah it stinks but I'm learning to adapt. I try to include something moist such as a dollop of greek yogurt with my meal. I do "drink" with my meal just enough to take my Vitamins.. about two tablespoons of Water.. I don't suppose that's enough to even count.

A lot of people are raised to never drink with their meals... but I always drank a LOT with mine so it's been quite an adjustment

ok, i cheat. i sip a tiny amount of water when i eating. i do not recommended that you keep the glass of water next to your plate. once i forgot and took a very large gulp without thinking. .....sigh....the sleeve said, "are you crazy....you're not supposed to drink that much water at one time and especially during a meal." yep....the sleeve corrected my behavior immediately.

Yeah it sucks but you get used to it. I make sure I drink something before eating, my doctor says up to 15 min before eating. Then wait an hour after eating to drink again. So when in doubt I pick drinking over eating b/c I can eat in about 15-20 min from then.

I have to push my glass away. It was a hard habit to break but once you don't have a glass around, it does get easier.

I have to stop 15 mins prior and 30 after. Yes, it's lifelong. With our limited absorbtion you don't want to wash away the nutrients or overfill your pouch with liquid.

It's not too hard for me to not drink with meals, but the waiting afterward is the hard part. I actually don't time it. I just wait until I feel like my food has digested... about 30 minutes.. sometimes more. I should time it but I'm too lazy.

It's not too hard for me to not drink with meals, but the waiting afterward is the hard part. I actually don't time it. I just wait until I feel like my food has digested... about 30 minutes.. sometimes more. I should time it but I'm too lazy.

lol, yeah I dont time it I have gone 2 hours before drinking after I ate before, and yes it was very hard to get use to but now I dont even notice not having my drink anymore

I have to stop 15 mins prior and 30 after. Yes, it's lifelong. With our limited absorbtion you don't want to wash away the nutrients or overfill your pouch with liquid.

good point

will i ever be able to do this? it's killing me not to have liquids when i eat!

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