Was thinking nachos without the chips. Any other suggestions?

Oh I'm 3 weeks post op

If you must, then go with chicken or some other protein......

I go to a bar on the weekends and I order a pork kabob or the peel and eat shrimp. I have also had a few buffalo chicken wings. I'm 4 weeks out today and can only eat about 5 bites of anything before I start feeling sick but I keep getting that protein in. I also did a water with cherry vodka yesterday. It was so good.

I don't get. I love my wine and tequila and rum like the next person. I was having wine shipped to me a small winery in California, but when I decided on surgery I stopped the shipments. I buy the expensive tequila and rum because I like it on the rocks or straight up - not reprocessed rot gut stuff for me. 'I'm not 20 any more. I'm now 6 weeks out and focusing on getting and being healthy. I don't miss having a glass of wine, or tequila or anything. nor do I feel I need to or want to. I've been out with friends twice and on both occasions encouraged them to have their wine.... I just stuck with water. At 3 and 4 weeks your incision is still healing. Just cuz you can't see it, doesn't mean it's not there. It's about 10 inches long. If the incision was on your leg, would you way it with alcohol? My surgeon recommends waiting 1 year. I may wait that long or I may not. I don't have a plan at this point. But I know this, I opted for surgery to be a healthier me. I know all the ways to cheat the system, but I'm only cheating myself. Once I have my eating in balance and I've achieved my goals then I look at enjoying a 'normal' life. So I have to ask...what is more important to you? Vodka, Wine or a better life?

Peggy,

My dr. says I can drink at 6 weeks out. That's the thing about this surgery...Every center is different about their rules. So if I have a glass of wine next Wed. at dinner, Im following my surgeon's recommendations and being a good patient.

I've been to happy hour recently - they had a soup on the menu, and they had baby back ribs that were super tender, so that's what I ended up with. I ate 2 ribs and 2-3 teaspoons of soup over 2 hours and no one noticed a thing (I used to always get the nachos but I wouldn't have been able to enjoy them so I skipped them). I did stick with water, though, because I still don't know the effects of alcohol on my sleeve and I had to drive home solo. Good luck!

Not drinking just eating out with my softball team. I still go to the games even though I can't play.