Well... I'm trying not to have food funerals but it's hard. I think I may need to say goodbye to my friends, craft beer and pizza.

I hope it's not forever but I'm preparing myself if it is.

Is there beer and pizza on the flip side of wls?

Well.. I'm 8 months or so out and pizza is no problem at all. I just eat 1 piece at most. Beer out and I don't miss it at all. Carbonated drinks are just to painful. Don't need them at all. I do drink whisky though. It fills the void very well.

...and there you go. We were right, weren't we? Nothing to worry about and I see from your ticker that you have lost quite a bit. I bet you don't miss the problems that came with the excess weight.

I have the lap band, so pizza is one of the foods that is very difficult to eat...very easy to get stuck.

But with most foods I no longer eat, what is the nutritional value? The more I look at Pizza commercials the more turned off I get...so I feel I am way ahead by not eating it.

As far as beer goes, I still drink it. Just not as much as before surgery. As I lost weight, my stomach shrunk back to normal size, so beer makes me feel bloated....but I like to explore and try different craft beers, including the small local breweries t5hat are popping up.

Also, how can you go to a ball game on a hot summer day and not have a beer???? It's unamerican!

Well.. I'm 8 months or so out and pizza is no problem at all. I just eat 1 piece at most. Beer out and I don't miss it at all. Carbonated drinks are just to painful. Don't need them at all. I do drink whisky though. It fills the void very well.

Not that I'm pushing beer but have you tried any of the nitro beers? I'm wondering if they would be okay in small amounts?

My mom had a lap band and revised it to a sleeve, it's been three years now. She enjoys the occasional glass of wine of beer (really slowly though) or some pizza but hasn't gain a pound from what I can tell.

I guess it's fine as long as you do it in a moderate manner. I don't think WLS means you have to stay away from everything...

Be your own judge I guess.

Not that I'm pushing beer but have you tried any of the nitro beers? I'm wondering if they would be okay in small amounts?

I have had a sip of Angry Orchard and I thought I'd just die. The pain was to much. I couldn't even burp. Just the other day I had a sip of my wife's coke and the same thing happened. I just don't need it. I like bourbon more now.

I love beer and still do, just not the 20 or so I could pound down with pizza and wings pre-surgery. I'm a little over 6 months out and can drink a few beers, but not with food. Once food hits the pie hole, then beer won't fit until an hour or two later.

If I feel like getting a bit of a buzz. I'll have some Protein snack or nuts with a couple of beers or have a few beers before I eat. I still love pizza also only have it once in a while but like mentioned, if I have a couple of beers, then I might be able to fit a half a slice.. With no beers, 3/4 or a whole slice. I never order apps anymore, just no room.

I know having a few beers causes a stall with weight loss however, but have to enjoy something once in a while.

Mark