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Myka99

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Myka99    42

Myka99
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I am by no means a big drinker....I drink a few times a year at best.....I have family coming home and would like to enjoy a few socialables....I am worried about how it will hit me and what to have.....does it hit you faster now that your stomach is smaller? Please let me know what to expect.

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Smallbites2015    21

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I waited my year, and yes it hit faster. Didn't feel great afterward so probably won't have often.

Wouldn't drink in public not knowing how I would react. Keep to a few sips and be done

Might want to reconsider how important is is since if I'm reading right you are only a few months out

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Myka99    42

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I waited my year, and yes it hit faster. Didn't feel great afterward so probably won't have often.

Wouldn't drink in public not knowing how I would react. Keep to a few sips and be done

Might want to reconsider how important is is since if I'm reading right you are only a few months out

I had a total of 2 Smirnoff non carbonated coolers.....I sipped had one one night and the other on a separate night....had a slight buzz....nothing major...I am good again for the year.....felt fine the next day....stayed away from carbonation and beer.....not something I need or miss just wanted to have a drink with the girls is all....which I did and now back to normal life lol....we went tubing down the river for the day I was sober loved it everyone else was drinking didn't bother me a bit and I felt better for it the next day HA!

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Candygyrl    637

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I had a class reunion last weekend (actually it was the hubbys but we went to the same school) anyways I'm only 5 weeks post op. I had a cocktail. Vodka and cranberry juice. Slight buzz but not really. Then we went to like an after party. I had at least 6 Jello shots. I could Taste the alcohol but no effect really. I was disappointed. A. For drinking. B. No real effect. What a waste. I was never a big drinker because my Tolerance was low. No more alcohol for me. Plus I'm stalling this week now... hmmn I wonder why???

Living and learning.

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higher    966

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I'm 5 weeks as well. I had most of a tequila and soda the other night and felt it good. I guess we all react differently.

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amazon    579

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I'm 2 years out and rarely drink. I had one two nights ago and I felt like crap afterward and woke with a hangover. For me, I don't think it's worth it, lol.

When I/if do have and adult beverage, I plan for it because I still track. And just one hits me no matter how slowly I sip.

My team advised waiting a year before consuming alcohol, if at all. Since it took me 11 months to reach goal as it was, there wasn't any reason to drink empty calories anyway. Plus, like many WLS patients, I was worried about transfer addiction. (It wasn't an issue, but one never knows.)

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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