I love good wines and even though my strict NUT says never again, my thought process was yeah sure. I will give it up for a year and then occasionally. After six weeks i thouht, nah i will have a few ounces special occassion only if its good, no house wines or free wines served at restaurants.

I was with a group late afternoon discussing this yummy wine and decided to join them. Took my time but about 5 ounces in, and it was smooth, I experienced an odd feeling in my gut, not uncomfortable enough to stop so I finished it 6 to 8 ounces. It definitely hit me quickly as I became very chatty and triggered hunger. I had eaten just an hour before. Thank God, the host did not bring out food. I swear if someone put a bowl of ice cream in front of me I would have gone for it.

What a trigger it was for me. I literally started thinking of all these foods I miss. I immediately left my friends came home and reheated 4 ounces of grilled grouper.

During the night my tummy was making crazy gurgling sounds.

I better stick to my original plan.

Thinking back, alcohol was always a trigger. After an evening of drinking, I can remember immediately going for cake.

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Easy lesson learned! Good for you.

I gave up alcohol during the second month of my six-month pre-op diet. Some days it is still hard to believe that I haven't had any in 5.5 months. My plan is to see about bringing it back in (in small amounts, of course) mid-December, but we'll have to see how everything goes between now and then.

I have made peace with the fact that drinking post-op will NEVER be like it was pre-op, and I have re-conceptualized my social life where food and alcohol isn't the centerpiece of everything.

Edited October 2, 20169 yr by blizair09