I know we can't drink 30 minutes before or after eating, and I understand why that's important. However, will that always be the case? Do you eventually get to the point where it's okay to have a small drink with a meal?

VSG 1/20/17 HW: 325 CW: 305

I'm about a year and a half out of surgery and sometimes I do drink with my meal. It all depends on what I'm eating though as some foods make it very uncomfortable to drink with

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My plan allows me to drink right up till I start eating but no liquids with meals or for 30 minutes after. That's pretty much forever. If you drink with your meal you push the food into your intestines, leaving your stomach empty and triggering hunger.

The 30 minute wait is critical to steady weight loss now and to preventing weight gain once we get to goal weight.