Hi, I'm getting the sleeve procedure done in 2 weeks (June 27th). Has anyone here under 21 gotten this done? How did it affect your drinking and going out with friends? I'm not worried about any of it, just curious for tips and such. Also looking for some support buddies as this pre-op liquid diet of Optifast is awful but I'm trying to stay positive.

35 minutes ago, kasemcd said:

Hi, I'm getting the sleeve procedure done in 2 weeks (June 27th). Has anyone here under 21 gotten this done? How did it affect your drinking and going out with friends? I'm not worried about any of it, just curious for tips and such. Also looking for some support buddies as this pre-op liquid diet of Optifast is awful but I'm trying to stay positive.

Hey kasemcd ?

I'm 25, I had my gastric sleeve on 6th April 2017 so about 10 weeks post op.

Stomach restriction definitely working in full gear but as for liquids they go down pretty easy.

I have tickets to a bunch of festivals over this summer so I'm sure I'll be drinking alcohol, shpuld be fine - I did hear from others that apparently you get drunker on less alcohol. Something to do with our bodies absorbing the alcohol into the bloodstream quicker than normal folk.

As for liquid diet it'll get quite easy after the first couple days. I only cracked twice when visiting my mum on Sundays and ate pasta/rice. Still managed to lose 16lbs during that 2 week period amd it didn't cause any issues with the op. If you do fall off the liquid diet wagon just make sure that its further away from your op date than closer to it.

Anyways, hope that somewhat answered your question - wishing you the best of luck with your op ?

Hey kasemcd [emoji4]
I'm 25, I had my gastric sleeve on 6th April 2017 so about 10 weeks post op.
Stomach restriction definitely working in full gear but as for liquids they go down pretty easy.
I have tickets to a bunch of festivals over this summer so I'm sure I'll be drinking alcohol, shpuld be fine - I did hear from others that apparently you get drunker on less alcohol. Something to do with our bodies absorbing the alcohol into the bloodstream quicker than normal folk.
As for liquid diet it'll get quite easy after the first couple days. I only cracked twice when visiting my mum on Sundays and ate pasta/rice. Still managed to lose 16lbs during that 2 week period amd it didn't cause any issues with the op. If you do fall off the liquid diet wagon just make sure that its further away from your op date than closer to it.
Anyways, hope that somewhat answered your question - wishing you the best of luck with your op [emoji847]

Thank you very much! How have you been handling protein? I'm seeing a lot of posts on how people still couldn't eat for months after

Yeah considering that we can't really eat that much (nor have the desire to, don't get hungry anymore) it's near impossible to get the right amount of protein in so you have to resort to protein powder/ shakes. I hate the taste of these so eventually I found something called protein water by a firm called decibel. 1 scoop of that has 30g protein and I'm aiming for 100g a day, mix it with a lil water and drink it quickly (Cos it tastes like cough syrup, but more bearable than the heavy and gone off taste of other protein products). Eating is like a job now, it's something i have to set alarms for and remind myself to do, then a couple bites and you're full again so small meals like dinner are eaten over the space of a couple hours (lots of reheating). Can honesty say I've never wasted this much food before in my life - almost feel guilty about throwing it all away each day

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Yeah considering that we can't really eat that much (nor have the desire to, don't get hungry anymore) it's near impossible to get the right amount of protein in so you have to resort to protein powder/ shakes. I hate the taste of these so eventually I found something called protein water by a firm called decibel. 1 scoop of that has 30g protein and I'm aiming for 100g a day, mix it with a lil water and drink it quickly (Cos it tastes like cough syrup, but more bearable than the heavy and gone off taste of other protein products). Eating is like a job now, it's something i have to set alarms for and remind myself to do, then a couple bites and you're full again so small meals like dinner are eaten over the space of a couple hours (lots of reheating). Can honesty say I've never wasted this much food before in my life - almost feel guilty about throwing it all away each day

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Yes I'm hoping that I can find a better alternative to these Optifast protein shakes.