Love the occasional glass of wine! I have been reading all the post and have yet to find if there are any alcoholic restrictions. I am sure Beer and mixed drinks with sodas are not recomended because of the carbonation. Just curious as to what the "Norm" is for bandsters when it comes to social drinking.

Like I've said on other threads, I like certain alcoholic drinks (when I can't actually taste the alcohol, of course), but the alcohol really throws me for a loop. Even after a very small amount, I get bad hot flashes, the sweats, feel like I'm about to puke or faint, etc. So I generally avoid it, as a rule. Once in a blue moon (maybe twice or three times a year, at the most), I will have something, but I used to stick to coke before banding and now stick to water.