:thumbup: After having the Lap Band does anyone drink Alcohol or sodas? And if so, how long did you wait to do so?

I was banded just before Thanksgiving, and my doc said it was ok to drink a little for Christmas and New Years (in moderation of course). No beer though. I stuck to vodka with diet cranberry juice. As far as soda, I never really drank the stuff pre-surgery, and haven't had any since then. As far as I've been told, we really should stay away from carbonation.

I stay away from any carbonation since I was told it could cause my lapband to slip.

Drinking booze, is empty calories and will impede your progress, but wouldnt hurt you the same way. Any empty calories are bad, even popcorn lol. I dont put booze in any special no no category in moderation.

I only drink alcohol on very special occasions since it's alot of unnecessary calories. And cokes, I've only had 2 since being banded 6 months ago. Most people on here say no to carbonated drinks. But my doc said they were fine in moderation. I would check with your doctor and get his/her opinion. I just dont drink them now because of calories.

Everyones right they are empty calories. When I got this band though I wasn't signing up for a diet. I was signing up for portion control :thumbup:

Anything in moderation is fine even libation! I have a glass of wine each night and on the weekends maybe even more. I have lost 86lbs in 10 months so I am not sweating it. I do have awesome restriction... If I didn't enjoy my wine and chose to stop living my life then maybe I would already be at 100lbs lost... who knows. I am happy with it though. It's just a choice you have to make.

On the medical side almost everything i have read says alcohol is fine... although there's addiction transfers that can happen. If you're addicted to food and cant have it you may begin to crave the alcohol... or so they say.

I can drink carbonation is SMALL doses. It would take me a whole day to consume a soda I am sure.

*Cheers*

I haven't had any carbonation in one year. I gave it up 4 months before I got the band so I could see how I would do. Honestly, I seriously, seriously do NOT miss the stuff. I had a tiny sip of Diet Coke once and the taste was sickening. I've completely lost my appetite for it. blech!

As far as alcohol goes, though, I'm not a very big drinker. The occasional cocktail on date night (we're talking once a month) or the occasional cocktail on special occasions. I do kind of miss being able to drink the carbonated foofy drinks (like those bacardi things in a bottle), but not enough to really care. I now drink the occasional margarita on the rocks or a glass of wine, but the last couple of glasses of wine I had made me feel icky and nauseated within about 3 sips, so I don't even drink wine anymore.

I drink a diet soda every now and then. I'll even shake it up to get rid of most of the carbonation. I will have a rum and coke now and then, but usually they are pretty flat also. Anything in life in moderation. No sense in giving up living.

I was banded 1/30 and had my first booze last weekend. I was a big beer drinker before being banded, so I am still kind of searching for a replacement drink. I like rum, but only certain brands are good by themselves. I don't crave beer as much as I thought I would since the surgery. I missed it alittle when I was out at a concert last weekend, but some of that is because I was drinking some crap rum that tasted horrible.

You have to watch out because it takes a WHOLE lot less to affect you then it did before the surgery.