Happy Hour

scorpio01
on 9/3/15 1:57 pm - Cincinnati, KY

RNY on 06/19/15

So I'm 2 1/2 months post op and doing great. I'm a teacher and one of the things my co-workers and I love to do is go out for happy hour after work on Fridays. I don't plan on drinking for at least a year because I don't know how it will affect me. I haven't told these people that I had this surgery. I want to still be social with my friends and go out with them but I am trying to figure out what I can drink besides water. Any ideas?

(deactivated member)
on 9/3/15 2:08 pm

I always ask the bartender for a glass of water and add my Crystal light to it. I give them a tip like if I was drinking.

I have friends who ask for a double vodka and water and mix Crystal light with it I will clarify they did not have WLS.

lynnc99
on 9/3/15 2:55 pm

RNY on 07/15/09

Smuggle in a Power Ade Zero....

Or a single serve crystal light....

Or get an iced tea...

scorpio01
on 9/3/15 2:58 pm - Cincinnati, KY

RNY on 06/19/15

Is there anything safe to order?

LadyBaltimore
on 9/3/15 3:06 pm

RNY on 07/27/15

If you want to order something and still look like you're drinking alcohol, you can try:

OJ watered down with water as a virgin screwdriver

Water in a tumbler with ice and a lime wedge

My favorite: A virgin bloody mary.

All safe when sipped slowly,

-LB

I've Come Too Far To Take Orders From A Piece of Bread.

"It is never too late to be what you might have been." - George Eliot

Surgery 7/27/15

44 lbs lost

AnneL
on 9/3/15 3:15 pm

Have a great time, regardless of beverage.

iloveravens
on 9/3/15 4:22 pm

RNY on 08/13/14

Unsweetened iced tea, hot tea, or coffee.

Lanie; Age: 43; Surgery Date (VSG): 8/12/14 w/complications resulting in RNY next day;

Height: 5' 6" SW: 249 Comfort Zone: 135-140 CW: 138 (10/13/17)

M1: -25 lbs M2: -12 M3: -13 M4: -7 M5: -11 M6: -10 M7: -7 M8: -7 M9: -3 M10: -8 M11: -4 M12: -4

5K PR - 24:15 (4/23/16) First 10K - 53:30 (10/18/15)

jenorama
on 9/3/15 7:23 pm - CA

RNY on 10/07/13

I'll get an Arnold Palmer if I'm at a bar. I feel all fancy ordering a drink with a proper name!

Jen

phibbmom
on 9/3/15 7:46 pm

Okay, you might think I am crazy, but I carry my tervis tumbler everywhere (including bars). I go with my husband and bring in my tumbler. The bars don't care. The people I am with are drinking. The people you are with will probably notice that you aren't drinking . . . it's okay, just tell them you are making a healthy change in your life . . . it's true after all.