Doc says I can drink while eating....

boomsheeka01
on 10/14/10 11:59 pm - Killeen, TX

I am so confused! My doc said now that its been six months since my surgery that I can now drink while I eat. Has anyone else been told that? I don't plan on doing that, but I'm trying to figure out why if its such a bad thing why I am approved to start doing it....

Also she said that my labs are great, and that my weight loss is fantastic! Yay me! I am very happy....

poet_kelly
on 10/15/10 12:08 am - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

Makes no sense to me. Drinking while you eat will cause food to leave your pouch faster, making you hungry sooner. I don't understand why that would be OK now that you are six months out. Actually, I would think it would be less OK. Now you are able to eat more and malabsorption of calories will start to decrease, so it seems to me like it would be even more important to stay feeling full as long as possible.

Kelly

MyLady Heidi
on 10/15/10 12:18 am

Congrats! It never was such a bad thing, its just one of those things they try to convince wls patients they need to do, doctors will tell you any lies to try to make you and themselves successful. My doctor said I could sip from the second I started eating whole foods and I have been at goal for years now, my goal not his goal that was 40lbs higher then mine. If you don't absorb things that pass through your stomach too quickly because the water pushes it through then how is it we ever absorb anything from protein drinks. I can understand if you drink too much and the food moves to quickly it might stretch the pouch or cause you to get hungry sooner, but eating bone dry chicken that gets stuck in your throat isn't very appealing either. It's a balance, seriously I read about all these people with teeth issues and I always think to myself its because they don't drink while they eat, to clear the food from their mouth and teeth. This is my personal opinion, anyone and everyone is free to disagree, but its hard to disagree with success and no I don't drink protein drinks ever. Never once had bad labs since the first were drawn.

Hugs Heidi

Good Luck

boomsheeka01
on 10/15/10 12:23 am - Killeen, TX

RNY on 04/05/10

Hi Heidi and Thanks! Wow thats the very first time I have heard that side of the 'drinking while eating' coin! Thanks for that info, and congrats on staying at your goal. I hope to do the same when I get there! Thanks again!

birthdaygirl
on 10/15/10 2:58 am - Lithonia, GA

RNY on 10/15/08

@HEIDI.......Oh, thank u so much for you post........I have lost weight too and sip and eat.....I don't dump off anything and I am no more hungier than if I was on liquids only...ACTUALLY, when I drink just protein drink I am "MORE" hungry than a meal a something to drink...I have tried waiting 30 minutes after to eat and I have ate and drank and my weight or pouch did not fluctuate....you are so right now I can stop feeling bad and hiding from OH.....YES I AM A EATER AND DRINKER......IT FEELS GOOD AND I AM STILL LOSING WEIGHT!....All my labs are great and neither do I drink protein drink daily.....They make me too hungry!

HW/293....SW/276....PSW/168....CW/148...GW/150

LaShelle2
on 10/15/10 4:18 am - STOCKBRIDGE, GA

DS on 07/28/09

Just noticed your pics. WOW what a difference a year makes!

Are you gonna make it to the clothes swap in Stockbridge tomorrow? I'd love to meet you.

               **** I AM AN OH SUPPORT GROUP LEADER ****
WHY I CHOSE DS: No dumping. Highest percentage of weight loss, Best long term results, Won't regain weight! Eat normal sized meals, 96% diabeties, 90% high blood pressure, 80% sleep apnea cured.                                    I  MY DS!
My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four unless there were three other people.    ~Orson Wells

_Suzy_
on 10/15/10 6:13 am - Lawrenceville, GA

RNY on 04/19/10

I sip while I eat, too! and I do mean "sip: - most of the time you can't even tell I have touched my drink it's so little. But I have to.

Suzy

Start Weight     309
Surgery              301
Current               206

O M G - I am down over 100#.

**willow**
on 10/15/10 12:52 am - Lake In The Hills, IL

RNY on 09/25/02

I sip water while I am eating in small amounts and have for a long time with no effect on my weight, and like Miss Heidi, have not used protein drinks since my initial liquid diet. 8 years out and maintaining. (actually I dropped about 5 pounds this summer and don't know how it happened)

10+ years post op and still maintaining!!! surgery 9/25/2002 260/134
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/bariatric_journey/welcome/ if you send a friend request on FB make a note that you are from OH - thanks http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/profile.php?id=586438255&ref=profile

also www.facebook.com/valshealthykitchen

birthdaygirl
on 10/15/10 3:12 am - Lithonia, GA

RNY on 10/15/08

@willow.......yes.....this is my best surgiversary ever......you eat and drink too?????don't drink protein shakes either?........you still losing weight?......and you 8 years out??????....that's what I am talking about....yes,,,,,finally I am free to be me.....no more hiding and listening to everyone chat about the norm cause life ain't norm.....don't get me wrong...I know that OH has a wealth of information and so do the docs...but we also know that docs, nuts, and personal trainers get paid to tell u smething and we all have to use common sense....and I feel great and liberated....YES!!!!

HW/293....SW/276....PSW/168....CW/148...GW/150

boomsheeka01
on 10/15/10 3:38 am - Killeen, TX

RNY on 04/05/10

LOL Bday girl you are just too happy about this!! Congrats on your success, and happy surgiversary!

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