Question:
Drinking
I am close to 4 months out and have been dabbling with alcohol. I drank before surgery at least once a week. I stopped drinking for 13 weeks after my sugery. Since Thanksgiving I have been drinking again. I have lost 75 pounds. As of today I have had one Unjury Protein shake with skim milk, a banana, 4oz. of cottage cheese and a bottle of wine. It seems that it takes longer for me to get buzzed or (drunk). I thought that I would have the (buzzed) or (drunk) effect alot sooner then after a bottle of wine. Has anyone else felt the same? — HopefulinNJ (posted on December 21, 2007)
December 21, 2007
My doctor recommends not drinking at all, but at the very least waiting
until you are at least six months out. Your body is going through a huge
adjustment and you need to take care of it during that adjustment. That
said, if you drink please remember that you are drinking on an empty
stomach. I know this doesn't really answer your question, but I hope it
does help you some.
— VickiStevens
December 21, 2007
I'm a little concerned that your daily intake is a protein shake, a banana,
cottage cheese, and a bottle of wine. A bottle of wine has a very high
calorie count but provides you with very little nutrients and absolutely no
protein.
I'm not sure what type of surgery you had, but some surgeries allow alcohol
to get into your blood stream faster. But if you were a drinker before
surgery, you most likely have a tolerance and aren't going to be effected
as quickly or as severely as someone who was not a drinker before surgery.
Please be careful.
— mrsidknee
December 21, 2007
be very careful and consult your surgeon. The alcohol hammers the liver,
and most MOs have liver troubles cirrosis from fat, and we can get
completely addicted to alcohol, and get a DUI on as little as ONE DRINK,
you might not know it but still fail a blood test for driving. This
happened to a member of our support group, she told her experience,
— bob-haller
December 21, 2007
LaVonn, I beg you to put all alcohol away, it will be a downfall for you in
the end. First, it goes to your liver quicker, and 2nd, it can cause
ulcers and problems for you in the end. You choose, but the consequences
can be too high to recover from in the end. I urge you, no alcohol. Take
care. Patricia P.
— Patricia P
December 21, 2007
Drinking that amount of alcohol at one time will probably end up causing
more health problems--especially since surgery.
— Dave Chambers
December 21, 2007
I will be more blunt than the others have--a bottle of wine in one day, WLS
or not, is excessive. You need to see a counselor and figure out why you
need to drink that much. Alcohol in that quanity and with that small
amount of
food/protein a day is a good way to kill yourself, especially after WLS.
Julia
— Julia W.
December 22, 2007
Sorry, Julia, You are not being BLUNT! I agree with you 100%! Drinking is a
"trade-off" for FOOD! You NEED to seek counseling! PLEASE do so!
If it's not alcohol it will be something else! I am only saying this
because I am a "FOOD ADDICT"! AND I am STRUGGLING DAILY!!!!! I
refuse to drink, or start smoking, but SHOPPING seems to be my
"pacifier"! PLEASE! PLEASE!! Seek Help! Increase your protien and
CONGRATS on the 75 lbs! That's FANTASTIC!!!!
— Toni Todd
December 22, 2007
I am currently 7 months post-op and have drank twice both times it seemed
to take more alcohol to feel buzzed but Then again I drink seldom. If you
are drinking that much you need to reach inside yourself and find out why.
Best of luck.
— Alvernlaw
December 22, 2007
Most RNYers report a little gets them buzed fast, since the stomach no
longer pre digests the booze, it goes straight to the intestine and blood
stream. Drinking that much will hurt your weight loss a LOT, and since most
regain over time you need to maximise the early easy fast loss phase.
— bob-haller
December 22, 2007
please get some help,,,take it from me,,do not drink any alcohol !!!! you
will gain weight,, besides put your health at risk,,, you are only 4 months
out,,,you shouldnt be drinking at all.... are you exercising?,, taking your
vitamins? i dont understand why people have this surgery,,if they are not
going to take their health seriously. there is no quick cure to losing
weight,,you have to work for it and change your life. good luck to you,,i
am sorry for being so harsh, but it is for your own well being.
— karen fryman
December 22, 2007
Dear LaVonne,
I congratulate you on your courage to have surgery and to have lost 75
pounds in such a short amount of time. As of drinking, did you know that
because of the surgery, drinking, if it hasn't already done this, will take
a toll on your liver? If your liver doesn't work, a liver transplant will
happen, and you will have to be on medication, which will ultimately cause
you to gain weight, since swelling of some things, such as the face, will
occur. I know this because I've had my share of consuming alcohol, and
whether or not you feel the "buzz", it is destroying your body.
This is tough love, so please forgive me when I ask, why did you go through
all of this for a healthier body if you may be destroying it with the
alcohol? Drinking is not on any post-op diet program. I've been out of
surgery since 2001, and if it wasn't for the drinking, as one of my
possible addictions besides alcohol, I probably would have gotten to my
desired weight, which I should have done by now. Please stop hurting your
body. This is a support system, and we are here for you. I am, and I am
committed to this for life. Please keep contacting me if you want to. I
have a lot of wisdom to share with you. - Pam
— Pam Fottrell
December 22, 2007
Dear LaVonne,
I congratulate you on your courage to have surgery and to have lost 75
pounds in such a short amount of time. As of drinking, did you know that
because of the surgery, drinking, if it hasn't already done this, will take
a toll on your liver? If your liver doesn't work, a liver transplant will
happen, and you will have to be on medication, which will ultimately cause
you to gain weight, since swelling of some things, such as the face, will
occur. I know this because I've had my share of consuming alcohol, and
whether or not you feel the "buzz", it is destroying your body.
This is tough love, so please forgive me when I ask, why did you go through
all of this for a healthier body if you may be destroying it with the
alcohol? Drinking is not on any post-op diet program. I've been out of
surgery since 2001, and if it wasn't for the drinking, as one of my
possible addictions besides alcohol, I probably would have gotten to my
desired weight, which I should have done by now. Please stop hurting your
body. This is a support system, and we are here for you. I am, and I am
committed to this for life. Please keep contacting me if you want to. I
have a lot of wisdom to share with you. - Pam
— Pam Fottrell
December 23, 2007
Good Morning....
Hey! Congratulations on losing so much weight! How close to your goal are
you? Seems this discussion has degenerated to the "Dangers of
Drinking" conversation. I had a bottle of wine a few weeks ago... it
was all of 3 glasses over the course of 6 hours.... Hardly enough to do
serious damage. Although, I am 3 years out and still at at my goal weight.
That being said, anything, food, drink, snacks, sugar etc need to be
moderate and balanced, especially since we don't digest food/liquid the
same as we once did.
Secondly, we still think like a 'fat' person in that a bottle won't effect
us because there is more weight/mass to distribute the effects. Now that
you have lost so much weight, the alcohol will effect you differently. At
this point, try and concentrate on getting as much protien in you as
possible, because soon you will probably hit your natural platau... then
you can reintroduce and get comfortable with having a cocktail now and
agian.
This isn't a forum for intervention. If you have a drinking problem I urge
you to take steps to resolve it so that it doesn't interfer with your
goals. Otherwise keep fighting the food fight, and again, congratulations
on your loss.
Harry King
— Harry King
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