Question:
I'm SO bummed! The Nutritionist says NO caloric drinks, including ALCOHOL!!
I just met with my nutritionist yesterday and she said over and over "NO calorie-containing beverages, INCLUDING alcohol!" I'm not a big drinker, but I do enjoy a social drink or two once or twice a month! Any thoughts? And if I CAN have a drink or two after surgery, what? And how soon after surgery?? — [Anonymous] (posted on January 14, 2002)
January 14, 2002
Yes the nutritionist is correct when they tell you that caloric drinks are
not good for weight loss. But let's be realistic. One or two occassional
drinks won't kill you. I drink about 2 times a month. It does slow me
down a bit but that's a price I am willing to pay to be "normal".
FYI 1 oz of alcohol = about 130 calories so beware and have fun.
— Jeannet
January 14, 2002
Yes... NO caloric drinks.. My doc harped and harped on me prior to surgery
that if I chose to drink liquids that contain sugar I am going to fail.. I
thank God I was already off of carbonated sugar soda and I did not put
sugar in anything... Post surgery you will need to be VERY careful about
your sugar intake and there a lots of liquids that are full of sugar....
You will still be able to have very small amounts of juices that are sugar
free or not made with additional sugar... As far as the alcohol goes.. I
drink about one to two drinks a month at the most... I drink a mix drink
using vodka... It is my choice, I dont abuse alcohol.... It has not
affected me at all thus far.. course I had my first drink New Years
EVe....1 1/2 months post op... Good luck to you!!!!
— Pamela W.
January 14, 2002
I know exactly how you feel! I am now 7 weeks post-op, and my Surgeon and
Nutritionist just cleared me for alcohol, once in a while. I was told to
stick with non-carbonated, low sugar choices. From what I have been told,
dry wine, or vodka are the best choices. Hope to hear what others are
doing!
— Chloe S.
January 14, 2002
My surgeon asks that we wait six months before drinking soda or alcohol. I
have definitely waited on the soda, as carbonation scares the hell out of
me, but I have had a glass of dry white wine once or twice, and been fine,
although it will hit you big time! In college I earned a reputation for
being able to chug 40's, and now I get drunk off half a glass of wine! I
dread the reunions! :) Just drink in moderation and be careful. Alcohol is
converted into sugar!
— Deborah W.
January 15, 2002
I agree with the ban on sugary drinks....sugar laden drinks
work against you. So, what's the point????? As for alcoholic
beverages. My doc advised against it because post surg, the
alcohol rushes right into your blood stream and it doesn't take
much to get real tipsy....real fast. I abstained for over a year.
Then I went out with friends and drank half of a strawberry daiquiri.
It almost did me in! I dumped and I got half drunk....and I didn't evn
drink the whole thing! My boyfriend doesn't dump with alcohol, but
he certainly can't "hold his liquor" anymore. Two drinks and
he's drunk.
However, from a health perspective, a couple of drinks on special
occassions
does no harm. Just make sure you aren't driving.
— [Anonymous]
January 15, 2002
I didn't feel like partying that much, until about 6 months after surgery.
You come out of surgery pretty beat up- and you end up concentrating on
other issues like TRYING to eat and learning to drink water. Like
everything, you REALLY change after surgery- so the important things (or
things I thought were important) pre-surgery, changes 100% after surgery-
you will be surprised!!! By the time you get the new eating and drinking
down, you'll actually START to feel better. You will not even KNOW if you
WANT to have a drink, even then! Plus, after surgery everything you eat
and drink tastes wierd- and then it takes time to re-adjust to that! So
once everything is "semi-normal" or at least you've adapted to
your new life, then you can decide what you want to do. It's very hard to
answer questions about how you will end up post-op!!! Any how, I drink....
but I cannot drink that much. Hard alcohol tends to make me sick. Zima
(or similar) or light beer seem OK with my system... hard alcohol sometimes
will sneak up on you.
— Karen R.
March 3, 2005
My surgeon said I could have alcohol postop 6 wks but only 30cc's (1 oz) of
wine, sipped slowly. Alcoholic beverages are full of empty calories and
some beverages are full of sugar which can cause dumping and weight gain.
Plus it's rapidly absorbed by the body and if you drink more than your
supposed to a glass on the lips, a pound on the hips. On special
occassions should be fine, like Christmas, birthdays, thanksgiving or once
a month or less.
— CHARLYLVN
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