Alcohol Usage
I have not personally consumed alcohol after surgery, but my doctor discourages it for several different reasons.
1. Higher likely hood of developing an alcohol dependance, because after weightloss surgery it may be tempting to replace food with alcohol.
2. After weightloss surgery patients should avoid consuming liquid calories of any type.
3. Alcohol may be absorbed much more quickly after weightloss surgery resulting in a sigificant jump in blood alcohol.
Again I am not speaking from experince...I am just passing along advice from my doctor.
1. Higher likely hood of developing an alcohol dependance, because after weightloss surgery it may be tempting to replace food with alcohol.
2. After weightloss surgery patients should avoid consuming liquid calories of any type.
3. Alcohol may be absorbed much more quickly after weightloss surgery resulting in a sigificant jump in blood alcohol.
Again I am not speaking from experince...I am just passing along advice from my doctor.
I drink. Low carb drinks so like vodka and a mixer. Sometimes a glass of red wine. Here's the weird thing about alcohol after surgery. It's very weird for me because I'll have a drink or two, get more drunk then I meant to then I'm super sober. I think it's because our bodies process everything super quickly.
I haven't figured it all out exactly and I only drink every once in a while and I'm losing weight so fast it's hard to settle into a good balance. Hope that makes sense.
I haven't figured it all out exactly and I only drink every once in a while and I'm losing weight so fast it's hard to settle into a good balance. Hope that makes sense.
I waited 3 months. Let me stress that my doctor is super liberal. He wants me to live a normal life so I don't feel deprived. I was eating food in 18 days.
He doesn't mind soda or alcohol. He just lets me know if I'm screwing up but I'm doing great so far!
Not saying this is for everyone. I don't want people to come after me lol.
He doesn't mind soda or alcohol. He just lets me know if I'm screwing up but I'm doing great so far!
Not saying this is for everyone. I don't want people to come after me lol.
What Juddfan said - as well as the others.
I would also add that alcohol is very calorically dense. I would not drink at all during weight loss. That is just empty calories that you dont need to take in. Every calorie that you drink is a calorie that you are not burning in fat or a calorie that is not being used to get the protein you need.
I would also add that alcohol is very calorically dense. I would not drink at all during weight loss. That is just empty calories that you dont need to take in. Every calorie that you drink is a calorie that you are not burning in fat or a calorie that is not being used to get the protein you need.
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160 lbs lost. Surgeons Goal Reached in 33 weeks. My Goal in 37 Weeks.
VSG: 11/2/2011; LBL+Thigh Lift+BL: 10/3/2012; Brach+Mastopexy: 7/22/2013
I've had a few sips - tastes of my daughters drink. Not much at all. I was waiting until I hit onderland. Now that I'm here I want to get to goal. Drinking just isn't as important as losing the weight to me. I'll have a little once I get where I want to go, but I'm not there yet!
Lucy 
(Imma Loser!)
HW 335 SW 311 CW 181.2 -- Goals: Twoderville - 6/7/11, 280 - 7/1/11, 260 - 8/1/11, 240 - 10/30/11 Centry Club - 11/22/11, 220 - 12/27/11 Onederland - 5/25/12, 180 - , 170 (surgeons goal) -
We shall see where this leads...
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