Alcohol

[kurstywursty]

I guys. A wee question.

I am banded. I am away for a girlie weekend and will be 23 days post op. Would it be ok to have a glass or two of wine. My provider has no dietitian at present so not able to ask the question

 

[Mazza]

What stage are you at eating wise?

I wouldn't personaly, its early days still and you probably aren't having many calories meaning you could get drunk very quickly. Also there's the calories in the wine to think about...........

 

[Stacey83]

I wasn't allowed alcohol until I was on solid food again which for me was 6 weeks post op with a sleeve. I find that I get drunk much faster now and it's also a lot of empty calories to take in. The hangover from a glass of wine is sometimes as bad as my old hangovers from 2 bottles of wine!
Just be careful if you decide to have a glass... in my early days post op I stuck to cranberry juice in social situations.

 

[kurstywursty]

Thanks girls. I think I will give it a miss and stick to some nice diluting juice

 

[kurstywursty]

Oh I'm just moving off of purée on to soft food today. About to have my first soft meal for tea. Cook in the bag fish in butter sauce yum yum. I'm a wee bit frightened though

 

[Chrisyd]

Oh I'm just moving off of purée on to soft food today. About to have my first soft meal for tea. Cook in the bag fish in butter sauce yum yum. I'm a wee bit frightened though

This is a great moment - I hope you enjoyed it xx.

 

[NorthamptonGirl]

Enjoy being able to eat again!

As for alcohol, I was told I could drink once I was back on solids.

Sam

 

[Mazza]

I remember my first meal post band with fondness

 

[kurstywursty]

My tea was gorgeous last night

I don't really eat processed foods bit for the soft food stage it seems an easy option

Today: nhalf a Bananna for breakfast
A weight watchers ocean pie for lunch
A yoghurt as a snack so far.

Might get another WW meal for tea

Was a bit concerned that I managed the whole WW meal though???

 

[Chrisyd]

Its so funny how we truly appreciate solid food - I always just took it for granted before xx