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[Tstorm1070 192]

Hi there! I am 3 months pre-op. I am still having an issue and I need some suggestions. I LOVE to drink while eating and I have been working on it and find myself still doing this. I try and not have anything to drink near me and I do pretty good. Anyone else struggle with this and how did you overcome this. Also, its hard to wait for 1.5 hrs after to drink. Any suggestions welcomed. I will be having the sleeve in Jan 2013. Making the date in Dec.

Thank you for your time

[pink grace 31]

Hi there! I am 3 months pre-op. I am still having an issue and I need some suggestions. I LOVE to drink while eating and I have been working on it and find myself still doing this. I try and not have anything to drink near me and I do pretty good. Anyone else struggle with this and how did you overcome this. Also' date=' its hard to wait for 1.5 hrs after to drink. Any suggestions welcomed. I will be having the sleeve in Jan 2013. Making the date in Dec.

Thank you for your time [/quote']

Hi, welcome to sleevers world, it is great here, I am like you, and am struggling to eat without drinking, I also have big drinks, I guess we have time to practice, I too am interested to hear how people adapted.

[Tstorm1070 192]

Thank You, I am liking it so far

Yes I do big drinks too. I am also finding it hard to get the Water in with having to wait before and after. I currently drink 3 liters of water a day and when I practice the before and after I don't get hardly enough in. This is the biggest struggle in the whole process pre op for me.

[his2my2our4 120]

This was such a toughie for me! I found that just stopping cold turkey was the way to go. I stopped having drinks near me because I would reach for them just out of habit. I never realized how much I sipped when I ate until I had to stop!

I was surprised to read that you have to wait 1.5 hrs before you can drink! I have to wait 30 mins...and that sometimes feels like a long time. My goodness!!

[paula512 32]

I just saw the nut. yesterday, and asked her about this because I feel the same way. She said stop drinking a 1/2 hour before and then you can drink 1/2 hour after. I find myself watching the clock and counting down the minutes!! I am trying not to have my drink near me while I eat. I also have been allowing myself 1 very small sip of Water after I'm done eating. She said if you drink while you eat the food passes through the sleeve too fast, and your hungry sooner. As that result you eat more often and don't lose weight as well. I keep telling myself " it is more important to be a healthy weight, that it is to drink while I eat". Good Luck!! Keep Practicing!! You Can Do It!!!!

[soccermomx2 111]

It is a hard thing to master - I'm 3 months out and find it does get easier the further out you go. Just hard to break an habit for the past 30+ years! I too tried to practice this pre-surgery and found it very difficult.

In my case, if I drink too soon after eating it makes me uncomfortable and sometimes can make me throw-up. Trust me that feeling broke me quickly of this habit. Just keep at it and it will be much easier post surgery (at least it was for me).

As for the big drinks - pre-surgery I was always drinking large quantities and quickly. Post surgery I feel I really have to focus on getting in the liquids as I am not hungry and usually not thirsty. It will feel like a full time job to get all of the Vitamins, Protein, liquids, exercise, etc in in a 24 hour period immediately post-surgery. I think that the further out I am and the further away from some of my old bad habits it is getting easier to have my new habits take over.

I feel like this surgery has made me feel 20 years younger - so much more energy and drive to have new adventures.

I tell my doctor all the time - "Who knew you didn't need that extra 85% of your stomach and can live off of 800 calories a day!"

[Christeena 1]

Ending my 3 week of post op and I'm experiencing a burning feeling from my throat all the way down, it getting hard for me to intake anything! Am I the only one???????

[mirav79 13]

Ending my 3 week of post op and I'm experiencing a burning feeling from my throat all the way down' date=' it getting hard for me to intake anything! Am I the only one???????[/quote']

I didn't experience that personally but a friend did. It's usually caused by the breathing tube that you've had inserted in you during surgery. Sometimes the anesthesiologist may pull it out too quickly. I doubt it has anything to do with the sleeve but you should ask your doc just to be sure hope this helps.

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[swizzly 901]

1.5 HOURS?? Dude, that's crazy. I stop drinking 10-15 mins before eating, and start again 20-30 mins after. Never had a problem with this, and it's all my program requires. If I'm quite full, I wait the full 30 mins, but if you are waiting 1.5 hours, you will never get in enough liquids in the day. JMO

[queenvaleen 4]

Good Morning All: I am pre op. My surgery is 11/20. Thanksgiving week. :- p. I have not seen the nutritionist yet to talk about what I should be doing leading up to surgery. I am changing my habits now. I drink a big cup of Water before I eat, so that way I won't be dying of thirst after eating. It is heard and I count down the minutes. But I was told it is only an hour after you eat. I can't imagine waiting for a full hour and a half. I am making my meals last 30 minutes and am eating tiny bites on a regular sized utensil. I know I have to get the baby sized stuff. I am counting the minutes til I can drink. The last 10 minutes is the hardest.

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

stopping cold turkey was the way to go. I stopped having drinks near me because I would reach for them just out of habit. I never realized how much I sipped when I ate until I had to stop!

Tstorm1070

Being told to wait 1 1/2 hours after you eat, before you can drink??.......your NUT must be a sadist

I wait 30- 45 minutes tops, before i drink.

i went cold turkey, stopping drinking through meals - very hard to do, but it worked for me.

other sleevers have trouble w/water drinking too. it is dificult to break a habit that has been done all our lives

i know you can deal with/ solve your Water problems

good luck

[NewMe-51 0]

I talk with my surgeon next Wednesday, on October 17th. I'm trying to get all my blood work done, xrays, pulmonary function test and everything else they are telling me to do. I've gone to my internal medicine physician for the past 6 months, insurance requirements. I didn't realize you could not drink when you ate. This is good information. Thanks!

[skinnywithin 23]

hello my name is Rebecka and Iam about to get sleeved in november. Ive gone through 8 months of the pre op diet and through it learned a few tricks. the drinking things was an issue for me too at first. I ended up getting a water bottle with a squirt top that is a good size. I kept it filled at all times and took sips often. when it came time to eating i wasnt thirsty at all. I also watched the salt content in my food to help with wanting to drink when eating.

hope this helps!

[kmoore 97]

Try adding broth to meats and drier foods. This helps with not having to have a drink of something 30 minutes post meals.

I absolutely cannot have a drink near me when I eat or I will sip from habit. My surgery is Monday, but feel I accomplished this very hard task about a month ago. It has been a learning curve for sure

[Tstorm1070 192]

Thank you everyone!!! I think I will have to go cold turkey! Like when I quit smoking and that would seem harder so I KNOW I can quit drinking with meals.

And they told me ideally they wanted me to wait 1.5 after eating. The 30 min before I am ok but after? UGH. I will aim for 10 min after and try pushing back as I go.?

Thanks a million to pre and post ops! Love this place, I am finding it so helpful and supportive (: