RNY and Alcohol

I suppose I should preface this post with the fact that prior to surgery I felt that alcohol did not effect me. I mean, I was so heavy at way over 350 pounds that a regular drink did not give me that giddy feeling. In fact, so many times, I felt the expense was not worth it. Why bother if I did not feel tipsy. Well, with surgery making my stomach so much smaller and the weight I lost, I discovered that even a wine sample at Olive Garden was enough that my adult children were laughing at me! I know that I asked a few inappropriate questions that they would remind me of later. Now, I share a few sips of my husband's drink. That is if I go out to eat which is getting to be a rare occassion due his discovery following an emergency room visit that he has Type 2 Diabetes in February. We do not keep liquor to drink at home. I think that we have given away every Christmas gift of liquor that he has received. Now, they do not even make it home. He gives them away at work. So, why am I blogging about alcohol? It could become a secondary addiction for those of us who cannot eat to our heart's content! I have noticed many people getting so intoxicated that wobbling and slurring were part of the way they appeared. I will not name names. It is not something that I would do. Here is where things changed; I went away with my daughter in May to a conference in Vegas. I was feeling happy that she was able to go with me but stressed at her break up with her husband. I tried to put the stress out of my mind. I learned on Saturday while preparing for the evening function that her husband had made a false claim in a text which devastated me. I felt that I could not go to the event. I was literally crying my eyes out. He was doing this to hurt her but it hurt me too. Befroe that crying I had fun conversing by the pool with people , going to clubs. I enjoyed dancing and walking around seeing the bright lights. Yet, I noticed that I did not lose weight as I usually do with that much walking and dancing. In fact, my feet were swollen and my legs felt heavy and it took at least five days for my weight to return to the pre-Vegas weight. I enjoyed too many Cake Shots, Margaritas, Mimosas and wine. We did not have liquor in our hotel room but someone that was attending the same conference alerted us the first day about the liquor store across the street. I questioned what made me go along with the drinking while away? I questioned my sense of how I wanted to conduct myself. I also confess that I got that giddy feeling and though it was quick lived, I enjoyed it. I recently came back from eleven days travel with my daughter and grandchildren. I let my hair down as they say and had several drinks while in DC. I had them at the hotel restaurant where I would be going up to the room. In those eleven days, I drank far less than in the six days in Vegas. I also said no to drinking several more drinks. Yet, I still drank. I do not expect to give up drinking. I know this pouch cannot tolerate much alcohol. I enjoy a fine glass of wine at my evening meal when I travel to the UK and Europe. In fact, I have had the best tasting wine in these travels with wine connoisseurs. What is the solution? What do you do? Have you had any alcohol since your wls surgery? Do you limit yourself to one glass? How does it effect you? How do you interact with family? I know that I still make the best meals when I am going to serve family or friends. I have chose to make some that are gluten free to give people more of a choice at my church functions. My husband's A1C was excellent and he continues to do well with the meals I prepare. He has made healthy choices while I was off traveling. I want to make the best choices for myself. I am going to a conference in August. Let's see how I do then.