GB: I've got this covered

I've done just about everything now that I could do: several restaurant meals, a trip to Florida, wedding reception, birthdays and ethnic foods.
I've tolerated very small amounts of cakes of all kinds, pasta and rice. But I've taken to heart the warning to put good stuff in my pouch first, and foremost.
The protein drink saga continues, but since I can tolerate slightly more food, I'm hoping that two drinks a day will suffice. Cause really: that's all I can get in.
The directive to not drink for 30 mins before/after meals is just not realistic for me. That's 3 hours. I need those hours to get the liquids in, which is kind of important. I'm not an office worker, who can sip constantly. My drinks are kept in a lunch cooler in a hot car, and they need to stay relatively cool for my whole day. I'm already limited by having to see clients for one or two hours at a time, and trying to eat/drink between visits.
I've learned why you need to take your time: if you eat too quickly, it WILL come back up. It's not horrible, it's kind of like having something stuck in your throat or swallowing air and belching. It's not exactly socially acceptable behavior, though, and it should be avoided, which you can do if you eat slowly and chew thoroughly and STOP when your pouch says to.
And I've seen all kinds of verboten behavior by other people who've had GB. The scariest is alcohol overconsumption, and I don't mean just one drink. I mean entire bottles of wine, or several beers or mixed drinks. I haven't tried coffee again yet, and that's another of those dubious liquids. The only way I can rationalize it is to mix it with protein powder and put it over ice. I'm not sure I could tolerate it. And it's not good for hydration, or for your pouch. OTOH, it does help with constipation. As vices go, the coffee vice isn't near as bad IMHO as the alcohol one, or the return to over-eating carbs one.
In general, be mindful of the size of your new stomach and take it slow, but live a social and active life and don't think you can't enjoy hanging out and eating (in a controlled, slow, savoring fashion).
I thought about posting weights, but I kind of go back to an earlier post about it: I had an operation. If I DON'T lose weight, that's remarkable. The expectation is that I will lose a lot of weight, and so far, I have. I am down 2 pants sizes, and I'm visibly smaller. And my advice on that is shop at thrift stores! And only get 2 pairs of pants at a time. Tops last even longer, but try not to look like you're wearing a tent before you get some new ones.