I know we can't drink while eating and we have too wait 30 min after, but if we eat soup with a protein In it would that have the same effect as pushing the food down and making you eat more?

I have wondered this as well. I had cereal for breakfast and laughed as i ate it.

Ok that's funny , because I was eating a roasted chicken soup the other day and the same thought popped in lol

Technically yes, these are called slider foods. Sliders are foods that help your meal slide through your band quicker. So if you are eating soup you may realize that you feel hungry sooner. I have soup at least 1-2x per week but I get the ones that have lots of meat in them and it seems to do the trick. I recommend progresso lites, 200 cals for the entire can !!!

Other sliders you may not have considered: dressings, sauces, crackers, Cookies, chips, cake, icecream/shakes because they are easily dissolved.

However, side note: sliders in my opinion can be a lifesaver. Not the cookies/icecream bit but the sauces bit but in other times. A great example, chicken for me is very difficult to pass. I do my best to cook it moist etc but that's not always the outcome. Sauce with chicken prevents it from sticking. It doesn't actually make the chicken slide right through like Water, but it gives it enough moisture that it doesn't hit the band as one solid piece (like I swallowed once large piece) and let's it stay broken up so it can pass like normal. I hope that makes sense.

liquid is liquid, regardless of the form. When you're on a liquid diet, having Water while eating is just adding more liquids.

Once you're on mushies and progressing, then you'll want to avoid it if that's your surgeon's instructions.

Also keep in mind that food passes through the band in about a minute so there shouldn't be anything to "wash through", anyway. If food is hanging out above the band too long then the band is likely too tight. This is dangerous because it can lead to a stretched pouch and even erosion. But, because they now know that food doesn't sit in the pouch, many surgeons are changing their stance on drinking while eating altogether.

In the beginning liquids are the only way to get your nutrition and protein in, so you have to have liquids with protein, your newly sewn stomach can not tolerate solid food....when the mushy stage starts, the soups with protein won't be necessary and then the 30 minute rule will apply! Best Wishes