so if you eat a meal that has soup and something else..how do you eat this..i guess in what order do you eat this? or do you just eat soup alone?

also if you eat something very spicy...how do you not drink when you eat this?

Hi Gayle: I find that I just eat the soup, honestly. There's not a lot of room for extra stuff. I do tend to eat more like "snacks" than what my meals used to look like presurgery. For instance, I just got home from work--I had 1/2 a Protein Bar while I was there, so I was hungry when I got home. I just ate 1/2 c of grapefruit segments in juice (my new obsession, seriously). In a little while (maybe an hour or so), I'll heat up some leftover soup. After that, if I'm still hungry (doubtful), I'll have a few almonds. That way of eating might not work for everyone, but it definitely is keeping me happy and satisfied.

If I'm at a sit-down meal, especially at a restaurant, I usually ask for a cup of soup or chili for my entree, and then I visit with everyone while they have their appetizers, and I totally enjoy my soup when it arrives (and I still always have leftovers!).

I don't eat much spicy food, but when I do, I try to have some bland food (like a corn chip if I'm eating something with hot peppers) available.

good question! So far my meals aren't that sophisticated Usually if I am having soup it is split pea or egg drop so it has my protein in it - and it's all I am eating. I'd say avoid spicy if you think you might need a drink, but if you accidentally get spicy a sip of water isn't going to kill you.

I've never felt like liquids with my meal effect my sleeve's capacity in anyway. I had soup last night and took forever to eat about 6oz-normal meal for me now.

I'm 8 months and 1 week out and still cannot eat anything else when I eat soup! Maybe a cracker with broth-like soups, but nothing with thicker consistencies.