October 7th will mark my one-year anniversary. My weight loss has greatly slowed during this past month, but I am down 140 pounds in less than a year. I feel fantastic... I'm active like never before and am loving life. Having sleeve surgery was one of the very best decisions I ever made in my entire life. For all of you contemplating or about to have your sugery, know that there is life on the other side. And it is goooooood.

One of the things that helped me during this year was eating Soup. I turned into a soup-obsessed feak, mostly I think, because I could not bring myself to drink the Protein shakes. Man, I hate those things. But I made a lot of my own Soups and really bumped up the protein in them and enjoyed that much more.

I'm glad I found this community. I didn't know it existed before today. Cheers to us all!

Soup-a-Woman

Yummm!! I just printed the recipe, I am also a Soup-A-Holic!! This one doesn't seem to have too many carbs either, I am not familar with Orzo...but it can't be too much with only a half a cup for that many servings.

Thanks for sharing and congrats on your YEAR anniversary!

Yummm!! I just printed the recipe, I am also a Soup-A-Holic!! This one doesn't seem to have too many carbs either, I am not familar with Orzo...but it can't be too much with only a half a cup for that many servings.

Orzo is simply a rice-shaped Pasta. You can use rice in the soup, but I think orzo stands up to freezing better. It won't turn as mushy. I always freeze my soups, because I could never get it all eaten before they went off! Orzo

To be honest, I don't pay that much attention to carbs. I haven't seemed to have any issues with "regular" food. I don't sit down and eat a loaf of bread, obviously, but if I have enough Protein in the meal, the carbs don't seem to matter that much. 1/2 cup of orzo has 62 carbs (Ronzoni brand) - so spread out over 20 servings of 1/2 cup each it's pretty minimal for the orzo itself.

My husband loves this soup!

Ice trays would work for the early sleeves. =) Just a little tip.

I am actually researching a different way to get Protein, especially for our sisters and brothers that have gone through these surgeries. Honestly, I drink my shakes daily, but I must say they are getting harder and harder to choke down. My reason for looking into it is for an easier yet productive method for us all.