I have a huge weakness for Chinese Food I can eat it all day long but I know it is something I am going to have to give up after my surgery. Every year for lent I give it up for 40 days so I know it's not impossible however when ever I have a day off from work it is my go to food any suggestions on ways I can deal with this change?

Why do you have to give it up? Some of it, yes, but not all of it. You'll just be eating less of it, that's all. There is a life after surgery, after all!

There are great stir-fry recipes out there that would taste great even without rice or noodles.

there are lean meat items I still have now post op. Things like chicken terryaki, sushi, grilled fish, shrimp, and crab I'm still having. Mind you I avoid battered and fried versions of that. Also, I used to be a big Lo Mein fan, now the noodles swell up in the tummy and they make me full uncomfortable...so better watch out for the noodles!

Egg Drop soup and Hot 'n Sour soup were my goto's post op before I could eat regular food.

I still have egg drop soup, and it was good in the liquid stage, too. I'll eat the fish part of sushi with wasabi, crab, shrimp and even some of the chicken from sweet and sour chicken, although I have to peel off most of the batter to eat more than one or two pieces. I'm a REALLY cheap date for chinese food these days! LOL

Protein and veggies will be ok and most have brown rice if you need a little carb

Thanks for your responses I feel much better and I never even thought about the soups as an option for the liquid stage.... Thanks for the suggestion

Egg Drop soup and Hot 'n Sour soup were my goto's post op before I could eat regular food.

How long post op for hot and sour soup?

I'd wait at least a few weeks (if not a month) for the hot & sour. It's one of my favorites but the spicy stuff didn't sit well for me until I was at least a month or two out. Ask your nutritionist if you're not for sure what they recommend.

Chinese is definitely a green-light for post-sleeve eaters. You just need to make sensible choices. Obviously the general tso's chicken with a side of fried rice isn't going to work that great . . . too much breading/starch. I typically get garlic chicken from my local carryout place (chicken isn't breaded, yummy garlic sauce with mushrooms and Water chestnuts). A small order lasts me multiple meals! I'm sure the garlic sauce is not that great for me - but since the chicken isn't fried I enjoy at will. I also like to get potstickers/dumplings and eat the insides dipped in the potsticker sauce. The insides of an egg roll are good too.