I am making a grocery list, looking at recipes and just cleaned out my pantry sending home a million cans of soup with my kids.

I don't think I will be eating any soup for the next year or so. I am doing the happy dance!

I know exactly how you feel, I should have bought stock in Campbell's Soup before having WLS! Unfortunately, however, thick soups go down the sleeve much better than say mashed potatoes and poultry with gravy. I'm having a hard time with chicken and eggs still, I'm better off having a creamed soup when we eat out (i.e., Panera Bread, etc.) but still cannot open a can at home! Sliced low sodium Boar's Head turkey (or equiv. high quality deli turnkey) is ok. Chicken and tuna, not OK - the consistency seems to stick in my sleeve blocking much from getting down so I can only eat 4 tsps. - not nearly a meal, and if I eat one bite too much, the feeling of over-eating is verrry unpleasant, you don't do it often. My daily menu includes one shake (20 grams protein), 1 protein bar (20 grams) and a Greek yogurt (11 grams). My B/L/D usually add up to another 10-15 grams so I make my 60 gram minimum. If I feel its been lower, I'll have another shake or a 1/2 of one after dinner. I wish I could say you'll be eating like a Queen...you're eyes will be way bigger than your stomach and every meal you will discover what works and what doesn't. Good luck and happy new year!

Thats true over eating one bite is painful so you want do it many times just remember chew chew chew and rest between bites.