So now you are sleeved, your spouse want to go out to eat? How is that going for you? And he invites others to go with you? How are you dealing with that. I will be getting my Sleeve in about 3-4 weeks in Tijuana. Thanks for all your in put, and comments. I am sure there has been some exciting times in the restaurants.

My husband & I go often alone & with others.. First few times I ordered soup & ate probably half of it. Now we go out I will order anything that I want. eat a small portion & will have a meal for the next couple of days. Sometimes i may share a meal with my husband or best friend. Its normally some sort of chicken or fish & green vegetables. I eat really slow.

I get an appetizer, or I just eat off of my husband's plate, or split a meal with my daughter. If I do order a meal, I take most of it home. I have not had an issue, and I just LOVE that I can eat so little and be full.

I just eat what I can, then pawn the rest off on the others at my table. It's usually not a hardship for my dining partners to help me out

We go out to eat waaaay too much' date=' I'm sure of it. The first time we went, we were in Dallas, killing time before heading home after spending two weeks for my 1st and 2nd checkup. We went to El Fenix and i ordered the tortilla soup, I asked for extra broth, less 'stuff'. I didn't NEED to explain, but told our girl that I'd had surgery and didn't want to 'eat' much. It was heavenly.....I only sipped the broth and only about an eighth of a cup, but it was great!! Now days, we share or I order ala carte. If I WANT to have left overs for lunch or dinner a day or two later, I'll get my own entree. Otherwise, it is NOT a big deal. So many people share today, and nobody really pay attention to what other folks are eating....except WLS patients, it seems we tend to look at people's plates at near by tables and think OMG, I really did use to eat that much!!!! Go and enjoy, it's not hard at all.[/quote']

El Fenix tortilla soup was my sanity saver during the Clear liquids phase . I still get that whenever we go!

I'm 3 weeks out and went out for dinner last night for one of the first times. We went to a Mediterranean restaurant where I'd have lots of choices on my purée diet. I had the lentil soup and only ate half. As for alcohol, my NUT strongly advises against it for the first year. As stated, everyone's doctor has different plans. I was never a big drinker, so I won't miss it.