Hi Sleevers,

I'm now almost 10 weeks out, incredibly slow weight drop 41lbs total loss so far. I keep losing and regaining despite the fact that I eat less than 500 calories daily, exercise, get over 70g of Protein daily and about 80g of liquids. But that's not why i'm posting this.

I have a question regarding Soups. Not just liquid, but with some meat and veggies in it. Are we never allowed to consume Soup again because it's considered liquid with solids?

@@LoosingIt67

I have a question regarding soups. Not just liquid, but with some meat and veggies in it. Are we never allowed to consume soup again because it's considered liquid with solids?

Check with your dietitians instructions or call them. Soups are fine with my program.

@LoosingIt67 You're good. It's fine to eat soups with meat, veggies, Pasta, rice, etc.

On my plan, we are not allowed soup. I have heard that some other plans allow you to drink the broth first, straining out the meat/veggies, then follow by eating the meat and veggies from the soup. Or, you can pick out the meat and veggies, eat them, wait 30 minutes, and drink the broth.

But, since soup isn't allowed for me, I just don't eat it anymore. I find that I don't really miss it.

Mine say soup allowed pureed stage. And I asked my NUT about other soups and was told eat out protein solids drink broth 30 min later.

My plan discourages soups, at best they say to strain out the excess liquid and just eat the solid bits.

My problem with soups it that it just doesn't provide that much in the way of Protein. I've been eating soups since week 3 (allowed on my plan) but I put it in my Magic Bullet to get rid of all the chunks and then add a scoop of unflavored protein.

CJ

I know this doesn't answer your soup question but I think 41lbs in 10 weeks is fantastic! You should be proud. Also - WHY are you only eating 500 calories a day? Does your NUT want you on a diet that low in calories? That could be why you are losing/gaining.....I would check with your NUT. 500 sounds too low at 10 weeks out to me - but that's just my humble opinion.

What does your NUT advise?

I don't eat soup very often but I am no longer on liquids only. Because I have the sleeve, I don't have the strict no liquids with meals rule that bypass folks have so soup is fine. I just avoid noodles and rice. I prefer chili. But, I have had chicken tortilla soup (without the tortilla) at a restaurant.

I will repeat a question from above. Why are you only eating 500 calories? Are you getting in all your Protein and fluids? Getting in all your protein and fluids is much more important than restricting calories for healing and weight loss.

I also agree that your weight loss so far seems great. I'm not sure why you think that you haven't lost much. You may need to recalibrate your expectations.

I am allowed all soups now but don't typically eat them because they are not a great source of protein. As for the 500 calories, I would not sweat that. My NUT recommends 600-700 until maintenance and I average around 500. Keep up the good work!!

Edited October 9, 201510 yr by Spiceyfrog

This is a good question!

I've been wondering about this.

Since we're not supposed to drink with our meals bc it'll wash the food out, causing us to eat more, wouldn't the same thing happen with puréed soups and protein shakes?

Protein shakes wouldn't cause you to feel full?

@@heidikate typically protein shakes make you feel full immediately (6 weeks or so) after surgery because your stomach is still swollen after surgery. People vary in how swollen or bruised their stomach is, just because of differences in surgical technique and what their natural response is to the trauma of surgery. So, some people will get very full on protein shakes for weeks after surgery, while others might be able to pretty much drink an entire protein shake a week after surgery with no problem and no restriction. But eventually, protein shakes will no longer provide much satiety at all for pretty much everyone.

My Protein shakes fill me up, but they are shakes I make myself typically before heading to the gym. It's usually Protein powder, greek yogurt, and whatever mix in I have on had. Sometimes that's nut butter, sometimes a bit of rolled oats, sometimes a handful of spinach. I've even added baked sweet potato or pumpkin puree.

I think 41lbs at 10 weeks is a good weight loss and eating 500 calories a day is fine. I was eating between 400 - 600 at that point as instructed by my NUT.

I was allowed Soup during all liquids and always added a scoop of unflavored protein to it. I am allow regular soup now and have been since week 6 when I was allowed to eat whatever I could tolerate.

This is a good question!

I've been wondering about this.

Since we're not supposed to drink with our meals bc it'll wash the food out, causing us to eat more, wouldn't the same thing happen with puréed soups and protein shakes?

Protein shakes wouldn't cause you to feel full?

Liquids do not wash food out of your stomach, they actually fill you up, therefore you are unable to eat as much at that particular setting. So, the less food you are able to eat, the less nutrients you absorb.

What is a good unflavored protein powder?

This is a good question!

I've been wondering about this.

Since we're not supposed to drink with our meals bc it'll wash the food out, causing us to eat more, wouldn't the same thing happen with puréed soups and Protein shakes?

Protein shakes wouldn't cause you to feel full?

Liquids do not wash food out of your stomach, they actually fill you up, therefore you are unable to eat as much at that particular setting. So, the less food you are able to eat, the less nutrients you absorb.

That's not true for sleeve patients. It's one of the main reasons why we have to separate eating and drinking in the early stages.

What is a good unflavored protein powder?

There are several; Isopure, GENEPRO, Syntrax nectar (I think) and Unury to name just a few. I personally like Isopure, but taste buds and palates vary.