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Is egg drop soup considered a liquid?

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angyplus5    470

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On the liver shrinking diet hell, and wondering if it's allowed...

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Creekimp13    5,838

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Technically...no. That said....drinking the broth from Wonton Soup probably isn't allowed either and I did that once during my liquid diet:) Because it's clear and had no thickening.

I would be concerned about restaurant egg drop because it's often thickened with what probably amounts to corn starch....which would be a carb...thus defeating the point of the diet.

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FluffyChix    17,409

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Hahaha, I just asked that question yesterday. :) Apparently, no it is not. LOL. Good times!

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JavaKnut    104

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Liver reduction - no, post op Clear Liquids - no, post op full liquids - yes, as long as you strain out all the solids. Once i was on full liquids - Miso Soup was a welcome change to flavor town with the liquid diet. I strained out the tofu and seaweed, but had the miso and other floaty bits in there (not solids).

Liver reduction is not a ton of fun, but just remember - if you cheat it, you could risk having your surgery cancelled.

My reduction was 2 weeks. First week was 3 Bariatric Advantage liver reduction Meal Replacement shakes a day, 2 bariatric advantage Snacks, and one "green" meal (basically a salad with some chicken). Week 2 was 5 shakes a day.

I didn't tend to be too hungry, and if I did have some sort of craving, I removed myself from the situation that caused it and did some sort of distraction. One of the best choices was to not sit and eat with my wife and child (it sucked to do that, but it made things a whole lot easier on me). Occasionally I would sit with them for 5 mins while I chugged my shake, then would go once it was just me watching them eat.

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DropWt4Life    957

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It depends on your plan, but you can probably get away with it if it is strained. However, it has tooonnnsss of sodium, and not the best choice. I was allowed any broth during this time, but I tried to choose lower sodium choices.

When you are on Full liquids, and allowed cream Soups, you can blend this up, which will just basically make a thicker broth.

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JavaKnut    104

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Just now, DropWt4Life said:

It depends on your plan, but you can probably get away with it if it is strained. However, it has tooonnnsss of sodium, and not the best choice. I was allowed any broth during this time, but I tried to choose lower sodium choices.

When you are on Full liquids, and allowed cream Soups, you can blend this up, which will just basically make a thicker broth.

Agreed - full liquids was awesome to get normal Soups and just throw them in the Vitamix to get rid of the chunks.

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angyplus5    470

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Liver reduction - no, post op clear liquids - no, post op full liquids - yes, as long as you strain out all the solids. Once i was on full liquids - Miso Soup was a welcome change to flavor town with the liquid diet. I strained out the tofu and seaweed, but had the miso and other floaty bits in there (not solids).
Liver reduction is not a ton of fun, but just remember - if you cheat it, you could risk having your surgery cancelled.
My reduction was 2 weeks. First week was 3 Bariatric Advantage liver reduction meal replacement shakes a day, 2 bariatric advantage Snacks, and one "green" meal (basically a salad with some chicken). Week 2 was 5 shakes a day.
I didn't tend to be too hungry, and if I did have some sort of craving, I removed myself from the situation that caused it and did some sort of distraction. One of the best choices was to not sit and eat with my wife and child (it sucked to do that, but it made things a whole lot easier on me). Occasionally I would sit with them for 5 mins while I chugged my shake, then would go once it was just me watching them eat.

Thanks for the help! Only 6 days to go!

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FluffyChix    17,409

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Wahhhoooooooooooo girl! Not long now. You're on the downhill side. You got this!!!

I'm starting my 2 weeks in hell on Monday, Feb. 5!!! Woot! Der she is!

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angyplus5    470

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Wahhhoooooooooooo girl! Not long now. You're on the downhill side. You got this!!!
I'm starting my 2 weeks in hell on Monday, Feb. 5!!! Woot! Der she is!

I wish you the best on your diet in hell!!! As you told me, You can do it!!![emoji12] [emoji106]

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forgetmenot    27

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Hmm, my experience was different. I was only given general guidelines for the liver shrinking diet, like lots of Protein. Egg drop Soup was definitely ok along with steak, etc. Of course the liquid diet was a different story but I only started that in the day before surgery.

Also OP- I started with similar height/weight as you and even with the (apparently lax) rules I was given, I am pretty sure much of the unhealthy junk I was eating in the few weeks before surgery was not considered liver shrinking. So I definitely knew that there was a risk that my liver could be too fatty to do the surgery safely but according to the surgeon's notes, everything was completely fine so I assume that I wasn't sufficiently obese to have a fatty liver. Of course I am not recommending that you play fast and loose with the rules like I did but I also wouldn't be paranoid about the liver either.

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