How come you can't have soups??

My Diet consist of different Phases starting from Phase I which is the time I spent in the hospital immediately after that I started Phase II wich lasts for 2 weeks then Phase III 2week all the way through Phase V. This is the exact diet that my Dr. has me on. I'm just really surprised to read all the postings and I see that some people that had the surgery after mine are eating eggs and other yummy stuff like that... =-) P h a s e I I I =-) 3rd and 4th week of Surgery Starts April 10th Ends April 25th Adds full liquids to phase II diet. Avoid carbonate beverages. Eat each meal very slowly, taking twenty to forty minutes to finish each meal. 2oz of Liquid every ½ hour Full Liquid Every 4hrs example 8am, 12pm, 4 or 5pm Per-Day Must have a total of 64oz of fluid  16oz of Protein Supplement (Make 2-3 4-8oz shakes servings)2 scoops of protein for every 7oz water or lactaid milk a day and drink 2oz at a time over 10 min for each oz.Do this to reach your goal of 60-70grams of protein/day. Protein are a critical to maintain a health, rapid weight loss. Must exercise at least 20min of aerobic exercise a day to keep y9our muscle protein intact and stimulate your body to use fat stores as energy instead.  8oz of Juice per Day  6oz of Full Liquids** Read below  34oz of Water*  *Water Alternate Sugar free frozen Juice pops, Broth, Fat Free boullion, Light Herbal tea, Any clear juice such as apple, grape, cranberry, mixture of flavors & orange or grapefruit ( No pulp) Always 1/2 water 1/2 juice. **Full Liquids include ? Fruit Juices ? Vegetable Juices ? Sugar free, fat free Jell-O pudding ? Non-fat custard ? Cream of Wheat (thin consistency) ? Low fat or nonfat yogurt no fruits or seeds ? Lactaid Milk ? Strained thin and Cream Soups Sample Meal Note 1 ounce = 30 cc = 2 Tablespoon Breakfast 8 a.m 1oz Cream of Wheat Non fat Lactaid Milk ;-D Lunch 12noon ;-D 1oz Strained Cream Soup ;-D 1oz Fat Free Pudding Dinner 5pm 1oz Strained Soup 1oz yogurt Vanessa 03/24/04 Surgery Date 241/222/148 preop/actual/goal

Every Doc is different... My doc had me on protien and soups week 1. I live on soup! I cant drink anything cold...or drink water quickly so i sip on hot tea all day long.. everybody is different too... I can not eat eggs at all... they make me puke... but at a baby shower at work today i was able to take a couple bites (3 or 4) of the cake and did just fine..... I dont know why the docs cant agree...

I don't know why there is no set protocol for us but my doctor has said that his are simply guidelines and I should eat healthy food that sits well, and that I should not eat so much as to stretch my pouch and I should focus on taking in protein and not drink with meals. So I eat pretty normally now, small portions but normal. About soups - that's like drinking with meals. The food becomes soupy and goes through the pouch too fast and you'll lose that full feeling. The other reason is that fluids can fill the pouch and cause a backup - that happens to my dd so she never drinks with meals. I live a very social life and have dinner with friends at least 3 times a week, as no one knows that I've had surgery I sip liquids with dinner and it works fine for me. I think you were brave to try the cake. I'm so afraid of dumping that I haven't tried any sweets. All the best to you. Louise -21

Most soups are high in carbohydrates. Your doc is trying to get as much protein as possible in you. This may be part of it. Joy -32 lbs