I have a silly food question.....

Ok so I am 2 1/2 weeks out of surgery feeling GREAT!!!  I have eaten very well since my suregry with NO restrictions....I lost 14 lbs so far YAY!!!!  Well anyway my question is..did anyone eat egg drop soup from a Chinese restaraunt after lap band??  I have already eaten eggs and egg salad with NO issues.........It sounds soooooooooo good to me right now and my family is eating chinese tonight...any ideas???  Or can anyone give me any other suggestions for the dinner choice???  I have eaten fish and have had no issues and Dr Holover said I was one of the easiest bands that he has done.  I dont want to push myself but I have been COMPLETELY fine with everything I have eaten so far.  For lunch today, I had mashed up turkey meatballs with ricotta and it was yummy@!!!!  HELP me with meal ideas please xoxox Dana PS_  I am going to be the newest member of LIPO next week.........I cannot wait to meet all of you exciting and inspiring ladies!!

First, congrats on the weight loss so far, that's awesome I would THINK egg srop soup would be OK, as it's got quite a bit of protein (well, for a soup anyway)... the only thing I can think that MIGHT be a problem is that since it's a liquid, you won't have the benefit of restriction that the band offers... making egg drop soup no different for you that it was before surgery. The other thing to consider is that, since you have no malabsorption as would come with the combined procedures like RNY or DS, you need to take into account the fat content of what you're eating. That all said, as you'll see under my avatar, I DID NOT have the band.... though I DID research it a bit before I made what I thought was MY best decision. though there are some banders here on the NY board, you might get a better (or at least MORE) responses if you repost your question on the Lap Band board (if you haven't already) Keep up the good work

I think the soup is fine.  I actually had a fill recently and I have a tighness that is good and wanted soup.  I ended up getting the hot and sour soup and measured out 3/4 of a cup and ate it. I also added some tofu.  If you are eating soft foods, soups is not a problem.  Just make sure you do not over eat.  You sound like you are doing a great job! I am a bander and I love mine!

Hi Dana, Firstly: I can't wait to meet you at LIPO next week! Maryellen and I are the co-leaders and look forward to meeting everyone. Having said that: I had eggdrop soup many times in my first months and it was fine! I didn't like it before surgery but it was heavenly post-op! Best of luck and continued success! -Karen

WOOWOO! Congrats on the weight loss!!  That's awesome! I did not eat egg drop soup...but, being a bander myself, I'm sure you can!  I was eating cream of chicken soup and chicken broth, which is thick and eggs around 3 weeks.  So, that combination I would thing would be fine.  I've only had issues with chicken and turkey lunch meat.  I think they were too dry and I ate too fast.  Nothing else has given me a problem over the 3 months and 1 week since I was banded. 

I LOVE MY BAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!