Eating out???

You don't mention if you are going alone or with others?  I ask because it would make a difference for me as to what I would order if I was concerned about getting sick.  If finding restaurant foods you tolerate well is your motive, that's different than if you are going to a party at Kelly's and don't get sick in front of others.

From 1 month out, I traveled for work and had to figure out fast what I could eat in a restaurant and not get ill in front of my coworkers.   My dietician always advised us to never try anything new for the first 6 months except at home.  This way if it didn't agree with you -- you were at home.  For me, that was good advice as I had a lot of episodes with new foods that I could not tolerate.

For me, the best choice in a restaurant was crab meat. I never had any problems with it getting stuck or not setting well with my stomach.   I would ask the person waiting on me if I could have 3 oz of crabmeat either in a cold ****tail or hot in a small amount of butter and I would add a squeeze of lemon to it. 

Since you are thinking of Kelly's, they probably don't have crab on the menu so if you know that you do OK with a turkey burger than I'd go with that.

For me, my eyes are ALWAYS bigger than my stomach, and I can only imagine you will have a similar experience.  

I am not familiar with Kelly's.  Do they have a viable kid's menu?  What's on their appetizer menu?

Many times I will order only an appetizer.  Cheese sticks are great, or shrimp ****tail.  Even chili (if you can tolerate the spice), or another soup?

Don't be afraid to ask the waiter for what you need.

As for steak, personally it has to be a tender cut, and rare -- but given that, I can eat steak all day, and have been able to do so since the first couple months.

Yea, yea, I know -- I have a different surgery than you.  BUT my initial surgery was the VBG with sleeve, meaning I had a TINY tummy, and now I have the lap band on TOP of my DS, which is half full.  (I *may* be getting that un-filled tomorrow, but that is a different story)  So I DO understand the tiny tummy issues.

Ok, I'll jump on the bandwago too & add my 2 cents worth.

Tilapia!!  That is the most adaptable little fish.  It's light & flaky, doesn't have a fishy taste at all, & absorbs any kind of condiment you want to put on it beautifully.  Instead of potato, I opt for steamed cauliflower, which I can mash up with S & P & just a touch of butter, but only a touch.  Makes for a lovely substitute to potatoes.

Being a band person, my biggest problem is food getting stuck!  So I always make sure I know where the restroom is just in case I need to unblock the log jam.  Most of the time the only reason food gets stuck is because I get caught up in the socializing part of the dinner, get all excited in conversation, & swallow bites that are just too big or not chewed enough.

so that's my input.  Have fun!!