Its so hard not to think about food especially when we can't have it. I am three weeks post op and my Dr. said its ok for me to be on solids. But I tell ya that first three weeks was whack!! Try diffrent kinds of soups (without chunks). DanActive is great and it has yummy flavors. When you go out, take a protein drink, a Dan Active and a jello, with you, in your purse. Oh yhea and slimfast is good too. I would put it in the freezer and pretent it was a milkshake. That how I got through the liquid phase. Sometimes I worried if I made the right decision but now that I am back on solids I feel much better about the band.