I am glad to be able to eat more than one or two pieces of something and be so full that I cannot eat or drink for hours. Last few days it is getting better, can eat more and drinking a little more and feeling thirsty which I had not felt since day of surgery. So I am getting better, I think I can progress to regular food but have not until I talk to the Nutritionist althoug have had pretzel crackers and light cream cheese or onion dip(low fat) also some Hummus. IT amazes me that it is taking this long to be able to drink a whole 20 oz bottle of Lifewater or such in a DAY. Forget 64 oz fluids, NEVER hit that. I am beig able to eat more things like Turkey Pepperoni with some cheese. Sliced deli low fat chicken, Light Jarlsbery Cheese (love it and it gave me some protein), cream cheese, pretzel crackers and bagel crackers to name a few things and yesterday, I got a 1/4 piece of Dunkin Donut bagel with cream cheese and I did fine amazingly. Tomorrow will test Tuna fish salad, but will check with the nutritionist, I want to eat regular salad!! I livevd on salads for a long time before surgery, my favorite meal with a big salad with some chicken breast or tuna. Why I was overweight is beyond me but since 1 week before surgery when I started the Protein drinks, I have lost 21.5 pounds in 6 weeks. Sometimes it would show I gained a pound or stayed the same but today it want down 3 pounds from 2 days ago. I was not that overweight at 5'3 and 210 pounds so they sound it will come off me slower. As long as it comes off!!! 125 here I come!