Jannalisa try really hard to follow your doctors orders especially during this time. Your body is trying to heal right now and your band is trying to adjust. This is extremely important even more so than losing weight. After you get your first fill that is when you really focus on losing weight. To answer your question..after you add the protein shakes/yogurt/broth you will feel more satisfied and be able to make it to the next step. The rule of thumb to determine if it is just head hunger is to drink some water, read a book, take a walk or basically do something else to distract you and see if the "hunger" goes away. If it does then it was just in your head if you are still really really hungry then you might be hungry. Right now you are really swollen due to the surgery. My protocal was the same as yours..1st week clear liquids, 2nd week protein shakes, 3rd week mushies, 4th week solids and then the 6th week was my first fill. I followed my doctors order to a T at the very beginning. Over time and with his permission we have adjusted. I just hit 101 lbs lost in 7 months. Stay positive and remember you CAN do it! I wish you the very best!!

Thanks so much for the reply. It really helps to have others that are going through or have gone through this. I will continue to follow the orders my Dr. advises me to do. I cannot wait to see some results. I'm hoping soon I will be able to tell something.