Well, first of all you shouldn't be eating so many carbs. Spit pea soup and crackers is not going to help you lose weight. You should stick to high Protein (70 grams a day) and very little carbs. You should also keep track of everything you eat. Probably the soup was easy to go down as well as the crackers so that is why you didn't experience any difficulty. I had my surgery on Sept. 29th and I can still only eat 2 ounces of food at each meal. I make sure that I get in all of my protein but it is difficult if I eat too fast or eat more than 2 oz. Your surgery is only a tool to help you. Your doctor should have told you what to eat and what not to avoid. Trust me, you will know when you have eaten too much because it will be really painful. Good luck to you. This is the best thing I have ever done for myself and everything my doctor told me has come true.