<p>My Dr only required a liquid diet on day prior to surgery. Since the anethesia basically totally relaxes your muscles you do not want any solid food in your digestive system or you could get really really sick reason for the liquid diet. I was banded 07/10 and am down 28 lbs so far. Followed a liquid diet for 2 weeks post surgery...no on pureed foods for 2 weeks then mushy foods then real foods. Doing ok on bad days when I want to eat emotionally I found some sugar free dove dark chocolate treats....so far indulged 3 times in 4 weeks.</p>