My post-op diet was 2 weeks of liquids, 2 weeks of mushy and then soft solids working up to regular food as tolerated. I was struggling with hunger after 7 days and spoke with my nurse and nutritionist. They advised that if I was hungry then I could move to the mushy phase after 10 days post-op. She said that if I was hungry then my stomach/band were healing and I could move on to the next phase. Hope this helps!