Thanks for the welcome ladies. Maybe I worded my previous post wrong. I'm only eating mushies, but I think I can eat alot of them. As far as my surgeon post op directions, they want you to do 2 weeks of liquids, then 2 weeks of mushies, then the next 2 weeks you are transitioning to regular food, just small bites and chew very well. I thought I should only be able to eat 1/4-1/2 cup of food and I'm sure I'm eating at least 1 cup. I don't drink with my meals and I eat slowly even though there isn't alot of chewing going on. I'm sure I"m just being impatient. I just recovered so quickly from the surgery (had it 4/16 and mowed the lawn 4/19) I guess I'm rushing things a bit. Thanks for the posts.