Have milk shakes...they're considered liquid, also cream of soups. I found some good recipes online for soups. Steak and Shake has a happy hour with half price shakes 2 - 4 each day. That saved me! You won't really know if the procedure worked until you start going back on "real" food. I find that 7 weeks after the procedure, I'm pretty good if I eat bland food. However, if I try acidy food, like red sauce or spicey food I still need to take my PPI. My internist told me (after the fact) that most of his patients haven't had very good luck with the procedure. At least i'm not taking my PPIs two times every day...more like once every other day.