after two weeks on liquids, I made my first attempt at food today. It was meant to be soft food, but I bought some smoked mackerel and tried to eat that. After only one ounce, I suddenly felt that I coul eat no more, and could be sick. It came as a shock - I felt so ill, actually I felt like I could hardly breathe. After 10 minutes it went away, but it came as a wake up call after 2 weeks on liquids. I had to put the rest of the mackerel in the fridge and tackle it in the afternoon instead!

I haven't actually been sick yet but I came close to it today! It surprised me just how suddenly the feeling came upon me that I could not eat one bit more. Normally, on a non-banded stomach, you get full more gradually and can normally finish up your plate, however full you are. But this time it happened all of a sudden - I was suddenly over-full and could not have had one gram more at that point!

sounds more like a stuck episode to me rather then being full

That doesn't sound "full" nearly as much as struggling with food of the wrong consistency; I think I'd shelve it for a while.

Soft food really needs to be soft and moist. Smoked fish can be awfully dry and dense; it's not something I'd attempt right out of the gate.

It's true, though, you've lost the leeway to finish up what's on your plate---at least for now. (You may have a period where you don't have the same restriction you have now; swelling can play a big role at first.) But that's the whole point of the band :smile2:

Holy Mackerel, try something a little softer to eat for your first real food.

Do you like egg salad or chicken salad? Those both go down prettty good for me.

Thank you all. I won't buy mackerel for a while! It was tastier though than anything I've eaten for weeks!!

Yep, I bet it tasted amazing!

I have a hard time with sardines (my favorite). :smile2:

Man I wish I would fill full after just a little bit, I feel like I could eat a lot, just like before having the band., But I do not allow myself to... My Dr won't do any fills till after 8 weeks, if that. I sometime think that there is nothing there, or something is wrong.. I have lost a total of 40 lbs since starting at the pre op diet, and now I'm afraid that i will gain that back.