I'm 2 weeks out and had my first soft foods today. They went down well. There is no puréed stage on my surgeon's plan. He says just chew your soft foods to a purée before you swallow. I had:

String cheese

2 bites refried beans (got full)

Hi protein mashed potatoes with protein gravy and ground turkey (so delish...posted in recipes thread).

I was really scared to try food but it went well and I was able to get 2-3 oz in before I was full. So nice to actually chew something!!

I am really relieved to see your post. I am 13 days out and my Dr says to do the same thing. I have several family memebers that have been sleeved by different surgeons and they were kind of shocked that I was getting that many choices that fast. As much as i really want something to chew again I am kind of terrified for that first solid bite to go in my mouth. I have hit a mini stall for the past three days and Im hoping that changing things up a bit helps to break me out of that as well.