Im a month post op for the sleeve on 7/2/14. Im still having trouble with blended proteins ( mostly meats) - when i take small bites of things and chew for a long time... the food goes down fine, but then in 5-10 min it feels like i need to burp and the food is stuck. Am i eating too fast? I'm not swallowing a lot... maybe taking too many bites, too quickly?

At a month out I'm not sure your pouch is ready for solid meats yet? What stage are you supposed to be in? At a month out I was on soft foods.

I'm supposed to be on soft foods still... But it's getting boring!!! I'm trying to mash proteins and eat them but it's super annoying when they don't go down. I'll have to stick to my protein shakes , scallops and shrimp!

I would. Sounds like you're just not ready for meats yet. Have you tried eggs? They're good protein and ok in the soft stage.

Love eggs! I have one in the mornings usually... What other soft foods are good? I'm going to try a tuna fish and bean blended dip.

Are you eating cooked regular meat like a chicken breast for lunch meat? You might be able to tolerate lunch meat better. I believe I was also eating lots of cheese and crackers at that state and pb2.

I tried a little tuna mixed w/spicy hummus one time. It was tasty and the tuna stayed down. I haven't done it since, but only because I threw out more than 1/2 the can of tuna so it didn't seem worth it. Hard boiled egg mixed w/hummus is good, too, and I have that more often because there is little waste. :-)

Hummus, yogurt, oatmeal, tuna (only if it's moist enough that it doesn't need to be chewed), applesauce, etc. My nutritionist told me I could eat anything that's soft and moist enough to not need chewing.

Im a month post op for the sleeve on 7/2/14. Im still having trouble with blended Proteins ( mostly meats) - when i take small bites of things and chew for a long time... the food goes down fine, but then in 5-10 min it feels like i need to burp and the food is stuck. Am i eating too fast? I'm not swallowing a lot... maybe taking too many bites, too quickly?

The folks on the sleeve boards can probably help you more than us bypass folks. Your stomach is 3 to 4 times bigger than our pouch.