Okay so today is the long awaited day I'm supposed to go back to a regular diet... the dream has finally arrived and I feel so scared and nervous to eat solid, real foods! I'm afraid I will hurt my new tummy or get sick or stretch my pouch or, or, or, arrgghh! My main fears are around fresh fruits and vegetables although that is what I'm really craving at this point. (Who thought I'd ever say that huh?) Anyway's how did you guys do when you first started back to a regular diet? Any tips or suggestions?

I was sleeved 11/28 on 12/25 was my first "soft regular food" day. I eat mainly chicken honestly whether it's chicken salad or chicken with a marinade for dipping or gravy. Still not allowed dry or really thick food or raw fruits or veggies yet. Just take your time eat slow your stomach will let you know what it thinks. Unfortunately a lot is trial and error.

I too was afraid to start regular foods again, mainly because I thought I'd break the "magic" of my weight loss. It would be very difficult to do any permanent damage to your new sleeve, as long as you don't test it's limits. Don't expect to be able to hold but a few bites.

Eat slowly at first, different foods are going to fill you up at different rates. chicken and hamburger are still the toughest foods on my sleeve. Turkey hamburger and pork loin seem to be the easiest.

Here's my own hard learned method for testing Frankensleeve's tolerance for any food.

Eat 1/2 teaspoon of food, wait 5 minutes, eat another 1/2 teaspoon, wait 5 minutes. I found that if Frankensleeve did not have a negative reaction within that time, it was a safe food for me.