Last night was my first soft food, and I have a question, please.

Yesterday I was cleared to try soft food after 22 days on liquids.  

We had a class that went over types of soft foods, and she gave us a list.  

On the list was fish.  I decided to bake sole, bcos I can make it very moist.  She said to try one food at a time.  She also said everyone was limited to 3 oz.  Also, this was a dietitian teaching the class, not someone who has had WLS.

I measured it out, and had 1 ounce. I took small bites, chewed and chewed.  I did not seem to have any issues with it.  But, right after the last bite, I felt so full.  I felt FULL for 6 hours after wards!  Even when I went to sleep, it felt like it was right there, kinda like in my chest.  Weird.  

What did I do wrong?  

I'm thinking I just ate too much.  Maybe 2 or 3 bites would have been better.

I did not have to throw-up, but it didn't feel real comfortable.

As a result, so far today, all I had was liquids.  

I think I should try something tonight.  Maybe a scrambled egg would be better.  

Perhaps fish was a bad choice.

Oh, and also, it felt like I could not drink anything all night.  Like I was too full.  So did the fish just sit there all those hours and not go anywhere?  Also, in a way, I feel like I sill have fish in my tummy, and it has been 23 hours.  Is that possible? 

Question -- when you first went to soft foods -- did you have only one soft food a day or try more than that?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.  

 i get that feeling sometimes when i eat to fast or don't chew well enough. it feels lke it's stuck, but it doesn't last as long as yours has. i'm a month out and cleared for pretty much anything. the first food i ate was fish. eggs work great for me but some people have trouble stomaching them so goodluck just do it slow. i did only try one at a time. i'd pick one item like a grilled fish filet and eat on it throughout the day. 

you should try just taking 3-4 super small bites (the size of your pinky finger nail) and then put down the fork, push the plate away and wait 5 or so minutes to see how you feel. 

it does get easier to eat so keep trying! 

My guidelines were 1 1/2 to 2 oz of food when first out.  1 1/2 was more than enough for me in the early days!  I suspect you just ate too much, and the full signal came a little late.  Measure out a smaller portion for now.

 Thank you for your suggestions.

Tonight I had 1/2 an egg, ate really slowly... and that worked fine.

This seems like some trial and error.  

Thank you!

 I started sorts last night. First thing I tried was the ricotta bake that everyone talks about on this forum. It was wonderful and I was able to eat 2 ozs. This morning I had a scrambled egg and I was able to eat the whole thing. 

My nutritionist said that I should be getting in 1/4 - 1/2 cup. I use my scales and measure out 2 ozs. of something first.

Next goal is to try chicken salad!

All I can say is doesn't it feel good to have something "real" after such a long time on the liquid diet. I was on a liquid diet for 4 weeks!

 Yeah I measure out 2oz at most then don't eat it all.  My sleeve is really good at telling me that was your last bite.  I've yet to finish 2oz of anything.