Brotherman Bill

Just because you CAN do it doesn't mean you should. You should be eating no more than 1/2 cup of anything at this point.

Lots of Information here, you should be taking each step by step
MBS-Roux-n-Y.pdf

That is a valid question.
The fear of the unknown is real and huge! ((hugs)) It may feel never ending right now. But take courage. Seize hold of hope. Get excited!!! Cuz the journey you are on is transforming!!! And life changing/affirming. In one year you will look back at yourself and not recognize your old sick self. You will disbelieve you ever let yourself get "there" and became "that guy". You will fill a meeeeeeellllllion percent better!!! And eating WILL become "normal" again--a new normal. And that's pretty OK.
The trick is to EAT SLOWLY. Put that fork down between bites. Really feel your body and listen to it. In the early days, the nerves were cut and aren't fully talking to your brain. So that's why it's VERY important to follow the volume and food stage progression given to you by your doctor!!! So important!! Cuz you eat it and you're done, whether you are full or not. No seconds. And of course, if you feel full or restriction or over-discomfort. You stop--even if you have stuff left!
It gets better.
At 15 months, it's not what I CAN eat, it's keeping myself eating honestly, cleanly, and not OVER eating or over eating with the wrong types of foods.

i bookmarked the link, the first app you linked isn't compatible with my device unfortunately, but i downloaded the fitnesspal one. thanks very much for your help and resources

Be gentle with yourself. You just had surgery and are healing, Chew, Eat slow stop at your signal of full. Concentrate on getting your Protein goal in. Your surgery restriction will become a bit less over time. Learn your plan and the basics. Hang in there.

when will i be normal again? when will eating stop being a hard task? i don't mind the small quantities, i just hate wondering if the next bite will make me throw up

-To make this less confusing –
I would suggest using the SLEEVE diet instructions I linked for clarification of what you CAN eat and what to avoid. There are too many variations of plans and people posting that have a different type of surgery. Keep us posted on how you are doing. You got this. Many good things coming your way.

Look. Eating right now IS supposed to be sufficiently hard in order to deter you from over-eating and to provide a negative feedback. Purposely going for "easy" soft to digest food is synonymous with "eating around your tool." You are looking for ways to make it easy on yourself to get food in so that you don't feel that negative response. But the reality is...the SOONER you can advance to solid dense lean Protein, the better! Honestly. It's the stuff that will get you and keep you satiated longer and will keep the food in your tool longer which means you also absorb the nutrients better!!!
(Edited to add: And of course you MUST follow your prescribed food progression plan from your doctor!!! Do not try to advance more than appropriate for your stage and level of healing!!!)
So keep working at soft foods: soft boiled eggs, soft scrambled eggs, canned tuna, canned salmon, canned chicken, poached white fish, poached salmon, liverwurst, cottage cheese, Greek yogurt (but not too much), EggFace ricotta bake, green bean casserole with lots of canned chicken in it. Try chilis, Soups, stews with slowly cooked meats and only tiny bits of veg...
Drop the lentils and Beans for now...

Using my fitnesspal food log app. High in carbs and sugar no Protein value
Carbs = 32
Protein = 2
Sugars = 28

Here is a link for diet instructions. Relying on surgery restriction alone won’t keep you successful long term.
https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/422271-sleeve-surgery-instructions/?tab=comments#comment-4736323
Down load a food app - Myfitness pal or baritastic. Youtube vidieos on how to use it, You will need to know if you are hitting your weight loss calories, the amount of carbs fats and sugars you are eatting each day.
Food app downloads
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.baritastic.view&hl=en_US
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myfitnesspal.android

First and foremost it is all about the volume.

At about 4 weeks here is your VOLUME rec.
Liquids = 4oz at one meal (4 oz of anything liquid)
Soft Foods = 1/8-1/4c (that means 1-2oz by WEIGHT) maximum per meal. That means at THIS time? It's ALL about the protein. Until the time when you get ALL your protein in from food.
Protein first. Then if room, a bite or two of well cooked, soft veggie at 4 weeks. The ONLY time you might add a little frozen or canned fruit (ie fruit without peel and low or no added sugar) would be with a tiny bit of yogurt. But emphasis is on a bite or two--not a whole bowl. For one it's WAY too much sugar/fructose at 1 meal and for two, you MUST get your protein in.

At 4 weeks, you MUST get your protein in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Non-negotiable.

^^^^What these 2 gurus said. Please heed their advice so that all will go well with your life. Just because you CAN do something--does not mean it's prudent.

the guidelines most of us get are that we should focus on protein first, then non-starchy vegetables. If there's room after that (which there often isn't early out), then an occasional small serving of fruit or whole grain carb (although whole grains can be tough on your stomach early out - so I'd wait on those). Some people, esp those who are carb sensitive, never or rarely eat fruit at all during the weight loss phase, given the sugar. I'm not particularly carb sensitive, but early out, a fruit serving for me meant maybe six or eight berries on my Greek yogurt. I still don't eat a ton of it because of the calories - and even though fruit is packed with Vitamins, there's still a lot of sugar in it, so I limit it.

alright i will stop buying fruit salads, too bad the lentils, Beans and tuna all make me feel nauseated after 1-2 spoons maybe i'll stick to Liquid Protein (shakes and Greek yogurt) for 1 more week.

i follow 4 week program: 1st week Clear Liquids, 2nd week full liquids, 3rd week mushy food, 4th week soft food.
i don't count my protein intake but i try to at least eat one high protein meal per day ( tuna, Protein Shake, fish etc...) i don't think i hit 60 grams of protein most days.
as for fruits, there is no mention of it in my nutrition booklet, but because fruit is soft i assumed its okay, and i didn't have any problem. i don't have a nutritionist or a doctor number, because i did my sleeve in a government hospital so there isn't much follow up and contact between patients and doctors/nutritionists, they give a you a booklet and send you home, but hey, at least its free