Eating Fast

Hi guys...over the last week I've started eating fast again. Does anyone have any tips? Is it because I'm now below goal and trying to sabotage myself? I don't know...I start out OK but then seem to get distracted and before I know it I've finished my meal. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Nancy

Two tips that have helped me a lot:

• Put your fork down after every bite
  
  
• Aim for bites that are the size of a grain of rice

Thanks Julie... I'll try those out tomorrow. I think one result of my fast eating is feeling hungry all the time (head hunger or what!) Thanks again Nancy

Got my lunch (cottage cheese) up to 30 minutes using the advice here...however it takes a real effort not to just shovel it all in!

Take a bite than put your fork down and chew before swallowing. It takes practice.

Thanks white dove

In addition the other advice, i recommend eating with no distractions. So eat ata table, not in front of TV.

Guys,

I am newbie here. I am bit confused about eating fast. Is there any bad effects if eating fast? My mother is trying to eating fast.

Thank you so much!

I'm a habitual fast eater. Post-op, there's 2 main things I experience if I don'****ch my pace and if I fail to chew thoroughly. The first is that food starts feeling "stuck" and it's very uncomfortable. The second is that I can fail to note the signs that I'm getting full until after I've eaten that infamous "one bite too many" (though when I'm scarfing the food down it's usually 2-3 bites too many...) Then I feel absolutely miserable for about 20 minutes... sweating and nauseated with a VERY uncomfortable stomach. It's a bad habit, and a hard one to break, but it's really important to eat slowly and CHEW VERY THOROUGHLY.