eating too fast

I can so relate to eating too fast.  I am going to make a conscioius effort to eat slower and really taste and enjoy my food.  I think lots of times I eat and put things in my mouth and don't even know if I liked it or not.  That is usually when I am eating for some psychological reason rather than hunger.  I, like you, use food in place of feelings.  Food helped me to avoid some really unpleasant feelings.  My therapist and I are working on me relearning how to feel and accept and deal with what I am feeling.  The guilt thing is a big factor too.   My pledge for today and in the coming days is to slow down and savor and enjoy my meals with no guilt.  I WILL NOT sneak and eat. Have a good weekend. Melissa

I love this topic because it is soooooo me!! Eating fast has always been an issue for me - pre-op as well as now, and although I was more conscious about it immediately following surgery, that old habit has followed me throughout the years! I, too, will make a concentrated effort to slow down while eating and enjoy each bite!

Wow !!  this topic really opened my eyes.  I have noticed the last few months that I seem to be rushing through my meals.  I am making a real effort to give up the grazing, and I think this is the result.  Maybe for me it is guilt, I have tried to keep myself at 3 small meals and 3 small snacks each day.  I find if I "cheat" I tend to gulp it down, kind of like if I eat it fast, it doesn't count.       I also have the issue with non wls peeps commenting on what I eat, so I try to eat when no one else is around at work.  Not to mention we have a 15 minute lunch (including travel time to the break room.  )      I am making a promise to slow down, enjoy each of my 3 meals and limit myself to 3 small snacks.  Thanks all for the comments. Katie

This is a problem for me too.  I've noticed that there are times that I have finished eating something and realize, I didn't even taste it!  What a waste.  Especially with  unhealthy foods, it's almost as if the faster something is gone, the easier it is to pretend I didn't eat it.   I hadn't given much thought to the speed of my eating being anything significant but it may be a bigger deal than I thought.  Hummm, food for thought.  Thanks for bringing it up. Elesha

I  think you got it - the faster you eat the esier to prend i didnt eat it - I htink  this ties into the shame and guilt I read about and am trying to address myself.

I'm a fast eater also, and that has occasionally gotten me into trouble.  Seems to happen with Chinese food.  I can only contribute it to... I'm still eating like I fat girl.  heh... I need to slow down and take the time to chew.  That food isn't going anywhere, so I don't know why I eat it so fast.  I've always loved food and I still do.  Cooking is one of my favorite things to do.  I can remember my husband coming home one day shortly after my gastric bypass and I was tuned into the Food Netwook watching cooking shows.  He thought I was torturing myself.  I said... even though I've changed my eating habits... doesn't mean I don't love watching them cook food.  ha... Have a great rest of the weekend.  Vickie