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I think every 5 minutes is a bit much imho, but 1 bite every 1-2 should work. That way 20 bites is about 20 mins which is the time needed to "feel" your stomach which may not happen for you for a while.

My whole slow eating approach is to take small bites and keep it mentally slow. In the beginning I was literally nibbling on things. So eating half a banana took forever. To help me along the way, I also bought smaller kids/dessert sized knives, forks and spoons. (Ikea has a dessert set called Dragon which looks very nice and has a matching normal size as well.) I also use only small dessert plates which research shows fools the mind.
(https://sparq.stanford.edu/solutions/use-smaller-plates-smaller-waist)

Just some ideas..welcome to the club!

I think every 5 minutes is a bit much imho, but 1 bite every 1-2 should work. That way 20 bites is about 20 mins which is the time needed to "feel" your stomach which may not happen for you for a while.

My whole slow eating approach is to take small bites and keep it mentally slow. In the beginning I was literally nibbling on things. So eating half a banana took forever. To help me along the way, I also bought smaller kids/dessert sized knives, forks and spoons. (Ikea has a dessert set called Dragon which looks very nice and has a matching normal size as well.) I also use only small dessert plates which research shows fools the mind.
(https://sparq.stanford.edu/solutions/use-smaller-plates-smaller-waist)

Just some ideas..welcome to the club!

I've upped my walking to twice a day as well. The dogs absolutely love me now. But checking your weight twice a day? If that's what works for you ok, but watch out for the mind games we can start to play with ourselves.

I've upped my walking to twice a day as well. The dogs absolutely love me now. But checking your weight twice a day? If that's what works for you ok, but watch out for the mind games we can start to play with ourselves.

@sillykitty Now I REALLY want chicken and dumplings! I love old people food lol

Exactly! Us too. Yesterday one of our young friends was there checking out ahead of us. And I felt very "judged" cuz our cart was full (not stuffed or not multiples), Just our normal stuff. Even our veg lasts mostly 2 weeks cuz I leave the stuff with longer shelf life for the 2nd to 3rd week...and we have a full freezer cuz I end up still making more than either of us eat...so it goes in the freezer. #thestruggletocookfor1.5isreal...

Glad you have times where things are not crazy so you can shop!

Lots of empty shelves in Aust too. They established limits on how many packs of toilet paper, rice, Pasta, meat, etc. last week because of people’s greed. Does cause probs though for those with legitimate need for additional packs. My brother has 5 children. His wife tried to buy 2kg of mince to make spag bolognaise. Could only get 1x1kg pack & 2x500g. She was stopped at the checkout & they were going to take the 1kg pack away. She had to fight to keep 1.5kg explaining she was feeding 7 people. Worse was she ran into a friend who bragged she’d bought 2x1kg packs & it’s just 2 of them.
I feel for the staff at the grocery stores. They’re being abused & are so rushed off their feet they can’t even get the shelves restocked.

This would be a dream to me! This might be the ONLY way I could stay away from breads! (Notice the Buns and rolls sign.)

2.8 mile walk/run with the dogs. Golden retrievers are bad at social distancing.

Sorry, but for me kale is bleh.

Sorry, but for me kale is bleh.

Ive had sort of the same thing happen for surgery on my foot. My thoughts are to take the same pre-surgery steps but just a little bit longer. For my foot, it's still getting out there walking, but for WLS it might be working on a 1500-2000 calorie diet. There are so many things we can do given the right mindset. Ive seen so many people out walking recently and even the New York Times has mentioned an upswing in people running.

Ive had sort of the same thing happen for surgery on my foot. My thoughts are to take the same pre-surgery steps but just a little bit longer. For my foot, it's still getting out there walking, but for WLS it might be working on a 1500-2000 calorie diet. There are so many things we can do given the right mindset. Ive seen so many people out walking recently and even the New York Times has mentioned an upswing in people running.

I misunderstood one of the notes about taking my Vitamins after my surgery and mistakenly took a double dose of Iron which led to severe Constipation and black poo! Nothing serious, but it was a pain in the ass. hehe ...oops

I Water down all my Protein Shakes by half otherwise they are too sweet for me as well. At the moment, im drinking ensure cafe mocha and enjoying it.

She is sooooo a role model for us all! In fact because she is human and flawed we like her all the more. Not to mention she is THE most supportive and helpful person on bariatricpal.

She is sooooo a role model for us all! In fact because she is human and flawed we like her all the more. Not to mention she is THE most supportive and helpful person on bariatricpal.

Cry..we dont have that in Cleveland... :C

What is HEB?

She is sooooo a role model for us all! In fact because she is human and flawed we like her all the more. Not to mention she is THE most supportive and helpful person on bariatricpal.

She is sooooo a role model for us all! In fact because she is human and flawed we like her all the more. Not to mention she is THE most supportive and helpful person on bariatricpal.

Anyone use a meal delivery service? What do you think of it? I might be moving back to the US for a while to take care of my father and need some advice. I probably won't have time to cook on my own if Im working as well. He and his wife also have a very different lifestyle/food needs than I do so it would be just for me.

After transitioning to normal food, i didnt have much of a problem with anything. I did take small bites and chewed well.

Thought I'd share...so many of you guys have been an inspiration to me!