How Long Does It Usually Take You To Finish One Meal?

It takes me 20-30 minutes to eat 1/2 cup.

When I am pretty tight, like after a fill it, takes me about 30 minutes. When I am a bit looser it's more like 15-20.

It takes me 20-30 minutes to eat 1/2 cup.

hi, thank you for commenting, may i ask approx how large are the bites you take? and what foods for example do you eat.

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When I am pretty tight, like after a fill it, takes me about 30 minutes. When I am a bit looser it's more like 15-20.

@vlp: wow! that is pretty fast, do you wait 10 minutes before ea bite? last night i had 2 saltines with tuna and it took me approx 2 hours to finish... please help me, what am i doing wrong? :smile2: i am not restricted at all (20 post op).

Gabbi~ were you told to wait 10 minutes between each bite? That just doesn't sound right to me.

I was told to take between 20-30 minutes to finish each meal, but I have never heard of a time limit between bites.

I'd check with your nutritionist or Dr. just to verify that's what they are expecting.

MellieW, HI! YUP! that's what they not only told me but it's written on my dietary plan as well. It's frustrating becuase i takes me such a long time to finish a freakin cracker! u know? :smile2: and i feel like i can eat more. so how long do you wait before each bite? and how big are your bites?

Wow! That just seems a little extreme to me. Have you asked why they want you to wait so long between bites?

I'm still on the liquid phase for a couple more days, but I'm mindful to take the full 20 minutes required to eat 1c of Soup. I use a teaspoon so that's the size of my bites. It's an adjustment to eat so little over a 20 minute period so I can imagine how frustrating it must be for you to only be able to take a bite every 10 minutes!

Is this something he/she requires just during the healing process or is this how he expects you to always eat?

Yeah, that sounds extreme. I was told to take small bites, put the folk down, chew throughly and it takes me about 20 minutes sometimes longer depending but never more than 30 minutes. If it took 2 hours for each meal you would be eating all day long.

Wow Gabbi, I agree with everybody else, that is a bit extreme.

My bites are about 1/2 teaspoon a piece. I chew each bite about 30 times, then wait maybe another 30-60 seconds to take another bite.

It is a big adjustment. Before I was a hurried eater (which of us wasn't though?) so I've had to REALLY concentrate on my eating, most the time my food is cold by the time I'm done with it.