Thought I would share this with you incase you were having the same problems I was having.

Most of the times when it was time to eat and I would be having some chicken or some other kind of meat, it would immediatly get stuck. Not sure if it was b/c I would not chew it enough or what. The other day I was having some chicken and I decided to take my food chopper (pampered chef - manual one) and chop up the food into little itty bitty pieces. When I started eating it, it went down SOOO much easier.

It even helped my "picky" kids eat all the meat on their plates as well. An added bonus!! Just thought I would share with everyone!

A third bonus... can release stress by pounding the chicken!! What a feeling!!

Good thinking. I'll probably do stuff like this, I dont want to change what my family eats too much to accommodate me. They enjoy a roast lamb or chicken dinner etc. So do I actually. And we usually make a great shepherds pie for the next night from the leftovers. If I have to occasionally mash up a family meal (or a part of it) then I will. Other nights they can eat band friendly food but it's not fair to deprive them totally of favourites because I cant eat them - and I've survived 3 kids without resorting to cooking two different sets of meals at night, I'm not about to start now, lol.

I'll have to remember this. Sometimes it hurts to swallow liquids because my band is so tight. And then other times I could eat a horse. This is good info. Especially for the newbies. Thanks