just wanted to know on average how long should you wait between bites to take another?

Thanks

Unfortunately you'll hear a lot of various answers on this.

As for myself, I don't necessarily time it. I take a small bite, I put my fork down, and I don't touch my fork again until I've swallowed the food completely and successfully. It's the "rule" my nutritionist taught me before being banded and it's always worked very well for me.

that sounds like a pretty simple yet very smart rule. thank you

I don't pay attention to how much time I wait between bite. I don't set my fork down because I've always been in the habit of moving food around on my plate between bites even before the band. However, I will not eat if I'm being distracted by something else or in a hurry! When I eat, that's my only job at the moment! It's funny how I have learned to actually enjoy the flavors of food and I actually like foods I never ate before! I think I enjoy food more now, but am less obsessed with the quantity!

I also put my fork down an eat like Missy

the slower the better I to put fork down in between bits then I type on here.

I don't really do anything different post band other than I'm more aware of my next bite rather than shoveling my food down before I'm done swallowing what I already have in my mouth. I seldom get stuck and when I do its due to old habits.

well thank you all for your replies. sometimes you have to take a step back and realize the answer is right in front of your face.

There is a point where you can eat too slow. I was told my meals should take 20-30 minutes. Not sure what others were told. Eventually you will figure out what works for you.

I only eat slower I dont put my fork down. I just make sure my food is chewed and it has went down. I cant say that I time myself in between bites because I dont. If I feel like it went down then I take another bite.

i take 20 minutes to eat

i eat very slow/chew well and pause between bites

i dont put my fork down

After a while you will learn what it feels like once the bite has comfortably gone down. This is what you should be looking for before you take the next bite. Piling 1 bite on top of another will get you into trouble.

They say a minute, I do what everyone else does. put fork down till fully chewed and swallowed

This is a really bad habit for me, so right now I use chopsticks and an phone app called "eat slower" depending on what I am eating, I go 1 minute between bites, with 30 seconds of chewing time. Although with the chopsticks soup is a real pain.

My band tells me when to slow down, and also put the fork down and give it some extra time....if I have to put my fork down more than twice, I'm Finished eating....

When I put my fork down, someone will ask me if I'm done eating. LOL maybe I'm putting it down dramatically, I'm not sure. Maybe I have an "I'm done " look, but I draw attention to myself. I don't care too much, I just say, I'm just taking a break. Or I hold my water glass (I don't drink) and I fid I'm not asked if I'm done.

If I am eating a new food, or a food I'm scared to get stuck on, and I happen to see a digital clock, I'll wait a minute before the next bite. But it's really to get me into new habits until I naturally wait that amount of time.