How in the world do you train yourself to eat slower and take smaller bites? I have 9 days till I start my pre-op diet and I have really been trying to do better by eating healthier and slower, but that is really hard. Please, any ideas or tips?

This is the absolute hardest thing I've dealt with since my surgery....you will see post op that you will have pain and gas when you eat too fast. Docs told me about this but it's ultra hard to prepare and, for me at least, it's been very difficult to adjust even though I know what I know. I had posted a link to some diet utensils that my surgeon had asked me to get...if you can't find it I can repost for you. Good luck...this part is a challenge but all in all the rewards are worth it!

Use a teaspoon to eat. Really chew and savour the taste of the food. As the previous poster said, post surgery you will have an in-built inability to eat too much or too quickly. Don't worry about it.