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Ok.. Day #5 of my pre op diet... This may sound a bit silly, but I've started using one of my daughters toddler spoons for my broth/Greek yogurt/sf Jello. It makes me eat slower and obviously take smaller bites. Just an idea I thought I'd share

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Yes! I bought baby spoons and also a electric coffee cup warmer to keep soups/food warm, it works great!

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I, too, use baby spoons still and I'm already 7 weeks out. I find that if I don't, I sometimes hurry WAY too much (busy life, and all that) and find myself in pain by the end of the meal. Baby spoons both regulate and remind me to slow down, take it easy, and enjoy each bite.

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I used baby spoons in the beginning also. It helped train me to recognize a good bite size for me. I also bought 3 coffee cup warmers (I keep one downstairs, 1 upstairs and one at work). I still use them to this day because I can take down warm liquids much better than cold ones. Plus I like Decaf tea way more than any flavored water.< /p>

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I've been using what we used to call "iced tea spoons." They're a bit smaller than a regular spoon & have a longer handle. I have some others that are even smaller. Considering I used to use the big tablespoons to eat, it's a big difference. It probably takes me 15 minutes or more to eat what I used to eat in one spoonful!

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Ok.. Day #5 of my pre op diet... This may sound a bit silly, but I've started using one of my daughters toddler spoons for my broth/Greek yogurt/sf Jello. It makes me eat slower and obviously take smaller bites. Just an idea I thought I'd share

I have a seafood fork that I eat with when I'm at home. I have several, I should carry one with me!! :) I also eat off a smaller plate, either a salad plate or a bread 'n butter plate. You'll eat sooooo little in the beginning, even the smaller plates will look empty, but a year, eighteen months out, it will look 'full' or more full. It's like tricking your mind. It is weird, at three+ years, I will some times ask my husband, "did i eat a lot?" My little plate will look full.

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I carry several baby spoons in a snack ziplock bag in my purse. I can't whip them

Out all the time, but I do when I can. I often forget to limit my intake (especially when drinking cold Water during a workout) and need all the reminders I can get

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