Hi, I just joined the group. I've been visiting it for a while. So far. so good. I can sit down now to anything on my plate, but after a few Protein bites, and a nibble of the veg/carbs, I stop. I'm following the rules, and getting in my protein and liquids. The hardest part is eating slowly. I always ate too fast. and its hard to change!

Welcome maineman! Sounds like ur doing great so far. Congrats and good luck on ur journey!

Hi there! Welcome!

Since you know you ate too fast might I suggest always sitting undisturbed at a table and giving your meal your full attention.

My husband (1 1/2 yrs out) has your same problem.. he just spent 2 days puking for it! He will sit in front of the tv and without paying attention eats too fast and too much!

Good luck and say with us, lots of help and info

Hi Maineman! I found that I was eating to fast at first too, but I feel like each day I get slower and slower. have you tried putting your fork/spoon down between bites and just focusing on chewing? Another thing that I did at first to help me with slowing down was download a bariatric eating time on my phone. You can set it to go off every minute or minute and a half and that helped me really think about slowing down cause I wouldn't eat till the timer went off. Also cutting my food into super small pieces has seemed to help too. Best of luck!

Thanks for the good suggestions, it is much appreciated- Frank

Mainman-I was told to buy a baby spoon and a cocktail fork to encourage smaller bites and thereby slowing down the process. I was trying it out prior to surgery and it does work.