First of all I am preop phase awaiting surgery date. But I am curious as to one of my NUT classes, a statement she made that is confusing to me. I know that it MUST be slow small bites with eating and chewed very well after surgery. I am working on that preop now. But she had us try raisins, but only let us take a bite of each raisin. Each raisin was two bites. Now other research states baby size spoon; others say toddler spoon. So half of a raisin is way different than baby spoon or toddler spoon. For those of you post op, what is the realistic response?

The objective is to slow down the way you eat. Let your stomach take its time in processing the food. I am a fast eater or at least I was before surgery. Now I eat with a baby spoon.

Post op I could eat 2 ounces at a time. I made sure to take my time. 15 to 20 minutes to eat those 2 ounces.

I was told that my bites should be about half the size of my thumb nail. I've been allowed chicken since Christmas eve and have had no trouble eating it by keeping to that size bite.

I'm almost 7 weeks post op and I still have to think about how small my bites are and how slow I eat. When I'm at home I use a baby spoon and fork ( it was actually one of my sons when he was a baby). When I'm out I try to only pu food on the tip of the fork or spoon.

I think it'll be something well have to think about for a long time.

Hang in there, you'll do great.