Hi everybody. This might be a TMI post, bear with me here.

I eat fast. I finally figured out why. If I'm eating lean steak pieces, sauteed onions and mushrooms, for example, I want badly and need badly to swallow beef, onions and shrooms so I can know I'm eating those foods. Not pureed mush where once it's mush, you lose the structure and essence of what you're eating. I can't handle, yet, the mush in my mouth. Feels sick to me. Am I crazy???

Have any of you felt this way and overcome it, if yes, HOW?

It's just a matter of choosing to slow yourself down and doing it. It sounds like you've talked yourself into not liking the texture, so you can certainly change that mindset.

I used the "Eat Slower" app on my phone to help me slow down and chew more. You set the phone by your plate, you set it up to buzz every 2 or 3 minutes (or the time you choose), you take a bite, put your fork down, chew for a while, swallow and then wait for the next buzz before taking another bite.

I also cut my food into very small chunks to start with, so there's even less to chew.

It's a habit and you can learn it. I eat so slowly my boyfriend usually eats a salad and a huge plate of food before I finish half of my plate. Then he waits until I'm through and finishes my plate. It's definitely something you can learn to do.

Thanks, I'll try to look for that app. My therapist and I worked on this today.

OMG. It's 2:00 am, I downloaded the app but can't stop the timer! I press stop and it looks like it did, but while on other apps, I still hear the beep! How do I make it stop? I've closed the app!