NO mush, must eat fast. HELP!

[meyouus 415]

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?

[Ginger Snaps 1,323]

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.

[meyouus 415]

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

[meyouus 415]

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!