Morning!

so, I am eating tiny bites and putting fork down while I chew. I have small portions

however, I am still only taking about 8 minutes to eat

any suggestions as to how to slow down further?

also, what is your “full” feeling?

so far, all I have been able to discern is a tightness in the middle of my back level with my bra strap

thanks for help

Christine

My full feeling is like a lump in my throat . I never eat past that sensation or I'm absolutely miserable.

Try using a timer , but some foods you'll just naturally eat quicker (slider foods ) because they have minimal texture and give minimal resistance during chewing.

Other foods like dense animals protein will take a lot longer because you have to use more effort. But you should only eat until right before you are full anyway working your way to larger amounts over time , the time guideline is the suggested maximum time to eat

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I force myself to take 30 mins to eat no matter what it is and keep my eye on the clock. Take TINY spoonfuls, chew each 20 times - even if there's little texture (I'm on puree/soft at the moment) and put the spoon down for at least 30 seconds between bites. I'm hoping I will rely less on the clock when it becomes habit xx

Something I do while eating to get the 30 minutes and this works for me, it may not work for you. I will watch something on TV that is interesting. I will chew put everything down and watch a show until a commercial. Then I will pause, take a bike and resume watching. This gets me about 30 minutes of eating time. Once the show is over, I do not eat anymore.

I think the better way to approach things is to measure out your portions and go from there. Sometimes that full feeling comes too late and then you're in for some misery. As the others said try keeping track of time. If you're someone that likes to read take a bite, put the spoon down, read X amount of pages, take a bite, repeat. There are some simple things you can do to keep a pace of sorts on how often you should eat. Or like Tipps said have a clock nearby and actually track the time.

Even though I had a sleeve I think the approach should be the same. If you're comfortable eating 2 ounces of food slowly increase your portion size as your plan allows. If you don't have a kitchen scale get one. They're not that expensive and it's a good tool for learning portion sizes. You'd be surprised at the difference an ounce can make with certain foods and it takes out the guesswork.

For the first several months I would read a book while eating to force myself to slow down. I would take a bite, read 2-3 pages, take another bite, read 2-3 pages. That helped me stretch it out. But, yeah, I still ate the really soft foods quickly (yogurt, soup, etc) It's pretty hard to "chew" yogurt for 20 seconds

My full feeling was really hard for me to recognize for awhile. It is just a little bit of heaviness in my belly (just below my sternum) and then if I keep going a little past that I will typically burp or my nose starts running a little bit and those clues are my big red stop signs. If I continue on I will hit the painfully full stage and really regret the last few bites.

Thanks all for taking the time to feedback

very helpful

My full feeling (i think??) is a chest type pain .

I’m having a hard time slowing down too. Although that pain tells me when I’m eating too fast t too much at once!



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