I'm chewing each bite for 20 seconds and putting my fork down.

How long between bites of food?

Looks like you are 5 days post op...at that stage, I was still on liquids/full fluids.

But when I did end up eating actual food at the minced stage 3 weeks post op (i skipped the pureed stage on my own volition cuz it grossed me out), I waited 10 to 15 minutes between 1-2 bites. Sometimes I forgot, but then the pain in my chest would remind me.

I'm just over 8 months post op, and I still take a long time to eat, but I do about 10 minutes between 3-5 bites now.

You'll learn what your pace should be like...your body will tell you.

Looks like you are 5 days post op...at that stage, I was still on liquids/full fluids.
But when I did end up eating actual food at the minced stage 3 weeks post op (i skipped the pureed stage on my own volition cuz it grossed me out), I waited 10 to 15 minutes between 1-2 bites. Sometimes I forgot, but then the pain in my chest would remind me.
I'm just over 8 months post op, and I still take a long time to eat, but I do about 10 minutes between 3-5 bites now.
You'll learn what your pace should be like...your body will tell you.

How do you get used to cold food? I mean obviously if. It takes so long to eat all your food after the first bite is going to be cold.

Microwave... you can only eat 1-2 oz of anything right now.

You should still be on protein shakes right now, not food. You are still inflamed and nothing is healed at this point. Exactly WHAT are you eating? Even cream soups are after two weeks, be careful, your gut is not fully functioning.

4 hours ago, allies journey said:

How do you get used to cold food? I mean obviously if. It takes so long to eat all your food after the first bite is going to be cold.

Practice I guess, lol.

But yeah, 99% of the time, the food I eat is either cold or room temperature. I'm used to it. I don't even bother heating up leftovers from the fridge (unless its something that gets gelatinous when refrigerated like bone broth or something....)

Edited July 4, 20197 yr by ms.sss

Thanks for the reply. Lol I have several things to get use to cold food as well as not drinking when I eat I can't imagine how I am going to accomplish that. I drink continuously.

Lots of things to work on.

18 hours ago, ms.sss said:

Looks like you are 5 days post op...at that stage, I was still on liquids/full fluids.

But when I did end up eating actual food at the minced stage 3 weeks post op (i skipped the pureed stage on my own volition cuz it grossed me out), I waited 10 to 15 minutes between 1-2 bites. Sometimes I forgot, but then the pain in my chest would remind me.

I'm just over 8 months post op, and I still take a long time to eat, but I do about 10 minutes between 3-5 bites now.

You'll learn what your pace should be like...your body will tell you.

I'm actually 4 yrs out. Starting all over. Just can't remember all the rules. I'll get there.

Mine told me to count 40 in between. Don't know for certain why they chose that amount, maybe just to make you eat slower and more mindfully. And to lay down eating utensils between each bite. They believed it should take you 30 minutes to eat, they seemed to be more interested in lukewarm food than I ever have been.
Don't give much thought to reasoning THEM out, having enough trouble understanding ME at times!???

I'm chewing each bite for 20 seconds and putting my fork down.
How long between bites of food?

This is the rule my surgeon told me and it works. 30-30-30 don't drink nothing 30 min before a meal, take 30 min to eat a meal and don't drink nothing 30 min after a meal. It's different but effective!

6 hours ago, POLLYWOLLY said:

I'm actually 4 yrs out. Starting all over. Just can't remember all the rules. I'll get there.

omg. i totally misread your surgery date. I just saw 06/29 and assumed it was this year...sorry about that!

I find that everyone's "rules" differ from surgeon to surgeon, but are more or less in the same vein. Here is a resource you can peruse:

https://www.obesitycoverage.com/the-big-gastric-bypass-diet-guide/