DOES EVERYONE CUT ALL OF THEIR FOOD UP REALLY SMALL WHEN THEY EAT OR IS IT JUST THE MEATS THAT YOU HAVE TO CUT UP REALLY SMALL. I HAVEN'T HAD A FILL YET SO I HAVEN'T BEEN DOING THIS BUT I ALSO DON'T SHOVE FOOD DOWN MY THROAT IN BIG PEICES. IAM JUST WONDERING IF IT WILL BE EVERTHING THAT I EAT OR ONLY SOME THINGS.:confused2: AND IS THIS HARD TO GET USED TO? I WOULD IMAGINE THAT IT WOULD BE. MAYBE I SHOULD START DOING THIS NOW...

I rarely eat red meat but if I do, I cut it up verrrrry small. chicken, semi-small. Fish... different story. ;o)

If you are a newbie I'd be cutting things up in tiny pieces and with time you'll learn what you can tolerate and what you can't.

I do little bites of most things---it keeps me slow, and steady----and I don't tend to forget and get carried away---which I tend to do if I am talking or something while I eat.....old habits die hard!!!

Kat

I take little tiny bites of everything and chew chew chew now. I didn't start before the band, because I knew I would have to afterwards. I ordered a steak one time, but then I decided not to eat it because it was too dry. I haven't had any problems with anything yet really....but I think I'm just finally at a good restriction level today.

I take tiny bites of everything! I never eat red meat ever!!! Or pork both of those will not go down. But hey you get used to it. I dont miss either of them at all..

I take tiny bites. If not, I get that wonderful pain in my back. I've never PB'd but if you put too much in the pouch at once it is painful. I didn't have to do this until after my 2nd fill.

I am able to eat just about everything if properly chewed. Only twice have I had an uncomfortable feeling, and both times were because I swallowed before chewing enough. I didn't PB or slime, it was just uncomfortable for a couple of minutes. And, I cut my food up a little smaller than I used to, but not in pea sized piece or anything.

......very very very small pieces-almost shredded, especially chicken. I am almost to the point that I can no longer even eat chicken, which is a bummer because it is my favorite solid protein food. For now, I mix shredded chicken (like you would do for a baby on finger food) and toss it into a salad with dressing. The dressing wets the chicken shreds down, and I am able to eat it without getting stuck. So far, I am not having trouble with lettuce, so it makes a good meal for me.:thumbup: I mix salsa with a ranch dressing to reduce the calories a little. But I still use real dressing. I hate that low fat low taste stuff. I use just enough to wet the food, not to drench it.