I was banded on 04/20/2009. I am eating soft foods. One of the things I find disappointing now, is my food is getting cold before I finish eating. Since I am eating less than a cup of food at a meal and I am taking 30-45 minutes to eat it, I am finding my meal always gets cold before I finish and does not taste as good as it did when it was hot.

Sometimes I heat the plate, this helps a little. Does this bother anyone else? How do you keep your meals warm until your finished.

Ed.

I have the same problem. I'm constantly sticking my plate in the microwave.

I use a Sassy Baby Warming Dish. You put warm water inside the dish and it keeps the food warm for quite a long time. you can use it divided to separate food or take the divider out for a warm bowl.

My food gets cold before I'm finished eating too...sometimes I take this as my clue to stop eating when the food gets cold. I don't always do that...but I think I'm going to start...otherwise, I'll be eating the same amount of food as before my surgery, only taking a longer time to eat it. I've heard that we should only take 15 minutes to eat. If you stop eating after 15 minutes, you won't overeat.

My doctor has suggested that take 30 minutes to eat my meal. I am supposed to split my food in half. Eating the first half over 15 minutes, if I finish early, wait and then eat the last half over the remaining 15 minutes. This is to help me get used to eating my my slowly...

This is a pet peve of mine as well. I am resolute in the fact that my wife has had to eat cold meals for the past ten years because of our kids. It is the price I pay for not having good eating habits in the past.

My doc and nutritionist want us to eat our meals in no more than 20 min - with 15 min being optimum. Theory being that the food is all in the pouch and gives you that "full" feeling you are looking for.

I guess if your food is cold, you could zap it in the microwave, just to warm it up a bit. I liked the baby food warming dish idea - clever!

I sit my little plate/ bowl on a cadle warmer covered with foil (safety?) also you could you could use an oficial coffee cup warmer, candle warmer is half the price.