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I get a little cocky sometimes with myself when it comes to chewing and eating slow.

At 5 months out, my Stevo-sleevo still is sensitive about me eating fast and not chewing. And it is not a problem every time. remember that! For example, I ate 5 ounces of a flat chicken pattie tonight in about 5 minutes. It was very flavorful and comes from costco. 20 minutes later, I was paying for it. I was like " out of the way, out of the way, " as I walked very fast towards the bathroom. This was a severe stuck throat feeling and was not going to be one of my little full feeling belches. I just knew. Trust me. I lost about 1/2 in the toilet and slimed a whole mouth full. Fortunately, 2-3 ounces stayed down.

Now you know ounger sleeve kiddies. Do not try this at home.

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I need to keep this in the front of my mind once I'm sleeved..I've been known to push the limits a time or two myself. Best lessons are learned the hard way I guess? Thanks for posting :)

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I get impatient, too. Mostly it's because I'm taking these tiny little bites and my body is used to eating, not nibbling. The body is good about telling you "NOPE", that's for sure :D

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Thank you so much. This is duely noted as I am an avid shoveler. Your experience is so appreciated.

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I concur, just found that out myself. I am on soft foods so I was trying to eat 1 egg, which by the way I found out was to much for my obviously. I thought I ate it slow and well enough but I was unable to finish it and had that sit in the chest feeeling for the longest. Not a good feeling at all, need more pratice at this most definitely

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Sleeve 11/5 and I'm still on liquids...protein drinks have been difficult to handle..so I find find myself drinking Clear Liquids only... any suggestion on what I do for substitute. .???

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I'm very surprised you can eat an entire chicken patty! I can eat about a third at the very most.

We all need to hear to eat slower and little bites too! Good reminder. I'm 6 months out, and I have to remind myself every single meal if every single day!

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Sleeve 11/5 and I'm still on liquids...protein drinks have been difficult to handle..so I find find myself drinking clear liquids only... any suggestion on what I do for substitute. .???

You can try substituting shakes with some Soups. Back he, I liked Tomato Soup. Bariatric Advantage sells a good high Protein Tomato Soup. I mixed it with lobster bouillon and made an awesome savory lobster bisque. You might also try to strain some other Soups to get just the liquids. For example, I strained a yummy vegetable Soup to sip the liquids. This approach allowed me to eat out with family and friends with me sipping on the various soups. Good luck.

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Thanks for the advice I will definately look into it.. tomatoe Soup ..yummy :)

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Sleeve 11/5 and I'm still on liquids...protein drinks have been difficult to handle..so I find find myself drinking clear liquids only... any suggestion on what I do for substitute. .???

There is a liquid Protein at Walmart that I add to low calorie Gatorade or sugar free Hawaiian Punch. It comes flavored but i like to add it to these anyway. Hope it helps you get your Protein in.

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There is a liquid Protein at Walmart that I add to low calorie Gatorade or sugar free Hawaiian Punch. It comes flavored but i like to add it to these anyway. Hope it helps you get your Protein in.

OTC keeps saying that these liquid Proteins contain collagen and do not actually get processed by your body in the same manner as whey based protein. Just thought I would pass it along.

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I'll check with the doc to see what he has to say... thanks

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