Tricks To Keep From Eating Too Fast

[LosingItForMe2011 320]

Hello everyone, I thought it would be a great idea to start a thread to find out some helpful hints on how to slow down our eating after bypass surgery. Are there any tips you can give?

Here are mine:

Use baby utensils - they're smaller so you pick up less food.

Put your utensils down between each bite.

Sit only at the kitchen table so you're paying attention to eating and not other things around you.

Use small horderve size cookie cutters to cut lunch meat, cheese etc - fun and it cuts down the bite size

Any others people can suggest?

[DLCoggin 1,788]

Chew every bite 20-25 times. Every bite should be the consistency of yogurt before you swallow it. Takes some concentration but it really slows you down!

[LosingItForMe2011 320]

it sure does. I've been trying to practice that. My Nutritionist also says each bite should be pea size and put your utensils down between bites.