New Habits?

[nish 102]

Everyone post op talks about chewing and taking a long time to eat so little food.

I am assuming for the most part a large portion of us eat way to much to fast.

Most diet plans talk about putting the fork down between bites, chewing your food thoroughly each bite. So on nd so forth.

I know that is one of my biggest problems eating wy to much then feeling stuffed after meals

How long did it take all of you to get use to new habits. And is that effect of what everyone talks about with the dumping or vomiting after meals?

Thanks for your help.

[atcgoddess1 37]

I was so scared of throwing up or worried about stretching out my pouch that it really took me no time at all. I find that if I eat too fast, my own body slows me down. Before surgery, I had a hard time believing that it could take me 30 minutes to eat one egg or a single meatball. But in the beginning it took every bit of the time to eat such a small amount of food. Trust me...I felt the exact same way that you do. But you just know and it's not a difficult task at all. The hardest thing for me is not drinking before, during or after meals. And then trying to cram in 64 oz of Fluid during the rest of the day. Dumping is usually caused by eating too much sugar but can sometimes be caused by too much salt or fat as well. I have not experienced a severe case yet. I think I had a mild form of dumping after eating some yogurt. It had 11 grams of sugar. I had such a terrible stomach ache and just felt bad all over all day. So far I have followed my diet to a 'T" so I haven't had a bad episode of dumping. The people in my support group who have says it's terrible. One of the main causes of vomiting is eating too fast or overeating. Taking the full 30 minutes to eat your meal will help you recognize fullness. I have a small kitchen timer and I set it at 30 minutes so I can help pace my eating for the meal. Hope this helps. Best of luck.

[dmariesc 84]

I stated using a baby spoon! My friend saw I was using one and brought me over an adorable tea spoon which is great! Helps taking the small bites.

[Sunflwr76 45]

Baby/teaspoon is a great idea!

[john 181]

Well said Atcgoddess I'm doing exactly that too

[lynn 49]

I just started soft foods today and thats what i am doing. Woke up this morning and went to my china cabinet and took out my baby spoon and sat down and took baby bites of my food. I think i will use it again tonight to eat a pudding that way i don't eat to fast cause pudding with a big spoon might be asking for trouble.

[Violet2577 2]

the baby spoon is a great idea thanks:-)