I have a question....

[Caroline08042015 0]

I had sleeve surgery 8/4 and

In the pureed food stage. I'm struggling with small bites and needing to slow down. Is it all bites and slow eating forever?

[WorkinOnMe 596]

I am almost 4 mos out and pretty much on a full diet with minimal restrictions. I eat tiny bites & slowly. If I don't I will fill up too fast and feel nauseous. I can't say it is "forever" because I am not that far ahead of you .... however, my guess is probably. On the brighter side, I eat very little ... about a cup total, and I enjoy every single bite!

[Daisee68 2,493]

​Slow and small is key for long success I would think. Even before surgery that is something that we have all been taught. It takes 20 minutes for your body to register that it received food - even before your new tiny stomach. I will say that at 11 weeks, I can eat slightly larger bites now but likely more because I am not as afraid. But if I eat too fast, I get sick - every. single. time.

It does get easier. Set a timer on your phone. Eventually we won't have to do that as it will be a new habit, but as my therapist said to me today - you are trying to change many many years of conditioning and it cannot be done overnight.

[OKCPirate 5,323]

the short answer is no

[OKCPirate 5,323]

The longer answer is it depends. Some people here have strictures which really make it dificult to take big bites. I don't have that problem. I have always eaten quickly, so I measure before putting on plate. At a resturant, I put what I want on a side plate before I take a bite.