30 Minutes Eating?

TheGirlInThePinkScarf · February 11, 2017

I've kind of been skirting around this question with my nutritionists, but I do plan on asking one of them this when I see them in the upcoming weeks. In the meantime, I wanted to hear some opinions from other people on this topic.

I'm 2 months post RNY but due to nausea and other problems, I'm just now really trying to get in 3 meals a day plus Snacks for my Protein.< /p>

I can usually only eat about an ounce of food before I start feeling too full.

My question is when I'm eating things like string cheese or a slice of cheese, should it take me 30 minutes to eat those as well?

I only wonder because it seems like a long time for me. It's like I'll get busy or I'll put the string cheese down, etc. and then I don't all the time end up finishing it.

I don't want to scarf it down and finish it in 2 minutes, but I don't want to lose interest in what I'm eating either. I'm just not sure what to do.

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Martha Parker-mcneal · February 11, 2017

it should take you at least 20 to 30 min to eat each meal. remember to chew chew chew often I suck on cheese to make it last. eating too fast will make you have a higher chance of dumping and getting sick. it will take practice to slow down. don't get up or do something else while you eat. don't read or watch tv don't get up from the table . put down your fork between each bite. really focus on the foods the flavours etc and get as much pleasure as possible from the experience.

TheGirlInThePinkScarf · February 11, 2017

it should take you at least 20 to 30 min to eat each meal. remember to chew chew chew often I suck on cheese to make it last. eating too fast will make you have a higher chance of dumping and getting sick. it will take practice to slow down. don't get up or do something else while you eat. don't read or watch tv don't get up from the table . put down your fork between each bite. really focus on the foods the flavours etc and get as much pleasure as possible from the experience.

Thanks, I fear that I am not chewing thoroughly enough sometimes. It's just mind boggling to me that eating a smaller piece of cheese should take me the same amount of time as eating 1 oz. of fish.

I'm just still getting so used to the new lifestyle!

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Martha Parker-mcneal · February 11, 2017

it was so hard for me to learn to slow down. I was a school teacher for years and we had about 20 min to eat while at the same time watch the kids for fights etc. I learned to scarf everything down. would eat so fast I did not taste anything. it became a way of life and I would eat that way for Breakfast and dinner as well. took me about 4 months to get the slow thing down. lol you can do this. I even used a timer and would not get up from the table until it went off. ugh. hated it but knew it was my health so had to do it.

TheGirlInThePinkScarf · February 11, 2017

it was so hard for me to learn to slow down. I was a school teacher for years and we had about 20 min to eat while at the same time watch the kids for fights etc. I learned to scarf everything down. would eat so fast I did not taste anything. it became a way of life and I would eat that way for Breakfast and dinner as well. took me about 4 months to get the slow thing down. lol you can do this. I even used a timer and would not get up from the table until it went off. ugh. hated it but knew it was my health so had to do it.

I noticed that for dinner last night, I unintentionally finished eating before 30 minutes was up. And I didn't even eat the entire 1.2 (or whatever) oz. of fish. This has unfortunately happened to me a few times.

I also think the stress of trying to get all my Fluid in probably hinders me as well.

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