Eating slow...

[slimmy120 2]

I agree with babs. I was banded on March 24. I have had no fill and they installed the band with no fill. If I eat too fast I know it, if I eat too big of a bite I know it. It hurts! I work at a culinary school so sometimes its pretty hard not to go taste this or that. Yesterday they made sugar free cupcakes and brought me one. It was nice and warm, right out of the oven (no frosting, just plain white cupcake). It was so delicious that I gobbled it right down and seconds later... i felt it coming back up. I had my head hanging over the trash can for about 5 minutes! I forget about the band occasionally and that is my punishment!!! I have only done it twice now and the first time was because I took too big of a bite and did not chew well enough.

Good luck!

I am certain if you had eaten your cup cake slow would have been ok, now i eat slowly i basically can eat anything.

[tapshoes 2]

I too did it in stages. I started practicing my chewing (and even typing it, it looks strange) pre-banding. I removed my glass from the dinner table as step 2. Smaller plate - Step 3. Dessert fork not regular fork - Step 5. Since banding I have had my first (and I hope only) painful reminder of the 'chew chew chew' mantra.

I am still working on putting my fork down between bites. I am a work in progress, I guess.

Chew chew chew.

[Cerrin 3]

I love the chopstick advise.

Here is my tip for you conserning drinking AFTER meals. I have a timer. On my desk at work. When I come back from lunch I set the timer for an hour. When it dings I can drink to my hearts content. but as long as it is ticking I cannot drink. It helps me...at least while I am at work. At home. ( I live alone) I just dont fix a drink for dinner.

[TulipStar 2]

I was a slow eater before compared to others. Now I have to take it in a slow pause motion. bite, pause pause pause, bite. I also try to eat away from tv/computer/distraction and just focus on eating. I get full so fast, so its really hard.