The chew, chew, chew plan...

In our orientation package it encouraged us to choose some goals from a list they had and to focus on them in preparation for the surgery.  One of the goals I chose was to practice chewing my food very well....

How do you know when you've chewed it well enough?  I am pretty sure I chewed the heck out of my steak yesterday and seriously....grossest thing ever! I was also practicing putting my cutlery down in between bites and not eating and drinking at the same time.  

So much to learn!  Eek.

Well, when you think you have chewed it enough chew it some more and some more.

Linda

 For me if its not completely smooth it will get stuck. I have never chewed so much in my life lol.

Also the amount you put on your fork will be much less so its easier to chew the food until its basically soup in your mouth.  Most of the bites I take are about the size of a grape or cherry tomato.  It's funny that you mention steak because that's the one food I haven't tried yet and I think I'm going to look like a cow chewing cud when I try it :)   My jaws will get a good workout !
Donna

my biggest feat will be to chew chew chew AND to not drink with my meals.. omg it's so hard now  but i will SUCK this task up too!!!!

 this may be an odd question, but I'm wondering about all the chewing.  What if you have bad teeth?  Or end up losing some teeth?  Will this be a problem?  Can you have dentures and still chew your food enough?