Food size bites question
I am 3 weeks out today. I'm finding at times when I'm really not paying attention to my eating style, that I can take bigger bites (than I think I should be able to) and be ok w that. Like maybe a spoon full of cottage cheese or chili. And I'm also not quite sure about how long I should be waiting in between bites. I guess I'm doing it right, as I have had no problems as of yet. But w the bigger bites, is that ok, normal or am I really doing something wrong?
Thanks for the help.
Thanks for the help.
See that's what scares me. Not that I do this on purpose cause I dont. I am just not paying attention sometimes and just catch myself doing that. The bigger more frequent bites. It takes me 10-15 mins to eat 1/2 cp of cottage cheese or chili. But I don't get any kinds of sick or anything from that. I tolerate it well. And that is freaky cause of everyone else's stories on here. Am I just different but ok or just screwing up?
i'm a month shy of 2 years out and i take the same size bites and chew the same amount as i did pre-op. i've never had a problem from eating too fast, getting food stuck, etc. i really think it's a person to person thing and there won't be any one size fits all answer.
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I think you're fine. I'm pretty much the same way and we had surgery right about the same time. I don't have a problem getting the food down and have noticed my bites are getting bigger. I've been using baby spoons to help my bite size.
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Properly chewing the food in whatever size bite you take, and eating slowly enough that you can recognize when you are full is more important than the bite size itself. I was taking normal sized bites just a couple of weeks after surgery with no problems whatsoever.
Lora
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
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I could take bigger bites of softer foods like cottage cheese and such. But when I went to solid food like meat, I had to take small bites, about the size of my little fingernail on my hand. I must chew chew chew. If I don’t I throw it up. Your pouch has a way of regulating you. Last night I had 2.5oz of chicken in a with some vegetables. I cut the chicken up and it went down fine, but I ate the vegetables to fast with too big a bites and over filled my pouch and I lost it all.
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If it fits in my mouth the bite wasn't to big!
Now I may end up chewing for 5+ minutes and taking 30-60 minutes to eat.
Now I may end up chewing for 5+ minutes and taking 30-60 minutes to eat.
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First 5K 9/27/20 46:32 - 11 weeks post op (PR 28:55 8/15/11)
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First 5K 9/27/20 46:32 - 11 weeks post op (PR 28:55 8/15/11)
First 10K 7/04/2011 1:03 First 15K 9/18/2011 1:37
First Half Marathon 10/02/2011 2:27:44 (PR 2:24:35)
First Half Ironman 9/30/12 7:32:04
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