Slowing it down....eating too fast.

I always finish faster than other people I'm eating with, and one of my friends always jokes that she knows she must be really hungry if she manages to finish before me. The only problem I've ever had with it is that it can sometimes be a bit boring waiting around at the end of a meal for everyone else to finish.

If you really want to try to slow yourself down you could try things like chewing more. Set a high number and count to it to make sure you've chewed each mouthful that many times. Put your knife and fork down between each mouthful, and don't pick them up until you've swallowed and your mouth is empty. Similarly, don't cut your food until you're done with each mouthful. If you've got a jug or water or something on the table you could focus on drinking more liquid, it'll take longer to finish your food and fill you up more. Maybe try to join in with conversation more; if you're talking you're not eating. Or only cook things like crab or mussels which take ages to eat because you have to get them out of the shell :P

You can make yourself eat slower, but it takes work. I have a friend that eats like he's starving, yet when he recognizes it, he has no problem slowing down.

I always mentally divide my plate. When I eat that half, I put down whatever it is and start chugging water for a little bit. Eventually I realize that I'm really not that hungry anymore and I package what I haven't eaten for a snack or another meal. Really helpful when I'm in a restaurant!

When I was in college I would eat really fast because I generally had very little time in-between classes...I have made myself slow down by trying to do something else while eating. Checking/returning emails while eating my breakfast, going over stuff for work during lunch, and then dinner I've always eaten slow bc I am usually talking. It does make me so much more aware of when I am full compared to other times when I would eat quickly and not even notice or even enjoy my food.

I've had to learn to slow myself down, too! It takes a while to become a habit. I take much smaller bites now. I just realized the other day, the protein bars I eat some times used to be like 4 bites and now they're like 15!

I also break up my meals. I've been making a big salad and then waiting awhile, usually ~2 hours, then have dinner. Or have half of my meal, then the other half later.

This is totally me as well. People have pointed it out and I'm very self conscious about it. I am making a conscious effort to slow it down and savour the food more.

I started using chopsticks to slow down. It also means smaller bites. You really have no choice but to go slower with them while trying to balance smaller food on them or pick up bigger chunks LOL.

Chopsticks.

Try this mindful eating exercise at least once, for the experience.

jgnatca wrote: »

Oh, yeah, I heard a great tip here to cut down on automatic snacking/overeating. Use a measuring cup like a 1/4 cup or 1/2 cup to portion out your snack, and have a full glass of water between portions.

I think that it is better measuring in grams and ml .... more accurate