Do you eat too fast?

InnerFatGirl
InnerFatGirl Posts: 2,687 Member
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I eat way too fast. It's annoying. I love eating, so I'd like to enjoy it, but I just tend to wolf it down. I usually finish a meal in less than five minutes.

So,

1). Do you eat too fast? Be honest. There's no shame here.

2). Any tips to help me slow down and enjoy my food? (other than not eating in front of the tv, chewing food x amount of times, counting to 30, putting the fork down, etc).

Ta! ^_^
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  • Marcillene
    Marcillene Posts: 484 Member
    I use to. Now I eat slow but with HUGE bites. I dont even pay attention to it until my mouth is overflowing with food! Lol
  • dinosnopro
    dinosnopro Posts: 2,177 Member
    I'm a fast eater, my wife is slow so I have gotten used to waiting a lot.
  • BrawlerBella
    BrawlerBella Posts: 400 Member
    I only have a 30 minute lunch and eat at my desk. I hoover my lunch!!
  • jen_bd6
    jen_bd6 Posts: 501 Member
    I take a drink of water in between every couple bites or so... seems to help me slow down. I eat way too fast sometimes too... with a history of jobs where a 15 minute lunch is all I get, I learned to eat too fast... It's hard to slow back down, but you can do it if you focus.
  • RedHeadDevotchka
    RedHeadDevotchka Posts: 1,394 Member
    Yes, I eat like it's going out of style. At work when we sit down to eat it consists of me chomping down for a few minutes and then watching everyone else, haha.
    I mean, I try to either talk in between bites, drink a sip of something between bites, that type of thing.
    It's really hard though, bc I love eating too, and I can't wait to finish the food.
  • cersela
    cersela Posts: 160 Member
    I am a slow eater, I think it's annoyed my husband a few times when we are out, he's payed the check and I still have half my food.

    One thing I would suggest is to take a sip of water between every bite.
  • holly3585
    holly3585 Posts: 282 Member
    I totally do this!!! My husbad use to joke about guys that just got out of boot camp, and how fast they would eat (used to be in the Marine Corp) and now it has switched to I eat like I just got out of boot camp :-? I overeat this way too!! I have found that I wolf down a few bites, then I GET UP. I do a dish, or pick up the coffee table-- I portion left overs or ANYTHING other than sit in front of my plate!! Usually just moving around once, a few bites into my meal gives the food time to hit my belly and start to fill me up. I know it ssoundscrazy, but trial and error--this is the ONLY way I can stop myself from harfing down EVERYTHING ON MY PLATE!
  • picassoadagio
    picassoadagio Posts: 407 Member
    I use to. Now, I sit at the table and eat with my left hand. It makes me eat slower because I am natural right handed.
  • artbkward
    artbkward Posts: 238 Member
    I eat fast, I think it's because I grew up with brothers. In my house, it was eat fast or don't eat. My boyfriend is unbelieveably slow at eating, even his friends and relatives make jokes about how slow he is. We eat dinner and I'm done and have the kitchen clean by the time he finishes.
  • moore820
    moore820 Posts: 5
    yes :/
  • Beleg
    Beleg Posts: 227 Member
    Fast eater. typically I am done with entire plate before my wife and my children have taken 3 or 4 bites. But its because they are talkers while eating and Im a eater then I talk. :D
  • katheern
    katheern Posts: 213 Member
    My boyfriend and I are both fast eaters. We finish our entire dinner in usually under 10 minutes.

    It contributes to me also eating too much sometimes. What I do now is I make sure I portion my meal on my plate before I eat to the right amount. Even though I still eat fast, I don't go back for seconds which prevents me from overeating. Even though it takes a while for my body to catch up to realize "hey, you're full!" I know I at least did not overeat.
  • shelbynicole32
    shelbynicole32 Posts: 179 Member
    I know that I eat way too fast, especially when I'm eating by myself, and I'm not really sure how to slow down. When I'm with people I don't eat because I can't stop talking, but other then that I'm SOL.
  • thebomb4
    thebomb4 Posts: 59 Member
    Hahaha these posts made me giggle! I think its because I can so relate to it....my nickname is "hurricane stace" which my boyfriend stole from my sister who is "hurricane gem".

    We've been brought up as fast eaters and I still cannot break the bad habit!!

    Any new ideas welcome to try help us hurricaner's slow down lol??
  • shutterbug282
    shutterbug282 Posts: 588 Member
    I used to yes! :) But now I really do try to slow down and eat properly! :)
  • missywill1
    missywill1 Posts: 23
    I eat way too fast....after having a baby it started and I have never changed.:sad:
  • jcriscuolo
    jcriscuolo Posts: 319 Member
    I eat fast unless I am eating Chinese with chop sticks.
  • Kat120285
    Kat120285 Posts: 1,599 Member
    I've eaten fast since I was a baby, I always hear stories about how my mom or gramma would have to shovel the food in as fast as they could or I would just scream. I don't even realize how fast I eat these days until I'm done with a whole grinder before my gram is done with half of hers. I do slow it down now though because the slower you eat the more time you let your body actually feel the full feeling and I end up eating less and then not having that overfull feeling. I also focus on slowing down so I can actually enjoy the food more, granted sometimes I just don't give a heck and I eat at my fast pace haha.
  • lauralind5
    lauralind5 Posts: 133 Member
    I got used to eating fast when my children were little, with three kids there always something happening ! So I learned to wolf down bites in between whatever was spilled, crying, complaining, etc.

    But now, its worse.

    I really dislike it !!
  • smiley245
    smiley245 Posts: 420 Member
    I do, and trying to remember to slow down!! It's like I'm on a mission to get it done, get the table cleaned, dishes loaded and.... lol like a fastforward until relaxation time.
    I try to sip water in between bites. I like the left hand idea. Might give that a try!....might end up wearing more food than eating...might help with the waiste line!
  • RealWomenLovePitbulls
    RealWomenLovePitbulls Posts: 729 Member
    i do the same, when i realize i am doing it, i just make myself slow down, but then i find myself speeding back up like it's my last meal or something. u just have to force urself to slow down and hopefully it will eventually become a habit
  • stephvaile
    stephvaile Posts: 298
    yes bcause as a child if i didn,t my brothers would pinch my food:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: so im now scared itll get pinched
  • Hungry_Tuna
    Hungry_Tuna Posts: 361 Member
    I use to. Now, I sit at the table and eat with my left hand. It makes me eat slower because I am natural right handed.

    I should try this. I'm a fast eater myself. Great tip!
  • Berto0391
    Berto0391 Posts: 273 Member
    I'm a fast eater, my wife is slow so I have gotten used to waiting a lot.


    THIS!!!!
  • GeorgieLove708
    GeorgieLove708 Posts: 442 Member
    1: Yes I do. It's always been a problem. I grew up in a house of 8 people and you had to eat really fast if you wanted seconds of your favorite food. So it's been a lifelong bad habit.
    2: I don't know if it would work for you, but... I love to sing. I do it all the time, it's one thing I'm good at, so it makes me feel good. I cannot resist singing songs that I know. So, if I play music while I'm eating, I sing for at least 30-90 seconds in between each bite. That slows me down quite a bit so I'm not eating too much. It's been a great help in controlling how fast/how much I eat.
  • kayleesays
    kayleesays Posts: 564 Member
    Yep. The public school system taught me to shovel my lunch in ten minutes, and now I'm stuck in that habit. Basic training isn't going to help, either. Haha. The only way I can slow down is if I count my chewing.
  • GodsGirl37
    GodsGirl37 Posts: 348
    Yes i do. mine was because my dad gave us 10 minuets to eat said no hurry I will just leave the car running. by the time he died and I could slow down it was a habit. i have to train me slower
  • Seaglass1123
    Seaglass1123 Posts: 500 Member
    I eat way too fast. I am usually done dinner in under 5 min or even less. My husband makes comments when I start clearing the table while he is still eating. Although lately he finished before me a few times and got up before me and I didn't like that feeling so I will try to be more mindful of it.
  • Snitch1
    Snitch1 Posts: 201 Member
    I used to, because of being in the military..but since, I have "Changed my Life Style," I don't anymore.
    Not sure why..maybe because I am now more AWARE of what I am putting into my body, am eating healthier, food tastes better now that I know I am adding FUEL to my body instead of just wolfing down a BIG bag of chips.

    Also, I read while I eat, and I speed read, so I have to stop, wipe hands, turn page..takes some time.

    Good luck in your quest for a solution..

    In His Grace,
    Sister Nicolette
  • NocturnalGirl
    NocturnalGirl Posts: 1,762
    Nope, I've always been a super slow eater haha.

    Eat foods you don't enjoy, you'll be eating slow then ;)

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