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View Poll Results: How quickly do you eat ?
Always finish first 3 27.27%
Not First, but before most 4 36.36%
About the same time as others 2 18.18%
A bit slower than others 1 9.09%
Always last 1 9.09%
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Old 15-06-2007, 09:48
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Default How quickly do you eat ?

Something that occurred to me recently is that while on Santa's programme, I have slowed down the speed at which I eat. As a Fatty, I used to wolf the food down quite quickly to ensure I ate as much as I could before feeling full. Now it's more in control but I am still a quick eater.

I was wondering if fast eating was a common trait of those who were/are obese. Here's a quick unscientific poll to see what this group says.

I wouldn't be surprised if most of us here were quick eaters. Note, please vote as if you were pre-cohens and add a post detailing if your speed has changed since on the program.
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Old 15-06-2007, 10:21
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Default Re: How quickly do you eat ?

Yep here.

I dont think I was trying to get more food in, despite that being the result.

For me, it was more the mental pressure of running my business and effectively being on call 24/7.

Wife use to comment all the time but I dismissed it. Now I eat slower to enjoy the food and change in mental state. I hope to continue with this after Cohens.

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Old 15-06-2007, 13:33
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Default Re: How quickly do you eat ?

Yep me too...........definitely eating more slowly now. Otherwise in 40 secs all would be gone


Pre cohens I had been a fast eater for as long as I can remember. My birth familly was very dysfunctional and I remember meal times as being fraught with anxiety. Us three kids would be angrilly corrected if we made a noise with our mouths/clicked our cutlery/or in any minuscule way trangressed the strict table manners code. Also there was no conversation around the table - it was miserable. Had to finish every little scrap on our plates as well (think of the little children in Africa - they would be grateful to have what you have ).........and then there was desert to be got through. So gobble, gobble, (dear heavens, did I make a small noise there ) ..get this over with as quickly as possible.

A couple of years ago I tried hypnotherapy to lose weight and the therapist said just eat half of what you would usually eat and see what happens. I did this, put half on my plate and I made a conscious effort to eat with attention and appreciation to every mouthful, and amazingly I was satisfied with far less food.
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Old 15-06-2007, 13:59
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Default Re: How quickly do you eat ?

I have 5 brothers, and if I didn't eat quickly, the food would be taken off my plate... so I learned the coping strategy of eating quickly very early!
I try to eat slower now, to make the food last longer!
But I generally begin to prepare my food when my family sit down to eat, and I'm still finishing eating at about the same time as them! So, I guess I cook fast and eat fast!
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Old 15-06-2007, 14:48
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It depends with me as to what I am doing or whether I'm hungry. I find that if I have water first I eat much slower than if I've left it too long between meals.

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Old 16-06-2007, 10:05
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Hi

I eat at a slower pace and really enjoy the food. Like Heavenlylamb, I came from a big family and you had to be quick or miss out.
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