How Quickly Do You Eat Your Meals?

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Registered: 12-04-2003
How Quickly Do You Eat Your Meals?
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Thu, 02-02-2006 - 3:50pm

How Quickly Do You Eat Your Meals?



  • Less than 15 Minutes Usually
  • Between 15 and 20 Minutes
  • 20 Minutes to 1/2 Hour
  • Over 1/2 Hour


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iVillage Member
Registered: 12-04-2003
Thu, 02-02-2006 - 3:54pm

Slow Down… You Eat Too Fast…


Almost everybody who has extra weight on his or her body eats too fast. It goes down so fast, they don’t even taste it! Just watch people do this sometime- you’ll be amazed. Taking huge bites and gobbling food down like there was no tomorrow ends up with the person being totally stuffed before stopping. This is a sure-fire way to gain weight! We may have learned to do this as a child, or in the military. But that was then and this is now. You don’t have to eat like that anymore. Here are some tips to change that:




• When you eat slowly, you will be satisfied with less, and you will eat less.




• Before every eating occasion, mentally tell yourself to be sure to eat slowly, and to taste and enjoy every bite.




• Put your fork, knife, and spoon down in-between every bite. EVERY bite!




• Taste! Taste! Taste! EVERY bite…




• Put a written reminder in front of you on the table to slow down, take your time, and enjoy what you eat.




• Try not to respond to others around you who are eating fast.




• Learn to feel satisfied before stuffing yourself. Here’s how:





  1. Completely stop eating ½ through your meal. Ask yourself "How hungry am I now? Am I any less hungry than when I started? Am I beginning to feel satisfied"?



  2. Do that again ¾ of the way through your meal. Stop eating, and ask yourself the same questions.



  3. Do it again when you are finished. Are you satisfied, but not stuffed?



  4. Before eating seconds, wait 5 minutes and then ask yourself the same questions again. Are you still really hungry? Or is it just that you are not stuffed like you used to be? Are you satisfied for now?

    iVillage Member
    Registered: 04-09-2003
    Thu, 02-02-2006 - 4:58pm

    So is just slower better or is their a recommend amount of time we should take to eat an average meal?


    iVillage Member
    Registered: 03-19-2003
    Thu, 02-02-2006 - 5:15pm

    I believe we had a similar post about this a while back....but it's a great reminder to have for all of us. Obviously (from the votes already) I eat too fast!! The other night I was eating dinner with BC and noticed that he actually eats faster than me....didn't think it was possible, lol!


    Great reminders to think about in the article, thanks for posting it Miranda!


    ~IslandGirl





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    iVillage Member
    Registered: 11-06-2003
    Thu, 02-02-2006 - 9:53pm
    Breakfast is less than 15 minutes to be sure.
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    iVillage Member
    Registered: 04-19-2004
    Fri, 02-03-2006 - 11:20am

    Apparently I'm the only slow eater here. HAHA!