I am fast at everything except eating........ :(

@lady1993 (27224)
Philippines
January 23, 2011 4:38am CST
I walk fast, do my assignments fast too, I bathe fast- I think, but I eat so slow.. I take about 20-30 minutes eating. The longest was an hour. I think the problem is my chewing, since I chew my food well before swallowing. Is there any way to eat faster- I am being a hassle to my family and friends when we eat out...
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7 responses
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
25 Jan 11
There's nothing wrong with being so slow in eating. At least, you really chew your food well. One thing though, is when you are at a wedding function, you could have been eating still but your friends are already with the bride and the groom posing for pictures !
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
25 Jan 11
Yes, that's why... I don't think there's anything wrong with eating slow too. But I am in college and I need to be fast in everything so I can do my assignments or anything I need to do.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
26 Jan 11
Practice eating a little faster. Practice makes perfect, remember?
@tigeraunt (6326)
• Philippines
23 Jan 11
hi lady, it is better to chew your food longer than to choke on it because it is still solid. what is wrong with eating longer than usual? in life there are things that needs to be done fast and others slower. so, just take it easy. your in the right tract. have a nice day. ann
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
25 Jan 11
Yes, it is..But i have choked a few times and it was awful- I even got teary eyed. That's why I really chew my food well. Thank you for your response. Indeed, eating is something that needs to be done slow.
@picjim (3002)
• India
23 Jan 11
I had a relative who would chew 32 times before swallowing.I was told that it is good for health.So,i can't say that what you are doing is bad for health.If you could chew the same number of times as you are at present and quicken the pace of chewing it could help you in your present difficulty.
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
25 Jan 11
Yes, I think that will do- I don't really count how many times I chew before I swallow though. But I am sure it's more than 25 times. Sometimes I do try chewing faster but I end up biting my tongue.
@stanley777 (9402)
• Philippines
23 Jan 11
Hi sweety, I think its normal to chew our food properly. If I remember it right our teacher in my primary grade always emphasized that we benefit most if we chewed our food before swallowing.In that way nutrients are easily extracted from the food, and sometimes suffer indigestion if we don't chew our food right.Maybe you should adjust your eating habits like eating earlier or eat less but frequently.LOL
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
25 Jan 11
Thank you for your advice. I heard that from my teacher too. But I chew my food more than the number f times my teacher told me too... Fortunately, I've never suffered indigestion before..
• India
23 Jan 11
hello friend... I think you do the right thing.. Before swallowing we all must chew our food properly.. But I think you can have some faster way... try soup ;) you can have it as a dink....no need of chewing at all.. happy mylotting...have a gr8 day..
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
25 Jan 11
I don't think soup can satisfy my hunger... I mostly eat rice and pork or other meat. Whenever I try to eat things with soup I eat more slower. I can eat faster when I eat fried food.
• India
23 Jan 11
actually its good habit to eat very slow... because when we eat slow even know how much we need and is that our stomach became full but when we try to eat fast we have chance of overeating ,it exceeds what we actually needs and yout stomach starts expanding.... you want to look fit eat slowly its a good habit
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
25 Jan 11
Thanks for your advice. I heard that on television too. That eating slowly is a god habit. But I will still try to eat faster though, so I won't become a bother to others. I don't want to keep them waiting.
@yogeshdhusa (2236)
• India
23 Jan 11
I think it perfectly fine, you enjoy your food and many people forget to enjoy it, enjoy the taste and its also good as food digest fast. people who chew their food don't get fat. Tell them that "i am not slow you are fast" tell them to enjoy the food don't eat in hurry.
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
25 Jan 11
Yes, I enjoy the food very well, and I don't get fat too. But I am really slow though... Some people can still enjoy their food even when they're eating fast.