Learning Curve

I am a week out from being able to eat again and last night I had a "test" run. Now, I am not the type who has to make everyone around me suffer because of what I am going through. I am on a liquid diet but that does not mean that I can't enjoy the time I have with friends when there is food involved. Honestly, having someone eat food while I am sitting there drinking soup broth doesn't bother me. So, last night Lisa and I went to dinner with another couple that I hope we become really close friends with. Where did we go? To the restaurant that is the epitome of portion control, Claim Jumpers! I ordered a cup of chicken tortia soup, broth only. It was thick and it was yummy. As I was eating I realized that I was about half way done with the cup and I was not filling full. "That was odd" I thought, "I should be filling full" and as I sat there thinking about it I realized that I had been so involved with the conversation that I was eating to fast. Any food addict knows that if you want to eat a lot of something that taste good you eat fast because you can get more in before your stuffed, that's how I normally ate. Sitting at the table I made a decision, I wasn't going to eat anymore and boy let me tell you, I am glad I did. I put my napkin over the cup and pushed it away and about 2 minutes later it hit me, I was stuffed, seriously full. Lisa and I talked about it on the way home. I am going to have to really think about how I am eating when I am eating in able to form new eating habits. With the band you have to chew your food really good or your food can get stuck, not good I am told. You have to eat slowly and make sure you don't eat to much. Last night was a great reminder for me that I have a large learning curve ahead and that I still have some major changes to make. One last note, I finally broke 330!!! I hit the scale at 329 this morning, it's going to be a good day!