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Originally Posted by toodles
we have discussed the food smacking many times and he has asked me to just let him know when he is doing it and he will stop. but dinner time is alwas fun time for us and I hate to ruin it with "honey, you're smacking". just seems like it would ruin his mood. make sense? tonight, at the dinner table, I said "from now on, I'm eating in the living room". He said "why??" I said "because between you and my 6 year old smacking your food, it sounds like a barn in here". he just laughed...but he stopped smacking 
i made it like a joke but i was totally serious. I want to say "i will eat in the living room and when the 2 of you learn to eat with your mouth closed, I will come and join you". but that might be a bit harsh, ya think???
it is just so gross to me. and he is the world's worst about shoveling a ton of food in his mouth before he talks. it's like he can't talk without food in his mouth. we will be carrying on a conversation and in the middle of his sentences, he has to take a break to shovel in the food. UGH!!!!!!!!!!! he says he was just raised to "hurry up and eat" but he is 32 years old...he should realize by now that there is no rush...take your time. i think this has a lot to do with why he gaines so much weight...i find if I take my time eating, I get full faster and with less food. he eats so incredibly fast that it is like his body doesn't have the time to realize that food is being taken in. and by the time he is finished, he is so overly stuffed.
ok...i keep going off in 15 directions....sorry thanks for letting me vent |
I think, in all cases, being open and honest about how you feel will get you much better results than just hoping it will change. So I'm glad you've taken that step. It will also deepen your relationship and lead the way to better conversations. Anyway, my point is, he can't fix something unless he is thinking about it when it's happening. If he isn't thinking about smacking his food, he'll still do it, but if you gently remind him a few times, he'll think about it and he will probably learn to stop. Good luck!