SPEED EATING

     I eat too fast and forget to savor each bite. There is a sensation within me of having to get it in and get it down and clean my plate. I'm all about the purpose of food and too readily unconscious of the pleasure of it.
     I am aware of the flavors in the first bite or two, but after that, not so much. I become almost compulsive. I think I have some fear of there not being enough, especially if I'm hungry, so I have a kind of urgent grasping, gulping desire- to eat my fill. But I rob myself of pleasant sensations this way, and I do it over and over and over and over.

I make a commitment to slow down my food consumption and remember to savor each bite.