Ate Red Lobster tonight (pic)

[Mrs.RRn 2,111]

My husband and I had a nice date night tonight at Red Lobster. PostOp eating out is quite different than before. For example, The waitress thought it was VERY strange I refused to order a drink (I didn't want it near me to tempt me). Lol. I also found transferring my food to a smaller plate made eating out less overwhelming.

I ordered grilled shrimp and coconut shrimp (my husband wanted coconut shrimp) with a side of veggies. Pre-sleeve I would have shared and appetizer, eaten a couple biscuits, ate nearly everything on my plate, and possibly dessert.

The plate above is what I ordered and what the pre-sleeved me would've eaten. The plate below is what I ate (minus a couple bites of the veggies).

[juarezgil 28]

I know what u mean. When we go out we order one plate and ask for an extra plate and they look at us like we are crazy

[DonRodolfo 1,416]

Loving my sleeve as well. Just got back from Jalapeno Tree, was able to finish off one fajita and fixins wrapped in a corn tortilla and a few chips - I'm so full I want to die!

[PsychoVGS 16]

Good for you. I ate at a Mexican restaurant tonight. It was only the second time I've been out to dinner since my sleeve on June 10th. I ate chicken and guacamole from a fajita dinner my daughter ordered. Definitely much less food than usual. It felt good to be normal, but not overdo on the food like normal.

[Mrs.RRn 2,111]

I know what u mean. When we go out we order one plate and ask for an extra plate and they look at us like we are crazy

Our waitress gave me a few dirty looks (No drink? Extra plate? No salad?) lol. It was kind of funny. But I think when she saw me eating my little baby bites and chewing so carefully, I think she figured out what was going on.... Or maybe she just settled on me being a nutcase!

[juarezgil 28]

I love it when they come to ask "is everything ok" cause i cant finish all my food .

[Carole Flower 22]

You did great!!! I saw the big plate before I noticed the smaller one. I have been looking at going to Red Lobster too. We just went to a seafood place close to where we live. They had steamed tilapia and it was delicious. Took a lot home with me and had it the next day. Keep up the good work. I'm 15 weeks out and still have trouble with what I can eat.

[Reigo 111]

Great job. More leftovers!

[Mrs.RRn 2,111]

Oh yes, LOTS OF LEFTOVERS!!!

[ShariM735 189]

I order a shrimp cocktail at Red Lobster and ask them to bring it with everyone else's meal. Then I eat a couple bites of my husband's veggies.

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[bonmilligan 53]

Hello. My surgery date is July 30th. I start on a week of Bariatric Advantage on Monday. Today I went to my favorite sushi place. Red Lobster is one of my faves, too. I'm going to miss those biscuits! I think one meal there will last me three or four days after surgery!

[Mrs.RRn 2,111]

Hello. My surgery date is July 30th. I start on a week of Bariatric Advantage on Monday. Today I went to my favorite sushi place. Red Lobster is one of my faves, too. I'm going to miss those biscuits! I think one meal there will last me three or four days after surgery!

I was worried that I'd want a biscuit too. But honestly food scares me now. Lol

[Disco 56]

Our waitress gave me a few dirty looks (No drink? Extra plate? No salad?) lol. It was kind of funny. But I think when she saw me eating my little baby bites and chewing so carefully, I think she figured out what was going on.... Or maybe she just settled on me being a nutcase!

I was LITERALLY just thinking about this last night! I have actually thought about just "telling" the dang waitress to avoid stupid looks & questions, because I am like 4 weeks out and I KNOW my husband and I can literally share 1 entree... (don't want to have to go OFF on someone for acting like they have an attitude because their "tip" will be less...... you know that's what it boils down to..... because I literally CANNOT eat more than 4-5 bites at a time!). I truuuuuly do NOT want to deal with servers constantly asking or bugging me....

Soooooo, I may just "say it" outright, which may cause less drama (for me) and allow me to enjoy my day without fear of bad service because they do not understand.

[bonmilligan 53]

When she orders my daughter (who has a lap band) just tells them that she's not very hungry. They have always been fine with that explanation. One woman I knew had a laminated card from her doctor that requested that she be allowed to order from a child's menu. I might just make one and ask my doc to sign it.

[doz650207 19]

Way to go!!!!