Funny eating out moments...

[Missy0224 6]

I had a funny experience at a Mexican food Resturaunt once. I guess I ate too fast and so I excused myself to go to the restroom. The waitress asked my friend if I was ok and if I was enjoying my meal because I had hardly touched it and my friend just told her I wasn't feeling well. I came back and thought I was ok until I felt more wanting to come up and had to go back to the restroom. I must have gone about 5 times and we had to be somewhere soon so I just asked the cashier for a styrofoam cup while we were walking out and decided I thought it was going to be the last time so I ran to the restroom with the cup in my hand and got everything up finally. A few weeks later my friend that works at that resturaunt said that the cashier told a bunch of other people that I was taking a pregnancy test in the bathroom :mad:. WTF? First of all I was drinking a margarita, why would I be drinking if I thought I was pregnant?It was very amusing.

[Kat817 19]

when going to nursing school a few years back my DD worked for Red Lobster. She was written up by her manager for selling a childs plate to an adult. She accepted the write up, because as she said she was told it was not accepted when she went through her training---and she knowingly broke the rule by allowing the woman to do so. She quit shortly thereafter and it is not someplace we go anymore due in large part to many of the rulings they force upon their waitstaff. Now whether this is corporate as he claims I have no idea---but it IS how he ran his local franchise.

I agree---if they tell me no, figuring their tip will suffer, I can guarantee it will! Work with me and I will make it worth it! BUT that being said, the area in which we live, there is a HUGE issue with big parties and no tips---it is pathetic. My DH says when they go out to lunch from work, he has to overtip to compensate several of his employees who will not leave a cent. These are men making well in excess of 20-30 bucks an hour compared to the waitstaff making less than 3 per hour!

We too go back where we feel taken care of, and do not go back to other places for the same reasons. I always tell management that I am unhappy with that this is a small town and I have a big mouth and I intend on spreading the word!

Kat

[travelgirl 3]

Last time I went out to eat, I told DH I can't keep goin to restaurants. Now that I got a little unfill, I'll try again.. but I took a bite of mashed potatos and was dying.. I kept running to the bathroom, and was debating what I could throw up into at the table that wouldn't gross people out (trying to be inconspicuous). I finally told DH to get my food to go, and I ran to the back of the parking lot sliming and PBing. But I'm really working on an invention I can keep at the table, I can not get over the emberassment of running to the bathroom several times during a meal!! Again, hopefully it's over now :mad:

Laura, if you do invent something, I want to be first on your mailing list to get it!

My dh and I took our niece and nephew out of town for a weekend getaway once, and the hotel we stayed at had a free hot Breakfast....Turned out, the only thing HOT were those big Belgian waffles. I thought I'd try a couple of bites of it, and ended up spending the next 20 minutes while the kids and DH finished their Breakfast trying to discreetly spit slime into my half full (lidded, thank goodness) coffee mug. Talk about gross. I threw away the mug, and it was only the 3rd or 4th time I'd ever even used it. :cry

[Kat817 19]

Not long ago there was a thread about this, and the OP found someplace selling what appeared to be nice handbags, the one she linked was a black purse looking bag. They open wide, and have disposable black plastic bag liners. They sell them for air travel, car sickness, chemotherapy etc. I cannot for the life of me remember where I might find the post though.

Maybe do a search on airsick bags, or car sick bags----

Kat

[Manatee 3]

Oddly, I've never had a problem ordering from the kid's menu. I simply tell the waitstaff I'm not very hungry and they give in. I also recently found out Razoo's offers half portions of their menu items if you ask for them.

[Gone4Now 4]

I've found a little trick when eating out. When they bring my food I ask for a box right away, I tell them I'm not very hungry and I know I'll need to take it home. I put most of it in the box and leave what I think I can eat on my plate. Sometimes I even pick at that. I prefer to share a meal. I still love chinese buffets and I get a little bit of everything I love and take about one bite of each of it. Some people think its a waste of money but what difference does it make if I'm full on the first partial plate or full after 3 plates?

I agree! After all...All YOU Can Eat is not written as a challenge.

[Daisalana 33]

TGIF's has 'smart portions' menu.. near the back, some of their popular items at half-sizes. Price isn't drastically lower, so I normally still get the normal portion of whatever and take the rest home. Nothing wrong with left overs, I make pot-luck dinner for DH sometimes when I don't feel like cooking.. couple left over items from different places, heated up!

[Daisalana 33]

And I do the same with buffets.. only time I go to a normal buffet is at casinos, and I'll get a little of a lot of different stuff, and take a tiny bite of many different things.

We do go to a chinese buffet nearby once in a while, and I like to get about 1tbsp of 7 different things.. I notice my plate looks very colorful

[Gone4Now 4]

.... I too have a card, that requests them to allow me to order from the childrens menu, because I have had WLS.

Kat

Hi Kat...I was curious about the card...? Did you get something from your doctor, or print it? I would love to have something like that!

[travelgirl 3]

I have one of those cards, too. My surgeon gave it to me in my bandster's packet...hasn't done me a damn bit of good so far. I still have it in my wallet, but no one has ever honored it. I just order whatever I want, and take home what I don't eat, and then I have a great lunch for the next day, and sometimes the day after that!

[mandi78 3]

Here is a link to a card that you can print. It has a list of WLS friendly restaurants and lists Red Lobster as one of them so I guess the one Kat's DD worked for was just a jerk.

RestaurantCard

It prints really small so I have enlarged it. Here it is. Just print this page, cut it out, fill in the blanks and laminate if you want.

[Jachut 487]

Yes, running back and forth to the toilets is very embarrassing, as is spitting, burping and moaning in pain when there's people in there at the same time.

Speaking of meal size, children's menus here are crap - they're always chicken nuggets and chips, fish and chips, hot dog and chips. I dont even make my kids eat off them, I'd rather pay adult price and have them eat decent food. So eating out costs us a fair bit. But I've never yet run across a restaurant that hasnt let me simply have an entree instead of a main course. That's so easy!

[WASaBubbleButt 41]

I went to a bandster lunch a few months ago where a newbie was there getting ready to have her own surgery. I took ONE bite of a baked potato and had to run to the bathroom three times. I finally left the restaurant in shame. The only time I've had to leave a restaurant after barfing three times and a newbie was there. Wow... great thing for a noob to see.

[whosyadaddy 0]

hey Bubble is there picture anywhere of you at your goal weight?

[WASaBubbleButt 41]

hey Bubble is there picture anywhere of you at your goal weight?

Noooo, not yet. I dread putting photos up. I'm getting closer though.