Well 4 months post op and with summer and all the added travels and activities have increased the frequency of eating out in restaurants. I have found it to be a little challenging to tell the truth. Trying to find menu items that don't include bread (bun) or pasta or tons of sugar is difficult. Also side dishes suck. I try to focus on the proteins but most of these restaurants have loaded up sides, loaded up with tons of calories and sugar. For instance we stopped at the Texas Roadhouse, I picked the 8 oz sirloin (still too big should have got the 6 oz) but then its pick 2 sides, I got green beans and mashed potato which I gave to another diner, also avoided the dinner rolls all together. I ate 2/3 of steak and few beans, and was stuffed, uncomfortably full.
Then the waitress seeing how little I ate asked if everything was ok half-dozen times. Its bit odd still trying to find something small and then still not eating it all. Then the staff act like you must have hated it cause didn't eat it. I feel like I am doing ok with the mental side of things but having to explain to people why I just don't eat much is something I still struggle with.
Also now I realize just how much food and how big the portion sizes in most restaurants are. seeing huge plates of pasta and appetizers pass by the table and seeing 24 oz steaks with sides and bread disappear with the other diners at the table, really brings home just how much I used to eat. My friends will want to go to the buffet place when I visit and I just cant imagine eating my few bites and then watching them stuff it in for 30 mins or more. A buffet is a huge waste of money for me but I don't want to be a PITA or unsociable so I will go and just deal with it.
Speaking of money, the dinner check is much smaller thats for sure, with no drinks, beer, or huge meals.
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