Eating Out

Next month will 9 years since my RNY and I still have trouble eating out. I should have everything under control by now. I think I want to eat out but most every time, I make bad choices and I eat too much. Many times I've been so uncomfortable I had to make myself throw up. So, I spend money on a nice meal, eat too much and it comes back up. We don't eat out a lot. At home I don't overeat so why do I do it at a restaurant.

Today, we went to 54th Street Grill. DH and I ordered a burger on a pretzel roll to split and an order of Spinach Artichoke Dip. I ate part of the pretzel roll and most of the burger. I love the dip but I was really too full but I ate it anyway with chips.

Do others have trouble eating out?

I use to panic when I had to order food out.

I do much better out than I do at home. I have a tendency to eat meat right out of the pan ( moister that way). I sometimes order from the kids menu but I've found that their portions aren't that small. DH and I usually always split when we go to a restaurant and that usually keeps me under control because he is a big eater.... We enjoy TX Roadhouse the best. We share steak and I get green beans. If we don't share I usually order an appetizer like shrimp skewer. I avoid fast food but that's hard when you are grabbing something in a hurry.

I throw out a lot of food when I eat out. I used to hate wasting the food and would save it for later. Now I remind myself that I paid to enjoy a meal, I have enjoyed it, and now I am done. I still get a little hung up on the waste of money but unfortunately that is what happens when I eat out. My husband and I do try to split meals. We both had the vsg so we try to split appetizers or something smaller.

Also, I feel like crap when I eat out. I use that to keep me in check because I know how bad I am going to feel after. It can definitely be a struggle.