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I just had to walk out of dinner with my family in a restaurant.
My sister is in town, and because she only comes a few times a year, when she does, the world sort of stops for my parents. We were all going to go to the movies together tonight, but instead she wanted to go to a musical, so my parents are taking her--even though they knew it was a musical I would hate. They asked me if I wanted to come to dinner with them beforehand and said they were thinking of Indian food, and then asked if that was okay with me.
I'm on this diet that basically says I can eat lean protein and veggies in small quantities. I haven't actually eaten in a restaurant since I went on it, so I said that was all right, figuring there would be something to eat on the menu. There wasn't. I couldn't have anything with a sauce on it. I couldn't have anything that had been marinated in yogurt. I couldn't have lamb. And I certainly couldn't have a mango lassi, even though it's something I dearly love.
My mother said, "Well, just ask the waiter to bring you some boiled chicken and see if they can do the vegetables that they normally deep fry without frying them."
Which might have worked, depending which vegetables were used. But honestly, did I want to sit there eating boiled chicken, drinking water, while smelling the amazing spices everyone else was enjoying? Was that even a fair thing for my family to ask? I kind of feel like it wasn't. I know they didn't mean to put me in that spot, but they did, and it sucked for me. So I just asked if they'd mind if I went home, and they said that would be okay.
Diet Calendar Entry for 20 November 2012:
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312 kcal
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Fat: 2.35g | Prot: 50.76g | Carb: 22.33g.
Breakfast: Healthwise Amaretto hot chocolate. Dinner: carrot , broccoli, boneless skinless chicken breast Simple Truth. more...
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that does suck. It makes you look like a difficult person although you are just trying really hard to do youself the favour of respecting your diet.In such situations the only solution is to have a normal dish in much smaller quantity, like leaving half of it on the plate which is really hard. I don't blame you for leaving!
20 Nov 12 by member: mamma kati
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I'm sorry you had to go through this. In the future, I would suggest trying to find out where you are going and see if you can get a menu online. That way you can choose what you want and plan ahead. Maybe you could consider not being as restrictive on your diet. I am 90% vegan (in transition stage) and will eat non-vegan foods when eating out b/c it is just easier to not make people accommodate me.
I am also the sister that goes to town and everything stops when I go home. I live far from home and when I get home to see my parents, everything is usually about me. My brother and his family drop everything and my niece stays by my side the whole time I'm there. We usually eat my favorite foods and do things I like to do. Maybe I should feel bad about that, but I'm not there all the time and they are, so they can do normal stuff, like go to the movies, anytime. Don't be upset with your family for acting all crazy when your sister comes to town. They just miss her.
20 Nov 12 by member: NCNOLE
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I know they miss her. I miss her, too. And I realize she lives in a tiny New England town where Indian cusine isn't available. I don't want to begrudge her that. I just feel like maybe my sister could have eaten Indian during one of the ten meals I wasn't invited to. It would be great to be less restrictive on this diet, but I don't feel that's an option right now. I'm on a medical diet intended to drop my weight very quickly in order to deal with intracranial hypertension, and if it doesn't work, I'm facing a shunt in my spine. I will be more careful about planning ahead in the future, though.
27 Nov 12 by member: Miss_Elise
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