Something that makes you say, Hmmmmmmmmm

[Guest guest]

My DH and I were out to dinner tonight and I noticed something that

made me say, " Hmmmm " . For some time after I had my WLS the wait

staff at restaurants would make me nuts asking over and over again if

the food was acceptable because I could not eat even half of the

portions that they serve in most restaurants. I still can't eat half

of the food served but....most of the time the waitperson will ask if

everything is okay (like they always do with everyone) and that's the

end of it until the end of the meal and they ask if I would like a

container. Tonight the waitress came over and asked if I would like

a container and I replied, Oh, yes. " Yes, she said, I thought so.

But that was all. And that made me think, no longer is the staff

concerned about the little food that I eat. Why was that, I

pondered. Do you suppose that before when I was M.O. and then just

plain obese that they *expected* me to eat all my food but now

perhaps I am small enough that it does not surprise them I don't

finish my portion? How odd! That's the only explaination that I can

think of and frankly, I like it! Maybe I look " normal " to other

people and maybe it's normal to not eat all the food in front of

you. Just something that made me scratch my head and say, Hmmmm so

thought that I would share with the only people that might understand.

Alice

The Loon

RNY 12/28/00

[Guest guest]

My DH and I were out to dinner tonight and I noticed something that

made me say, " Hmmmm " . For some time after I had my WLS the wait

staff at restaurants would make me nuts asking over and over again if

the food was acceptable because I could not eat even half of the

portions that they serve in most restaurants. I still can't eat half

of the food served but....most of the time the waitperson will ask if

everything is okay (like they always do with everyone) and that's the

end of it until the end of the meal and they ask if I would like a

container. Tonight the waitress came over and asked if I would like

a container and I replied, Oh, yes. " Yes, she said, I thought so.

But that was all. And that made me think, no longer is the staff

concerned about the little food that I eat. Why was that, I

pondered. Do you suppose that before when I was M.O. and then just

plain obese that they *expected* me to eat all my food but now

perhaps I am small enough that it does not surprise them I don't

finish my portion? How odd! That's the only explaination that I can

think of and frankly, I like it! Maybe I look " normal " to other

people and maybe it's normal to not eat all the food in front of

you. Just something that made me scratch my head and say, Hmmmm so

thought that I would share with the only people that might understand.

Alice

The Loon

RNY 12/28/00