Re: Water with Meals - dealing with restaurant staff???

[Guest guest]

Is it just me, or doesn't it seem to really BOTHER wait staff if you don't have

a drink with your meal? They just insist on a cup of water or SOMETHING; it

even happens at Mcs. I finally figured out that it was easier in sit-down

restaurants in particular to just let them bring me water. As long as I leave

the water sitting there they rarely bother me again, but if I don't have a

drink they just keep coming back trying to give me one.

Amy

RNY 12/7/2000

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> Tara... if I were to say the number one pouch rule that has helped me get

> back on track it has been observing this!

>

> I had actually wondered if I had stretched my pouch when I first came on

> this list. What I quickly learned was how much I could push into that pouch

> with the help of liquids. It's been very hard for me because I am drinking

> liquids all the time. Getting in the water was never a big problem for me.

> But once I struggled to follow this rule I learned just how little my pouch

> does hold.

>

> One of the most challenging situations for me regarding this is eating out.

> I find that if I ignore it, I can eat a full dinner because dinner is so

> slow being served, etc. It's very hard to just sit there playing with your

> silverware, etc but if that is what I have to do I do it.

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> B. from NJ

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> > Even if i cant cant follow the rules for the pouch , even if the carb

> monster is holding my hand,i can totally be off track but i will not drink

> with meals 20 minutes before and about 30 minutes after.It was hard to get

> use to it but now i just do it. Now if i happen to have something spicy or

> the whats nots then i sip, or if im at a some kinda function i will sip a

> little wine with my meal.Funny when i set the table for dinner i forget to

> put the kids cups out, half the time they dont drink with thier meals

> either.

> > Tara

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[Guest guest]

Yes it is irritating. I order the water. Sure does seem to work for

everyone concerned.

Lori Owen - Denton, Texas

SRVG 7/16/01

Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce

On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 21:16:14 +0000 nosophist1@... writes:

> Is it just me, or doesn't it seem to really BOTHER wait staff if you

> don't have

> a drink with your meal? They just insist on a cup of water or

> SOMETHING; it

> even happens at Mcs. I finally figured out that it was easier

> in sit-down

> restaurants in particular to just let them bring me water. As long

> as I leave

> the water sitting there they rarely bother me again, but if I don't

> have a

> drink they just keep coming back trying to give me one.

>

> Amy

> RNY 12/7/2000

>

>

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> * nosophist1@... *

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> > Tara... if I were to say the number one pouch rule that has helped

> me get

> > back on track it has been observing this!

> >

> > I had actually wondered if I had stretched my pouch when I first

> came on

> > this list. What I quickly learned was how much I could push into

> that pouch

> > with the help of liquids. It's been very hard for me because I am

> drinking

> > liquids all the time. Getting in the water was never a big

> problem for me.

> > But once I struggled to follow this rule I learned just how little

> my pouch

> > does hold.

> >

> > One of the most challenging situations for me regarding this is

> eating out.

> > I find that if I ignore it, I can eat a full dinner because dinner

> is so

> > slow being served, etc. It's very hard to just sit there playing

> with your

> > silverware, etc but if that is what I have to do I do it.

> >

> > B. from NJ

> >

> >

> > Re: Water with Meals???

> >

> >

> > > Even if i cant cant follow the rules for the pouch , even if the

> carb

> > monster is holding my hand,i can totally be off track but i will

> not drink

> > with meals 20 minutes before and about 30 minutes after.It was

> hard to get

> > use to it but now i just do it. Now if i happen to have something

> spicy or

> > the whats nots then i sip, or if im at a some kinda function i

> will sip a

> > little wine with my meal.Funny when i set the table for dinner i

> forget to

> > put the kids cups out, half the time they dont drink with thier

> meals

> > either.

> > > Tara

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

Yahbut.....if I have it in front of me I tend to just automatically

reach for it. I insist that they NOT bring me something to drink.

I'm paying the bill so I should be able to " have it my way " . Yes, it

drives them crazy but I'm the customer so I'm always right, right?

Alice

The Loon

RNY 12/28/00

> Is it just me, or doesn't it seem to really BOTHER wait staff if

you don't have

> a drink with your meal?