Plans on hold!

On 7/28/2004 1:30 PM, Beverly wrote:
"janice" wrote in message
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On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 14:28:50 +0100, Annabel Smyth
wrote:


On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 at 13:12:17, Ignoramus31782
wrote:


In article , Annabel Smyth wrote:

Oh dear, best laid plans, and all that - no sooner do I start a
weight-loss programme than my husband gets asked to go to Poland for a
week and is taking me with him! We will be back in a week; in the
meantime, I think my weight-loss plan had better go on hold. I won't
destroy everything in one week....

Do you think you cannot lose weight in Poland?


I wouldn't expect to lose weight during any week where I ate in a
restaurant more than once; they don't do the sort of cooking I do! And
I don't know what sort of cooking is done in Poland, nor do I know how
practical it will be for us to have the occasional evening meal of ham
and salad in the hotel room.

I tend to agree with you, but we have someone here (I think it's
Barbara Hirsch, but I could be wrong) who eats out almost all the time
and still lost/maintains weight.

janice


I'm another one who doesn't eat at home. Isn't that why they built
restaurantsG
I've found it just as easy to eat out if you pay attention to portion sizes,
choose from the healthier entrees and don't be afraid to request special
orders. I always ask them to omit any additional butter, sauces, etc when
preparing the food.

I'd like to add that I ask about the portion size (how many ounces is
the salmon fillet?) and I feel free to ask for substitutions as I see
fit (could I have double vegetables and no rice?). I've always asked
for salad dressings on the side. I did not have the confidence to make
so many requests a year ago though. I'm not sure why I thought that it
would be hard...


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jmk in NC

On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 at 14:12:20, jmk wrote:

I'd like to add that I ask about the portion size (how many ounces is the
salmon fillet?) and I feel free to ask for substitutions as I see fit (could I
have double vegetables and no rice?). I've always asked for salad
dressings on the side. I did not have the confidence to make so many
requests a year ago though. I'm not sure why I thought that it would be
hard...


I think this is possible in the USA, but if you try it in a grand
restaurant here, you'd get thrown out - it has happened!
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Annabel Smyth
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html
Website updated 18 July 2004

On 7/28/2004 4:41 PM, Annabel Smyth wrote:
On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 at 14:12:20, jmk wrote:

I'd like to add that I ask about the portion size (how many ounces is the
salmon fillet?) and I feel free to ask for substitutions as I see fit (could I
have double vegetables and no rice?). I've always asked for salad
dressings on the side. I did not have the confidence to make so many
requests a year ago though. I'm not sure why I thought that it would be
hard...



I think this is possible in the USA, but if you try it in a grand
restaurant here, you'd get thrown out - it has happened!

I guess they don't feel that the customer is "always right." I'm sorry
to hear that it would not be possible to ask the wait stuff how many
grams a serving of fish is or let them know that you would prefer a
different side item. That is certainly not what I have experienced when
I have been in France and Italy but I have not been to the UK. I guess
Jamie Oliver might not be into the whole pleasing the customer thing, huh?

--
jmk in NC

On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 at 07:43:19, jmk wrote:

I guess they don't feel that the customer is "always right." I'm sorry to
hear that it would not be possible to ask the wait stuff how many grams
a serving of fish is or let them know that you would prefer a different
side item. That is certainly not what I have experienced when I have
been in France and Italy but I have not been to the UK. I guess Jamie
Oliver might not be into the whole pleasing the customer thing, huh?

I highly doubt it - the great (or self-proclaimed great) chefs here are
always right! I have heard of customers being thrown out for daring to
ask for some salt to season their food..... but then, I wouldn't want to
eat in that sort of restaurant, even if I could afford to!

Eating out is seriously expensive here, even in cheap restaurants (I
don't count fast food). It wasn't in Poland.... quite the reverse!
--
Annabel Smyth
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html
Website updated 18 July 2004