Restaurant challenges

I need to do better...

I went to lunch yesterday with my sister and Mom to a very nice restaurant and, even though I was careful to ask for no cheese in my veggie wrap, it came out with some sort of dressing in it that definitely was dairy based.  I ate it because I didn't want to "cause trouble" by ordering a new one and because my sister really doesn't understand the way I eat and seems to get frustrated when I have trouble in a restaurant.  After I ate it, I was extremely disappointed in myself for not sticking to what I knew in my heart was the right thing to do and for, once again, compromising what's important to me by taking the easy way out.  

I just don't want to do it anymore.  Yesterday was my birthday and I am making it my resolution in this next year to stay true to what and how I want to eat and to have a better plan when eating out that will minimize surprises. 

I also have to accept the fact that there are some people who just aren't going to understand why I eat the way I do, just like I don't understand why they eat what they eat.  Nobody is apologizing to me for eating dead animals at the table and the fact that I may find that offensive, so no more self-consciousness or apologies !!

Thanks for listening and allowing me to make this commitment to myself to do better in this coming year.

Posted by kad1120 on Nov. 21, 2009 at 01:42PM