Re: eating out with others, social eating.

[Guest guest]

You can 'pre' think what you imagine YOUR brunch experience will be like -

selecting just what YOU want and savoring it to your satisfaction. Also, if you

do get 'into' the social eating frenzy, do NOT beat yourself up over this. Even

normal eaters over eat on occasion - especially on special occasions ;-) And

don't 'starve' yourself before hand, just see if you can time your hunger to be

'ready' for a pleasant time eating with others

Best to you - Katcha

IEin since March 2007

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> tomorrow i am going to brunch with a bunch of my family for my mother in law's

birthday. it is a nice little place that i know will have both delicious healthy

fare and delectable indulgences. a lot of the people i'm going with are

overeaters. and big on social eating. i'm feeling a lot of anxiety over this.

any tips/suggestions?

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[Guest guest]

well, i can give a tip from " where I'm at " and maybe those who have been doing

this longer/better can give some too...but the first thing that comes to my mind

is if you want to not eat as much or as " long " as they do, then have a yummy

beverage in mind that you can " enjoy " while they may enjoy food longer. I like

to get a special ice tea with splenda, or a good cup of decaf with splenda and

cream, etc.

Warrior

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> tomorrow i am going to brunch with a bunch of my family for my mother in law's

birthday. it is a nice little place that i know will have both delicious healthy

fare and delectable indulgences. a lot of the people i'm going with are

overeaters. and big on social eating. i'm feeling a lot of anxiety over this.

any tips/suggestions?

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[Guest guest]

Also telling yourself that you are going to go home feeling good because you

listened to your body, not feeling bad in any way because you didn't.

Warrior

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> tomorrow i am going to brunch with a bunch of my family for my mother in law's

birthday. it is a nice little place that i know will have both delicious healthy

fare and delectable indulgences. a lot of the people i'm going with are

overeaters. and big on social eating. i'm feeling a lot of anxiety over this.

any tips/suggestions?

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