Weird looks when ordering food???

Love the post about the eating at home side effects!!:laugh:

I've been to a Mexican restaurant and ordered one chicken taco, ala carte. I've had the waitress ask me, is that all? When I say yes, she asks, are you sure? Come on, that's really all I want!

I'm with you all on the kid's meals. It really is the perfect size and probably what restaurant portions used to be like 30 years ago!

When I first ordered a turkey sandwich with no cheese, no mayonnaise, loaded with veggies at our local Subway, the young man there didn't bat an eye. When we got to the cash register, he asked me (very discretely) if I was counting calories or watching my weight. I said yes, that I was trying to make better choices, and he went into the office and brought out a Subway nutritional guide booklet for me to take home. He was so friendly and helpful...and, I might add, very fit and buff.

When I first ordered a turkey sandwich with no cheese, no mayonnaise, loaded with veggies at our local Subway, the young man there didn't bat an eye. When we got to the cash register, he asked me (very discretely) if I was counting calories or watching my weight. I said yes, that I was trying to make better choices, and he went into the office and brought out a Subway nutritional guide booklet for me to take home. He was so friendly and helpful...and, I might add, very fit and buff.

How nice of him! That must be a difficult question to ask politely.

I go to Carls Jr or Jack in the box and order a chicken sandwich with a side salad instead of fries and even the most serious looking cashier normally smiles.

At least it's not as bad as my coworker. At jack in the box, he orders a Bacon Double Cheese Burger, Large Fries and a Large DIET coke.

THAt is what kills me. I used to work at Mcdonlads as a kid and HUGE people would come in and order two double quarter pounders, super sized fry, and 6 pc nugget with a super sized diet coke. Honestly? It's not going to fix anything people, you're gonna have to try harder.

I have always, since I was a kid, gotten salad with no dressing cause I find dressing gross. And get weird looks. I now order all kinds of weird healthy options and never ger weird looks except for at Subway. They act like they cannot comprehend no sauce and no cheese.

I would always get diet coke over normal coke. I was raised on diet coke so normal coke is much too sweet! I think of it the same way I do skim milk. I may ask for skim milk with my third helping of cake but it's only cause I can't stand 2% milk.

Good idea on the kiddie meals!

I love this thread! This happens to me all of the time.

I go to Carls Jr or Jack in the box and order a chicken sandwich with a side salad instead of fries and even the most serious looking cashier normally smiles.

At least it's not as bad as my coworker. At jack in the box, he orders a Bacon Double Cheese Burger, Large Fries and a Large DIET coke.

I have never understood why people do that. It's stupid.

I used to do that. Not because I thought I was being healthy but because I don't like the taste of regular soda, as strange as that may seem... Except I don't like bacon, or jack in the box so it was more like a big Mac large fries and a diet coke

I can understand that. Never really thought of it like that. But for people who do it because of their weight, I think that is just dumb. They order a 3,000 calorie lunch getting a diet soda that is almost as bad as reg soda, isn't going to really help! But each their own I guess.

That is like people who eat at cici's. (ever been there?) they eat a small plate of salad and then pile on 5 plates of pizza and cinn. rolls.

I go to Carls Jr or Jack in the box and order a chicken sandwich with a side salad instead of fries and even the most serious looking cashier normally smiles.

At least it's not as bad as my coworker. At jack in the box, he orders a Bacon Double Cheese Burger, Large Fries and a Large DIET coke.

This is always funny to me! You order all that other stuff but have the nerve to ask for a "large" diet coke! Too funny

I try to keep my carbs down (not "low", just reduced) so when I go to Carl's Jr. I'll ask for my burger "low carbed" and they wrap it in lettuce. No matter what kind it is! That makes me very happy because I've always just picked the bun off, even before reducing my carb intake. I just don't care for the buns so why eat them?

Anyway, my favorite burger is the six dollar burger. It's just a simple hamburger with lettuce, cheese, tomato, the basics. I order that and a glass of water and get all kinds of weird looks. But the burger is huge and I don't need any more than that. I don't drink pop so water it is! And I'm totally satisfied with that.

ive starte ordering 10 nuggets and a garden salad from maccas.

works out to about 500 calories for dinner.

pretty good in my book.

I've always hated pretty much all condiments. So I have spent a good 15 years (I'm 20) getting those looks and reactions. You get used to it!

Yes, try ordering a salad with no dressing. I have always done this even before getting healthy just because I don't like dressing. People think this is the weirdest thing in the world.

me too! i love just lettuce. I honestly dont like my lettuce smothered in dressing. people get it wrong too and that always sucks. my other thing is ... bacon, raw tomatos, raw mushrooms and mayo. i can't really do them... i just.. can't.

I made my boyfriend cringe today when we were at Burger King and as we were leaving I pointed out how many calories his triple whopper and large onion rings had compared to my grilled chicken sandwich, even with mayo on it. His lunch was a day and a half of my calorie allotment!!

The funniest face I think I ever got, and hardest time also, was at the Mexican restaurant when I told them I didn't want the chips and salsa when we were seated! I think I must have been the first person to ever refuse the chips and salsa!

oh good lord i cannot refuse bandidos chips im in love with them!

I've never noticed this, but people do look confused when I ask if I can get a BLT with no bacon and + avocado. Or order a chicken ceasar and ask that the meat be placed on the side (if I'm paying for it my dogs may as well get it).

Also when I refuse to get large sizes. "it's 35 cents more" I simply answer this one with, "If I buy a bigger one, I'll eat/drink a bigger one."


This was weird though- at the movies the concession kid kept trying to upsell me. Finally I decided there were three of us, what the heck and said I'd take the popcorn tub. He dumped the unbuttered med bag into the XL tub and looked embarrassed- it filled it. He stood for a minute then put half a scoop or so on the top. It was funny. I only bought it to get his boss off his *kitten*, and saw at least in that theater, it's a scam You can refill it of course, but you have to be willing to leave the movie for that nonsense.

Also when I refuse to get large sizes. "it's 35 cents more" I simply answer this one with, "If I buy a bigger one, I'll eat/drink a bigger one."

Funny you say this, that is one of my BIGGEST pet peeves....McDonalds Coke is my absolute favorite, I dont drink it often but sometimes i will have a craving for the rediculous amount of carbonation and i;ll go thru the drive thru, order a SMALL, which by the way now is like 20 oz?..what the heck...anyway, NEVER FAILS... i get to the window and out comes this gallon...I have even played dumb and said " This is the small"....everytime..what do i get? "well they are all a dollar so we just give you the large"...okay first..if i wanted a LARGE I WOULD ORDER IT..haha, i dont care about the price...If im choosing to pay the same price for 80% less, its my money, let me...lol....But get this...One time, the same above scenario happened, and i asked the girl nicely, well the cup is rather large, could i please just get a small portion........right in front of me in the drive thru, takes the LID off, pours some out...and hands it back to me..." that should be about the small portion" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>can you believe the nerve?..

haha...I know that is not food directly related to this topic, but it totally reminded me of that. If we choose to order smaller portions, then so be it, let us worry about the money we might be wasting by not upgrading to the huge size!