Thinking about taking my food scale to Golden Corral tonight
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the fact youre going to golden corral is more disturbing than the fact you want to take your food scale (but that ranks up there, too....)13
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I wouldn't even be eating at the Golden Corral. I can't think of anything to eat there that wouldn't taste better somewhere else.2
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Nothing wrong with my golden corral, relax4
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We are supposed to be a supportive community here. She is going with EIGHT other people. Is she supposed to just cut herself off from her friends because they want to eat somewhere that YOU don't deem acceptable? Address the question at hand and keep the hating to yourself.5
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sindirella21 wrote: »We are supposed to be a supportive community here. She is going with EIGHT other people. Is she supposed to just cut herself off from her friends because they want to eat somewhere that YOU don't deem acceptable? Address the question at hand and keep the hating to yourself.
I don't mind, it's just food. We just want to hangout lol!2 -
This probably isn't helpful, but maybe you could take some in a to-go box and weigh it at home?1
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Go for it. I've been to Golden Coral once in my life, and saw people in there wearing pajamas, so I don't think someone using a food scale would offend anyone. I think it would be an interesting experiment. (not interesting enough for me to ever walk foot into a Golden Coral again but that's just me)6
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ummijaaz560 wrote: »So should I be ashamed to do it
Go to the Golden Corral? Yes.6 -
In, for science.....4
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I don't know anything about that restaurant, and I wouldn't take a scale - I would feel uncomfortable and I don't think my friends round too.
If you want to test your skills at eyeballing food quantities (which is a good idea), I don't understand why you don't do that at home??
To me this just comes across as a smug attention/seeking "look at me, I'm so careful about what I eat, I even weigh my food in a restaurant" exercise. As though you are making a point about how everyone else is pigging out - though that seems judgemental too, I don't see that around me when I eat at a buffet.
But hey, I won't be there - if you know your friends won't feel belittled or embarrassed, then go for it.3 -
I have a small scale that fits in my hand and weighs up to 50 grams. I've used it in restaurants to measure out a reasonable portion of French fries, but I use it discreetly and would never use it when out with a group of friends because food is such a personal thing and people can get weird about it. If I were with a friend that I knew was cool with it, that would be different.
I would advise you to try your experiment on a day when you're out on your own or with a friend or two who won't judge and already know your plan.
That said, I'd love to hear your results!0 -
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pebble4321 wrote: »I don't know anything about that restaurant, and I wouldn't take a scale - I would feel uncomfortable and I don't think my friends round too.
If you want to test your skills at eyeballing food quantities (which is a good idea), I don't understand why you don't do that at home??
To me this just comes across as a smug attention/seeking "look at me, I'm so careful about what I eat, I even weigh my food in a restaurant" exercise. As though you are making a point about how everyone else is pigging out - though that seems judgemental too, I don't see that around me when I eat at a buffet.
But hey, I won't be there - if you know your friends won't feel belittled or embarrassed, then go for it.
Have you ever visited the website peopleofwalmart.com? In my city, Golden Corral is where they all go to eat afterwards.
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I wouldn't, not with 8 other people. It seems like becoming the center of attention. And, to be fair, you can learn to eyeball amounts at home, if you're trying to see if you're right. It doesn't need to be tested at a restaurant with 8 other people. I'd understand more if you were trying to see if a restaurant portion was what they listed. If you want to, it's up to you, but I wouldn't.0
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I_Will_End_You wrote: »pebble4321 wrote: »I don't know anything about that restaurant, and I wouldn't take a scale - I would feel uncomfortable and I don't think my friends round too.
If you want to test your skills at eyeballing food quantities (which is a good idea), I don't understand why you don't do that at home??
To me this just comes across as a smug attention/seeking "look at me, I'm so careful about what I eat, I even weigh my food in a restaurant" exercise. As though you are making a point about how everyone else is pigging out - though that seems judgemental too, I don't see that around me when I eat at a buffet.
But hey, I won't be there - if you know your friends won't feel belittled or embarrassed, then go for it.
Have you ever visited the website peopleofwalmart.com? In my city, Golden Corral is where they all go to eat afterwards.
OK then.
Where do the smug people go to eat?
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pebble4321 wrote: »I don't know anything about that restaurant, and I wouldn't take a scale - I would feel uncomfortable and I don't think my friends round too.
If you want to test your skills at eyeballing food quantities (which is a good idea), I don't understand why you don't do that at home??
To me this just comes across as a smug attention/seeking "look at me, I'm so careful about what I eat, I even weigh my food in a restaurant" exercise. As though you are making a point about how everyone else is pigging out - though that seems judgemental too, I don't see that around me when I eat at a buffet.
But hey, I won't be there - if you know your friends won't feel belittled or embarrassed, then go for it.
I don't care what people eat. What's wrong with saying that everyone one around me is too busy grubbing to care what I'm doing? You don't see people around you eating at a buffet?
So not judging anyone, that's the point of my enquiry of asking how would you feel about it.
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You asked how people would feel, and that's my response - to me it would come across as though you were being all food-conscious and that everyone else was eating too much.
As I said, if you want to practice eyeballing serving sizes you could do that at home just as well, that is what I would choose to do.
I'm not familiar with the term "grubbing" so I can't comment on that.1 -
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OP, take the scale and do what it is that you need to do to give yourself piece of mind, start conversations at the table, have a laugh, be embarrassed or not, but just go and make sure you spend time with your friends and not too much on the food obsessiveness as it might get old after a while at the table!
There will be eye rolls from everywhere in the restaurant near you! If you can take it, more power to ya! Enjoy your science project!2
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