: hi Rosie
: I have a family solution for this
: one, but I haven't tried it on
: friends

: sometimes my lovelies get a fancy for
: a Chinese takeaway. Now, Ive tried
: all ways to manoeuvre round
: Chinese food and it just doesn't
: work well for me, I always feel
: terrible. So we co- ordinate 2
: phone calls...…. one to the
: Chinese and one to the Indian,
: then we trot off separately as its
: only a few mins walk to both....
: and have matching takeaway boxes
: if not their contents They do
: phone delivery for both as well,
: but walking you know it will be
: same time

: It hasn't yet come up , with friends,
: because then it tends to be Indian
: or Italian eating out. But what if
: it does ? Hmm. I think I would
: just think of my steps being
: really solid. Choose wisely as I
: can. maybe have a Tupperware of
: "Additionals" on the go.
: ( I get that on the plate that
: fast no one even notices)……… Early
: on in steps I did go to a buffet
: style Chinese and that worked out
: not too bad as I remember choosing
: duck ( not vegetarian but someone
: else might do ) and
: avoiding the skin where all the sauce
: was, same for pork, shaking the
: sauce off as much as possible

: thinking as well as Im writing ( that
: always works for me !) I have some
: really excellent brown Chinese
: noodle, its a round pack from
: Sainsburys, Chinese egg noodle,
: and that might be an option to pre
: prep and take along to your
: friends gathering to micro and add
: to the celebrations. Im laughing
: now as I save all my best takeaway
: boxes for re - use and so I think
: I would have it even looking the
: same! But egg noodle with water
: chestnut, pea, bamboo shoots,
: ginger garlic spring onion GF soy
: sauce...…. everyone would want a
: share

: enjoying the company, some laughter,
: sharing goes a long way
: , so enjoy your evenings

Your list of *solutions* made me smile, Mosaic. I think the *takeaway* is the
skill and humor we all acquire over time. I remember going out to eat at an Indian
Restaurant many years ago. It was after Ranch. They only served white rice. I ate white rice.
One of the people at the table was new to the program and she absolutely went off the deep end
about the fact that I ate white rice. She left the program over it.

I was amused. Honestly, even 15 years ago, I knew that rigidity is about fear. And that fear does not help
healing. I didn't die from having white rice. My program didn't fall apart, I didn't turn into a pumpkin. Now I order
brown rice. Would love to find brown noodles. And I don't eat the sugar sauce. We found a new Thai restaurant
and the food is great. I will have to ask them about brown noodles.

Kathleen