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<blockquote data-quote="SockFiddler" data-source="post: 1828820" data-attributes="member: 412001"><p>It's tough, it really is.</p><p></p><p>I struggle particularly at this time of year, when my favourite thing used to be popping along to Costa for a quiet moment with a book and something gratuitously fluffy and over-priced. Even now, on the rare occasions I dare to meet friends in cafes, telling the staff I want just coffee, milk and ice all blended together is problematic: Costa, particularly, have no idea what I'm talking about (eventhough I've literally spelled it out for them) and will frequently put a syrup in there (as it helps the ice and liquid to blend and not separate) without telling me - and you have to walk past a double fridge AND a huge cake counter before you've even placed your order.</p><p></p><p>I recently had to go for tests in my local hospital (nothing serious), and the friend who came along and I decided to stop in the cafe for lunch. There was literally nothing I could eat. Not one thing. Not even a salad - they all came with sweetened dressings and croutons and would have sucked up my entire day's worth of carbs.</p><p></p><p>When you can't even eat hospital food because of the amount of sugar, it's hard not to despair.</p><p></p><p>There are some places I know will cater for me if I go out for a meal, where switching bread and potatoes isn't a big, crazy deal that needs to be explained several times, but by and large, I just don't bother to eat out anymore, and tend to politely refuse invitations that come my way.</p><p></p><p>But, I have to admit, I deeply miss lunches and coffees with friends and an excuse to get out the house for a while, and I feel that the sharpest just at the start of the summer, when the fine weather arrives and everyone starts making plans.</p><p></p><p>Hang in there xx</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SockFiddler, post: 1828820, member: 412001"] It's tough, it really is. I struggle particularly at this time of year, when my favourite thing used to be popping along to Costa for a quiet moment with a book and something gratuitously fluffy and over-priced. Even now, on the rare occasions I dare to meet friends in cafes, telling the staff I want just coffee, milk and ice all blended together is problematic: Costa, particularly, have no idea what I'm talking about (eventhough I've literally spelled it out for them) and will frequently put a syrup in there (as it helps the ice and liquid to blend and not separate) without telling me - and you have to walk past a double fridge AND a huge cake counter before you've even placed your order. I recently had to go for tests in my local hospital (nothing serious), and the friend who came along and I decided to stop in the cafe for lunch. There was literally nothing I could eat. Not one thing. Not even a salad - they all came with sweetened dressings and croutons and would have sucked up my entire day's worth of carbs. When you can't even eat hospital food because of the amount of sugar, it's hard not to despair. There are some places I know will cater for me if I go out for a meal, where switching bread and potatoes isn't a big, crazy deal that needs to be explained several times, but by and large, I just don't bother to eat out anymore, and tend to politely refuse invitations that come my way. But, I have to admit, I deeply miss lunches and coffees with friends and an excuse to get out the house for a while, and I feel that the sharpest just at the start of the summer, when the fine weather arrives and everyone starts making plans. Hang in there xx [/QUOTE]
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