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No, but I have cut down on it to 1 time a month....Watching the calories some these days...And portion control...But once a month is great to just "cut loose" on the healthy eating for a day....We're all human, darn it!! LOL!
I have cut way back on my eating out, mostly due to economic and health reasons. I will occasionally get something on the weekend from a fast food place but ONLY if I have coupons for the items I want to get.
I bring lunch from home every day, since I have only 30 minutes for lunch. I can go out during lunch and get something to eat but would need to bring it back with me and eat at my desk, which I'd rather not do since my job involves handling a lot of documents and I don't want to have food stains on them.
And don't even get me started on the number of diners who leave half the food on their plates behind.
That said: I WILL "eat out" for authentic ethnic fare I can't make myself or get elsewhere, as I have adventurous tastes, but -- again -- the price of one meal will translate into two or three for me getting a doggie bag for my leftovers. There's no shame in my game. In fact, it's all I can do not to ask my dining companions for THEIR leftovers if they're not taking them home, and sometimes I actually do...
Nope. I go out to eat 3-5 times a week and think restaurants are better than ever. I'm happy I don't live in one of the chain restaurant wastelands described elsewhere on this thread.
Nope. I go out to eat 3-5 times a week and think restaurants are better than ever. I'm happy I don't live in one of the chain restaurant wastelands described elsewhere on this thread.
Agree - We eat out at least once a week. I can't remember the last time we went to a chain restaurant.
I did but in its place I'm using one of those meal preparation places for most of my lunches at work and dinner at work. Occasionally I'll eat out but not as much as I used to.
Cost wise it's comparable, no savings either way really.
Once in a while I'll go on a fast food binge but otherwise not like in my 20's when I was eating out almost everyday, fast food, take out, restaurants, etc.
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But it never occurs to them to quit eating out! One of my coworkers got off the phone with a debt collector and immediately made a call to friends to meet at a restaurant. I will occasionally go out just to be sociable, but I'll order a glass or wine or beer (the markup is ridiculous -- I could buy a whole bottle or six-pack for what I pay there for one -- but, again, I'm being sociable) and enjoy my appetizer with that. I've already asked that my entrée be brought last and already be boxed up to go; that will be lunch the next day. We usually split a dessert, because really just one or two bites satisfy. Even then I can't get out of there for under $20! That's groceries for a whole week, the way I shop and cook at home. Wasteful!
