Does anyone have the restaurant card and what has it done for you? I'm just curious if restaurants give you a discount or let you order off the kids menu??? Although the kids menus leave a lot to be desired!

I've been thinking about this myself, and most of the time, the kid's menu is not food I would be interested in eating (and possibly not geared towards our optimal post-surgery eating habits either).

So rather than use a restaurant card, I think I will probably just order my usual meal and eat the small portion I'm able to...then take the rest home! My husband will probably eat the left-overs, and I can probably get at least one more meal out of it before I get bored eating the same thing!

Well i have used mine at a buffet in NM and rather than paying adult price i paid the kid price and they let me have a togo box for my remander food. But to use it at other places the kids menue is not healthy so i just order my meal and take my meal home for left overs or my daughter and i share.

I always order from the senior menu if they have one...I just tell them I had stomach surgery, then they're okay with it. Some hesitate at first, but when I tell them that, they don't question it.

Or I order a la carte, or appetizers. Or split with my three-year old, or beg off my hubby's plate...or a combo of any of those! There's lots of ways to do it...kind of fun to be creative to see how many different ways you can order smaller portions, pay less money. then again. Sometimes I go all out, get a regular meal, and it feeds me for a couple more lunches!!

I usually order a regular order & take the leftovers home also....

I haven't had to use my card, yet. I never want the kid's menu b/c it's usually a bunch of fried foods or heavy on carbs only. I order a la carte, from the appetizer menu, or just share with my husband. It still cracks me up how wait staff treat me when I order. When we split an entree that comes with Soup or salad, they always ask if we want to order an extra and I decline. Sometimes they'll still bring me something for free, like they're doing me a favor. I get it, I used to wait a long time ago. It's sweet but so hard to let them know that when I say "no thank you" I really mean it. I ordered the fresh spring roll appetizer off a Thai menu b/c it had tofu listed as the main ingredient. They brought them out and (1) there were six (2) each was the size of a kid's burrito (3) they were 90% lettuce and cucumber. I broke them open to search for the tofu and found less than 1/4 of an ounce in them. So sad. The waitress asked if I didn't like them because my plate looked like a salad. I told her I expected 75% tofu with some lettuce and cucumber. She apologized and brought me a plate with about 4oz of seared tofu to make up for it.

It's amazing how our perspectives of serving size change with the sleeve.

how do u guys get that card? i rarely eat out, but on tuesdays we have ladies night n i skip the part where they go out n eat at restaurants cus for me 2month out its a waste of money to order.. n south beach can be expensive.. uuugh.. so the card sounds good to me, so where can i get it?..

I used mine for the very first time a few days ago and I had my surgery in November. I was taking my dad out for his birthday and he wanted to go to a buffet. I just showed the cashier my card and she gave me the kid's price, which was half the cost.

I've eaten out a number of times since surgery, but usually I order an appetizer and eat some later. If I go out with my mom, we share a meal because she had the bypass 30+ years ago so she can't eat a lot either. I've never ordered off the kids menu because they usually don't have the best things to choose from.

And Enerfina, my surgeon gave me mine right before my surgery. He hands them out to all his patients. I'm sure if you ask yours, he/she can give you some sort of card or note.

oh okay, thanks for the info.. i'll ask mines on my next appointment

I also saw where you could print them out over at the OH website.

I'm going to ask my Dr. when I go on the 8th for a card.

whats the website tlaff79?

I got one from my surgeon and I have never used it. Like others have said the kids meal is usually fried foods. I went to a place called extreme pita today with my family and ordered a kids meal for myself and it was perfect for me. They didnt question because I have 2 small kids...

My biggest trouble at resturants is the waiters asking me if I want a drink. They always ask atleast twice.

My surgeon gives the cards out at the 6 week check up. Mine's next week, and I plan on getting one . . . just in case.

I've heard folks refer to the OH website, but I never knew what it was.

I have just been ordering whatever I want and then I have to ask them to bring a box after 2 bites or if it's something like soup I just eat what I'm able to and then push it to the side. They always ask if I didn't like it when I push it to the side lol.

I think I've used my card twice in 8 months. If I'm with someone who is open to sharing, I just share. If not, I order what I want, ask for a veggie instead of the high carb side (unless it's mashed taters, I'm a sucker for them) and take the rest home. I leave the taters after I have my bite or two of them.