Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Yes, it is the Atkins people's fault!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just wanted to share my recent TGI Friday's experience.

We were out of town Monday night and guess where my husband and son wanted to eat? TGI Fridays! (I forgot that this is where LittleLisa said they no longer have baked potatoes!) I'm doing Weight Watchers, as well as trying to be IBS safe, and I thought to myself, "How hard can this be?"

Well, the menu actually grossed me out! Everything was so high fat. Most dishes, including the grilled chicken ones, were sitting in butter and topped with cheese. The potatoes are now "loaded"---filled with butter, milk, onions, cheese---and bacon, if requested. I looked for shrimp---and even it was batter and fried.

I told the waitress I was trying to find something low fat and she said exactly what I told my husband she would say----

"Oh, we have a whole page of Atkins choices."

I WANTED TO SCREAM! I know she thought I was rude, but I said, "Atkins is the most fattening food in the world you can eat---and it's horrible for you. I'm looking for something low in fat."

She looked at me like she had no clue what I was talking about!

After I questioned her about the fried shrimp, she finally tells me I can have the shrimp grilled, if I wanted it that way. I asked for a baked potato (and she says, "We don't have those." Of course, I wanted to scream, "We have those Atkins people to blame for that!"

I finally get her to admit they have rice and grilled veggies (it was like pulling teeth to get this info out of her.)

So I get grilled shrimp, rice and mixed vegetables, and (no bread----goodness, we wouldn't want to make those Atkins followers fat!)

And the nerve of the restaurant---they charge me extra for this.

Why is it that if you eat HEALTHY you have to pay more? No wonder the majority of people in the US are fat!!!

Sorry, but I do think the restaurants are following the Atkins trend. When is this Atkins thing ever going to go away?

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