Should've joined Waiter Watchers! Slimmers who are served food by a fat person are more likely to over-indulge

Forget the table by the window - pick the slim waitress...

Actually, in hindsight, when I went out with friends with weight problems like me, we ate as if it was our last meal. When I went out with thin friends, I was definitely self-conscious about what/how I was eating. So this was kind of interesting. It never occurred to me that there are other environmental
cues (such as the size of the waitstaff). Actually, I think the opposite was true for me - I was eating at this traditional European restaurant in a town that shall remain nameless, and I struck by how most of the waitresses were so overweight that I looked at them passing me by, then looked at my food, took a few bites, lost my appetite and barely ate. I was really shocked by this - but I equated the food I was served with the size of the weight staff (and my own weight problem) and I was turned off. Those environmental cues can be really powerful things - for good and bad. Should try putting a photo of my overweight self in front of me when I eat! That'll fix me! ha!