I over-planned at the beginning so I wouldn't have these moments. I knew exactly what I was going to do food-wise in any social or family gathering.
It really helps on this plan to stay positive, plan ahead, and have a Plan B.
I'm not a fast food eater so the day I forgot my lunch, got a RTD EAS shake at Walgreens and a McDonald's salad was a pretty yuck lunch but it got me thru. Now I have packets at work, in my lunch bag, in my car, and in DH's car.
I took some food to a wedding reception once but I didn't prepare it at my house (I was out of town). It didn't turn out right and I had to throw some of it away
but since I overplanned, I still had plenty, I just had to re-adjust my attitude over what I
thought I was going to have.
I also ended up at a car repair wayyyyy longer than I thought one day & all my packets were in my car. I was so headachy and almost sick I came close to asking them to lower the car from the lift, so I could get some "medicine" I mistakenly left in there.
The only other low point was very early-on when I took the broccoli-cheese soup with pureed broccoli to work for lunch. We all have different tastes and that soup is inedible tasting to me
. I believe it is the ONLY day I actually threw my lunch away. It may have been another McDonald's salad day or I think I got some steamed veggies at a chinese carry-out and had one of my emergency packets.
I quickly learned what I liked or only took tried-and-true items to eat away-from-home so I'd know I'd find my meal palatable.