Great job realizing that
You can have that dining experience at home.
I've avoided buffets since I started losing weight, but especially now that I just can't eat all that much any more. It would be a waste for me to spend all of that money on the small amount I eat! I could make my meal (and know how it was prepared) for a fraction of the price!
Friends of mine wanted to go to a buffet when we all went on vacation and I put my food down and said no. We wound up splitting into groups because of it, but I didn't want to spend all of that money for a small amount of food! I wound up going to Panera for a light lunch for a fraction of what I would have paid at the buffet!