My daughter was having a bit of a moan the other day about how we hardly do anything anymore. We used to regularly go out for lunch or dinner and that would be our 'treat', often trying foods you wouldn't cook at home like sushi or going to a chinese banquet or out for a cream tea. We used to go to the cinema and pizza hut a lot, I don't like to go to pizza hut anymore because I don't want to pay 20 quid for a pizza that really isn't that good, and I miss sharing starters and sides. Similarly, I used to meet friends and family a lot for lunch or dinner, or even coffee and a cake.

These days I barely go anywhere because it takes such planning, and I am so limited to where I can eat. I am sick of eating at the same places. I am sick of only being able to have a few things off the menu when I can eat somewhere. It just isn't fun anymore. I have even been put off going on holiday. Seeing others eating the local foods or at the hotel buffet really sucks the fun out of these trips for me.

Is this just the way it is for all of us? Or am I being overly negative? Has anyone got any advice as to how I can overcome these feelings?