I have a lunch meeting today at work that I'm dreading.  I just hate eating in front of people I don't know that well!  I worry about my manners.  I worry about the amount of food I eat...will people think I'm a hog?  Y'all I need my courage boosted.

Pam you are a beautiful, strong, intelligent woman. eat all you want and to heck with flatware!

I think we all go through this. It's normal I would say. But I am sure you will be just fine. Whatcha eatin'?

I hate lunch meeting, too.  I'm always afraid I'm going to get a little piece of something caught in my front teeth and be smiling away (which I do when I'm nervous) and look like a total a$$.  Anyway, now at meetings I only eat 2/3 of my meal, never have dessert (no matter how hungry I am or how good it looks), and finish with a cup of coffee.