I survived the "Home of the Throwed Rolls"

kimberino · 06-29-2009, 06:48 PM

If you live in or around Missouri, you know what Lambert's is...a restaurant I shouldn't have been caught dead in, but had to go and celebrate loved one's birthday. The wait staff literally throws homemade, hot yeast rolls at you as you wave your arms in the air. OMG the smells! Not only that, they have what they call "pass arounds", where the waitstaff comes to your table with big buckets of fried okra, blackeyed peas, fried potatoes and macaroni/tomatoes and you can say "yes, please" and they'll dollop it onto your plate. AND on top of that, the place is all you can eat. Yikes! BUT...I survived!!! I'm so proud of me. I had smoked pork chops, green beans and a side salad. Had I gone there without the words of the wonderful posters on this site, I would have caved. But I kept hearing a certain mantra in my head "one cheat is the kiss of death" and it really kept me going.

Thanks all!

NanCat · 06-29-2009, 06:50 PM

Sikeston! We used to stop there when I was a kid all the time, in between my Mom's house in Memphis and my Dad's in Peoria.

Man, those throwed rolls would be horrifying to me these days. Good job!

peanutte · 06-29-2009, 06:52 PM

I'm impressed. Well done, Kim! You really faced that temptation down and should feel very proud of yourself.

My resolve is pretty strong, but the smell of fresh baked bread? That could be some serious trouble, right there.

kimberino · 06-29-2009, 06:58 PM

NanCat - I went to the one in Ozark near my home, but the Sikeston one is exactly the same. We stop there on our way to Georgia.

Thanks Peanutte! Yes, the smell was the worst thing to overcome. Nothing better than the smell of fresh baked bread, even if I know it'll kill me to eat it.

NanCat · 06-29-2009, 07:07 PM

eww, i didn't know that throwed rolls expanded to two locations. That's as scary as the Pillsbury Dough Boy in Ghostbusters!

peanutte · 06-29-2009, 07:10 PM

(It really should be thrown rolls, unless they say "throwed" as a joke!)

NanCat · 06-29-2009, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by peanutte

(It really should be thrown rolls, unless they say "throwed" as a joke!)

It's definitely intentional, as a joke.... in big huge 20 foot letters on billboards for many miles away even...

"THROWED ROLLS IN 100 MILES"

"THROWED ROLLS IN 50 MILES"

..ad nauseum.

peanutte · 06-29-2009, 07:13 PM

Okay then!

kimberino · 06-29-2009, 07:15 PM

Not only two locations in Missouri to make people fat and use bad grammar, but while vacationing in Florida, we passed one as well.

Oh, and Peanutte, you're dealing with the Ozarks for the grammar - we be hillbillies!

Sandi76 · 06-29-2009, 07:29 PM

Went there once on the way back home from Memphis when we lived in St. Louis. The rolls are amazingingly good,and you get a big ole mug of sweet tea to boot. MMMMM.

NanCat · 06-29-2009, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Sandi76

Went there once on the way back home from Memphis when we lived in St. Louis. The rolls are amazingingly good,and you get a big ole mug of sweet tea to boot. MMMMM.

No, no, not good! BAD throwed rolls. Bad, bad throwed rolls. Evil bad carby things we DON'T LIKE flying through the air.

xamier · 06-29-2009, 07:32 PM

LOL, we have one in Alabama. I would have never made it past the throwed rolls and greasy fried potatoes. I only go once or twice a year and it is always a cheat day.

CarolynF · 06-29-2009, 07:32 PM

I've been to Lamberts on the way to Branson..Pre-LCing days.."Them iz dangerous throwed rolls"..

Sandi76 · 06-29-2009, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by NanCat

No, no, not good! BAD throwed rolls. Bad, bad throwed rolls. Evil bad carby things we DON'T LIKE flying through the air.

Yeah that's what I meant!!

pepperette · 06-29-2009, 07:36 PM

Have never been able to go, but I always wonder...
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what happens if you miss?

LeanLioness · 06-29-2009, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kimberino

If you live in or around Missouri, you know what Lambert's is...a restaurant I shouldn't have been caught dead in, but had to go and celebrate loved one's birthday. The wait staff literally throws homemade, hot yeast rolls at you as you wave your arms in the air. OMG the smells! Not only that, they have what they call "pass arounds", where the waitstaff comes to your table with big buckets of fried okra, blackeyed peas, fried potatoes and macaroni/tomatoes and you can say "yes, please" and they'll dollop it onto your plate. AND on top of that, the place is all you can eat. Yikes! BUT...I survived!!! I'm so proud of me. I had smoked pork chops, green beans and a side salad. Had I gone there without the words of the wonderful posters on this site, I would have caved. But I kept hearing a certain mantra in my head "one cheat is the kiss of death" and it really kept me going.

Thanks all!

I am not far from Sikeston, I live in Southern Illinois and the sign I pass by a few times a week in Marion, IL.

I want to take my DH, but I am scared that I will cave...........

I haven't had those rolls since I was a kid!!!

DEEDLYNN · 06-29-2009, 08:13 PM

I was at the HOME OF THROWED ROLLS in FOLEY Alabama just last week....and I survived.....LOL.

JillyBug · 06-29-2009, 08:53 PM

Been there many times. I live in Joplin. I have also been to the one in Alabama.

Good job passing up the high carb goodies.

homestretch · 06-29-2009, 09:15 PM

Fellow Missourian here! My husband just asked if we could go there....I was like, "really? really?" It just does not sound like a good idea.

kimberino · 06-29-2009, 10:15 PM

Pepperette - good question! My MIL didn't really think they threw the rolls so she neglected to get her hands up - she caught one in the cleavage. I had to laugh because she is a bit "prim and proper" and they got her good.

doggz109 · 06-30-2009, 02:56 AM

Dang.......talk about literally bringing the poison to your table. I'm guessing not many thin people eat there.

xamier · 06-30-2009, 04:02 AM

Plenty of thin people eat there. It is a matter of passing up the throwed rolls or like many looking at it as an occasional treat and not turning into an eating machine for the entire week following one's visit.

SugarPop · 06-30-2009, 04:27 AM

Wow...........I'm impressed. That woulda been a hard thing to pass up. There is no such thing here in NY, in fact I've never even HEARD of that restaurant.

I think if a certain establishment or food is always around you or nearby (for me New York pizza) it's a little bit easier to say no to because you know if you really wanted to have it it's not impossible. It's when you wanna experience the novelty of something, for the first and maybe only time you'll ever get to, that it's super hard for me. Anyone else feel this way?

Regardless - I can't even imagine how hard that was - The food sounds wonderful - What was the thing that made you so steadfast in your decision to not cave? I could use a few pointers for when I am in the same predicament.

On Sunday I went to a Mexican restaurant far from my home with a group of people - The meal I ordered was mostly LC, yet I didn't say hold the rice, beans and fried plantains - and I sampled all 3 - all the while feeling not good about it as it didn't even taste as great as I thought it would. My only saving grace was that normally I would beat myself up and would have stopped for a desert pig out on the way home because I'd already blown it, but this time I forced myself to just have water and go to bed......I almost can't believe I did that. Sometimes we can be surprisingly strong and we need to give ourselves a pat on the back.

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zizi · 06-30-2009, 04:28 AM

CONGRATS on resisting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SugarPop · 06-30-2009, 04:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xamier

Plenty of thin people eat there. It is a matter of passing up the throwed rolls or like many looking at it as an occasional treat and not turning into an eating machine for the entire week following one's visit.

So, so true.

B

sassy40 · 06-30-2009, 06:46 AM

I live the town next tothe Lamberts in sikeston and have never been there. Good thing to from what I am reading. LOL

peanutte · 06-30-2009, 07:13 AM

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she caught one in the cleavage.

That's classic.

batlou · 06-30-2009, 08:14 AM

Hah, I just saw that place on The Food Network and was thinking it sounded like fun. I like hot yeast rolls.

Suzie · 06-30-2009, 09:09 AM

Congrats!! You are stronger than me for sure!! That place is one of my weaknesses.

flatferenghi · 06-30-2009, 10:54 AM

it was 10 of America's greatest pig out places. You have great strength of character to withstand the temptations, as u did. I would have caved... not right away, but after 1 half hour or so. I look forward some day to that famous 72 oz steak in Amarillo, Texas, before I leave this earth of your'n. Glad u had a good time without paying the PRICE. Love & Profits: FLATFERENGHI

06-29-2009, 06:48 PM	#1
kimberino Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Springfield, Missouri Posts: 593 Gallery: kimberino Stats: 235/141 50 yo WOE: Atkins/now JUDDD Start Date: 3 '09 Atkins-3 '12 JUDDD	I survived the "Home of the Throwed Rolls" If you live in or around Missouri, you know what Lambert's is...a restaurant I shouldn't have been caught dead in, but had to go and celebrate loved one's birthday. The wait staff literally throws homemade, hot yeast rolls at you as you wave your arms in the air. OMG the smells! Not only that, they have what they call "pass arounds", where the waitstaff comes to your table with big buckets of fried okra, blackeyed peas, fried potatoes and macaroni/tomatoes and you can say "yes, please" and they'll dollop it onto your plate. AND on top of that, the place is all you can eat. Yikes! BUT...I survived!!! I'm so proud of me. I had smoked pork chops, green beans and a side salad. Had I gone there without the words of the wonderful posters on this site, I would have caved. But I kept hearing a certain mantra in my head "one cheat is the kiss of death" and it really kept me going. Thanks all!

06-29-2009, 07:15 PM	#9
kimberino Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Springfield, Missouri Posts: 593 Gallery: kimberino Stats: 235/141 50 yo WOE: Atkins/now JUDDD Start Date: 3 '09 Atkins-3 '12 JUDDD	Not only two locations in Missouri to make people fat and use bad grammar, but while vacationing in Florida, we passed one as well. Oh, and Peanutte, you're dealing with the Ozarks for the grammar - we be hillbillies! Last edited by kimberino; 06-29-2009 at 07:19 PM..

06-30-2009, 04:27 AM	#23
SugarPop Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NY Posts: 2,611 Gallery: SugarPop Stats: 225/143.0/125 (5'2") WOE: Atkins/ LowCarb	Wow...........I'm impressed. That woulda been a hard thing to pass up. There is no such thing here in NY, in fact I've never even HEARD of that restaurant. I think if a certain establishment or food is always around you or nearby (for me New York pizza) it's a little bit easier to say no to because you know if you really wanted to have it it's not impossible. It's when you wanna experience the novelty of something, for the first and maybe only time you'll ever get to, that it's super hard for me. Anyone else feel this way? Regardless - I can't even imagine how hard that was - The food sounds wonderful - What was the thing that made you so steadfast in your decision to not cave? I could use a few pointers for when I am in the same predicament. On Sunday I went to a Mexican restaurant far from my home with a group of people - The meal I ordered was mostly LC, yet I didn't say hold the rice, beans and fried plantains - and I sampled all 3 - all the while feeling not good about it as it didn't even taste as great as I thought it would. My only saving grace was that normally I would beat myself up and would have stopped for a desert pig out on the way home because I'd already blown it, but this time I forced myself to just have water and go to bed......I almost can't believe I did that. Sometimes we can be surprisingly strong and we need to give ourselves a pat on the back. B __________________ 225 220 215 200 195 190 185 180 175 170 165 163 160 155 150 140 135 133 130 125 "A ship in a harbor is safe, but that's not what ships are built for" Goal 1) 175 ~ Goal met 9/15/09 Goal 2) 163 - Overweight NOT Obese ~ Goal met 12/9/09 Goal 3) 150 ~ Goal met 3/25/10 Goal 4) 133 - No longer Overweight Goal 5) 125 - Long Term Goal

06-30-2009, 10:54 AM	#30
flatferenghi Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 13,803 Gallery: flatferenghi	i saw that place on the travel channel... it was 10 of America's greatest pig out places. You have great strength of character to withstand the temptations, as u did. I would have caved... not right away, but after 1 half hour or so. I look forward some day to that famous 72 oz steak in Amarillo, Texas, before I leave this earth of your'n. Glad u had a good time without paying the PRICE. Love & Profits: FLATFERENGHI

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06-29-2009, 06:50 PM	#2
NanCat Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 313 Gallery: NanCat Stats: 280/200/160 WOE: Atkins (+ lactose free) Start Date: low carb on and off since '00 but mostly since '09	Sikeston! We used to stop there when I was a kid all the time, in between my Mom's house in Memphis and my Dad's in Peoria. Man, those throwed rolls would be horrifying to me these days. Good job!

06-29-2009, 06:52 PM	#3
peanutte Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 10,208 Gallery: peanutte Stats: 188 then/118 now WOE: Atkins maintenance Start Date: 01/03/09	I'm impressed. Well done, Kim! You really faced that temptation down and should feel very proud of yourself. My resolve is pretty strong, but the smell of fresh baked bread? That could be some serious trouble, right there.

06-29-2009, 06:58 PM	#4
kimberino Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Springfield, Missouri Posts: 593 Gallery: kimberino Stats: 235/141 50 yo WOE: Atkins/now JUDDD Start Date: 3 '09 Atkins-3 '12 JUDDD	NanCat - I went to the one in Ozark near my home, but the Sikeston one is exactly the same. We stop there on our way to Georgia. Thanks Peanutte! Yes, the smell was the worst thing to overcome. Nothing better than the smell of fresh baked bread, even if I know it'll kill me to eat it.

06-29-2009, 07:07 PM	#5
NanCat Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 313 Gallery: NanCat Stats: 280/200/160 WOE: Atkins (+ lactose free) Start Date: low carb on and off since '00 but mostly since '09	eww, i didn't know that throwed rolls expanded to two locations. That's as scary as the Pillsbury Dough Boy in Ghostbusters!

06-29-2009, 07:10 PM	#6
peanutte Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 10,208 Gallery: peanutte Stats: 188 then/118 now WOE: Atkins maintenance Start Date: 01/03/09	(It really should be thrown rolls, unless they say "throwed" as a joke!)

06-29-2009, 07:13 PM	#8
peanutte Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 10,208 Gallery: peanutte Stats: 188 then/118 now WOE: Atkins maintenance Start Date: 01/03/09	Okay then!

06-29-2009, 07:29 PM	#10
Sandi76 Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. Posts: 981 Gallery: Sandi76 Stats: 236/214.5/180 WOE: Atkins Start Date: May 15th 2008	Went there once on the way back home from Memphis when we lived in St. Louis. The rolls are amazingingly good,and you get a big ole mug of sweet tea to boot. MMMMM.

06-29-2009, 07:32 PM	#12
xamier Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Citronelle, Alabama Posts: 1,056 Gallery: xamier Stats: 125 5'2"tall WOE: Atkins Maintenance Start Date: 6/17/03	LOL, we have one in Alabama. I would have never made it past the throwed rolls and greasy fried potatoes. I only go once or twice a year and it is always a cheat day.

06-29-2009, 07:32 PM	#13
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 36,822 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/141/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	I've been to Lamberts on the way to Branson..Pre-LCing days.."Them iz dangerous throwed rolls"..

06-29-2009, 07:36 PM	#15
pepperette Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Raytown, MO. Posts: 1,849 Gallery: pepperette	Have never been able to go, but I always wonder... . . . . . what happens if you miss?

06-30-2009, 04:28 AM	#24
zizi Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 4,953 Gallery: zizi Stats: Over 84 lbs. lost in ~16 months. Goal @ 3/2011 WOE: Low Carb Eclectic Start Date: LAST Restart Mid-March 2010	CONGRATS on resisting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

06-29-2009, 08:13 PM	#17
DEEDLYNN Major LCF Poster! Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2,761 Gallery: DEEDLYNN	I was at the HOME OF THROWED ROLLS in FOLEY Alabama just last week....and I survived.....LOL.

06-29-2009, 08:53 PM	#18
JillyBug Princess Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Where the dirt is red as far as you can see Posts: 9,993 Gallery: JillyBug	Been there many times. I live in Joplin. I have also been to the one in Alabama. Good job passing up the high carb goodies.

06-29-2009, 09:15 PM	#19
homestretch Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,325 Gallery: homestretch Stats: 206.5/155 WOE: Low Carb Start Date: 5/26/06	Fellow Missourian here! My husband just asked if we could go there....I was like, "really? really?" It just does not sound like a good idea.

06-29-2009, 10:15 PM	#20
kimberino Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Springfield, Missouri Posts: 593 Gallery: kimberino Stats: 235/141 50 yo WOE: Atkins/now JUDDD Start Date: 3 '09 Atkins-3 '12 JUDDD	Pepperette - good question! My MIL didn't really think they threw the rolls so she neglected to get her hands up - she caught one in the cleavage. I had to laugh because she is a bit "prim and proper" and they got her good.

06-30-2009, 02:56 AM	#21
doggz109 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: California Posts: 355 Gallery: doggz109 Stats: 382/Under 300/180 WOE: Primal Blueprint Start Date: Dec 2010	Dang.......talk about literally bringing the poison to your table. I'm guessing not many thin people eat there.

06-30-2009, 04:02 AM	#22
xamier Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Citronelle, Alabama Posts: 1,056 Gallery: xamier Stats: 125 5'2"tall WOE: Atkins Maintenance Start Date: 6/17/03	Plenty of thin people eat there. It is a matter of passing up the throwed rolls or like many looking at it as an occasional treat and not turning into an eating machine for the entire week following one's visit.

06-30-2009, 06:46 AM	#26
sassy40 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 569 Gallery: sassy40 Stats: 303 at start 10/30 Down to 244 WOE: Very low carb Start Date: Start again10/30/2012	I live the town next tothe Lamberts in sikeston and have never been there. Good thing to from what I am reading. LOL

06-30-2009, 08:14 AM	#28
batlou Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Prospect, KY Posts: 2,262 Gallery: batlou Stats: 290/189/165 WOE: Atkins Low-Carb Start Date: 3/06/2008	Hah, I just saw that place on The Food Network and was thinking it sounded like fun. I like hot yeast rolls.

06-30-2009, 09:09 AM	#29
Suzie Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 3,858 Gallery: Suzie	Congrats!! You are stronger than me for sure!! That place is one of my weaknesses.