When you eat out.... whats your poison?

1/3 of a burger from in'n'out!!?! For reals Jen?? Now I know why I gain weight. I eat the entire protein style cheeseburger!! Dammit!!

Ok what's my poison?!?!
Ok here goes ... The effing Buffalo platter at Hooters. Yes HOOTERS!! And right before, their drink, a Purple Hooter!!!!

Well ****  I so don't want to be driving behind you when your driving out of a drivethru, throwing effing half sandwiches back at my windshield. Damn!

 

Actually, this made me feel kinda healthy.  If i eat out it's gotta be a white linen tablecloth or it's just not worth it. Having said that fast food was never a siren call for me.  I've had one Big Mac in my life.  I've had 3 or four in n outs though, it was mostly the fries there that beckoned me.

I try to not eat out but sometimes we get stuck!

On the Border - queso chicken and vegetables (no rice) I can only eat 1/3 at a time so I have 2 more meals.  This is my favorite.

Generic fast food Taco place - chicken taco - take about two bites with the tortilla and then eat the insides but usually can't finish.  I get beef if they don't have chicken but I don't tolerate it as well.

Wendy's - small chili - sometimes all but usually 3/4 of it

Panda Express - ala cart entree - I like the shangai steak or any of the chicken entrees.  It is just the right size and sometimes too much.

I like HuHot but they will not discount their meal and I can't eat much so I usually don't eat or the family goes without me. 

I just had the best restaurant deal for post-wls yesterday. I had to go to a mexican restaurant with a group yesterday and they had an option for nachos that you could add steak or chicken to. I told the server that I had recently had wls and asked if I could order just the "add steak" option. She brought me a plate of delicious, well-seasoned marinated steak that was super tender, and it was only $4.00. I actually had more than I could eat. Score!

If I just can't stomach one more protein thing, Chicken Tortilla soup (very little chicken in it) from Max and Erma's (Yummo) or Chicken Marsala from Olive Garden.Try not to over do on either, portion wise.

Taco salad from a local place. Chick Fil a grilled chicken nuggets. I order the 4 piece & usually eat 3. They are the only chicken breast meats I've found appetisizing. McDonalds egg McMuffin without the English muffin. Fajitas at local Mexican places. I get beef. No rice or tortillas. I usually eat 1-2 bites of beans. No sour cream & maybe 1 tsp. guacamole. Tortilla soup without the tortilla. 

On full liquids for another week and just opened this post to torture myself.  It was like food porn.

drive thrus have always been a weakness for me.  Taco bell nachos supreme, Mexican pizza, crunchy taco supreme.  McDonald's cheeseburger, nuggets, bacon egg and cheese biscuit! Burger King onion rings.  Oh how I miss my friends that made me fat.  I know I need a zero tolerance policy on them till maintenance or I'll never make it to goal. 

This post has seriously made me laugh with relief because I'm so happy that I don't own a car or live where there is drive thru temptation.  Where I live there are a lot of McDonald's but nothing else in terms of a burger/fry/taco place - there are Chinese fast food places that serve things like buns and rolls stuffed with all sorts of things, but it's not appealing in the LEAST.  It's just not as advertised here as in the US - thank god I don't live in a place that caters to fast food anymore...god if I was still in the US...

I hit Qdoba and order a scoop or two of just chicken. Sometimes chicken and steak. Soooo good. $2.20 for one scoop and it lasts 2-3 meals. Cant beat that.

Ummm...none of these places exist here in Geneva. There is McD's but I don't really like that. Never did. Much prefer real beef gourmet burgers, no bun. There isn't even a KFC here. Nearest one is a two hour drive. Not worth it. There are a ton of pasry and chocolate shops and cafe type places but I am a savory tooth for the most part. A dark chocolate square keeps my sweet tooth happy for days. So my poison used to be little greasy and carby quiches with cheese and bacon, foie gras, fondu, breads, butter, roesti potatoes, pizza...cheeses, meats. I have not had pizza or fondu since surgery, or roesti. The rest yeah, in bits and pieces, always logged and within the daily calories. Its so true about celebrations and special occasions. We need to somehow delink the celebrating from food. Hard. But necessary.