Eating in restaurants

Please post what restaurants you have eaten in since your surgery and what you eat there? These are the places I have eaten: Ruby Tuesday: Once I got a cup of their broccoli cheese soup and felt fine after eating it. Another time got the salad bar and I think I ate too much or too fast and felt bloated the rest of the night. Isaac's (local restaurant): Honey dijon grilled chicken salad - Ate about 1/4 of it and it was very good! Red Lobster - I got snow crab legs. I could eat about one cluster and felt fine. Wendy's - Early post op I would eat the inside of their baked potato really mashed up. Now I can eat about half of a plain jr. cheeseburger with no top bun. Chopsticks (chinese restaurant) - Ate two bites of snow peas and shrimp and threw up!! Won't be eating chinese for a LONG times which sucks because I love it!

I have eaten an egg scrambler from Denny's well some of one took the rest home!!! Gave the meat and other stuff to hubby!!! Applebee's spinach dip, potatoe soup. Cotton patch steamed veggies and a pork shop. Mexican food rest. I love cheese enchiladas, shrimp or chicken from fajitas, and beans of course. Not in one siting Taco bell- supreme nachos $1.69. Chips, beans, meat, sour cream, cheese. Hope this helps if I think of more I will add on. Brenda 325/310/232/152

We go to Mexican restaurants a lot there is one close by that is really authentic and I usually have a chicken taco(grilled chicken, chopped onions cilantro and jalpeno and tomato) minus the tortilla, or beans and cheese or a little of both and take the rest home for later. Another one, My DH ordered texas fajitas and I ate some of his chicken and shrimp and beans. At Red Lobster he ordered the ultimate feast, we used to get 2 of them, I had 3 shrimp, a bite of lobster, 3 crab legs, I ate a whole peice of bread just a pinch at a time. At wendy's it was chili. We went to captain D's the other day and I ordered the broiled fish and chicken lunch, it was good but I ate it for 3 meals, I ordered a baked potato instead of rice. It is so much fun to go out to eat now we usually get 1 plate and I just eat a little of his. And we save money!

Let's see... Taco Bell: bean burritos minus the tortilla, refried beans. I want a Fiesta Taco Salad so bad I could scream, but there isn't enough nutrition in it. I'm going to try a beef burrito pretty soon. Dairy Queen: the fried shrimp basket, husband gets fries, garbage gets the slaw, and it takes me 2 days to eat the shrimp Chinese restaurant (buffet style): sesame chicken, pepper steak, hot and sour soup, General Tso's chicken, egg rolls. I get just a piece or two of each entree, no rice, and mostly broth in the soup. Jack's: chicken fingers, small fries. For some reason I can eat Jack's fries but all the other fries are too heavy. I have to be careful to cut up everything into small bites or Pouch yells at me. Nothing real spicy either--I about died after I ate some Kung Pao chicken. Lorri

Oh another place I have eaten is Arby's. I got their Market Fresh Turkey, Ranch and Bacon Sandwich. I ate about half (no bread). It was so yummy!

Howdy neighbor! I've eaten at Isaac's and really like their vegitarian black bean burger with mustard. I skip the roll and fill up on the awesome pickles instead. There is another member of my support group that meets me there for lunch once in a while and we split the chicken salad and each get a cup of soup. I ate at Smokey Bones in York today. Had the Lodge Salad (about 1/3 of it) and tasted some of my hubbies beef brisket (about 3 bites). I love to eat breakfast food too. We either go to the Starlight Diner in York or the Lyndon Diner in Lancaster and I get an egg beater omelette with american cheese, mushrooms and onions. I eat half, and take the other half home for another meal. I skip the fried potatoes, but usually eat a half of a slice of rye toast. Panera Bread has a great low fat chicken noodle soup too! I have Panera and Isaac's close to where I work so if I am not prepared with my usual nutritious packed lunch, I'll pick a cup of soup up while I'm out on sales appointments. On days that I do this, I make sure I eat an EAS low carb protien bar in the afternoon to make sure I'm getting my protien. Who did your surgery? I had mine at Heart of Lancaster with Dr. Klein. So far so good, no regrets. Take care, Annie 280/198/170

Hi, I don't eat out much, but when I do I try to go to Dietfacts.com first before I go. That way I can see what on their menu is within my personal limits. Or a lot of places actually have their own site where you can see the nutritional information. I perfer those ways a million to one over asking for it in person. I love seeing on here what people eat and where. And I am glad I am not the only one that can't do chinese...and man do I miss it too!! Michelle

OMG, you guys are so good when you eat out! LOL I eat a little of anything I ate before surgery, but I don't dump so maybe that's why?? We eat out a lot and I have gone to tons of restaurants, so can't list them all but here's a few: Outback: Get the Outback Special with hubby and eat a bit of the salad, a bite of bread with the butter, about 3 oz of steak and a bite or two of the potato if I get one. Mexican: Chicken Chimichanga is my favorite!! I eat about a 1/4 of one including the tortilla along with a (3-5) few chips and salsa before dinner. Sometimes eat a bite or two of the beans and rice. Went out for mexican the other night and got fajitas with hubby and ate have a tortilla with chicken and veggies, plus sour cream and salsa and beans and a bite of rice. McDonalds: Snack sized fruit and yogurt parfait (with or without the granola) and usually don't eat the fruit part. Have ordered an egg there before, ordered an egg mcmuffin and eaten the inside, ordered a cheeseburger and eaten most of it including the bun. Have had a couple fries here and there, but rarely go there because I just don't like them anymore. We eat out a lot to steakhouses, so most of the time, we just share a steak dinner and I eat a bit of the salad and maybe a bite of bread or potato. That tends to be our usual choices because of the protein content. Had chinese the other day for the first time (was a buffet) and had a piece of sweet and sour chicken with the sauce, a piece of General Tso's, about 1/4 cup of rice, and a few bites of the desserts they had on the bar. I only eat 3 times a day per my surgeon's requirements (no snacks allowed) so I think I can eat a little larger meals than someone who is allowed to eat 5 small meals each day. Not sure. My meals total about 6oz which is what my surgeon wants me at. Not quite a full saucer sized plate, but almost depending on what it is. Hope that helps some Erica 258/178/125??

Cracker Barrel -- childs grilled chicken with green beans Carrabba's Italian Restairant -- child's grilled chicken with garlic mash potatoes Texas Road House -- Road Kill ( chopped steak),green beans, dinner salad.... or either their yummy chili with lots of cheese. Ruby Tuesday -- grilled chicken salad with pecans! mmmmmm Tony Romas -- Grilled Chicken Ceasar Salad or The chicken Tejas with corn and steamed veggies!!! mmm mmm mmm Taco Bell -- inside of two soft tacos Chick-fil-A -- grilled chicken sandwich, fruit cup and diet lemonade *Granted the big meals last me for 2 or 3 meals. We enjoy eating out. I just get child's menu items. I guess you can tell I love me some Chicken!!!! Jen rny 11/29/04 352/253/ wanna be 150ish

I share meals a lot with my 3.5 year old and 15 month old. Here are a few things I have ordered: Chinese: chicken w/broccoli and had it for a few meals, hot and sour soup, and chicken egg foo young, also had for many meals. Wingstop: hotwings and some celery with ranch (done well a few times, gotten sick a few times) Wendy's: Chili w/cheese, grilled chicken breast, no bun. McD's: cheeseburger w/one side of bun, guts of a cobb salad (no lettuce) Italian: meatball w/a bite of pasta Taco Bell: I just ordered a pintos and cheese and a soft taco and added the inside of the taco to the pintos and cheese and wa yummy and filling. Salad bar place: guts w/lots of egg, cheese and protein and soups which I do great with. Just a few of my ideas. Interested to hear what everyone else is doing! Roni 240/168/136