Amusement park, not so amusing to me when it comes to the food!

[kim2002 140]

We are going to a Halloween Haunt at an amusement park next weekend! They have all the favs ice cream, funnel cakes, hot dogs, broad walk fries...etc. how do I keep focused and not be tempted!!! Any advice from someone who has been there, done that! I will be 2 months post op then and I'm on fork tender stage!!

[Macy6 356]

I was quite proud of myself. When I was a week into my pre op diet and 3 days before surgery I worked two days at a music event and it was loaded with burgers, deep fried cheese, deep fried cookie dough etc... I stayed on track over those 2 days. I ate, according to my pre op diet, one day I had a taco salad no shell (lettuce beef salsa and cheese) one day I had a naked sandwich. It's hard, but not impossible.

[PGee 318]

I went to a party......it was 7 hours away, so it was a weekend event.............I thought I did well, packed my Water, premier Protein RTD boxes.......but was not ready for the food truck they had as the caterer.........the tables were loaded down with junk food and halloween candy................the food truck had the best looking french fries, onion rings, fried chicken, fried everything, hot dogs, and burgers.

So, I got a burger, no fries, no bun.......ate some of it.....and drank my water.......

One suggestion is to pack a cooler...... so, if necessary, you'd have a back up.......Another option is Ostrim Jerky......a combination of beef and ostridge meat ......low fat, high Protein, no/lo carbs.......you can keep a couple in your purse/pocket.....I think I saw them for sale at Nashua Nutrition (I'm not affiliated with Ostrim nor NN). We have some high protein diet stores near by that also carry them. Good luck!

[rmeofone 43]

Bring Protein bars... I couldnt handle ANY of the amusement park fod when i went this summer. Pure Protein Bars got me through!

[Arts137 1,811]

Of course you will be tempted. ANY of us would be. But you have lots of good ideas above (and) being tempted does not mean you need to give into temptation! Enjoy the amusement part for the amusements, and bring your own food alternatives.

[marfar7 1,533]

Went to the LA County Fair a couple weeks ago. Took pics of all the food stands. Plan on making a Facebook folder entitles "why America can't tie its shoes".

I did enjoy 3 bites of a foot long corndog (hubby ate the rest) and he'd never had a funnel cake so I had to take his virginity. At 2 bites of that.

So thankful my sledeve allows me a couple bites but no more....

[kim2002 140]

Great suggestions....thanks