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What do you order at restaurants after weight loss surgery?



What do you order at restaurants after weight loss surgery?  

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  1. 1. What do you order at restaurants after weight loss surgery?

    • I look for any menu item with some sort of lean protein and plan to eat only the protein (for example, I only eat the turkey and leave the bun if I get a turkey burger).
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    • I ask the server if I can have some grilled chicken and steamed vegetables.
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    • I order whatever looks good and plan to just eat a couple of bites. You might as well take advantage of the restaurant’s good cooking!
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    • I bring my own food so I can enjoy spending time with everyone else while they eat the restaurant’s food.
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    • I don’t go to restaurants anymore. There’s nothing I can eat with my weight loss surgery.
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Restaurants often serve high-calorie, high-carb, high-fat foods that fit into your weight loss surgery diet very well.

What do you do when you are figuring out what to order at a restaurant?

Mark your answer and share your own suggestions in the discussion below!

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A safe bet for me is shrimp cocktail, a cup of clam chowder or other Soup, or maybe chili. At Chili's I ordered a guacamole burger w/no bread. The guacamole helps keep the ground beef from being too dry and I can get two meals out of it. At a Mexican place we went to for lunch one day I had a burrito plate - burrito ingredients of your choice minus the tortilla. Mexican places always have healthy Beans and veggies. I have ordered grilled fish and sweet potato. In a pinch I'll get Wendy's chili. At Dunkin Donuts I get an egg white wake-up wrap. At any place that serves Breakfast I can get a scrambled egg w/grilled veggies, ham, and/or cheese, or a slice of quiche. So many easy, healthy choices. Anyone can find something they can tolerate that fits their dietary needs in almost any resturaunt out there. Sometimes the portion is too big but I take the leftovers home and I can get another meal or two out of it. :-)

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I usually look for a green salad with grilled chicken...I dont eat any seafood, so chicken or turkey with salad or veggies..try not to eat any carbs, but i have a weakness for sweet potato fries, minus the honey...lol

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None of the above....sometimes I'll order a meal that has good Protein, but I don't ban myself from eating other things. I'm usually more focused on trying to find something that won't make me sick. If I can't find anything, I take the safe route and get a salad.< /p>

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I focus on the Protein offered. I tell the waitress/waiter that we do not want any bread. We are working on eating paleo diet so everything is very basic....I love grilled fish, shrimp, crab, lobster, steak, chicken. No potatos usually instead fruit......I try to avoid processed foods........ :P

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I carry my fitness pal with me. I always ask for a takeout container and I portion out what I know I can eat safely..$ k

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One thing that my sister does when our family goes to Olive Garden is order a chicken Ceaser salad but sub the chicken for Salmon. I tried it and it's delicious.

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