Low Carb at the Movies

knittnponder

This week will be a challenge for me as we've got two birthdays, a promised movie date with the kids and another movie date with a birthday kid. I ignored the rice crispy treats on the husband's birthday but movie theater popcorn is a downfall for me. And we're going twice this week! Plus another trip for ice cream (another birthday thing.)

So what do you do when you go to the movies? I already sneak in some water and in the past we snuck in candy (especially since all they sell is nasty candy and I prefer really good dark chocolate!) Please don't tell me to munch on raw vegetables because the reality is I just won't do it. Even if I brought them I'd end up stealing popcorn from random people around the theater and probably end up kicked out!

On my birthday I'm making them all go for a hike or on a bike ride like I did last year. :P

sansouchi1050

I bring a couple of cheese sticks or a bag of cashews to snack on. Sometimes a bag of the spicy pork rinds. The crunch keeps me out of the popcorn

Bevkus

I eat popcorn, twizzlers and a chocolate bar..then I pick up right where I left off on my low carb journey. I only go to movies about once a month. If I dont feel like being normal for two hours, I have been known to eat beef jerky and peanuts!

knittnponder

Hmmm, good ideas. Thank you. I'm going to "eat normal" one of the nights but since I'm going twice this week I didn't want to really blow it. I've only been doing low carb for a week and a half and I'm finally seeing the scale move after months of nothing so I'd REALLY like to not blow it to badly, you know? Thanks for the tips.

shar140

I bring my own snack - usually pumpkin seeds, as they are salty & crunchy. As long as I have *something* to munch on, I'm ok without popcorn.