Eating out Mexican restaurant

mamadon
mamadon Posts: 1,422 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I have been dieting for about five weeks, lost 20 pounds with a long way to go. I have to go to a family dinner this week at a Mexican restaurant, any low cal ideas?

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  • _noob_
    _noob_ Posts: 3,306 Member
    Fajitas without tortillas.
  • Emtabo01
    Emtabo01 Posts: 672
    Splurge day?!!!
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Fajitas w/corn tortillas, taco salad (w/out the fried shell), carne asada
  • droneofvelvet
    droneofvelvet Posts: 290 Member
    Shrimp cocktail!! Super low calorie if you like seafood. If you eat meat maybe try the albondigas (meatball) with a side salad.
  • Barbellerella
    Barbellerella Posts: 1,838 Member
    I would spend less cals on the rest of your meals for the day so you can splurge more at dinner!

    But chicken fajitas with corn tortillas are usually a pretty safe bet. Or a chicken salad..
  • AlongCame_Molly
    AlongCame_Molly Posts: 2,835 Member
    I agree w/ anyone who said fajitas. Shrimp tacos would also be good, as long as the tortilla isn't fried in oil. Skip or skimp on the sour cream, cheese and guac, and order black beans instead on refried.
  • paygep
    paygep Posts: 401 Member
    fish tacos :)

    no margaritas, no cheese dip
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    It's one meal on one day. Eat whatever the hell you want. You're on calorie restriction, not calorie purgatory. None of us got fat from one meal with friends and family.

    If you had 3 lbs to go I'd tell you to tighten it up. But a long way out from goal you have to learn to relax some of the time. Being to strict all the time leads to burnout and falling off altogether
  • RockstarPunch
    RockstarPunch Posts: 203 Member
    lettuce, tomato, carnitas, salsa, lemon and guacamole (if its fresh) with black beans ( small portions
  • mamadon
    mamadon Posts: 1,422 Member
    Thanks all! I have a splurge day already planned next week, so wanted to be good for this. I'm sad about the margarita, but will probably wither go with the fajitas or taco salad no shell.
  • _noob_
    _noob_ Posts: 3,306 Member
    Oh carne asada is a good one too.
  • zorbaru
    zorbaru Posts: 1,077 Member
    get anything that has the tortillas on the side, then you can choose how many you want.

    or do what i do and get the chimichanga, which is a deep fried burrito, probably the worst thing :D
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    tequila shots with lime. that's all.

    just kidding it depends some mexican places have "lite" entrees. el torito is one and they even have skinny margaritas.

    i went to a carne asada fundraiser and figured out i could "afford" three carne asada tacos with no rice or beans just tomatillo sauce and lime squeeze on corn tortillas for under 500 cals. of course when I went i had a beer first one in my life and went completely nuts bonkers over my cals. but that's just me. dont drink and it's easier to stay on track. Or drink only. whatever suits your mood.:drinker:
  • dangerousdumpling
    dangerousdumpling Posts: 1,109 Member
    I'd eat light throughout the day and then order what I want but only eat 1/2 of it.
  • FunnyBunnyHunny
    FunnyBunnyHunny Posts: 102 Member
    We're going to our favorite Mexican .place on Friday for valentine's day. My favorite dish is fajitas covered in queso with a chili rilenno on the side. *sigh*

    Would also love a frozen strawberry margarita. What to do, what to do.

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