Anyone in the Southern louisiana area?

Oh girl! If you're anywhere in the South, that is a definite problem! I live in the Mississippi Delta, and the food is excellent, and everything we do revolves around dinner and supper! I've found to avoid overeating at events, I won't drink because it makes me gorge, and I try to stick with moderate proportions of food. When I set my fork/spoon down and have to take a breath, I know I'm done. That's the cue I look for to know I'm full!

By the way, I have been to and through Lafayette many times! I'm cousins with the McIlhenny's that own and operate the Tobasco industry. I LOVE Avery Island and New Iberger :laugh: (as my Grandfather would say ). My Granny and Gramps used to live on Avery Island. It is such a magnificent place. Have you ever been there? We use to go to Riverside in Lafayette to eat when we would visit. That is my favorite place on earth, Avery Island that is!

I live in south mississippi and have a ton of family in the south louisiana area as that is where am originally from. Being Cajun on my dad's side and Italian on my mom's side... well let's just say my family loves food. Feel free to add me. Good luck and you'll find the support and inspiration on this site awesome. I know I am excited I found it, it has been a God send.

LOL right there with you. Those things were a staple growing up. I have learned recently though at least the crawfish I can have in small portions, even the potatoes as long as I don't over indulge and yeah eat a salad with it.. LOL

Hi there, i'm in the baton Rouge area....

I am from Lafayette, and currently live in Baton Rouge. All my family and my husband's family lives in the Lafayette area, we go home often, and he always NEEDS to get boudin!!!!:devil:

I'm in north Mississippi, close to Memphis. Yummy good southern cooking.

From North, Miss....Born in Monroe...Have Family in Louisiana (my Sisters are all on MFP!).....

I live in Baton Rouge, LA as well. It's great to see so many on here, from or, around Louisiana!

I guess I should count myself lucky... I live on the Gulf Coast now in southern MS even though all my family is from South Louisiana... and though many of the staple foods growing up are still around I've learned to make healthier versions of them... there are even some of our local restaurants who have. I can often find baked fish out and about at many of our local restaurants. Boiled seafood that isn't loaded with salt LOL just have to learn which places have what and plan ahead when thinking about what I'm going to order... I'm a pain to some of the waiters because I'll always ask them how something is prepared as far as how much salt and such... too often they have to go ask a cook. My favorite little Mexican restaurant has learned how I like my fajitas and will cook them to order for me. with less oil and no salt. My favorite Japanese places wether its Hibatchi or Sushi are the same way. I bet if you talk to some of the local not chain restaurants they are more willing then you think to accomodate their customers. I've found quite a few places who have cut back on the salt in their boiled seafood or have changed over to using sea salt because of so many customer request. LOL One thing I sometimes just have to indulge in is some good ole Boudin... though I have found a local butcher who makes some from scratch who is willing to make it to order with the meat you prefer and will even use brown rice over the white rice. I had him make me some with chicken and crawfish yeah I know it's not pork with the brown rice and man it was totally awesome. Once he made mine he sold the extra he made to other customers just to see if it would sell and now it's one of his items he makes regularly not just for me but for some of his other customers. Got to love little whole in the wall places who want that extra business and are willing to go that extra mile to please and generate a customer base.

Born and raised in Lafayette. Temptation around every corner. Feel free to add me.

Hellllo!!! I just found this site and signed up. I have been using caloriecount.about.com off and on and it works but i have trouble finding the foods I eat and them having the right nutritional values so in my search for the correct info on a fuji apple I found this site! LOL It is basically the same but more and better food logs. So I signed up and started looking for people close to me.

I live in Baton Rouge and have been in the area my whole life. I am 29 and need to lose like 60-80 lbs. My story is about the same as most others...tried a lot of things, cant stay motivated....and so on. So here we go again. I have a food addiction, I am convinced cause now that I am limiting what I eat and counting calories I find all I can think about is food and wanting to eat. Im not hungry, my stomach is not growling or anything I just want to eat all the time, and enjoy all the things I like! GRRRRR! This is gonna be soooo hard.

i'm 21. i live in vacherie now, but i'm moving to metairie next week.

It is VERY hard to resist all of this food, but im doing pretty good so far.
Boudin and crawfish will be the death of me!

Maurice la right here