Oh no! I'm sorry that happened to you. I don't eat seafood so I can't speak to what it may or may not do to us but I personally love eating out because of those wonderful steaks in butter sauces, pork chops wrapped in bacon and great big juicy burgers without buns!

I can commiserate with you though - I went to a chain place at the airport with when I was dropping my daughter off - TGIs or Apples or whatever...one of em...and I wasn't thinking that a bourbon sauce would be sweet so I ordered a bourbon chicken sand no bun, no mayo and it was sickeningly sweet! I though the bacon and cheese on it would be a nice offset for a breast of chicken - I ate two bites and the pickles/tomatoes. It was horrible and made me feel terrible. That lesson though, is what shaped me to never order anything outside the types of things I mentioned above. I have NO idea if I would even eat had I been at Joe's.... I'll also tell you any place that I can't get nutrient information OR if I don't believe the meals are "real" I won't go now either - I look online before I decide. What I mean by real is - I live in an area with a HUGE population of locally owned restaurants where no information is available. But places like (If you are ever in Canton, TX) Down Home Cafe has the most delicious breakfasts and they are whole, real breakfasts...I know that my egg is a freshly cracked egg not out of a box and my sausage patties are not stuffed with fillers.

I actually like going to Joe's. I usually get an arctic bay steam pot. I eat about half, and take the other half home for a stir fry.

I LOVE going out to eat when it's hot because I don't have to cook!!!

My best friend wants to take me for lunch tomorrow to this Japanese restaurant that is something of a tradition with the two of us. I want to go, but I can't really think what I can eat there. Sashimi maybe, but all the rice in the sushi...the batter on the tempura...the sweet teriyaki sauce...its just all looming over me going "you'll feel like *kitten* tomorrow!" What to eat?

We usually get mixed tempura, california rolls, dynamite rolls, tuna sashimi, and prawn sunomono and we share all of it. Looking into it, it seems to scream carbs!! I'll be going after my Saturday morning lifting session, so I will have already done my exercise for that day too.

Working lunch and gluten free. Got taken to a pasta/pizza restaurant. Ended up with a superfood salad, upset tummy and the look of a pregnant woman. I understand why you hate eating out. I left most of my meal uneaten in the end.

I don't mind eating out personally, I hate it when I have no choice in where to go. At least my work place has finally gotten their head around the fact I need GF food to be able to eat at all.

anglyn1 wrote: »

@Zenwenner both my local sushi places will make my rolls wrapped in cucumber instead of rice! They're actually really good that way!

Great tip! Is there a Japanese term for it?
(Hungarian?)

Rebeck1983 wrote: »

When I go for sushi I order Chirashi Don, which is mixed sashimi over greens with a spicy sauce on top-- it's usually served over rice but I just ask them to swap out the rice for some extra veg. Just make sure that the sauce isn't loaded with sugar!

Any tips on what sauces to ask for in order to avoid carbs? Thx!

Any tips on what sauces to ask for in order to avoid carbs? Thx! [/quote]

I usually go for straight-up sriracha sauce, or sriracha mixed with a bit of mayo:)

Man, I genuinely feel bad for you guys who HAVE to eat this way. It's not because I love carbs, but because if I do accidentally eat a bunch of them, the worst thing I get is some bulk-up in the muscles, and feeling like my body is a burning building, and ridiculous energy levels for a few hours. Being left feeling hazy, bloated, and miserable due to potentially hidden ingredients would piss me off to no end.

Sushi rolls without rice are called Naruto rolls. Every place makes them a bit differently but it's usually crab, shrimp or salmon with avocado, wrapped with cucumber with a sauce. I've had some delicious ones but to me it's just not that filling.

Zenwenner wrote: »

I limited myself to only one order of rolls, where I used to always have two - so not much rice. I felt fine although my son told me later when I *ahem* farted that it smelled like "something rotten in the state of denmark" and I couldn't help but laugh...

Hahahahaha!!!!

Gallowmere1984 wrote: »

Man, I genuinely feel bad for you guys who HAVE to eat this way. It's not because I love carbs, but because if I do accidentally eat a bunch of them, the worst thing I get is some bulk-up in the muscles, and feeling like my body is a burning building, and ridiculous energy levels for a few hours. Being left feeling hazy, bloated, and miserable due to potentially hidden ingredients would piss me off to no end.

It's a mixed blessing. On the one hand, you can't get away with "slipping" or "cheating," so it keeps motivation high. On the other hand, you have to be really diligent about everything.

I love eating - anywhere - everywhere

Mongolian Grill is a great place/way to eat too.
They are all essentially exactly the same: get a bowl, fill it with the raw ingredients and sauces, and then watch as they use their high-temperature mega-skillet to cook it up in a jiffy. Very exciting stuff. (That sounds sarcastic, but I actually mean it! It’s fun!) They also are pretty darn cheap for a meal out.
Expect to find a long buffet complete with frozen meat shavings, veggies, tofu, and sauces. Just grab yourself a bowl and fill ‘er up with whatever strikes your fancy. There’s always a guide posted by the sauces for common flavours (watch out for sweetened ones like Teriyaki, etc) or just mix it up and have fun. Then leave your bowl on the counter beside the man with the giant grill and go sit down. They bring it to you after cooking. Skip rice and udon noodles as a side, of course.