Eating Out

What Foods Are Low Carb? The Answer Might Surprise You!

ANY food can be low carb if it falls within your carbohydrate goal. This includes a teeny-tiny (50 gm) sliver of unfrosted chocolate cake that contains ~26 grams of total carbs. This includes four teaspoons of sugar that contain ~21 grams of total carbs. Of course, those would be the ONLY carbs you could eat,…

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Breakfast with Friends

Breakfast with friends at a local restaurant chain called White Spot. The original owner was called Nat Bailey. I had the “Nat’s Hearty Breakfast,” one of my favourite meals here. You can choose bacon, back bacon or sausages to go with your eggs. I chose the sausages… and poached eggs. I didn’t order the toast…

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Birthday Chicken Burger Lunch with Friends

Who says there’s no free lunch! My Bacon Brie Burger and Caesar Salad was free today as the server made a mistake and brought me a chicken burger instead of the beef burger I ordered! I said, “No problem, I’m okay with the chicken burger,” but she told her manager and he comped my meal!…

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Costco Hot Dog and Rotisserie Chicken

I am on maintenance; I weigh 117 pounds. Today I chose to eat “off plan.” Costco beef hot dog (with bun, mustard, relish), Diet Pepsi, Costco rotisserie chicken leg. This will not send me into a tailspin or downward spiral. I will not eat more carbs today… and tomorrow I will be 100% “on plan”…

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