Thatโs me. And thatโs my figure, which I aim to maintain. I still have a good 10-15 pounds to lose too. Okay, maybe 20. Whatever. I hide it well in that picture. ๐ LOLโฆ
Anyway, I donโt have time for carbs โ unless theyโre the green kind.
Yesterday I was out and about, and I stopped at the JoZoara Coffee Shop (a favorite little spot!) to sit on the patio and enjoy lunch in the sunshine.
I ordered the chicken salad over a bed of spinach: โadd crumbled feta and sliced almonds please!โ.
I eat there a lot, so I knew what to expect, but Iโm going to show you what to do when you find yourself navigating a not-so-low-carb mealโฆ
First rule of thumb in a low carb lifestyle: Anytime you know youโre going to eat out that day, eat super clean otherwise. Meaning as low carb or as close to zero carb as you can, to accommodate for potential hidden carbs in restaurant foods.
Second rule of thumb for any low carber: Always be prepared!
Hereโs what my salad looked like when it hit the table:
Beautiful, right? ๐ Yes, but I donโt eat dried cranberries. I love them, but damn the sugar! ๐ Those little beauties will rack up a serious carb count.
Hereโs a close-up of the salad:
Fortunately I had โmy stashโ in my bag. LOL, yes, that got a couple of sideways glances when I pulled it out like that. haha. Itโs just crushed pecans! Carefully measured of course, as all stashes should beโฆ
So hereโs what I did: I plucked out the cranberries and added about half the pecans. Did anybody look at me funny? I donโt know, and I donโt care โ itโs my hips weโre talking about here, not theirs! ๐
Hereโs what my New & Improved salad looked like:
Here, letโs get a little closer:
YUM! I CLEANED MY PLATE! ๐ ๐
Youโll notice (below) that I entered the ingredients into MyFitnessPal individually, and that I did add 1/2 TBSP of dried cranberries to my log โ just because there were a few little tidbits that were sneakily hiding in bites. I tasted them in there, darn it! lolโฆ
The chicken salad was probably zero carb otherwise, instead of 2 โ because all it had was chicken, mayo & celery. I asked. ๐
Anyway, there you have it โ my awesome lunch yesterday!
Happy Low-Carbingโฆ *cheers*
Best,
Lynn Terry,
aka @LowCarbTraveler
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