| Michelle, if you enjoy salty foods, try various nuts or pork rinds. Also, you can bake your own tortilla chips with the low-carb tortillas and have them with salsa or your favorite dip.
As for Olive Garden...we don't go there, as there's not many good choices for me. I eat Dreamfield's pasta at home with no problems when I want/crave spaghetti. I'm sure your friends would understand if you suggested somewhere that had more food choices you can enjoy.
Some of our regular eat-out restaurants are: Applebee's, Ruby Tuesday's, Outback Steak House, PF Chang's, Fuddruckers...there are lots of place you can eat, just watch the carbs and order things that aren't high-carb.
__________________ T2, diagnosed 8/31/06.
Byetta 5 mcg
HCTZ 12.5 mg every other day for BP
Enalapril 20 mg 1 daily (ace-inhibitor)
Lower carb dieter (approx. 75 total carbs/day, more on weekends), taking chromium, multivitamin and fish oil tablets Initial A1C 8/06: 9.6
11/06: 6.2.
03/07: 5.3
06/07: 5.4
10/07: 5.3
05/08: 6.2 (right after dealing with shingles and bronchitis)  | 
