[dbaratta]

I hate vinegar and oil lol

[dbaratta]

[quote=rkicklighter;479008]I don't post much but had to comment on this one. My work requires up to 85% travel for 6 to 8 months a year so eating out is mandatory.

You have no choice.......I just choose to avoid is all. I do eat out once in a while......I just hate to bolus so I avoid any food that takes more than a few units.

[Sherlock]

I can't eat salad greens of any kind (a recent issue and not one I'm happy about) so that really simplifies my eating out! I get grilled meat (of any kind) and two veggies.

I can eat cole slaw but have to be careful because lots of restaurants put sugar in their slaw. So I eat just a little bit from the top where all the juice has drained off. Then I take the rest home and rinse it off real good the next day and add some of my own slaw dressing to the leftovers.

I can eat out anywhere. I get burgers at Applebees and just order it without the bun. I get tacos at Mexican places and get it without the taco shells (then I add guacamole to the meat and cheese mixture and have my own salad minus the greens and beans!). At Chinese restaurants, I get anything without sauce and I don't get rice. At pizza and sub shops, I eat the pizza filling with a fork (don't touch the crust) and I take all the goodies out of the sub and eat it with a fork.

The bottom line is that I can eat out anywhere if I just ditch the starchy carbs.

[art]

Sherlock
That's how I do it. Protein all the way. Worst case is a steak.
Sometimes I'll sneak in half a baked potato.

I cannot imagine not eating in restaurants.

Art

[davef]

Originally Posted by jenb

Don't let your diabetes make you afraid to enjoy going out. Do it a few times and learn the tricks (like a portion the size of your hand is about a cup, a deck of cards is about the size of a serving of meat, etc.), test frequently, and have fun!

Jen

I agree completely, I control my diabetes it does not control me (funny that was one of the first things I was told when I joined here). If I want (and can afford ) to eat out then I will. I have learned what to eat and what to avoid.

[Granny Shanny]

Originally Posted by davef

I agree completely, I control my diabetes it does not control me (funny that was one of the first things I was told when I joined here). If I want (and can afford ) to eat out then I will. I have learned what to eat and what to avoid.

That is definitely the qualifying criteria around here anymore!

And Sherlock? I have trouble with lotsa salad greens too. Iceberg lettuce is the worst offender, but there are several others. T'ain't fair, is it?!

[Allison]

I don't remember who it was but someone here mentioned how good Ken's Steakhouse brand Creamy Ceasar was. So I tried it and I'm hooked! 0 carbs 0 sugars! Hallelujah!

Anyway the point is...If I'm in a hurry for lunch and I'm forced to pick something up, I researched all of the salads at fast food joints and found that Jack in the Box has the best bang for your buck with their Grilled Chicken Club Salad. It's 370 cal 16g fat and 11 carbs for the whole thing. I just toss out their dressing and croutons that they provide and I keep a bottle of the Ken's Creamy Caesar in our fridge at work. Great meal and
the salad is $5.26!

[Rajen]

I'm still new and kinda scared to the whole adjustment of being a diabetic myself. I found out June 5 this year. Now that I have good control over my sugar level I still go out and enjoy many of the same foods just in moderation. I've tried to restrict eating out to a rare treat like once or twice a month since I am still very heavy. I weighed 265 lbs before I went into the hospital when I found out i was a diabetic. I had lost a lot of weight since then. In the couple of months I am down to 246 lbs but I want to reach at least 200. So for me its not so much a matter of watching carbs its the calories I am worried about.

[jer.lawrence]

Originally Posted by Allison

I don't remember who it was but someone here mentioned how good Ken's Steakhouse brand Creamy Ceasar was. So I tried it and I'm hooked! 0 carbs 0 sugars! Hallelujah!

Man, I LOVE the Ken's Honey Mustard.. I haven't had any since the Dx though. I'll have to give the creamy ceasar a try!

I also enjoy eating out far too much.

[Allison]

Originally Posted by jer.lawrence

Man, I LOVE the Ken's Honey Mustard.. I haven't had any since the Dx though. I'll have to give the creamy ceasar a try!

I also enjoy eating out far too much.

SOOOOO good. I love it...and I don't feel bad about eating it!

[Joeprep4820]

Originally Posted by rkicklighter

I don't post much but had to comment on this one. My work requires up to 85% travel for 6 to 8 months a year so eating out is mandatory. As a pumper and serious carb counter, I do pretty well in most areas of the US. However I tend to stay away from the chain places and seek out the local Mom and Pop establishments. Applebee's, Chili's, Outback, they are all just about poison for me. A simple steak with veggies from either of these places will require 10 to 40% more insulin than the same meal cooked at home.

Most times it's a guessing game for me, "let's see how close we can get" then test at 2 hours and either go "ok, that worked" OR "holy ****, I screwed that one up".

The worst time for me is when in some of these foriegn countries and you really don't know what you're about to eat. Many times my job is in remote, out of the way places where the only available food is what's cooked onsite or from the road side vendor. A town of any size could be 100 miles away. Sometimes I take my own food but in the high security sites, you can bring nothing in with you.

For these countries I keep a log of what has and has not worked in the past. My CDE and I have had several conversations about compensating for these situations but it always comes down to do the best you can with the information available and try to correct after the fact.

Just my experiences.......

RK

I know what you are going through. I travel about 75% of the time and most of the time it is a week here, a week there, 3 days, here, 3 days there. I was in London last week and now am in Berlin until Friday and from there I will fly back to DC for a week then to Sydney for 4 weeks. Eating out is mandatory more or less, and I enjoy my experiences. I love tasting the foods from around the world and how incredible they are. I really loathe chain restaurants because they usually use low quality ingredients and their food is normally much higher in everything compared to a lot of local places. I am usually good at winging it but when I am unsure I take less insulin than necessary and test often after the meal.
I actually find it more difficult to eat healthier than to just maintain sugar levels. Also, regarding Applebee's, I know for certain that they are quite secretive about releasing a lot of nutritional information. All I know is that one of their mini burgers is over 400 calories and their food makes my stomach ache.

[freebie]

Use fresh lemons instead of dressing! It's really good.