Dinner Out on a Diet / myLot

United States

January 7, 2022 9:53pm CST

Every Friday night my husband and I like to go out to dinner at a restaurant together, just the two of us. We have an appetizer that we share, 1 entree each, and share a dessert. Tonight was the first time I have gone out to eat on this current low-carb no sugar diet I have been on. He ordered a hot soft pretzel and had to eat it by himself because I can't have carbs. I ordered a yummy vegetable soup instead. For our main entrees, we each had salmon, and I had carrots and a spinach salad with mine. He had macaroni and cheese and bacon-wrapped Brussel sprouts. (He is not on a diet!) We skipped dessert. It was nice to know I could still go out to dinner and enjoy it even if I am on a diet. Do you go on date nights with your significant other?

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Marlina

@marlina (154103)

• Canada

8 Jan 22

Not these days are restaurants are in "lockdown"

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Marlina

@marlina (154103)

• Canada

9 Jan 22

@Kouponkaren I am surprised that the restaurants haven't closed with all the cases in the U.S..

Karen Hellier

@Kouponkaren (5497)

• United States

9 Jan 22

@marlina Ours were in 2020, but since last Spring, when people started getting vaccinated, restaurants have opened up again. The biggest challenge for restaurants is with so many people getting Covid, they have a hard time staying open because a lot of their staff is sick.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Jan 22

We do occasionally but it's not a set thing. I like the way you used to do it with sharing courses.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Jan 22

@Kouponkaren We eat a lot less nowadays so we could often share a course and still feel satisfied.

Karen Hellier

@Kouponkaren (5497)

• United States

9 Jan 22

@JudyEv It cuts the number of calories we are consuming in half, for those 2 courses anyway. We will get back to it once I get down to where I need to be weight-wise.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (208746)

• United States

8 Jan 22

What was wrong with the bacon wrapped Brussel sprouts? They aren't carby.

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Karen Hellier

@Kouponkaren (5497)

• United States

9 Jan 22

@snowy22315 I don't eat bacon. Too much fat and I haven't eaten pork in about 4 years. It's not part of the diet, just a personal choice. Between the fat content and salt content, I think bacon is one of the very worst foods anyone can eat.