Vegan restaurant = impossible? - 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community

MadelinRose · 10-22-2008, 04:50 PM

Hey, you all!

So today is officially Day 10 on 20 grams a day... and I'm finally starting to feel that ketosis glow! Energy galore (I barely felt my 55 minute elliptical this morning) and I'm finally not hungry before bed!

But I fear Friday may be a roadblock for me. My roommate has offered to take me out with her family (it's parent weekend here at my college, but my parents are 5000 miles away) to this restaurant nearby that she loves. I readily accepted, because I live in quite a "bubble campus" and take any chance I can to get out, and I wouldn't turn such a nice invitation down anyway. Problem? The restaurant is vegan.

How do you handle these situations? I am just apprehensive because I'm worried that even one carb-filled meal could knock me right back off into glucosis, and I've worked SO hard to finally get here! =[ If I stay at 0 carbs all day, and then choose the lowest-carb option on the menu, do you think I'll be alright?

kaplods · 10-22-2008, 07:30 PM

There are some decent vegan low carb options (not that I'm familiar with them), that have been discussed here, so if you post your question in the vegetarian forums, you might get some good suggestions.

walking2lose · 10-22-2008, 08:09 PM

Get a tofu dish.

jillnicole03 · 10-23-2008, 08:50 AM

Does the restaurant have a website? If so I would look into the dishes before you go, pick 2 things that look the best for your plan and then you'll be ready before you even get there

JulieJ08 · 10-23-2008, 10:20 AM

You might even call ahead and ask if they have any recommendations for low-carb eaters - many restaurants these days do.

nelie · 10-23-2008, 10:40 AM

It would depend on the restaurant. I go to a chinese vegan restaurant quite often and there are a ton of low carbish options. Low carb veggies, tofu, tofu skins, seitan (aka wheat gluten), etc are all good options.

MadelinRose · 10-23-2008, 05:37 PM

Mmm, I think I found a tofu coconut curry I'm going to try... sans rice of course. I hope it's enough for me. But in any case it sounds delish! Coconut curry is a huuuuuge favorite of mine, but in my opinion it's always better with chicken. Hehe.

Thanks for all of the suggestions!