Dinner Date!

Last night my sweet husband took me out for a date night. Eating out can be a struggle, but there are always smart choices & most places will tweak the entree to meet your needs. (If not,don't go there!)

We shared Escargot I ate 3. There were no croutons or bread with it.(A past weakness of mine.) I could have had more but wanted to save room for the rest of my dinner. I had a couple spoonfuls of Artichoke Soup, it was OK, but not good enough to have more. Bonus for me, but maybe a drawback for my husband.. we can share & I don't feel guilty about not finishing something. Usually he is like Mikey, he eats anything! After a few considerations I had Baked Grouper dusted with Hazelnuts. I had them go light on the nuts & omit the cornbread they usually top it with as well. I subbed veggies for the rice & it was awesome! They split my fish into 2 portions so I ate one & took the other home with some veggies. I just ate it for lunch & it was almost as good as it was last night. All I have had today was coffee so I really enjoyed it. We both were satisfied from our meal so we declined dessert. I didn't feel deprived or that I had to eat rabbit food for dinner. It was delicious. The one (actually 2..it was happy hour!) carb laden thing I had was Parrot Bay Rum & Cranberry. They were about 16 carbs each = 36 Carbs!! That is almost my total for the day so I am being extremely stingy with my carbs today. I didn't know the carb count before hand.. I REALLY need to put that app on my phone. My hubby doesn't drink & after drinking the first one I wasn't about to turn away the second one that was free!

We stopped at the store on the way home & I picked up foods I want to keep on hand so I have other alternatives when I want something I shouldn't have. I picked up some cheese sticks & slices. The individual ones are just the right amount, but I sometimes get the blocks & just cut them myself.. whatever is on sale. I also picked up some edamame from the frozen section. A short pop in the microwave & a sprinkle of salt & they are ready. An item I found with zero carbs that I like is "Bridgford Party Bites Sausage". The turkey version has carbs & triple the sodium! Read those labels.. looks can be deceiving! These are milder than pepperoni & a good mini source of protein.

I finally found something that makes water easier for me to drink! "MIO Liquid Water Enhancer". I tried the Sweet Tea flavor so far. You use as little or as much as you like. It has 0 carbs, 0 sodium. It just makes water palatable for me. I got a few flavors to try so we shall see. I have had 1 bottle of water each day since Tuesday, maybe this will help me drink more!

Truth: I do not drink alcohol often, but I will on occasion.. & that's OK!