What can I eat at a Mexican restaurant?!

MathSci · 04-20-2012, 05:34 PM

Having lunch tomorrow with a group of friends at a local Mexican restaurant. Any suggestions on what to eat to keep the carbs as low as possible? I know to stay away from the chips, but need to figure out what I can order.

Thanks!

Michelynn · 04-20-2012, 06:45 PM

I get some type of salad (lettuce, meat, cheese, sour cream -- for example). Or I've also had fajitas without tortillas. If you know where you're going, look online at the menu and plan ahead. It makes it easier when you get there and you're hungry.

mrs_d · 04-28-2012, 08:24 PM

@ MathSci: I thought about this thread earlier as I sat in a Mexican restaurant wanting some advice on what to eat. Alas I had a salad with chicken and shrimp. Probably overdid it on the vegetables but we will see what the damage is on Friday ...

eptexy · 04-30-2012, 02:23 PM

Mexican food was my go-to restaurant. I always ordered chicken fajitas prepared DRY - specifically say NO butter and NO oil. I would skip all the sides and, obviously, the tortillas. The lunch portion was 10 oz. so I would take half of it home for dinner.

MathSci · 04-30-2012, 05:26 PM

I ended up getting fajitas, but I didn't realize it came with beans and rice. I didn't eat the beans, rice or tortillas. I still lost some weight for that week, but I'm sure not as much as I would have! Oh, well....

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04-20-2012, 06:45 PM	#2
Michelynn Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 183 Gallery: Michelynn Stats: 215/157/150 WOE: Medi Weightloss Start Date: 9/6/11	I get some type of salad (lettuce, meat, cheese, sour cream -- for example). Or I've also had fajitas without tortillas. If you know where you're going, look online at the menu and plan ahead. It makes it easier when you get there and you're hungry.

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mrs_d Junior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 28 Gallery: mrs_d Stats: 224.5/181/110 WOE: MWL Start Date: 04/07/2012	@ MathSci: I thought about this thread earlier as I sat in a Mexican restaurant wanting some advice on what to eat. Alas I had a salad with chicken and shrimp. Probably overdid it on the vegetables but we will see what the damage is on Friday ...

04-30-2012, 02:23 PM	#4
eptexy Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 664 Gallery: eptexy Stats: 5'4 165/132/125 WOE: Medi Weightloss - Maintenance!!! Start Date: March 2010	Mexican food was my go-to restaurant. I always ordered chicken fajitas prepared DRY - specifically say NO butter and NO oil. I would skip all the sides and, obviously, the tortillas. The lunch portion was 10 oz. so I would take half of it home for dinner.

04-30-2012, 05:26 PM	#5
MathSci Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 94 Gallery: MathSci Stats: 348.8/248.0/199 WOE: Medi Weight Loss Start Date: Jan. 24, 2012	I ended up getting fajitas, but I didn't realize it came with beans and rice. I didn't eat the beans, rice or tortillas. I still lost some weight for that week, but I'm sure not as much as I would have! Oh, well....