With my new job, I constantly am on the road. I pick up food or pack quick meals. I need help. I am at 8cc feeling no restriction and need ways to shrink my pouch again. I don't think it actually stretched but I need help getting back to smaller portions. And thanks to not having many bathrooms on the go, I don't drink as much but I will as this is a first step! Any other suggestions? Thank You!!

Are you logging what you are eating? If you are having to eat out, ask for the nutritional value menu. It will scare you into making good choices while out! Also, don't forget to split your meal before you eat or ask for the kids or senior size. I eat out most days. It just takes time to ask for what you want and made the way you want. Are you able to exercise? Get back on track with fish, chicken, etc. You can do it!

I was very picky before surgery and hardly ate meat. I try to eat more chicken but I don't eat any fish, pork or beef. I will start logging my meals! My nutritionist never gave that as a tip. She would ask what I ate, give me a suggestion sheet and I'd be on my way. I guess its screwing me over now I am trying to research on my own now. Thanks for your help!!

SueBee, can you share with us some of your favorite meals from national chains? Except maybe chili from Wendy's, I can't figure out what to eat when I'm out running errands all day and have to eat on the go.

You may want to find a new NUT! Mine is great. No calories counting from her, but I do it myself to see what I am doing. There are a lot of other proteins you can eat like cottage cheese, edemame, shrimp, crab, tofu, veggie burgers, refried beans. You can also Google proteins and it will give you a huge list. I also found that my taste buds have changed so much through this process that I am eating all kinds of things I wouldn't eat before. Good luck!

IHOP, kid's meal egg, turkey bacon and multigrain pancake with blueberries (1/2 the pancake).

Any Mexican place, 3 chips with salsa, one chicken taco (lettuce, tomato, cheese) with a spoon of refried Beans added and no shell.

Seafood place, grilled Mahi Mahi, grouper, swordfish or Tillapia with green beans and a little bit of sweet potato (sometimes sweet potato fries but only 4 or 5 fries).

McDonald's, grilled chicken snack wrap (throw away the wrap) and a bag of apples.

Any sandwich shop, 1/2 of a six inch sandwich on a wheat or multigrain bread, usually itallian sub, cheese, lettuce tomato with vinegar and oil or mustard (take the top piece of bread off and throw it away) you can add all the other veggies, but I am picky!

Love Golden Corral, small piece of grilled fish, small piece of pot roast, any grilled veggie and small amount of fresh fruit.

Domino's pizza, thin crust ham and pineapple or California veggie (1 piece). I don't like to do this one because it is white bread and too tempting. Only if I am out with others that insist on pizza. I pretty much gave it up unless I make it myself. I have a great pizza recipe if you want it.

Arby's, a new favorite. Ask them to make you a special sandwich. Childs turkey with sliced cheese lettuce and tomato on their multigrain bun, throw half the bun away. It is awesome!

Wendy's half size apple pecan chicken salad. I don't eat salads but love this one. I feel that a salad is just filler. There are so many other things you could eat that stay with you longer!

Chili's, love their Margaretta chicken, I change it up to have black beans and broccoli, tell them no butter! Makes three meals for me.

Ted's Montana Grill, kid's size steak, medium rare with fresh broccoli, no butter. The steak melts in your mouth. It is two meals for me even at the kid's size.

Panda Express, I usually share a meal with my husband or you can get the bowl which will be two meals. The grilled chicken, no extra sauce and they have grilled veggies or I get the beef and broccoli for the broccoli. No rice or noodles.

I could go on forever...

At home...

chicken with black beans and brown rice. I buy the uncle ben's brown rice you heat in the little Soup can and mix it with a can of drained black beans. Lasts me a week. I only eat 1/3 c mixed and 2 ounces of chicken all mixed together. Add a dab of sour cream!

Baked fish in the microwave, any veggie, sweet potato. Takes 5 minutes.

It has to be quick or I don't cook!

Hope this helps! If you have other favorite restaurants, just ask!

You may want to find a new NUT! Mine is great. No calories counting from her' date=' but I do it myself to see what I am doing. There are a lot of other Proteins you can eat like cottage cheese, edemame, shrimp, crab, tofu, veggie burgers, refried Beans. You can also Google proteins and it will give you a huge list. I also found that my taste buds have changed so much through this process that I am eating all kinds of things I wouldn't eat before. Good luck![/quote']

My new insurance is $50 a visit I'll google though! Its hard because I have a kidney disease that processes Protein wrong in a sense. Ughhh... I'm gonna succeed more though! I promise myself that!!

IHOP' date=' kid's meal egg, turkey bacon and multigrain pancake with blueberries (1/2 the pancake).

Any Mexican place, 3 chips with salsa, one chicken taco (lettuce, tomato, cheese) with a spoon of refried Beans added and no shell.

Seafood place, grilled Mahi Mahi, grouper, swordfish or Tillapia with green beans and a little bit of sweet potato (sometimes sweet potato fries but only 4 or 5 fries).

McDonald's, grilled chicken snack wrap (throw away the wrap) and a bag of apples.

Any sandwich shop, 1/2 of a six inch sandwich on a wheat or multigrain bread, usually itallian sub, cheese, lettuce tomato with vinegar and oil or mustard (take the top piece of bread off and throw it away) you can add all the other veggies, but I am picky!

Love Golden Corral, small piece of grilled fish, small piece of pot roast, any grilled veggie and small amount of fresh fruit.

Domino's pizza, thin crust ham and pineapple or California veggie (1 piece). I don't like to do this one because it is white bread and too tempting. Only if I am out with others that insist on pizza. I pretty much gave it up unless I make it myself. I have a great pizza recipe if you want it.

Arby's, a new favorite. Ask them to make you a special sandwich. Childs turkey with sliced cheese lettuce and tomato on their multigrain bun, throw half the bun away. It is awesome!

Wendy's half size apple pecan chicken salad. I don't eat salads but love this one. I feel that a salad is just filler. There are so many other things you could eat that stay with you longer!

Chili's, love their Margaretta chicken, I change it up to have black beans and broccoli, tell them no butter! Makes three meals for me.

Ted's Montana Grill, kid's size steak, medium rare with fresh broccoli, no butter. The steak melts in your mouth. It is two meals for me even at the kid's size.

Panda Express, I usually share a meal with my husband or you can get the bowl which will be two meals. The grilled chicken, no extra sauce and they have grilled veggies or I get the beef and broccoli for the broccoli. No rice or noodles.

I could go on forever...

At home...

chicken with black beans and brown rice. I buy the uncle ben's brown rice you heat in the little soup can and mix it with a can of drained black beans. Lasts me a week. I only eat 1/3 c mixed and 2 ounces of chicken all mixed together. Add a dab of sour cream!

Baked fish in the microwave, any veggie, sweet potato. Takes 5 minutes.

It has to be quick or I don't cook!

Hope this helps! If you have other favorite restaurants, just ask!

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At home chicken sounds great!!