mrstiffanykuhlmann's Journal, 30 June 2014

I would actually think that a barbecue place could be quite low carb friendly as long as you are able to order meats without the sauces.  

It's very hard for people to understand low carbs and most don't want to. You will only succeed when you assert your needs and buy and prepare your own food for your diet. Learn how to say "Thank you I am preparing my own food." I got so tired of people disparaging me and my diet (I lost 50 pounds and have mostly kept it off) I started telling them it is the F.U. diet (words spoken) because that is the only way I could get them to shut up and let me lose weight. If you get support, love it, but I never found any and finally put my weight goal first and the chips (which I did not eat, ever) fall where they would... go for what's good for you.  

I can not stick to low carb, I do calorie counting. I also have a daughter who constantly stops for fast food. It irritates me to no end, but I say NO and go home and eat. It's not easy to lose weight, you have to really really want it no matter what. 

So many people get confused with the low carb tag. Low carb to many people is cutting down, or cutting out the amount of dense carbs they eat such as grains (wheat flour, white rice, potatoes, etc.), high gylcemic index foods, and sugars. They still eat veggies, just usually choose the most nutrient rich ones so it won't choke up their calorie intake with empty carbs. What works for one person might not work for another. Some people I know only use fruits as a special dessert or a sweetener for baking or yogurt because of the amount of carbs. If you do get a burger, a choice might be to throw away half of the bun :)