Comments on: Chinese Takeout Night

By: Allison

Allison — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:16:00 +0000

Thanks for sharing that link for the Chinese takeout… No WONDER I used to gain so much weight so fast! I used to eat a whole sesame chicken, whole lo mein, egg rolls, crab rangoon, all with at least 5 packets of soy sauce.

By: cc

cc — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:16:00 +0000

you can always ask chinese places to hold the salt. that helps keep the sodium down.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:35:00 +0000

Thanks for that link to the Chinese food. I had NO idea that there was THAT much sodium in it. Wowser. So-long my beloved Lo Mein, you will be missed. Terribly.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:22:00 +0000

My kids (ages 1 and 2) and I always split a chicken with broccoli and white rice. It works for us and we always have some left over too. I am a sucker for chinese though, so I cant go to a buffet or I crumble.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:37:00 +0000

I have had the same problem with Chinese food…I ate it the night before a weigh in and it was a disaster. I read on the WW boards that you can hold 0.5-2 lbs of water after Chinese just because of the salt. I LOVE your idea of the sauce you make for your own steamed shrimp and veggies.

I have a new rule: no Chinese within 48 hours of a weigh in. But I feel your pain…we’ve had no husband home all week and very busy activity week for the kids…take out is more convienent but also more deadly at the same time…

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:21:00 +0000

I just ate Chinese for dinner myself. I used to eat a whole order of chicken chow mein all to myself – 1200 calories! Geez!! Tonight I had a teriaki chicken rice bowl with only half an order of rice and double veggies with the sauce on the side. It was really good!