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I'm going out, can anyone help?

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lah_lah
lah_lah

I have only been on my tablets for 8 days and I have to go out on my friends birthday. We are going to an Itallian restaraunt and I am panicing. Can anyone advise on what to eat? or what to avoid.

Thank you.

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  • WorkingRedDevil07
    WorkingRedDevil07

    Posted

    Hi lah lah

    i'm really struggling with this as well! i took my niece to pizza hut at the weekend and it took me ages to find anything i thought id be ok with, in the end i had a tomato sauce pasta and chicken and was fine

    stay away from bruschetta as its drizzles in olive oil, garlic bread and any cream based sauces, as well as pizza. italians normally do a very nice choice of pasta which you should be fine with.

    failing that i have been told if you withdraw tablets 48 hours beforehand you can eat normally (is that wrong to say!) and then resume a day afterwards but dont be too naughty!!!

    have fun,

    C x

  • lah_lah
    lah_lah

    Posted

    Thank you so much for responding, it is common sence really isn't it, but I am so nervous about having an \"accident\".

    I will post what I had and let everyone know how I went on.

    Thanks again I feel much brtter about going now. I was dreading it.

    lah lahxx

  • debbuck
    debbuck

    Posted

    I have been to Italians twice recently and both times carried on with tablets. First occasion I had a pizza and garlic bread with no side effects and this time I had meatballs which are a mix of beef and pork served on a bed of spaghetti, no side effects again.

    And just because I was being naughty I had dessert which had probably the most fattening things on earth in it. The evening of those days I avoided anything big hand had somehing like a slimfast or a wrap with salad in it.

    Give it a try and don't be afraid. You can still enjoy yourself :D

  • hpwellsy
    hpwellsy

    Posted

    Im off out this weekend its melon starter for me with salmon on a bed of rice and NO dessert! Want to keep my calories for a couple of glasses of wine!!! is it ok to drink in moderation with the tablets?

    H

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