Tips To Help Stay On Track – Dining Out
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Eating out is a part of life and when you are trying to loose weight it is a huge challenge to stay on track. Here are some tips to help keep that meal out a little better on the belly…
1. Split your meal! Portions are HUGE, big enough for 2 in most cases. Miss HuskyHiker and I have starting doing this a lot. Not only are you saving calories your saving money too. Heck, even the grilled chicken at chilli’s has 850 calories and 45 grams of fat! That is without fries! Even if you are not with someone who is willing to split order your meal with a to go box and split it right when you get it. Enjoy the rest the next day for lunch…
2. Avoid sugary soda. Get water instead, you should drink more water anyway… One regular soda packs about 160 calories. Water zilch! and never mind free refills with water the first fill is free…
3. Don’t go blind and hungry. Do your research, look at the menu on line. Plan your attack before you get there make a healthy choice and stick to it. Most restaurants have nutritional info on line for download… Keep looking it’s there somewhere, they hide it well they don’t want you to see that info. Also have a healthy snack before you go it will help keep your mind on track and avoid appetizers. The bloomin onion at outback has 1560 calories and 86 grams of fat.
4. Avoid the fat key words. Some things just sound so good… butter, cream sauce, creamy, oil breaded, alfredo, battered, gravy, smothered. Stay clear, as good as it sounds it is just not worth it… The fettuccine alfredo at the olive garden has 1220 calories and 75 grams fat. Keep that in mind when you see the fat key words.
5. Change how they serve it. That burger comes “smothered” in mayo ask for it with no mayo, or mayo on the side. Salad or a vegetable side instead of fries most will do it… Have them make it for YOU! You are paying top dollar for this food so you should be happy with it…
So when heading out this weekend keep these tips in mind…
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January 15, 2010 9:46 am 
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This is similar to what I used to do.. Eat half as much as you normally would and then stop… You’ll still feel pretty hungry afterwards for the first fee weeks but afterwards your stomach will shrink a bit and it WILL take less food to make you feel full… Going forward you’ll eat less and stop sooner when eating consuming less calories.. It works! It’s also nice that you don’t have to deny yourself occasional pleasures like beer or ice cream so long as when it comes to the big picture you’re eating considerably less… A calorie is a calorie is a calorie..
Also helps to eat foods that make you feel full longer… Beans, oatmeal, etc
These are good tips for eating out. I used to split my order with my daughter but now that she is off to college I can’t do that. I have now taken to ordering off the kids menu if they will let me despite feeling a little silly.