How to Survive Eating Out.
Being social can totally cramp your diet style. Friday night dinners don't have to be a thing of the past and starving yourself all day isn't the right answer either.Starving yourself will cause you to binge and overeat. Here's a few tricks that you can try to make sure all your hard work doesn't go out the window.
1.) Eat before you meet! Having something small and healthy makes sure that you don't over indulge at the establishment of your BFF's choosing to celebrate life's new milestone - or surviving the work week.Having a light snack, such as toast, a banana or a low calorie yoghurt before you go out will take the edge off hunger and stop you gorging the minute you enter the restaurant.
2.) Order before anyone else. This helps you make your decision without influence before your friends and coworkers. Bob's double decker angus burger won't make your grilled chicken panini look pathetic.
3.)Calorie Allowance: You can make allowances over the week saving calories each day. Increase your exercise; remember any form of physical exercise counts.
4.) Steer clear of the beer! Remember, alcoholic drinks are high in calories (and prevents you from burning calories and fat). Quench your thirst with water or low calorie diet drinks, not alcohol. Try making your wine a spritzer (a longer drink with lemonade), and look out for low-calorie mixers
5.) Well for starters...
6.) Dishing on the Main Dish.
7.) Just Desserts!
8.) And Finally....
Being social can totally cramp your diet style. Friday night dinners don't have to be a thing of the past and starving yourself all day isn't the right answer either.Starving yourself will cause you to binge and overeat. Here's a few tricks that you can try to make sure all your hard work doesn't go out the window.
1.) Eat before you meet! Having something small and healthy makes sure that you don't over indulge at the establishment of your BFF's choosing to celebrate life's new milestone - or surviving the work week.Having a light snack, such as toast, a banana or a low calorie yoghurt before you go out will take the edge off hunger and stop you gorging the minute you enter the restaurant.
2.) Order before anyone else. This helps you make your decision without influence before your friends and coworkers. Bob's double decker angus burger won't make your grilled chicken panini look pathetic.
3.)Calorie Allowance: You can make allowances over the week saving calories each day. Increase your exercise; remember any form of physical exercise counts.
4.) Steer clear of the beer! Remember, alcoholic drinks are high in calories (and prevents you from burning calories and fat). Quench your thirst with water or low calorie diet drinks, not alcohol. Try making your wine a spritzer (a longer drink with lemonade), and look out for low-calorie mixers
5.) Well for starters...
- Choose a clear soup - avoid the thick and creamy options. You can eat the bread but leave out the butter!
- Seafood, melon and grapefruit are good choices
- Try to avoid rich dressings
- A low-calorie starter will show you you are in control.
6.) Dishing on the Main Dish.
- Choose small cuts of lean read meat
- Chicken (grilled) and fish (grilled, poached, steamed) dishes are good choices
- Dishes which are fried, coated in breadcrumbs or pastry dishes should be avoided
- Order a jacket potato instead of chips
- Order extra salads and vegetables
- You can ask for dressings to be served separately
7.) Just Desserts!
- Leave a little time for your food to digest before you order a dessert. Give your stomach time to send signals to your brain you are full (it takes about 20 minutes)
- Try a sorbet, a yoghurt (get it?) dish, fruits or melon
8.) And Finally....
- There is no need for seconds
- If there are a lot of courses, you can skip one
- Try to leave some food on your plate; you will eat less. Just because it's there doesn't mean you have to eat it!
- Eat slowly and enjoy the conversation. Put your knife and fork down - allow your body time to digest.
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