Going out to eat with people without going off the diet. Not difficult necessarily but not exactly easy either. At lunch today I went to Subway with friends, which ran the risk of eating way too much (if I got the meatball sub I'd usually get), even more so since I'd already eaten the lunch I brought with me. Luckily, nobody thought it was weird that I just hung out.
I think the real tactic for going out is to generally know what you're ordering and trying to pick a dish with a fairly controlled amount of calories. At most restaurants the salads are as unhealthy (or occasionally more unhealthy) than any of the other dishes on the menu, so it's not as simple as that.
Eat what will be satisfying rather than what looks to be the "healthy" choice, just try and maintain the portion control. At a place like Subway, go with the 6 inch rather than 12 inch. At a Red Robin or equivalent, get a simple burger rather than crazy toppings. At 5 guys don't get the large fries. Looking at the nutritional information they post shows that the average meal is still going to be too big, but it'll be 1300 calories rather than 2000.
I'm sure there's other choices (don't eat the bread, ignore the fries, get the cup of soup or the side salad), but for me I think there's not much point to going out someplace if you're not really going to enjoy what you eat.
Cheerios for breakfast (300 again), Turkey sandwich for lunch (500), Salmon, noodles and green beans for dinner (900), plus about 100 calories worth of snack.
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 1800 calories
Exercise: 0
Points Earned: 1200
Total Points Earned: 8200
Points to go: 191800
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