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11 Ways to Survive Eating Out....cont
Before The Meal, You Are Given Bread Or Rolls
Who doesn’t love the bread or rolls when you are eating out? You sit down, and before you can even acknowledge the waitress, she’s greeting you with some bread or rolls. It’s hard not to have your mouth water just thinking about it. The unfortunate part is that many of those rolls are over 100 calories apiece. Slam down six of them before your meal even is placed in front of you, and you’re already sitting at over 600 calories for the meal. Add in the fact that you’re going to eat your meal (or half like what’s recommended), and you could already be close to or over 1,500 calories. While no one wants to have the fun police harp down on them and crash their party, be mindful of what you’re eating. One or two won’t kill you. But adding on slabs of butter could put you over the edge quite quickly. If you can, skip the bread and rolls. If you must try them, limit yourself to one or two so you don’t overdo it on the calories, carbohydrates, and fat from the butter hidden inside, as well as what you spread on top. People Are Afraid To Ask About Meal Prep Changes For some reason, when people are eating out, they let their guard down and eat the meal however it is prepared. While you can possibly get away with it here and there depending on your food intake throughout the day as well as the amount of time spent exercising, you shouldn’t be afraid or bashful to ask the waitress to have the cook prepare your food a certain way. There’s nothing wrong with you asking to have your steak prepared without butter or oil. It’s ok to ask for your vegetables steamed without the use of any sprays, oils, or butter. It’s fine to ask for your salad dressing on the side so you can determine how much is used. It’s ok… it’s ok… it’s ok. The bottom line is that YOU are the customer, and any good restaurant will do whatever they can to accommodate your needs within reason. They want your experience to be memorable so that you’ll come back and tell all of your friends about the fantastic time and meal you had at their restaurant. Eating out doesn’t mean you are a slave to whatever the cook throws on your plate. Ask questions and make changes to how your food is cooked and prepared if it’s not to your liking or preferences. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. It’s Hard To Pass On Those Yummy Desserts They Show You Let’s face it, your waitress has taken some secret ninja sales classes, and as soon as you finish your meal, she swoops in with those delicious dessert samples to present to you. You look at them and tell yourself no. Then she gets into the juicy details of each, and your walls come crumbling down, and you give in. Here’s the good news, get the dessert. Wait, what? Sure, get the dessert. But here’s the caveat. You need to split it with someone or take half of it home with you. You don’t need to eat the whole thing yourself or all at one sitting. But since you’re eating out and it’s probably not something you often do, enjoy yourself with a nice dessert. If you don’t want to feel so bad about your dessert choice and possibly regret it later, make sure you exercise earlier in the day and have burned off a bunch of calories to make up for the dessert you’ll devour. BONUS! It’s quite common while trying to lose weight to cut back on your portions to help put yourself in a caloric deficit. When you do this, you may still be hungry after your meal. To help combat the feeling or to help you consume less food during meals, an appetite suppressant can be extremely helpful. |
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