Okay...you've done well all week with your eating and exercising! Yeah! Now it's friday and you're friends have invited you out for dinner and drinks. You want to say yes but you also know that your willpower is next to nothing when you're in their company.
After a cocktail or beer and a fried appetizer of some sort, usually involving cheese and extra thick batter, you've pretty much given up on eating well the rest of the night!
Well with some positive thinking and a little prep work you can go out to have a great time AND enjoy a few of your favorites.
First off drink plenty of water before going out and eat something healthy, so you don't arrive at the restaurant famished!
Skip the appetizer if you can but if you must only have 1 piece. Mixed drinks can pile on the extra calories. If you're drinking simple is better...rye and diet coke..vodka and tonic...for me light beer works at just 100 calories. Drinking water in between drinks helps keep your body from dehydrating and keeps the extra calories away.
For your main course try to choose something healthy. Stay away from the 'fried' stuff, creamy sauces and dressing, buttery items and make sure you don't eat everything on your plate. Almost every restaurant I know double or triples the portion size you need. If it's pasta you've ordered take half of it home, you only need 1.5 cups for a meal! Skip on the garlic bread and add some extra veggies. If you need the garlic bread just have one piece.
If you've gotta have the chicken wings...eat 4 or 5 instead of your usual 10...you'll thank yourself later.
We are creatures of habit and if you stick to making a change it will soon become routine and you will eventually adapt and enjoy it. Just may take a little time.
Keep smilin and enjoy life, one step at a time!
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