Hints on eating out

How to not break your diet when you eat out

So you've got to eat out? If possible pick where you're going to eat! If you're doign a ow carb diet going to a noodle bar won't work! If you can then get hold of the menu from the restuarant - they'll fax it to you if you ask nicely!

Have a good look through the menu and work out what the low calories healthy options are. Lots of places are accomadating people on diets these days.

Starters

What to pick for starters - there are schools of thought that you should have a starter and skip pudding if there are no light options for pudding, or reverse if you can't see anything light on the starters. Either way you really probably shouldn't have both.

Pick something low in calories - that means melon, light soup (none of that cream stuff because you know it'll have loads of cream in it), avoid fried nibbles.

Main course

Pick something without cheese, cream, fried, chips, or anything jumbo portioned. Pick boiled potatoes or jacket - put don't put extra butter on

Pudding

Avoid if possible - you'll have eaten loads before you get to this.

Drinks

Have low calories drinks, water or juice, Avoid alcohol as it'll weaken your resolve.

Table snacks

Watch out for the bread roll, breadsticks, oilves or nibbles that might be otherwise there to tempt you.

Other hints on avoiding calories when you're eating out

Avoid after dinner coffee it might lead you into a cocktail, liqueur or other temptations!

Learn to sit at the table without eating! Just because there are nibbles out don't give in.

Wear something TIGHT fitting - round the waist. Anything with an elastic waste is just kidding you that you're not stuffed!