Sandy's Dieting and Restaurant Plan: So I knew i was going to a trendy restaurant with coworkers last night. First thought was, "what am I going to eat", second thought was "what am I going to wear" lol. Third thought was, "I need a plan of action!"
1) Prepare
First thing I did was google the restaurant for their menu. Looking at the menu the night before helped guide me into the direction I wanted to go with my food choices.
Next I counted various food points to see what was good options. I did not want to sit at a table of 13 people and be like, "hold up folks let me check my points", having my phone out figuring points in front of everyone.
2) Plan
When i woke up, I knew I wanted to eat lighter during the day and save my points for dinner. I actually do better if i dont eat until 11 so i had a brunch...2 Arby turkey sliders for 10 pts. This gave me 27 for dinner.
So now i can eat stress free and if need be, take home half my dinner. We always get bigger portions anyway at restaurants.
3) Support
This is actually very important. If you have someone supporting you, it is easier to make good decisions because you dont feel like they are judging you. And let's face it, when you've lost 80 lbs, and haven't seen some of your co-workers in a while, your weight is going to come up. So I made sure to sit next to the 2-3 coworkers that I am the closest to and that are 100% supportive. They don't want to just talk weight, we do that already at work so now we can talk family and life instead.
4) Enjoy
Ok, you've done the prep work, made sure you look cute with make up on point, picked the right seat at the restaurant, order a yummy dinner which by the way 2 others ordered the same thing and wished they orsered it tje way you did, and now you can enjoy the evening.
So what did i have to eat... Well, i stuck with water instead of the beers and cocktails everyone else had. I am not much of a drinker so that was fine, 0pts there plus it was easier to get my water in for the day.
Next, enjoyed a couple of pretzel bites that a coworker got for sharing, this thing was as big as a dinner plate! I cut off a small piece, just for taste and cut that into pieces, joined the crowd there with only 2pts.
For dinner i chose the grilled chicken sandwich with bacon, tomato, lettuce and garlic provolone. No bun, instead asked to have it on lettuce. Had the buffalo sauce and ranch on the side. Ate with a fork, dipped my chicken into the sauces which only came to 1pt each that way. And had the roasted potatoes instead of the French fries. And cleaned my plate, it was so good!
So with all my preparing and planning, I had a yummy night that came to 17 points and that is with me rounding up on points, if i was home I would have put it at 10pts, but I would have had my Bolthouse dressins, lite cheese and turkey bacon.
Total for the day 27 out of 37....oh wait wanted something sweet for dessert so i skipped the restaurant ones and went home to make a 321 mug cake with cool whip and pb2...only 4 points so me new total is 31/37... Mission Accomplished
1) Prepare
First thing I did was google the restaurant for their menu. Looking at the menu the night before helped guide me into the direction I wanted to go with my food choices.
Next I counted various food points to see what was good options. I did not want to sit at a table of 13 people and be like, "hold up folks let me check my points", having my phone out figuring points in front of everyone.
2) Plan
When i woke up, I knew I wanted to eat lighter during the day and save my points for dinner. I actually do better if i dont eat until 11 so i had a brunch...2 Arby turkey sliders for 10 pts. This gave me 27 for dinner.
So now i can eat stress free and if need be, take home half my dinner. We always get bigger portions anyway at restaurants.
3) Support
This is actually very important. If you have someone supporting you, it is easier to make good decisions because you dont feel like they are judging you. And let's face it, when you've lost 80 lbs, and haven't seen some of your co-workers in a while, your weight is going to come up. So I made sure to sit next to the 2-3 coworkers that I am the closest to and that are 100% supportive. They don't want to just talk weight, we do that already at work so now we can talk family and life instead.
4) Enjoy
Ok, you've done the prep work, made sure you look cute with make up on point, picked the right seat at the restaurant, order a yummy dinner which by the way 2 others ordered the same thing and wished they orsered it tje way you did, and now you can enjoy the evening.
So what did i have to eat... Well, i stuck with water instead of the beers and cocktails everyone else had. I am not much of a drinker so that was fine, 0pts there plus it was easier to get my water in for the day.
Next, enjoyed a couple of pretzel bites that a coworker got for sharing, this thing was as big as a dinner plate! I cut off a small piece, just for taste and cut that into pieces, joined the crowd there with only 2pts.
For dinner i chose the grilled chicken sandwich with bacon, tomato, lettuce and garlic provolone. No bun, instead asked to have it on lettuce. Had the buffalo sauce and ranch on the side. Ate with a fork, dipped my chicken into the sauces which only came to 1pt each that way. And had the roasted potatoes instead of the French fries. And cleaned my plate, it was so good!
So with all my preparing and planning, I had a yummy night that came to 17 points and that is with me rounding up on points, if i was home I would have put it at 10pts, but I would have had my Bolthouse dressins, lite cheese and turkey bacon.
Total for the day 27 out of 37....oh wait wanted something sweet for dessert so i skipped the restaurant ones and went home to make a 321 mug cake with cool whip and pb2...only 4 points so me new total is 31/37... Mission Accomplished
As for the pic here.... I felt very "normal" eating out with my very fit coworkers! No diet here, just healthy eating!
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