Eating out sucks!! Officially. I ate out on Saturday for a friend's birthday, luckily it was a Chiquitos where I was able to ask for plain roasted chicken and some roasted veggies without any oil/sauces and sides. That was fine, but I don't think I would have been able to go along if they had chosen something like an Indian or Chinese restaurant.
Today was a nightmare. I had a working lunch, meaning I couldn't pull out of it nor could I choose a restaurant. The restaurant had a set buffet menu which I wasn't able to see before we got there and once I sat down with most of my colleagues from the office I realised I was seriously going to struggle. Today is one of my protein-only days but had to give in and change it to a protein+vegetable day just because there was nothing I could really eat. I've decided to have 2 protein only days tomorrow and the day after to compensate.
First of all, the starters was one of those 'get up and help yourselves' salad bar. Which was fine. I didn't want anyone to make a fuss so got up and put a small amount of vegetables on my plate but only ended up eating 1.5 cherry tomatoes and a small piece of courgette because I could tell there was oil on them and god knows what else. I couldn't ask for anything specific because it had all already been prepared and to be honest, the food was pretty gross.
And then came the mains! chiken and leek pie, roast potatoes, peas & carrots, cottage pie, sausage and bean casserole or salmon fillet in a herb and parmesan crust. Hopeless but I had to pick something so I chose the salmon fillet and ended up spending 15 minutes picking the crust off - I managed to pick most of it off so I only ate the actual fillet but man the questions! People thought I was being ridiculous but I don't care, no way was I eating that bready crust! I also ended up eating a fork or two of red cabbage but again I noticed it didn't taste plain enough so stopped eating it. Desserts came around and I didn't even bother looking at the menu, I just ordered a diet coke.
What a day! I honestly don't think I will ever be eating out again, not until I'm finished with this diet. I have to say, I can't believe I actually said no and was so determined to not eat the salmon crust. Normally the thought of other people questioning my actions would have made me too self conscious to not eat what everyone else was eating, but I stood my ground! I just don't think I will be accepting any more invites to eat out any time soon.
Mad because I had to ruin my routine, today was my protein only day but ended up eating vegetables. A very small amount, but still vegetables. So definitely going to do 2 protein only days tomorrow and day after to balance it out this week. Eugh. I hope I don't get an invite to eat out any time soon, far too stressful!