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I have made it my goal to post at least one useful tidbit on this journal every day, so here goes.
One of the hardest challenges facing any dieter is going out of their "comfort zone." For me, this means visiting my girlfriend who lives two hours away. They don't have my whole wheat bread, they don't have my cottage cheese, etc. To make it worse, her and I tend to eat out a whole lot. I know a lot of you probably have issues with eating out. Here's a tip:
I have realized that a LOT of restaurants put their menu up on the web. For instance, my gf and I went to Olive Garden and before going I looked the entire menu up online. This enabled me to pick out what I was going to eat before I was surrounded by the sights and smells of other diners having big heaping plates of pasta. Because I try to avoid carbs I was able to look on the website and pick out Chicken Marsala, a big heaping plate of chicken with some mushrooms, peppers, and onions. All in all, it was delicious and pretty low in carbs. If I had gotten to the restaurant and looked at the menu, I'd probably have picked some pasta with seafood because I would be thinking with my stomach instead of my head!
Take home message: If you know you are going to be eating out, google the restaurant and see if they have their menu up on the web. This way you can walk in with a "game plan," order something tasty that fits your diet and will leave both your appetite and your peace of mind satisfied.
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