Stop telling everybody you are on diet – start eating ‘everything’ instead! Stick to diet – and nobody will notice!
So how to eat healthy, stay within calorie limit, not violate your diet – when you are out and about?
It is easy with my secret tips for healthy eating out. Just because you’re watching your weight, it doesn’t mean you need to stay at home and eat celery all the time.
Actually, eating out with family and friends is a great way to test what you’ve learned and to prove to yourself that it is possible to eat healthily and enjoy your life at the same time. In fact, in no time you will have entirely different problem. When you follow this easy tips on healthy eating out you become an object of jealousy. Just prepare yourself for those questions: How does it come that you eat everything (wink) and still lose weight?
• If you’re going to a barbecue, a friend’s house or a party, take a dish along so that you know you will have something healthy to choose from. Dazzle them with some foreign cuisine with colorful herbs, exotic name and exquisite look and nobody will notice that it was, let say, ‘just chicken’.
• On restaurant menus, look for the words “grilled”, “steamed”, “poached” or “stir-fried” – avoid “deepfried”, “pan-fried”, “battered” or “crumbed” dishes.
• Avoid sauces with cheese, oil, butter and cream.
• Save calories on a starter – Italian special ‘parma ham melon’ is my favourite. Hey, this is called a starter but it is actually a piece of fruit and 2 slices of parma ham that is about 19 calories per slice!
• Just say no to fries. (Steal one of someone else’s if you really can’t resist a taste.)
• Don’t drink alcohol at home. You are limited to 2 glasses of vine per week – but they don’t have to know that. Drink it on your day out with friends.
• Before you go out eat a boiled egg. It will prevent you succumb to feeding frenzy.
• Buffett style occasions – load your plate with salad, vegetables, fruits and lean meat.
• Don’t sit quietly – when your mouth is busy talking has no time for chewing.