What to do when eating out

One of the things I like to do when going out to dinner is, if I know ahead of time that we are going out and where I will look up the restaurant on the internet and see if they have a menu listed as well as nutritional information. You can help yourself out a lot by knowing what you would order before even getting there. Even if the menu is the only thing listed, read through it and try to pick out the better choices, such as lower in fat and carbs. If you know the portion size is bigger than you would like to have, either get someone to share it with you or when you order also ask for a to go box and put half of it in the box right off the bat; this will help keep you from being tempted to eat it all right then. Just think you can have a wonderful lunch the next day! My husband and I often split a meal or sandwich because the portion sizes today are just way too much! Pay close attention to salads when eating out, you may think that they are the better choice but in some cases they are your worst choice. It really all depends on what is on the salad, if they put sugar coated pecans, bacon, fried chicken, different types of cheese, these can all add up in calories. This is not to say that you have to eat just lettuce in your salad but be aware how much other stuff, other than vegetables, is on there because everything adds up and pretty soon you have a salad that is over 1000 calories! When ordering a sandwich try ordering it without a bun! It is actually pretty good and you can reduce about 100 to 150 calories from your dinner, trust me it all adds up pretty darn fast. Remember these are all choices that you have to make, if you want to lose weight and or get healthy by eating better then you have to make the choice to eat better even when eating out. Yes, you can splurge sometimes, but just remember you need to not over do it otherwise you will be miserable, and trust me, once you do this a couple of times you will learn not to do it again because it is not worth it.