Weight loss tips while dining outside
As soon as your food is served, ask for a box and put half of your meal into it, to take home. Restaurant portions are usually twice the size they should be anyway.
• Don’t ruin a nice, low fat salad with creamy dressing. Go for the vinaigrette or oil and vinegar, and use them sparingly. These days you also get low cal dressing and low cal mayonnaise, which are great substitutes in look and taste.
• Don’t let yourself down by getting (or sharing) a dessert. Order some fruit or Jell-O instead, if you must have something sweet. Or if must have, go for a sorbet, which is made of frozen ice, or a smoothie, which is made of fresh fruit and yoghurt.
• Arrive with a healthy meal in mind and ask for it without opening your menu. This will spare you the pain of looking at an array of temptation. Salads and soups are the safest bet.
• After each bite, put your fork down, and don’t pick it up again until you’ve completely swallowed the last bite.
• Drink a glass of skim milk before you leave your house. This will fill up your stomach and help you eat less.
• Look for restaurants that serve ‘contemporary’, ‘spa’ or ‘lean’ cuisine.
• When ordering seafood, choose the leanest types, such as haddock, sole, trout, scallops, shrimp and crab.
• And lastly, never treat your controlled diet as a pain. A well thought of ‘lean meal’ will give you the best of both taste and nutrition.
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