Even though we haven't been going out to eat as much....emphasis on the as, since I've still been out to eat a bunch of times in the last few weeks....we have had a few dinners with friends and family.
While in phase one we had people over at our house so I could control the foods, I needed to be sure that I would not only have something to eat, but something interesting enough to keep me from eating other things. So for those first few times I made dinner, a usually chicken, brown rice, a large salad, and sauteed veggies. This way I could eat most everything but the meat.
Now that I'm in phase two, and can eat meat, it has been much easier to dine with friends.
But I should add that one of the things that really made it easier, was to be honest with my friends. I told them I was on a diet and that I might not eat everything that was cooked. This opened the door for them to ask what I would eat. That way I wasn't asking for anything special but they were aware. Both times that we ate at friends houses, they were more than happy to make sure there would be something for me.
Last night we ate a our great friend's the D's house. They were gracious and made plenty of options for me including salad, steamed broccoli and brown rice. I was able to eat almost everything that was made....and was satisfied and happy....enough to keep me from eating the amazing looking garlic bread that they made.
So my advice is to be honest and up front with people and at least that way you have a shot at having things you can eat, and not feeling like you have to stay home all the time to accommodate your diet.
Status:
total to lose 100lbs
total lost 8.2
left to lose 91.8 lbs.
I'm really looking forward to breaking that 10 lb mark!!
* for reference I started this diet on 9/14/11.
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