Picture the scene - you are already losing weight or just about to start a diet and you have a big anniversary or other special occasion coming along. You’ve been invited out to a lovely restaurant that you’ve wanted to go to for so long but what about the diet? Your doctor has already advised you against eating restaurant food as it can result in weight gain. You simply don’t know what to do, right? Well, I will tell you how to enjoy restaurant foods while at the same time making sure that you don’t get any fatter!
As a general rule of thumb: if a certain food tastes too good, it means it has been richly fried, and as such, not good for your health. Those rich creamy sauces that you love contain a lot of cream and butter - not at all healthy! The best foods for quick weight loss, surprisingly enough, are raw or steamed vegetables and fruits.
1. Avoid the buffets:
A lot of the foods you see at buffets are high in calories. That’s because these foods are cooked in bulk with a large amount of oil. If you really want to eat from buffets, make sure you steer clear of these fatty foods and choose the salads and other healthier alternatives instead! That way, you won’t accumulate an excessive amount of fat in your body!
2. Eat at vegetarian restaurants:
If you really want to be on the safe side and avoid some of the temptations then visit restaurants which offer only vegetarian meals. This is in no way saying that non-veg meals are bad. With non-veg restaurants, you have to take extra care to make sure that you are not eating high-calorie or high-fat foods. However, nowadays many restaurants offer vegetarian meals so that would be a healthier option.
3. Control your portions:
Check the amount of food you are going to eat before you take that bite! If you think that the food provided to you exceed the portion control limit you are allowed, eat according to your portion limit and then carry the leftovers back home to be eaten on the next day. Ask for a box from the restaurant to help you carry the leftovers.
4. Use caution when choosing a salad dressing:
Salads are good for quick weight loss. That’s because salads are nothing but raw vegetables in chopped form. Raw vegetables, as you might be aware, help you burn fat by boosting your metabolic rate. However, the salad dressing that is provided in most restaurants is rich in calories. So whenever you ask for salads, make sure to instruct them to remove the salad dressing or request a low-fat salad dressing. Alternatively, sprinkle a small amount of lemon juice or apple cider vinegar, if they supply it, to add a bit of zing to the meal.
As long as you use your discretion and are sensible about what you eat, there is nothing wrong with eating at a restaurant once in while and still be able to lose weight. So go ahead and appease your tastebuds! If you simply can’t resist one of the fattening options then simply cut back on your calorie intake the following day and do more exercise!
Sue Baker
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4 Responses for "How to Lose Weight Even While Eating Out at Restaurants!"
My mom tells me I need to lose weight and get down to where I used to be,but I had an eating disorder then?
Okay, I’m 22 and am about 50 pounds overweight. I’m in Nursing school which provides more difficulty of me trying to find time to work out and lose weight. I’m not trying to make excuses but i really am having trouble finding a way to find time for myself. When I was 16/17, I lost 70 pounds in high school but the thing is I eventually developed an eating disorder to the point where while I was losing it,in situations I would cry when anyone tried to get me to eat something fattening or when I was invited to go to a restaurant with few healthy options. I never treated myself and as result pressured myself into eating 500-700 calories a day and nothing more, then for an hour to hour and a half I’d run or do some form of cardio at the gym every day. Of course, I lost weight. But now, my outlook is changed. I want to lose weight but not for someone else, which really I did before even though I did like how I looked but i felt forced to do it based on other’s opinions of me. I was happy being thinner but I wasn’t healthy mentally in regards to food and exercise. 5 years later, I’m overweight now but don’t get me wrong I don’t look bad. But my mother keeps telling me I should get back down to what I was (which was when I had an eating disorder). Her and my brother both say this and try to do it to encourage me but their approach does NOT work. It makes me feel ugly and hugely obese when I know Im not. I’m working a part-time job, am a full-time nursing student, and am engaged to my fiance whom I love. I know I need to lose weight but I’m having difficulty prioritizing and finding time to go work out because of the demands of nursing school and my job! Plus, my mom will tell me I need to definitely lose weight before I even think of having kids. The thing is, though, she’s overweight too! It just really hurts me to hear her say this because she knows weight is a very sensitive issue with me and something I’ve been battling all my life and is definitely my downfall in my eyes. I know they’re trying to help but it just makes me feel worse. What do you think?
People fail to recognize that if you’ve ever had the experience of being overweight, how sensitive you are towards the subject. Even when you’ve lost some weight, the self-consciousness sticks with you for a significant amount of time. I know this, I was overweight for most of my life. So I can empathize with you.
It seems to me like your mom is not helping you in any way by pressuring you to lose weight. You’re absolutely right, losing weight is a difficult and time consuming process that requires a lot of primary focus on the diet itself. When you’ve got so much going on in your life at one time, you it’s very difficult to prioritize your diet in a way that will make it successful.
What I recommend to you is to, as difficult as it is, ignore the pressuring from your family. You even said yourself "I’m overweight now but don’t get me wrong I don’t look bad." And if this is the case, then it doesn’t matter what your family has to say. It sounds like you are in a loving relationship with your fiance, and I’m sure he loves you whether you’re 50 pounds overweight over 50 pounds underweight.
Focus on what is important to you. If you think you look ok, then why waste so much effort on dieting when you could be using that energy on school?
I’m sorry your family is being insensitive, it only makes the situation worse. But remember, ultimately, your opinion is the only one that matters. And I’m SURE, you’re beautiful whether you lose weight or not. =)
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I sorry that your mom is acting like that its not aceptable especially with your past history. I have a eating disorder and i end up in the hospital in heart failure at age 14 for it. I spent 6 weeks their and then i got out at went to therapy for almost 2 yrs now im still in it. I know how you feel i wouldn’t eat only 300 calories[on a good day..bad day notthign] and exercise for at least 7hrs a day of cardio..and i also would purge about 4 times a week. This disorder kills your happiness and its evil im so prould of you you don’t even know. I think your mom just doesn’t want you to be unhappy like she has been with her weight and pregnancy doesn’t make you gain weight..my mom and my friends mom both say after child birth they were 10 pounds underweight. just be strong and happy and that will make life so much better
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I have experienced the same thing. When I was in high school I starved myself to the point i lost about 100 pounds. Last year my mom offered me $500 if I got back down to the weight I was when I was at my lowest point. She told me how good I looked and how I need to go back to what I was doing. She doesn’t know I was hiding food and discarding it later and then making it looked like I ate. I have had problems my whole life with weight, and she is over weight herself. I think that you should just work on eating 4 small meals a day and working on exercising and taking walks. If she mentions you losing weight again just tell her, you know and you are working on it but her telling you does not help. Parents don’t always realize the psychological effects to this.
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