{"id":307,"date":"2015-02-24T17:05:26","date_gmt":"2015-02-24T17:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthchicchatter.com\/?p=307"},"modified":"2015-02-27T19:50:50","modified_gmt":"2015-02-27T19:50:50","slug":"eating-out-counter-attack-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/?p=307","title":{"rendered":"Eating Out Counter Attack Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you read last week\u2019s blog, you probably did the same math I did\u2026.and\u00a0 probably thinking like Scoobie Doo, \u201cRuh-roh!\u201d But, all is not lost and you CAN eat out successfully. Like any successful goah achievement, however, you have to plan.<\/p>\n

When you know you\u2019re going to eat out, consider better food choices you can make that day. You might plan a lighter lunch if you\u2019ll eat out at dinner. Try not to skip meals because low blood sugar might\u00a0encourage overindulging later. Most importantly, don\u2019t show up at the restaurant starving. If you really want to splurge on a higher calorie entr\u00e9e, by all means, skip dessert. Commit to sticking to your plan once you\u2019re in the restaurant. And try to avoid all-you-can-eat buffets. Those are very difficult to combat mentally when the \u201cvalue\u201d proposition teases us into thinking we need to eat more. Because buffets really test my control, I just avoid them.<\/p>\n

Your Attack Plan<\/strong><\/p>\n

If eating out, you might try some of the strategies below:<\/p>\n