KJordan

First, be prepared and pre-plan! Check out the menu ahead of time and decide what you will order before you get there and are bombarded with food cues and distractions. (See if there is nutrition information on their website) Don't go overly hungry as your defenses may be down compromising your ability to make rational decisions in alignment with your goals. To curb hunger, eat a light snack or have a small bowl of tomato or broth based soup before you go. Once you are seated at your table, immediately ask for a large glass of water with lemon and [...]

Rather than thinking about what you shouldn't eat, take a fresh look at DIET. "Shoulds" and "shouldn'ts" create guilt and contribute to unnecessary frustration when trying to eat healthier and/or lose weight. Rather than focus on that, why not look at improving your enjoyment of food by choosing a variety of fruits and vegetables.  The more variety, the more colorful, generally the more nutrition.  For example, bananas are high in potassium and B vitamins, dark green leafy veggies are high in folic acid, citrus, peppers and kiwi are great sources of vitamin C, cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower and [...]