- Check the nutritional facts before you order. You can usually pull this up online and sometimes the restaurant will even have a printout. Would you have ever guessed that the chicken tacos (1200 calories) at Chili's have more than twice the calories of the baby back ribs (490 calories). Don't order blindly!
- Don’t starve yourself before to “save up” your calories. If you go to a restaurant starving, you'll become like a kid in the candy store. You're defenses will be down and you'll be more likely to make poor food choices and/or overeat.
- Wear Fitted Clothing. Sounds kind of silly, but it works! A fitted or tight waistband will tell you to stop eating.
- Stay away from anything fried, battered, crispy, au gratin, creamy. These foods are typically high in fat and calories.
- Choose foods that are steamed, baked, grilled, roasted.
- Order your vegetables without butter or oil. You may be patting yourself on the back by ordering steamed veggies in place of fries. While that is a good choice overall, you may not be eating any less calories. Often restaurants will drench your veggies in butter or oil. Be sure to ask them to leave that out.
- Get your salad dressing on the side. Just dip your fork in it before each bite and you’ll use a lot less.
- Replace the mayonnaise on your sandwiches with mustard or a low-cal mayo.
- Steer clear from all-you-can eat buffets. While they may be good for your pocket book, they're bad news for your waist line.
- Share a meal or order half your meal to-go. Ask your server to pack it up before they even serve it to you. Most entree portions are enough for two or even three meals.
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