A couple SparkBuddies remarked about my self discipline on not eating dressing and only eating 1/4 of a dry breadstick on my last blog.

This is how it works for me...

Plan A: If I know where we are eating ahead of time, I look up their menu ahead of time and then figure out the low calorie options (and also something I would like). If it is a big chain restaurant, it's extra easy because they have the calories listed too.
I pick the meal before I go out and add it to my SparkPeople app in my iPhone.

Plan B: If I don't know where we are going until we get there, I pull out my app and compare meal calories and then decide. If I am at a big chain restaurant, I use my iPhone to go online to their site and compare then enter it in my Sparktracker. Warning: this can prove to be quite annoying to other people at my table who don't want to know!!

Most important: I keep my tracker out on the table next to me. Anything else I decide to eat gets added before I eat or drink it. This holds me accountable, especially when out with friends socializing!! If I decide I want a dry breadstick, I check it's calories in the tracker first and look at my total eaten so far. That's why it is so easy for me to stop and eat 1/4 of one! The same goes for salad dressing. I find that salads served at restaurants don't need dressing. They are usually mixed with fresh, tasty vegetables or seafood. I don't want to lose that taste!

Hope this helps!!