Make good choices. Ask if you can have an extra vegetable instead of rice, potato or pasta & whole wheat instead of white bread. Most restaurant meals are larger than meals eaten at home, so as soon as a meal is before you, ask for a container to take home the leftovers. But, don't wait to see what is leftover. Immediately divide everything in half. Eat the half left on your plate & take the rest home. One exception is if the vegetable or salad portions are...(click title for more info)
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...skimpy, you might eat more than half at the restaurant. Skip dessert unless fresh fruit is an option. For a special treat, get a light dessert but share it or take half home. Other options: margarine (or do without,) sugar-free jelly or syrup, lite dressing, Equal, milk (not cream,) etc.
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That's an EXCELLENT tip! Never heard of the "division rule" before!
CALIDREAMER766/12/2011 8:05:00 AM
I do the division rule, but only for my meat and if I even get them potatoes. I generally eat all the veggies and then make new when I get home. I use only butter - because of the trans-fats - but extremely sparingly. I have also found unless you are diabetic you CAN loose weight using sugar - the real stuff - again sparingly. The side effects and cancer possibility of the sugar-free frighten me.
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