[linJber]

Plan ahead and just say no! Ii always have salad stuff in the house so I never can say there's nothing to eat - even when there's not much else to eat! Seriously - keep fresh and frozen veggies on hand and I freeze portion sizes of left over chicken and turkey. It might not be the most interesting meal, but I can make a chef salad just about anytime I don't feel like cooking.

I agree with the reward jar. Even if you just throw $5 in every time you don't eat out, you'll have a nice chunk of change to spend on a weekend away or new clothes.

Lin

[next99nights]

Originally Posted by JossFit

Another part of planning is planning healthy meals you can order at some of the places you go for dinner. Most of them have a website where you can look up nutrition facts for meals these days.

I also subscribe to "Eat this not that" newsletters - they've definitely shown me a trend of where the best and worst places to get a good meal are. (Red Lobster has some great dinner options, while the dinner choices at the Cheesecake Factory are HORRIFIC across the board.)

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Another email subscription I have is to hungry-girl. Her newsletters show you fantastic recipe swap ideas that can help you to make your own lower calorie versions of popular fast food and sit-down options...

Great newletters. I'll subscribe to them as well. (PS - No wonder I liked the food at Cheesecake Factory so much)

Originally Posted by JossFit

Some sushi can be, but even if you just order plain nigiri sushi (fish and rice) it still packs more carbs than you would think; the rice is often made with sugar in it's seasoning mix.

Most people order those delicious rolls that are loaded with fried goodness and fatty mayo based sauces, but even if you choose something less indulgent, it still adds up to a lot of calories. A few pieces of fatty salmon and avocado on some sushi rice is a few hundred calories. I'm not sure who only eats 3-4 pieces, but I certainly don't! I can eat my body weight in sushi...

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Here is a small snapshot for you of some basic sushi items (not the fancy schmancy rolls) - ....

My wife loves the avacado rolls. She is going to be disappointed to hear that. I've now come to the conclusion that if something tastes good, its probably not that good for your. I just signed up for an account with myfitnesspal recently. Thanks for the link JossFit.

[next99nights]

Just wanted to thank to everyone once again. I've made it through my first week of eating IN for dinner. What works best for me, is to eat a small meal around 4PM. That prevents me from making poor decisions at dinner time. Thanks again. Couldn't have done it without your help.

[optimumbodysculpting]

Congrats on sticking with your plan. My best suggestion is really a 2 parter. One, you should set aside 1 day a week to prep your food for the week. If you take a couple hours and prep the meat, carb and veggies for the week and put them in containers in your fridge, you will have ready-made food when you are ready to eat.

The 2nd part of this is to journal. Write down everything you eat everyday, how much, when and what, you can even use your blog for that. not only will that show you have much you eat, it will make you even more accountable to yourself so that you won't want to go off the wagon, which will make you want to eat better.

You should figure out exactly how many days per week you eat out, then cut out one day per week every 2 weeks. On the days that you do eat out, choose the restaurant ahead of time and make sure they have enough healthy choices for you to be an informed consumer about what you are putting into your body.