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Originally Posted by JayEll
The second thing I have learned is that a lot of chain restaurants do have good choices on the menu--you just have to look for them. The good choices are almost never any kind of burger. They are things like grilled chicken breast, grilled fish, grilled steak, some kinds of salad with these meats (as long as dressing is on the side).
I get nutrition info online about the restaurants I go to frequently and pick out choices ahead of time, so that I am pretty sure about what I'm going to order. And I never get cheese on anything, or order entrees with cream or cheese sauces, or that have mounds of pasta. Also, I skip the bread basket or the biscuits or cheese rolls. I don't miss them!
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Even salads in restaurants are ridiculously high calorie, unless we're talking a small side salad with none of the meat toppings. I can eat a salad (with cheese, thankyouverymuch!) at home for 335 calories. So, I try to just avoid restaurants if at all possible. Also, because I'm used to eating the worse option at a restaurant (I've only been working on this lifestyle change since July.) it's hard to choose a healthy one. And skipping the cheddar biscuits at a place like Red Lobster? Forget about it. I know it sounds awful, but I do much better with the "out of sight, out of mind" philosophy. The only restaurant I've been able to do well in is PF Changs, and that's because I do well at portioning out the plate and their side - instead of buttery rolls or biscuits - is rice, which is only 190 calories per bowl.
If I had that kind of will power (GOOD FOR YOU!), I could go to a restaurant and just avoid the bread plate. But I know that bread is a weakness for me, so I choose to avoid it for now.
