Hubby wanted to take me out today, which was really sweet of him, and I definitely welcomed it since I have not been out to eat in almost three months, since I started my plan. There's a little Mexican restaurant about a 10 min. walk away, so we walked there and had a meal. I feel pretty proud of myself, all in all. A few months ago, when I first started my plan, I don't think I could have trusted myself to do the right thing. But today, I limited myself, made good choices and overall did a great job of keeping myself in check. I got one chicken burrito, a small guacamole salad, and a side of refried beans. I chose all my items separately, which is not only cheaper but one has better control of how much is put on their plate without being overly picky. I ate none of the chips that they put out for the table, and that was also good. This is truly the first time in ages that I left a restaurant feeling comfortably full but not sick. Seriously, it used to be that I turned into a ravenous monster if we went out and ate everything in sight and then order dessert. I am finding that I don't really care as much about it because I know that I'm not giving up anything specific; I am only giving up eating crazy amounts at one time. I mean, I am never going to give up ice cream or going out once in awhile for good. But, I can eat only a serving of the good ice cream instead of a whole pint of the crappy stuff, and control myself when we go out. I'm just very pleased with myself overall.

Congratulations! What an accomplishment!

I'm still having some trouble in this area - KUDOS to you! The chips would have been the hardest part for me

That is great!

Thanks guys! It was less of an issue when than I thought it would be, thank goodness. But, I was glad I got my items separately because I have an issue with food wastage. My husband got a meal he just couldn't finish because it was twice the size of the good sized meal I ate.

Great job! I really struggle with eating well in a restaurant, especially one that serves chips and salsa...and if they have chips and salsa, then they have margaritas. You did awesome!

That's fantastic!! I bet that has to be a great feeling. Congratulations.

You did GREAT! I love Mexican food, but am not sure I trust myself to go out to my favorite restaurant yet.

Thank you so much, guys. I am pretty ecstatic about the whole deal, especially since I didn't think I was going to run because it was so hot, and then I ended up running anyway when it started getting dark, and ran further than ever before. Yay for me! I just did my first four miler in years and years.

Wa-hoo!! Nice work!

WTG! Restaurants are tough for me still too so thanks for sharing your experience!

Thats great! Good Job!

awesome job, especially resisting the chips!!

Great job!!! And really good point about ordering the smaller items individually. Aside from controlling the amount of food you eat, I think it also helps make each item more special since you ordered it specifically and aren't just eating it because it's there on the plate.

Good for you. I struggle with this as well.