It's still really hard for me to give up the bread, rolls and croutons that come with meals at restaurants -- especially since the rest of my family isn't trying to maintain or lose weight, so they eat it. My husband knows that I don't want any of it, so he keeps it on his side of the table and tries to make it sort of inconspicuous.
As far as salads go, might as well just say hold the croutons right off the bat when you're ordering. When I order salads, I always say "hold the cheese, bacon and croutons, and dressing on the side." There is almost always an oil and vinegar option for dressing, or just a squeeze of lemon is really good.
There will always be mistakes - just forgive and learn from it. Introduce your phase 2 foods slowly. I've been on SBD for 2+ years, have lost all the weight that I want to and to this day, I still try to avoid plain bread (sandwich bread, rolls, etc. - even 100% whole wheat) because it causes me to want to eat everything and anything in the house. Other forms of grains (quinoa, oats, etc.) don't have that same effect, but it took some trial and error to figure that out.
Good luck!
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