| You have been on a diet for quite some time | | | | 2. Forget about the salad dressing: You may ask |
| now and you feel that you are getting sick and | | | | about several readings and advices saying that |
| tired of eating only home cooked meals, and | | | | salads are good if you want to lose weight |
| would like to treat yourself to a restaurant. | | | | quickly. Yes they are for the simple reason that |
| However, as per your doctor's advice, you should | | | | salads are only raw vegetables and as you may |
| not eat restaurant foods as you are placing | | | | be aware of; raw vegetables can boost your |
| yourself at risk of gaining weight. What shall you | | | | metabolic rate. However, the salad dressing that |
| do then? Well, read on because I will tell you how | | | | comes with these salads can only give you extra |
| you can go treat yourself to a restaurant without | | | | calories. Thus, when you plan to eat salad at the |
| having to worry about weight gain. | | | | restaurant, make sure you order it without salad |
| First, the rule of thumb is if a certain restaurant | | | | dressing. |
| food is so delicious, then it means it contains too | | | | 3. Never go closer to buffets: Most of the foods |
| much oil, has been deeply fried, and because of | | | | on buffet tables have rich calorie content. These |
| this, it's not good for your diet. Conversely, those | | | | foods are often cooked in large amount with too |
| that do not taste appealing such as fruits and raw | | | | much oil; making them a big NO for those who |
| vegetables, are those that you should eat for an | | | | want to get rid of extra pounds. If you really |
| effective weight loss. Follow the tips below: | | | | want to eat foods from buffets, make sure you |
| 1. Go to vegetarian restaurants: temptations are | | | | can fight the urge to fight the temptations of |
| everywhere especially if you are already in a | | | | eating fatty foods. This way, you won't have to |
| restaurant. To play safe, go to vegetarian | | | | worry about gaining extra fat. |
| restaurants only. I'm not saying that you should | | | | 4. Do portion control: Always check the amount |
| not eat non-vegetarian meals; however, the catch | | | | of food you are to eat before taking the first |
| here is with non-vegetarian restaurants, you have | | | | bite. If you think the amount is more than your |
| to be very careful at choosing the food you are | | | | allowed limit, eat only according to your allowed |
| going to eat. | | | | portion limit, and be honest to save the leftovers |
| For instance, you know that ordinary chicken | | | | for the next day. Ask the waiter to give you a |
| meat is not good for you. You also know that | | | | box for the leftovers. |
| you should always go for lean chicken meat; | | | | As long as you can control yourself as well as the |
| however, not all restaurants have something for a | | | | urge to eat bad foods, then nothing is wrong with |
| dieter like you. | | | | treating yourself to the restaurant once in a while. |