Diets Restaurants and Friends
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Diets, Restaurants, and Friends: Navigating the Balance
Summary:
Exploring the challenge of sticking to a diet while dining out with friends, this humorous yet practical article offers valuable tips.
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When you're on a diet, it's typically wise to limit dining out. Restaurants often serve dishes with unknown calorie counts, particularly those mysterious sauces. However, we usually meet our friends at these eateries. Cutting back on restaurant visits can leave your social calendar surprisingly empty, and that's just not an option for me?"I love spending time with my friends.
Recognizing that skipping dinner plans wasn't sustainable, I developed a backup strategy. Since I never knew which restaurant we’d choose, I decided to always order the simplest salad with dressing on the side. This way, I maintained control over my calorie intake and still got to enjoy my friends' company.
Years ago, I struggled to manage my hunger while dining at various restaurants and was frustrated with my dieting failures. I felt overwhelmed by constantly trying to control my eating habits. When friends suggested grabbing a bite, I felt my resolve weaken. I'd make excuses like, "Oh, I just ate dinner," or pretend I had other plans.
I even began to dread spontaneous dinner invites from friends. When the phone rang, I often let it go to voicemail to avoid the temptation of dining out. It’s interesting how we create excuses not to eat, distinct from the ones explaining why we did eat. Here are some of my go-to excuses to avoid extra calories:
- "I have a medical procedure tomorrow, so I can't eat after 3:00 p.m."
- "I just found out I'm close to being diabetic and need a strict diet."
- "I'm really full right now, but I'll take some home." (And then give it away.)
- Pretending to be sick in the bathroom, making sure someone hears, and cleaning up.
- Hiding food to give the illusion there's more left.
Most of my friends seemed to understand what I was going through, and they didn’t challenge me on it. Their advice often surprised me: "Johnny, you're a big guy. You need more food," or, "You're not fat, just husky." I'd respond with, "You’ve never seen me naked," which sometimes got laughs, sometimes silence.
These moments forced me to balance my friends' reassurances with my diet's demands. I realized my friends genuinely liked me as I was; the issue was that I didn't. I knew I had to stand my ground and opt for the Caesar salad over the steak nine times out of ten. Eventually, I understood how little I needed to eat or how much I needed to exercise to lose weight, and the rest was up to me.
Losing weight is a tough journey that requires time and commitment. By slightly altering our mindset, we can enjoy both our friends and restaurant outings. It involves changing habits, breaking patterns, and managing emotions.
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