Dining out is a big part of our lives. Maybe you are eating out frequently because you entertain clients. Perhaps you don't like eating out. Either way, if you want to keep a nice trim body, restaurant meals will give you a huge obstacle to overcome. In fact, eating out is one of the biggest reasons why so many people fatten up while traveling.
Below, I'll give you a few very simple tricks you can use to eat healthier and stay lean even while dining out at restaurants...
The 3 most important things to avoid that are everywhere at restaurants are:
*** refined starchy foods *** any sodas, juices and other sugary foods (except fresh fruits, which are great) *** deep fried foods (anything dropped in a scorching bath of trans fats)
Skip these 3 culprits and you'll eliminate most of the major food sources that do the worst damage to our food supply - trans fats, processed vegetable oils, processed starchy carbohydrates, and refined sugars.
Skip the bread, cut out the french fries that come with every sandwich on every menu in every restaurant, and cut back on all your portions of pasta and rice that are often loaded on the plate, too.
Instead, just try to order meat and a side salad, and then, asking for the vegetables as a substitute for the typical french fries, pasta, or rice, that most restaurant meals come with.
Almost all restaurants that I have been to will always let me substitute vegetables or a side salad for the french fries or chips that come with all burgers or sandwiches.
On a side note, it still amazes me that people scrutinize me because I substitute veggies for french fries and tell me that I am 'not living' because I refuse to eat fatty french fries... are you kidding me! If that's your idea of 'living it up', you need to get some better hobbies!
Silly, isn't it?, that these are also the first people to complain that they are overweight and have 'tried everything', yet can not lose weight, no matter what. I'm not sure why so people think that eating deep fried foods like french fries equals 'living it up'... hey, I am all for moderation with many things, but if there are 2 things that should be totally removed from everyone's diet because these foods are simply that dangerous... it is sodas and fries!
Take a look at the difference a simple substitution makes between choosing smart and doing what most people do...
Most people will eat a meal out such as this:
* soda or other sweetened drink (and no, diet sodas are NOT healthy!) * Burger or sandwich or burger * chips or french fries
Here's a MUCH smarter alternative if you care about your body and health:
* Salad or fresh raw veggies * Burger or other delicious sandwich * unsweetened iced tea or water (no diet pop -- unless you like to drink poison!)
These 2 simple substitutions every time you eat out can save you around 400 - 900 calories... AND you are cutting out the poison's to your body as well, by avoiding the trans fats and fructose corn syrup from the fries and soft drinks.
On a side note: a semi-secret method to eat full portions of breads, pasta, and rice, and actually get away with it without packing on the extra fat is to schedule a high intensity full body resistance training workout before your scheduled meal time. This can be free weights or body weight training.
It may be hard to fit the workout into your schedule right before a meal, if you can, the meal can be your 'post-workout meal'. After this high intensity resistance training workout, your body will handle a higher amount of carbs than it normally can to help replenish the muscle glycogen depletion it had during the intense exercise.
A typical moderate intensity cardio workout will NOT cut it for this... it must be high intensity resistance training workout to deplete enough muscle glycogen to handle restaurant portions of carbs.
I hope these restaurant tips help you choose smarter and healthier eating options for a leaner body next time you dine out. - 15266
Below, I'll give you a few very simple tricks you can use to eat healthier and stay lean even while dining out at restaurants...
The 3 most important things to avoid that are everywhere at restaurants are:
*** refined starchy foods *** any sodas, juices and other sugary foods (except fresh fruits, which are great) *** deep fried foods (anything dropped in a scorching bath of trans fats)
Skip these 3 culprits and you'll eliminate most of the major food sources that do the worst damage to our food supply - trans fats, processed vegetable oils, processed starchy carbohydrates, and refined sugars.
Skip the bread, cut out the french fries that come with every sandwich on every menu in every restaurant, and cut back on all your portions of pasta and rice that are often loaded on the plate, too.
Instead, just try to order meat and a side salad, and then, asking for the vegetables as a substitute for the typical french fries, pasta, or rice, that most restaurant meals come with.
Almost all restaurants that I have been to will always let me substitute vegetables or a side salad for the french fries or chips that come with all burgers or sandwiches.
On a side note, it still amazes me that people scrutinize me because I substitute veggies for french fries and tell me that I am 'not living' because I refuse to eat fatty french fries... are you kidding me! If that's your idea of 'living it up', you need to get some better hobbies!
Silly, isn't it?, that these are also the first people to complain that they are overweight and have 'tried everything', yet can not lose weight, no matter what. I'm not sure why so people think that eating deep fried foods like french fries equals 'living it up'... hey, I am all for moderation with many things, but if there are 2 things that should be totally removed from everyone's diet because these foods are simply that dangerous... it is sodas and fries!
Take a look at the difference a simple substitution makes between choosing smart and doing what most people do...
Most people will eat a meal out such as this:
* soda or other sweetened drink (and no, diet sodas are NOT healthy!) * Burger or sandwich or burger * chips or french fries
Here's a MUCH smarter alternative if you care about your body and health:
* Salad or fresh raw veggies * Burger or other delicious sandwich * unsweetened iced tea or water (no diet pop -- unless you like to drink poison!)
These 2 simple substitutions every time you eat out can save you around 400 - 900 calories... AND you are cutting out the poison's to your body as well, by avoiding the trans fats and fructose corn syrup from the fries and soft drinks.
On a side note: a semi-secret method to eat full portions of breads, pasta, and rice, and actually get away with it without packing on the extra fat is to schedule a high intensity full body resistance training workout before your scheduled meal time. This can be free weights or body weight training.
It may be hard to fit the workout into your schedule right before a meal, if you can, the meal can be your 'post-workout meal'. After this high intensity resistance training workout, your body will handle a higher amount of carbs than it normally can to help replenish the muscle glycogen depletion it had during the intense exercise.
A typical moderate intensity cardio workout will NOT cut it for this... it must be high intensity resistance training workout to deplete enough muscle glycogen to handle restaurant portions of carbs.
I hope these restaurant tips help you choose smarter and healthier eating options for a leaner body next time you dine out. - 15266
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