Re: Eating in a Restaurant With Friends

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I don't skip meals before a restaurant date (I used to, to save calories for the

big splurge). Now, I eat breakfast and lunch as usual, so I don't go nuts when I

see anything with cream sauce, while devouring the entire bread basket to boot.

That way, my appetite is at its normal state when I make a decision, and i make

one based on what I want, not on what I feel like I deserve for having forsaken

all else.

Another thing that helped was going to restaurants more often. It takes the

scary out of menus. Even just thinking that I CAN go to a restaurant if I want

to, whenever I want to, makes it easier for me to embrace it for what it is: a

fun social outing that happens to feature yummy food.

Good luck!

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> > Does anybody have ideas for restaurant eating? As far as eating goes, I'm

fine with rarely eating out, but that is what my friends do to get together

several times a week. I don't want to miss out on the opportunities to get

together with them, but neither do I do well with eating in a restaurant. I

wasn't really hungry when we got there, but then ended up eating because I felt

deprived not to eat. Ordered what I like to eat there, also a fairly healthy

selection, planning to eat some as the portions are more than I usually eat for

a meal, brought home what was left, but then ate it later on not because I was

hungry but because it felt like a treat and I couldn't leave it alone. I know

this shows how far I have to go with intuitive eating. I often go out and just

get a glass of tea, but last night I don't know why I didn't.

> > I'd appreciate any suggestions or feedback as to how to do better.

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