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. Regardless, if you want to keep a nice fit body, restaurant meals will give you a huge obstacle to overcome. In fact, eating out at restaurants is one of the biggest reasons why so many people fatten up while traveling.
If you're interested in staying lean while dining out by using a few healthy tricks you're in luck because I'm going to share some below.
In every restaurant you find these 3 things to avoid at all costs, and here they are:
*** 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) *** refined starchy foods
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, refined vegetable oils, processed starchy carbohydrates, and refined sugars.
Ok, so what do you need to do? Well, this means you should try to skip the cheap white bread, cut out the french fries that come with every single sandwich on every menu known to man, and wipe out all of the huge portions of pasta and rice that are often loaded on the plates as well.
Substitute a salad for the typical french fries, pasta, or rice, that most restaurant meals come with. And of course eat your meat and other vegetables as usual.
Nearly every restaurant I have been to will always allow me to substitute vegetables or a side salad for the french fries or chips that usually come with any burger or sandwich.
It always amazes me how many people scrutinize me because I substitute veggies for fries by telling me that I am 'not living' because I refuse to eat french fries... are you kidding me! If that's your idea of 'living it up', you need to get a better hobby!
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:
* Burger or Sandwich * Salad or veggies * unsweetened iced tea or water (no diet drinks -- unless you like to drink poison!)
These 2 simple substitutions can save you around 400 - 900 calories every time you eat out (depending on drink refills and portion sizes)... AND you are cutting out the poison's and other harmful foods to your body as well by avoiding the evil trans fats and high 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 exercise 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.
Your typical moderate 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 dining tips help you make smarter and healthier choices for a leaner body next time you eat out. - 15438
If you're interested in staying lean while dining out by using a few healthy tricks you're in luck because I'm going to share some below.
In every restaurant you find these 3 things to avoid at all costs, and here they are:
*** 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) *** refined starchy foods
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, refined vegetable oils, processed starchy carbohydrates, and refined sugars.
Ok, so what do you need to do? Well, this means you should try to skip the cheap white bread, cut out the french fries that come with every single sandwich on every menu known to man, and wipe out all of the huge portions of pasta and rice that are often loaded on the plates as well.
Substitute a salad for the typical french fries, pasta, or rice, that most restaurant meals come with. And of course eat your meat and other vegetables as usual.
Nearly every restaurant I have been to will always allow me to substitute vegetables or a side salad for the french fries or chips that usually come with any burger or sandwich.
It always amazes me how many people scrutinize me because I substitute veggies for fries by telling me that I am 'not living' because I refuse to eat french fries... are you kidding me! If that's your idea of 'living it up', you need to get a better hobby!
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:
* Burger or Sandwich * Salad or veggies * unsweetened iced tea or water (no diet drinks -- unless you like to drink poison!)
These 2 simple substitutions can save you around 400 - 900 calories every time you eat out (depending on drink refills and portion sizes)... AND you are cutting out the poison's and other harmful foods to your body as well by avoiding the evil trans fats and high 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 exercise 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.
Your typical moderate 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 dining tips help you make smarter and healthier choices for a leaner body next time you eat out. - 15438
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