Half The Size, Twice The Man!

Challenging Saturday coming up

// October 10th, 2009 // Journal

I love our New Media Cincinnati get togethers. It’s a chance for Vickie and I to visit with old friends and meet new ones. These are people who do what we do and more and more people that want to know what we do. It’s a great group that meets the second Saturday of the month at The Pub in Rookwood. Therein lies the problem! A great restaurant that has great tasting food, but none of it on my diet. How does someone on a fresh start deal with sitting in a place like this, you might ask?

My day will be best served if I plan ahead. Going out for a day like today can trash your diet, if you let it. Fortunately, planning your meals and spreading them out will allow you to adjust for days like today. I will probably start the day with eggs & a piece of toast. Before we go to the event, I will probably stop somewhere for a salad. The vegetables in the salad will fill me up, but not load me up on calories. With the excitement of the event, I probably won’t even notice being hungry anyway, but being full going in will help avoid the urge to snack on their tasty treats.

After the event, I will focus on some more protein and vegetables. This will fill out the rest of my major calories for the day. I will also supplement with fruit throughout the day. Grapes and apples are easy to eat, so they are great for days like today. I really like oranges, but they are a mess to eat. So, I really need to eat those at home.

Salads can be your friend or your enemy. Load up your salad with vegetables, like peppers, tomatoes, carrots or cucumbers. Find a low calorie dressing you like, because dressing is where most of us destroy the calorie count of a salad. It certainly makes it tasty, but if you use a lot or one high in calories you can add 300-600 calories.

So, when you are heading out for a busy day, always plan ahead to keep your options open and keep on the food plan. I can do it, so can you! Have a great weekend!