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.
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 vital things to avoid in restaurants 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 major culprits and you can eliminate the major food sources that do the worst damage to your body - trans fats, refined vegetable oils, processed starchy carbohydrates, and processed 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.
Instead, just try to order meat and side vegetables, and a salad, asking for the vegetables or salad as a substitute for the typical french fries, pasta, or rice, that most restaurant meals come with.
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 typical difference this simple substitution makes between choosing smart and doing what most other people do...
Most people will eat a meal out such as this:
* Burger or sandwich or burger * chips or fries * soda or other sweetened drink (and no, diet sodas are NOT healthy!)
Here's a MUCH smarter alternative if you care about your body and health:
* Salad or veggies * Burger or Sandwich * unsweetened iced tea or water (no diet drinks -- unless you like to drink poison!)
Make these 2 simple substitutions and save at least 400 - 900 calories every time you dine out... AND you are cutting out the most harmful foods to your body as well by avoiding the evil trans fats of deep frying foods and high fructose corn syrup from the fries and soda.
Another side note: a little-known way to eat full portions of rice, pasta, and breads and actually get away with it without packing on the body fat is to make sure to schedule a high intensity full body resistance training workout (can be free weights or body weight training) before your scheduled meal time.
Sometimes it may be hard to fit the exercise into your schedule right before the meal, but if you can, the meal can be your 'post-exercise meal'. After a high intensity resistance training exercise, your body can handle a higher amount of carbohydrates than usual to help replenish the muscle glycogen depleted during the intense exercise you had.
Your typical moderate cardio exercise 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 choose smarter and healthier for a leaner body next time you eat out. - 15343
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 vital things to avoid in restaurants 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 major culprits and you can eliminate the major food sources that do the worst damage to your body - trans fats, refined vegetable oils, processed starchy carbohydrates, and processed 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.
Instead, just try to order meat and side vegetables, and a salad, asking for the vegetables or salad as a substitute for the typical french fries, pasta, or rice, that most restaurant meals come with.
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 typical difference this simple substitution makes between choosing smart and doing what most other people do...
Most people will eat a meal out such as this:
* Burger or sandwich or burger * chips or fries * soda or other sweetened drink (and no, diet sodas are NOT healthy!)
Here's a MUCH smarter alternative if you care about your body and health:
* Salad or veggies * Burger or Sandwich * unsweetened iced tea or water (no diet drinks -- unless you like to drink poison!)
Make these 2 simple substitutions and save at least 400 - 900 calories every time you dine out... AND you are cutting out the most harmful foods to your body as well by avoiding the evil trans fats of deep frying foods and high fructose corn syrup from the fries and soda.
Another side note: a little-known way to eat full portions of rice, pasta, and breads and actually get away with it without packing on the body fat is to make sure to schedule a high intensity full body resistance training workout (can be free weights or body weight training) before your scheduled meal time.
Sometimes it may be hard to fit the exercise into your schedule right before the meal, but if you can, the meal can be your 'post-exercise meal'. After a high intensity resistance training exercise, your body can handle a higher amount of carbohydrates than usual to help replenish the muscle glycogen depleted during the intense exercise you had.
Your typical moderate cardio exercise 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 choose smarter and healthier for a leaner body next time you eat out. - 15343
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