Weight Loss TIP #2

Eating out!

How many times in a week do you eat out? The goal of a restaurant is to make yummy food that you want to come back for. You know what makes food taste good? FAT! It has a wonderful mouth feel. That is why we like it. The bad thing about increased fat in our diet is that doesn't prolong satiety. It is digested fairly quickly, which means in a few hours we will be ready to eat again even though we had 2 meals worth of calories.

Make a realistic goal for eating out. If you eat out 3 X a week, make a goal of only eating out 2 days a week. Your goal should be specific (# of days/week), measurable (# of days is measurable), and attainable. If you set your goal too high at first, you won't keep up with it for the long run.

The point is to make a lifestyle change. You won't lose a pound a week by cutting out a 1 day of fast food, but in 6 months of this lifestyle change, you may have lost 5-10 pounds.

Remember, a "diet" is pointless if you return back to your old ways of eating afterward. It has to be an attainable lifestyle change.