{"id":96,"date":"2009-01-26T08:42:31","date_gmt":"2009-01-26T08:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2009\/01\/lose-weight-restaurant-managem.html"},"modified":"2009-01-26T08:42:31","modified_gmt":"2009-01-26T08:42:31","slug":"lose-weight-restaurant-managem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2009\/01\/lose-weight-restaurant-managem.html","title":{"rendered":"Lose Weight: Restaurant Management  (Day 26)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Please do not think that if you are trying to lose weight you can never eat out.&nbsp; The trick is when dining at a restaurant, make healthier choices and immediately cut the portion in half and ask the server to put it in a take-out container for your lunch or dinner tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Cutting portion sizes and taking half with you will give you two meals, help your budget, and also keep you within your <i>Joy of Weight Loss Food Plan<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Picking healthier foods will help you lose weight, too.&nbsp; Choose broiled, grilled, steamed or baked instead of deep-fat fried or butter saut\u00e9ed.&nbsp; Have less meat and more vegetables.&nbsp; Have none or fewer carbs like limiting bread and baked-sweets, and eating more fruits.&nbsp; Wine and drinks with alcohol have lots of sugar and calories, but I&#8217;m only saying limit those, not delete them.&nbsp; You have heard all of this before, but this time things are different!<\/p>\n<p>Times are new, now, because we&#8217;re giving ourselves comfort and joy in ways other than eating.&nbsp; We&#8217;re moving and playing.&nbsp; We&#8217;re relating and having fun times with family and friends.&nbsp; We&#8217;re saving money and cooking at home more.&nbsp; We&#8217;re dancing for joy!<\/p>\n<p>We just don&#8217;t need those huge restaurant portions to feel good and have fun, do we?&nbsp; Thank God things are different now.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/drnorris\">Remember: Check my &#8220;Dr. Norris Chumley SATISFIED LIFE&#8221; blog daily for weight loss and well being inspiration and tips, and add an RSS feed so you never miss anything!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please do not think that if you are trying to lose weight you can never eat out.&nbsp; The trick is when dining at a restaurant, make healthier choices and immediately cut the portion in half and ask the server to put it in a take-out container for your lunch or dinner tomorrow. 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