Guide to eating out - what to eat for weight loss

Top tips for weight loss!

Are you trying to lose or maintain your weight? If so, eating out can be the one area that is sabotaging your goals. The good news is you can navigate the danger zones, be social and eat what what you love – and have your cake and eat it!

Portion Control

When eating out always remember the portion plate guidelines – half your plate should be vegetables – yes HALF. Pack in the veggies if you can by ordering veg side dishes or replacing fries with salad, for example. ¼ of your plate should be protein (plant or animal) and complex carbs should only be ¼ of your plate (breads, pitas, rice, pasta etc.

Stop eating when you are just full

Salads

What to choose

Don't be afraid to ask

Avoid the bread basket!

Alcohol

Make a meal out of less

Indian

Thai

Italian

Japanese

Mexican

And voila! You have stuck to our weight loss goals and enjoyed eating out. Remember, weight loss isn’t about perfection and restrcition, it’s about educated and informed choices. You can still have your dessert or your glass of wine every now and then, and enjoy it – it’s good for the soul!

Interested in losing weight? Check out my weight loss programme here.