lauramomof3

Hey Laura, I wanted to answer your question on what to eating when out with family/friends.

At first, I ate soup, or chili. Then, as my diet progressed, I would eat about half of an appetizer. Also, my 11 year old son eats twice as much as I can, and his tiny hiney metabolizes food quick. Anyways, 9 times out of 10, we order 2 entrees, 1 for myself and my son, and 1 for the husband. For instance, Olive Garden, I order soup, Caysen orders lasagna, and I share with him and have my soup. When we got for a steak at say "Logan's Steakhouse", we order a small steak 8oz, with mashed potatoes, and salad, and we share the entire meal. For mexican food, Caysen (the kiddo) and I share chicken fajitas for 1, and we always have leftovers. I eat Nachos appetizer at Chili's, I eat 3 of the chips with all the toppings, then I eat just the toppings off of 1-2 chips. Early on though, I did eat a lot of soups, and chilis.