Here's my plan for eating out tonight...

Ninja · February 27, 2008

I'm newly registered on the site but have been lurking for a while. An old friend is visiting for the week and wants to have dinner at an organic Chinese restaurant I'd mentioned before. Chinese food is a major weakness of mine, and at four weeks post-op and with no fill yet, I realize I need a solid plan to prevent myself from overdoing it. So, I plan to order a small egg drop Soup and eat a few bites to half of it, depending on how I feel. Then, for an entree, I'm ordering either chicken stir-fried with mixed vegetables or chicken with cashews. I'll ask for a to-go box as soon as we order, and I'll pack 2/3 of the entree into it as soon as it arrives. I'll eat with chopsticks to force myself to eat more slowly, and I will not eat any rice. I'm also going to repeat my plan to my friend. Hopefully that, along with posting it here, will force me to be accountable.

Thanks for reading!

Jenny

libra · February 27, 2008

Sounds like a good plan. You could also just order a Soup and appetizer so you won't be too full.

Be prepared... you might see a jump in the scale tomorrow. Chinese food always does it to me because of the high sodium. Plan on drinking some extra Water tomorrow.

Ninja · February 28, 2008

Thanks, Libra. Yesterday morning I was up .6 pounds and today I was down .3 from that, so still up a bit but no serious damage from the Chinese. I'll still be drinking lots today to try to flush it out. The plan went really well, though--gave me confidence that I'll be able to handle eating out as long as I think about it beforehand.

Jen