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Facing a restaurant menu tonight

Penny427
Penny427 Posts: 166 Member
edited January 15 in Food and Nutrition
The weekend is here and my diet usually sucks on the weekends anyway, either not enough food or what I do eat is horrible. Tonight we are taking my inlaws to dinner for their 40th anniversary. Japanese hibachi. I downloaded a menu ahead of time but still nothing is jumping out at me that is even remotely healthy and diet friendly...Ive lost almost 5lbs this week, I so do not want to destroy all that Ive worked for in a weekend. Any ideas?

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  • Amitysk
    Amitysk Posts: 705 Member
    For Hibachi I would go with the shrimp and vegtables... skip the rice. Maybe just eat half the portion and take the rest home? Enjoy yoursef. My boyfriend and I are going to hibachi tonight too... Probably will do sashimi though... Good luck!
  • __RANDY__
    __RANDY__ Posts: 1,036 Member
    how often does a 40th anniversary roll around?

    enjoy yourself, losing weight doesn't mean you can never enjoy yourself.
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    Even if you stuffed your face tonight, you wouldn't gain five pounds. Go, enjoy the celebration, have some hibatchi and don't worry about it.
  • Penny427
    Penny427 Posts: 166 Member
    I controlled my portion sizes and left the restaurant feeling awesome!
  • samcat2000
    samcat2000 Posts: 106 Member
    Glad you made it through! MFP has given me a feeling of control in just providing me with the knowledge of what I'm really eating or not eating. But with that has come that occasional panicky feeling when I'm eating out or even cooking a big hurried dinner for family because it's so hard to keep track of what's going into what and then what and how much I'm eating.
  • Peanutbutterx
    Peanutbutterx Posts: 332
    scallops!!
  • Markguns
    Markguns Posts: 554 Member
    The weekend is here and my diet usually sucks on the weekends anyway, either not enough food or what I do eat is horrible. Tonight we are taking my inlaws to dinner for their 40th anniversary. Japanese hibachi. I downloaded a menu ahead of time but still nothing is jumping out at me that is even remotely healthy and diet friendly...Ive lost almost 5lbs this week, I so do not want to destroy all that Ive worked for in a weekend. Any ideas?

    This is too late for tonight but in the future--> Kabobs would be good tonight but no sauces. Grilled and steamed foods. Stay away form anything with sauces or pasta, and obviously fried.. Be careful of salads that have heavy dressing, or a lot of additions. Ask the restaurant if they have a calorie listing for any of the foods on the menu.
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