Last night was a success!!

So, remember how several weeks back, I was stressing out soooo bad about taking hubby to Boston Pizza for his birthday? Well, we checked the online menu and checked the nutrutional values and we planned PERFECTLY!!! We started with a citrus chicken salad which had 4 large slices of grilled chicken, green onion, celery, hard noodles, red pepper, lettuce of course, tangerine slices and a light dressing....it was the absolute best salad I have ever had, and it was HUGE!!!! you could easily go and have just that for a meal..and we lucked out because it was part of the alternative delicious heart health menu........and then we created our own veggie pizza....thin crust, red pepper, onion, tomato and light on the cheese.....i was a little nervous becuase i wasn't sure they would follow through and make it thin crust and be light on the cheese....well, they did it correctly.....it was sooooooooooooooooooo good.....and because they made it thin crust, we were able to have 3 pieces instead of the 2 we originally planned for....i thought they would end up making it thin crust but cut it into large pieces...but thankfully they did not....

Now the bonus is that we can home with the rest of the pizza....for the first ever.......we NEVER leave that restaurant with a take home box..LOL.....and for the first time we left there NOT feeling guilty about what we ate and didn't feel all gross and stuff....when we were eating the "old" way, of course we enjoyed the food while we were eating it, but afterwards we fell gross and groggy, etc......this time, i actually felt great and was very happy with what I ate and could actually say I ate healthy!! and it was a GREAT feeling....at least now we know what we can have and actually enjoy it....

So I am happy to say that last night was our first restaurant outing since being on a diet, and it was a SUCCESS

in all honesty, the sad thing is that you really can't eat out when your dieting...UNLESS you know that they offer healthier versions of stuff AND YOU PLAN AHEAD...i truly think that is the key to eating at a restaurant, PLAN AHEAD and then you will have NO surprises, you will know what you can and can't eat, etc

Today I woke up feeling great (except for a stuffy nose that has been aggravating me for the last couple of days) and I can actually go out for my "ladies day" and enjoy myself...ahhh, life is great