HELP! INDIAN RESTAURANT!!

...It's one evening. Enjoy yourself. Don't get stuck into thinking you can't enjoy yourself whilst dieting! You're not going to put on a huge amount of weight from one meal. You'll be back into you're normal routine the next day.

Just stay away from Fizzy drinks and alcohol and drink water.

Just eat what you want. Eat a little less in the days before and after, drink more water to keep the sodium moving, and enjoy the treat.

You can't avoid food you like for the rest of your life, and one 1500 calorie meal is not going to ruin you.

If it was me, I would eat lightly for the rest of the day and enjoy myself at the meal.

One day out of the week will not be "two steps back"

My family ordered indian take out the other night.

I didn't have any korma curry - cause thats a cream based curry sauce. I also didn't have any meat curry, cause they're usually more oily, (you can see it on top), and the meat isn't usually lean.

I stuck to Dahl only,
with a little bit of rice, plain naan and raita.
You should get that! Dahl is the lowest calorie Indian option I reckon! Or maybe a chickpea/veg curry..? But could still be oily. I say get DAHL!

Meh, just enjoy it! It's OK to treat yourself every now and again, just as long as you're not treating yourself every day!

Is it an Indian restaurant or Pakistani? See if they got "Korma". Ask for a couple of paper towels and slide the palte a bit so the excess oil gets there and use the paper towel to collect it. Korma is delicious stuff, you will like it.

You can also go for "Haleem". It is very delicious but once again, I prefer the Delhi style or Karachi style, which isn't often found in US based Indian restaurants.

Try to avoid the cream based curries. Ask the waiter if its made from cream. Look for mutton or chicken kadhai (I prefer mutton/beef/lamb over chicken personally). If its without cream, you will love it.

The BEST one I can suggest would be Achar Gosht. DO the paper towel oil collection thing and eat it up. You will DEFINITLEY love achar gosht. Its good recipe both indian and pakistani way and its not made with cream so for your, its the best option. And it is DELICIOUS!


Also, go out and have fun. Don't dread eating. You're not taking a step back by indulging once in a while. If you try and become too strict, you will endup binging and going back 10 steps. Just eat it and either forget about it or just workout and burn the extra calories

The lowest calorie things are the dry tandoori things that are still yum but don't have the sauce. Things like chicken shashlik.

If you like the bread things, then chapatti is the best option, and obviously no pilau/fried rice options. Boiled rice or skip the rice.

I went last night and had a good old blow out, chicken pathia, pilau rice and plain naan washed down with a couple of pints of cobra. Back to normal routine today so diet and exercise will deal with any excess

Naan/roti is a heavily carb-ed Indian bread. As is white rice. Have a 'dosa' which is a mixture of protein and carbs, and is VERY satisfying (it's filled with potatoes, onions, and mint leaves and served with chutney and sambar). Sambar is a protein-veggie soup, which is really healthy- you can have as much as you want!!

And as for meats, well butter chicken is a common dish served in Indian restaurants- but I would steer clear of that, lots of fat; instead try Tandoori chicken- it's nice and spicy in a good way, and is pure protein

I'm not sure what else, but oh! Paneer is fried (usually) aged ricotta cheese, and it has quite a bit of fat in it, so control how many cheese blocks you serve yourself

And veggie stews- Navratan Korma is great- but not too much, because it's made with butter, sometimes. Pretty much just go for the tomato sauced-dishes and you'll be fine

Uhmm, I dunno what else. That's all I can think of now- I looove Indian food XD

.... and after reading this I desperately need to go for Indian food. Sigh, too bad its two hours away! *angry first at rural community*


Also, dont be afraid to throw out your left overs! Eat half of your plate, or until you are full, and dont feel that you have to bring the rest back with you. It isnt wasteful to get rid of it, its wasteful fo them to give us so much more than we need.

Go for tandoori fish. Don't go with anything that has makhani in it like dal makhani, go for dal tadka as that do not include butter. If south indian food is served then go for idli sambar.
In breads opt for tandoori roti without butter and not naan.
Also give salted lassi a try

We all deserve a to live it up once in a while. It's not going to send you backwards. If I know there is something special happening, and it will be hard to accurately log calories I a) ramp up my exercise during the week b) try and shave off calories during the week c) eat very minimal for bfast or lunch the day of...lots of fruits and veggies ( I do WW no points for fruit and veggies). Life is meant to be enjoyed. Doesn't mean you should purposely eat all the creamy fried stuff, but a small sampling of them with more of the healthier stuff is okay.

This is what I eat: Tandoori Mix Grill chicken tikka, tandoori chicken, malai kebab, sheek kebab Straight from my favorite restaurants menu. With some jasmine rice and a little garlic naan. It's delicious!

I usually stick to the grilled foods. Also, ask what they suggest for a low cal/fat diet. They should get that question a lot!

Good luck! Delicious foods.

At Indian restaurants I tend to eat chicken tikka with salad It's delicious. If you want rice, I would just go for boiled!

Get what you normally like but ask a co-worker in advance if you can share a plate. If not, then just take one helping of rice onto your plate and one helping of the meat/sauce dish onto your plate and that's it!!! Don't take home leftovers.