eating out advice

I would order a fish, chicken or steak dish. I live in Australia as well and know that the options can usually be chips and salad or veg and mash. I usually opt for salad and veg. I get weird looks sometimes, but whatever. If you can stick to a lean meat and load up on vegetables then it cuts the calories down a lot. I stay away from pastas and rice dishes only because I don't know what they are putting in the sauces. Good luck!

My go to is lean protein, grilled or broiled fish, green veggies, and no sauce!

I try to scan the menu for what I can eat. Chicken, fish, and veg for sure. Scan for what's healthy and don't let the other stuff trip you up. Starting with a yummy salad is also helpful. Good luck. We're with you!!

Prelog with a guess, even if you have to modify it. I find it helps to skip booze and appetizing.

G'day! I lived in Australia for 7 years, until March of this year - I miss it so much! I saw a nutritionist in Brisbane who really changed my life, or at least, taught me so much (the challenge is putting it into practice but I'm a WIP!). If you are in Brisbane her name is Julie Gilbert, I think she has a website.

On to the topic - Julie told me something I have never forgotten and which I am only just now putting into practice. She said "Order just one thing from the entree menu to have as your main" and my concern was always, what if I'm still hungry? what if it isn't enough? To which her simple solution was "You can always order something else if you're still hungry."

Mind blowing really, in any event, she also taught me about portion control and gave me ideas for what to eat when I eat out, and what NOT to eat. There is actually a fantastic book you might love that is Australian it's called Portion Perfection and it is a visual guide to eating food in Australia. Want to have fish and chips? No problem! Here is a picture of what your plate should look like.

What kind of food are you going to go and have? You usually can't go wrong if you order grilled fish with salad and veggies - but if you are really craving pasta, avoid creamy and go for a napoli sauce. I would avoid indian altogether and if you do asian, go for a veggie stir fry or a veggie noodle soup.

ALSO look at the menu fo wherever you're going before you go there and try to find the healthy option, and commit to ordering just that. You may arrive famished and think "omg I want a big bowl of wedges" but stick to your guns and as soon as you have the first few mouthfuls and are no longer in the irrational "hungry i eat all the things" phase, you will be thankful )

Just *once* I would like these eating out threads to be about what *I* want them to be about.

Just *once* I would like these eating out threads to be about what *I* want them to be about.

Right? I just want this on my feed. Advice? Enjoy the tastyness.

IMHO... Don't worry too much about it. You don't need to go overboard, but you've been working hard and deserve a stress free, fun night out. Even if you go over for the day, in all likelihood, you are still going to be in a deficit for the week, so you'll be fine. Enjoy!

Take your own salad dressing or order salad dressing on the side. get grilled fish or chicken ask for no oily coatings - plain baked potatoes if available or steamed vegetables - should keep you safe.