secretly eating healthy at restaurants?

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  • fushigi1988
    fushigi1988 Posts: 519 Member
    I order what I want, if people comment about it, I just say "Your plate is over there, I'm not commenting on what you ordered, please don't judge my order. Enjoy your meal"
  • karmac0matic
    karmac0matic Posts: 285
    why is it a secret though
  • MSeel1984
    MSeel1984 Posts: 2,297 Member
    You can be a smart @$$ about it... "Well...maybe my salad is funny...how about your massive coronary? Will that be funny?"

    You can be dismissive and just let it roll off your back...eat what you want.

    No need to be secretive about eating healthy. That's plain silly.
  • white__wizard
    white__wizard Posts: 22 Member
    Yesterday I had a very 'unmanly' lunch of a chicken caesar salad when I had lunch with my daughter, but I think (can't be sure of course) I had the largest muscles in the room.

    So who's the most 'manly' in the restaurant?
  • Kcouillou
    Kcouillou Posts: 4
    Haha! Omg I find it hilarious when people say things like "oh it's so hard to eat out healthy" and I get made fun of all the time for eating healthy out. Like I went out with a few friends the other day and I ordered grilled salmon with mixed veggies and subbed the fried rice for the sautéed broccoli rave instead and they both looked at me like I had 4 heads rofl.

    I personally don't eat at chain restaurants anymore, mainly because the portion sizes are too big and even tho they say it's "healthy" it really most of the time isn't, also usually is very very salty (I don't cook with much salt anymore) etc.

    But y recommendation is to just order what you want don't let others get to you. If they want to eat unhealthy that's their problem. Also always just tell the waiter or waitress you need it to be low sodium, dressing on the side, sauce on the side etc and see what you can substitute on the plate :) all restaurants have to let people with dietary needs sub things etc good luck!
  • Kcouillou
    Kcouillou Posts: 4
    Also another great option when eating out and trying to be healthy! Is ordering salads. You can always be safe with a salad esp at chain restaurants! Just make sure to get dressing on the side! I learned a tip from my trainer, that when u have a salad and dressing on the side dip your fork into the dressing then into the salad! That way each bite you take gets a taste of the dressing but doesn't over power the salad or make it soggy
  • aribugg
    aribugg Posts: 164 Member
    i've had to remind me people im not just trying to lose weight. im focusing on my health, and weight loss is a part of that. but in my situation people dont often think about health being related to weight loss, to so many people its just about looking better. in fact i know very few people who think about their health at all. so once i use that word they get all confused and flustered and i win lol.
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    You can be a smart @$$ about it... "Well...maybe my salad is funny...how about your massive coronary? Will that be funny?"

    You can be dismissive and just let it roll off your back...eat what you want.

    No need to be secretive about eating healthy. That's plain silly.

    I think it takes it too far to say the other people are going to have a heart attack. That sort of takes it into an aggressive fighting level.

    Better just to smile and laugh and say... Yeah that's me, I care about my fitness, look at my booty, do you think I don't need to work at this!!! :wink:

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