Surviving the buffet ??

Tough one. Eating out is difficult enough. A buffet is even worse! Maybe you can limit yourself to one round, no refills. Maybe even eat before if you have to

My uber weakness as well! I would try to stay away from anything breaded and/or deep fried. Fried rice is a killer too. Opt for the veggie & meat combos. Also try a soup in the beginning which will fill you up faster, but does have a ton of salt. I feel like nothing is "healthy" there, but avoiding some items will make it not as bad:) Good luck!

if you can try and work out before you go burn atleast 500 calories to give you some leeway..eat small portions of whatever you put on your plate..

Even though it is probably high in sodium, maybe try to fill up on some egg drop or miso soup first and then go or just a small plate of food.

Check for steamed vegetables, as they tend to be done with less salt and usually without sauces.
White rice and some steamed veggies would be good, if you can manage that.
If you have to have some sort of meat, look for something without a lot of sauce, they're sodium and fat death traps, generally speaking.

This is almost exactly what I as going to say. though, I'd even skip the rice. Veggies and sauceless meats/seafood are your best bet. If you have to do rice, get brown instead of white. If they don't have anything sauceless out, ask for it, they'll probably do it. My hubby and I got both of our families in the tradition of chinese dinners at an awesome little place we'd found a long while back. So, sadly, they still like to head there for cheap and filling family nights out. But I always just order dishes without the sauce and they have no problem bringing me my own thing. I love the steamed snow peas and shrimp! Though, the first time I did it it was difficult to explain through the language barrier what I was asking, when the waitress finally understood she said "Ohhh! No flavor!" lol

ok I'm going to play the devil's advocate here lol... last night I ate at a chinese buffet. I'm going to say that was my HUGE cheat day for the next... long... while. I made sure I went to the gym first and worked out harder than usual, and today I worked out extra hard as well.... I'm the type to get my money's worth when I'm paying so much for it! Now that might not be the best attitude when you're trying to lose weight, but we all know there's nothing wrong with a few slip ups here and there. So good luck! and if you want that chicken ball, I say eat it! and have a salad too!

I agree with this. i found that i lose wieght faster when i give myself a cheat day. just one day were i dont count calories or worry about what i am eating. I usually end up eating really well but giving myself one meal where i can eat what i want. i do this once a week and it makes th dieting process easier. but if there is alot of stuff u like then get really small portions so u can get all u want but hae it only be one plate of food. at places like that u really dont even know how many calories are in the stuff anyway so why stress over it.