PLAN PLAN PLAN, decide where you are going IN advance and pull the menu up on the web! OMG, friend, I really dont think that once a week is a good idea. How about once every 10 lbs you loose or something like that?! Or I dont know, how about SEX once a week in lue of dinner out!!!! ;) Good luck!

Thanks happy, I like your suggestion :)

Once a week? I think more sex is a better idea! Anyway, to answer the actual question you asked, pulling up the web site in advance is a big help. That way you are mentally prepared to choose a healthy item. Don't eat dessert. Keep drinking water (and get them to refill it often). Choose iced tea as a beverage. Get salad with grilled chicken or seared tuna as your entree and get the dressing on the side. Dip your fork in the dressing and then take a bite. If you go to Elephant Bar they have a seared Ahi salad that needs no dressing! You can do this - just remember that your goal is to lose weight. If pleasing your husband means going out to dinner, then pleasing his wife means supporting her new eating lifestyle. ;-)

When I was on NS the last time and I lost 40 los in 4 months I stuck to the plan 100%.

What I did when we went out to dinner which we did quite often was I ate my NS meal at home before we went and had a salid(I even brought my own dressing).

It helped me learn that the reason we went out together or with friends was not for the food but the company, conversation, and fun.

The first time is hard and be sure not to go with someone who is going to try to get you to eat. I promise the side salid will be all you want when you see the lbs just sliding off.

Remember the reason you want to lose the weight!

Hi...
If you must eat out and you know where you'll be going...check out this website, it lists TONS of places and what's on the menu to choose from for dieters....It's a great site!!!
http://www.dwlz.com/restaurants.html
Hope that helps,
Angie : )

Thank you all very much. We ate at Macaroni Grill and I had the roasted vegetable appetizer as my entree. I know it was roasted in Olive Oil so I'm sure I went over my fat but definately not carbs or protien. Actually, I couldn't finish it all so I brought home the left overs then ate a NS dinner.

Yeah!