I'm still here.
Had a bad week but am still pushing forward. Still off track most days, but not all.
Let's talk eating out shall we?
I think it's important to know what to order eating out, because you can't avoid eating out (though if prices keep increasing, I won't be eating out much).
Like for instant....I had lunch from Chick Fil A :
12 grilled nuggets (0 pt) with a side of fruit (1 pt) and diet lemonade (0 pt). I had ordered the Zesty Buffalo Sauce (1 pt) for the nuggets but they accidentally gave me BBQ sauce (3 pts); but the lunch was still only 4 pts total. Back when Chick Fil A first started offering grilled nuggets, it was just that - grilled nuggets. Now they marinate them and I really hate the taste, however, adding sauce over them really makes them taste better. Chick Fil A is very expensive and I'm thinking to keep things cheaper, I need to keep fruit at work and only purchase the nuggets.
Some more eat out meals:
KFC: Original chicken breast with skin removed (2 pts) and mashed potatoes with gravy (4 pts)
Applebee's: Blackened Cajun Salmon (1 pt); 6 oz. Top Sirloin (4 pts); 8 oz. Top Sirloin (5 pts); Grilled Chicken Breast (0 pt); Garlicky Green Beans (3 pts); Steamed Broccoli (3 pts)
Chipotle: This is how I build my bowl: Brown Rice (6 pts); Steak (3 pts); Chili-Corn Salsa (0 pt); Tomato Salsa (0 pt); Lettuce (0 pt). I keep fat free sour cream (up to 5 tbsp for 1 pt) and reduced fat cheese (1/4 cup for 3 pts) at work to top it off...but if I'm not at work; I get both of those items on the side to control it a little. I also like to keep baked tortilla chips on hand so I don't buy theirs. This is a more pointy meal; but if you have the points worth it.
I like to mess around with the WW app in the restaurant section and look for point worthy food. It helps to prepare. About every 4 to 6 weeks I have a night out with the girls; on that day I do mostly zero foods and not in large amounts. I want those points for the evening.
Another option is to go to the websites of the chain restaurants and figure out points; remember their nutritional information doesn't take into count the zero foods list.
If you end up somewhere that isn't a chain, you have to play the guessing game when it comes to points. I always try to find something similar in the app.
I know this post is all over the place.... I've been dealing with a lot. My mother isn't well and isn't going to get better and I just lost one of my dogs due to illness. So yeah, I'm stressed!
