What Not To Eat....or just an informative post

So one of the setbacks, that no one really addresses, is what to eat when you are at a place in which you have hardly any choice to begin with.

Everyone know I am not a seafood eater. However, I refuse to be the person that ruins a dining experience because they "don't eat that kind of food." So typically when I go to a sushi bar, I have my favorites...edemame and pork gyoza.

However, tonight was a very different setback. We ate at an actual seafood restaurant. Normally this is an easy selection to make, either the chicken or the steak. I attempted to do my research, but this did not help me one bit. We went to Bluewater Grill tonight. The online menu was a bit misleading. I could have either rosemary chicken or steak, neither of which nutritional values were available. So when I got to the restaurant, I figured I'd get the chicken. Only to find out that the chicken was stuffed, not rosemary.

Whoo, boy. So what to do? I'll give you some hints (some of which I did not follow tonight) but will be useful to you (and me) in the future:

1. Ask what it's prepared in an don't be afraid to ask for changes. I could have asked for it without the cheese, but this leads me into my 2nd point...
2. Sometimes a food is best experienced as is. The chicken sounded decadent. A chef made it that way, because quite frankly it's a sumptuous dish. So what to do if you have something you want to enjoy but you know is going to be calorie-laden?
3. Eat half. If really necessary...eat a quarter and fill up on something not calorie-laden. I've found that when calculating calories no matter where you go, if you eat half it typically will be about 1200 calories or less. You'd be surprised at how many innocuous meals are 2400 calories or more (check YardHouse, ugh).
4. Do your damage, enjoy your meal, and get back on the wagon.

I'm only posting this, because I know that in the future this will happen again. Life happens. Yesterday at the Yardhouse, I intended on a full meal and ended up with only appetizers. It actually worked out, but you need to understand that life is like that. You're not going to be able to plan everything, however if you've succeeded to stick with your plan 90% of the time a 10% hiccup will not hurt you.