Eating in Moderation
May 25th, 2008 by ffI love to eat. I come from a family that enjoys eating very much. My husband’s family eats even more than my family does and I never thought that would be possible. My husband’s family are the type who eat for every occasion: if someone dies, we go out to eat; if someone goes to church together with someone else, you have to go out to eat, if someone does something great we go out to eat. Every situation seems to be an excuse to go out to a restaurant. Growing up, we only ate out occasionally and it was considered a special treat to eat in a restaurant. It wasn’t a weekly or even monthly occurrence.
I was thin when my husband and I got together but over the past several years I have gained almost 100 pounds. Some of it is due to quitting smoking; some is due to childbirth; and the rest is due to eating out a lot. At first, I admit that I overdid it a little when eating out because it was something I wasn’t used to and I thought that once in a while it wouldn’t hurt to splurge. But when “once in a while” became a weekly thing, my weight started creeping up.
So what did I do to keep myself from gaining anymore weight? Well, I put a stop to going with the gang to eat out for every little thing that happened. I also learned when I went out how to eat in moderation and to special order foods that are cooked healthier. I also started buying more soups and salads and started taking my own fat-free dressing along. I never order anything that is fried. I only order grilled or broiled meats. I order a baked potato instead of french fries. Little changes like that have made a big difference.
