I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! I had an adventure as always in my household. My mother-in-law who lives with us had some chest pains and my husband called the paramedics. Unfortunately she spent Thanksgiving day in the hospital. We had plans for dinner at my mom’s house so after visiting my mil in the hospital, we headed out for our feast.

My brothers and their kids were there. We called our youngest sister on the phone as she is stationed at her new army base in Virginia. She just finished her boot camp and specialized training. We were all thankful to spend time together.

I did pretty well on my eating with the focus on my fat loss. I ate this lemon cake that was DIVINE! I had 2 small pieces. I also had a small sliver of sweet potatoe pie. YUM! I forgot to weigh in this past Wednesday so I’ll have to do that soon. I may just wait until next Wednesday.

I’ve been reading some articles on healthy eating and weight loss and ran across some great info for eating out on Fit Yummy Mummy.  Here are some things that I’ve already started to implement:

Healthy Tips for Eating Out

1. Eat a small snack before so you won’t overeat

2. Avoid the bread basket

3. Choose thinner, balsamic like salad dressings – ranch is very fattening

4. Order an appetizer and a salad as your meal

5. Don’t eat dessert after dinner – save it for later. You gain the most weight by eating too much in one sitting

6. Avoid breaded or fried food

7. Avoid dishes that come with rice or pasta since it’s usually HUGE portions

How I Lost 12 lbs in 2 weeks!