Eating out on the HCG diet

Since starting the hcg diet and Dr. Simeon’s protocol, I have eaten all of my meals at home. However, today I was out of town at lunch time and had to decide where I could get the best meal to fit into my plan. I would have loved to have Olive Garden! Pasta, salad and breadsticks, yum! But, we chose Mimi’s Cafe. It is a cajun / blues type restaurant. I ordered the blackened grilled chicken, salad and fruit wedges. It also came with a muffin which smelled heavenly! I managed to resist the urge and placed it in a box to go. I ate 1/2 the chicken breast (which seemed to be about the size I normally have) a little over half of the salad and the fruit wedges (orange, cantaloupe and honeydew melon). And even though melon is not allowed on the diet plan, I ate them all because they were very small. Hindsite, I would have asked to have all orange wedges. Calorie King states calorie content of a full meal is 460 calories. I overestimated my portions with my daily tracking on fitday.com to 249 calories. I guess tomorrow morning’s weigh in will be the deciding factor on how well I did.  

Below is a photo of the meal from the cafe’s site.

Update on progress

Round 1 Phase 2 VLCD 9

Weight loss to date -16 pounds

Total inches lost -2 3/4 with 1/4 from the waist, 1 3/4 from the hips and 3/4 from my calf. All other measurements remained the same.

I am still impressed with the fact that I am satisfied with the small portions of food. I love the fact that healthy food is tasting great again. And, while I would be a liar if I said I did not have any cravings, I am filled with a sense of willpower! I can do this!