Eating Socially
Most people are social beings with invites to dinner, birthday parties, weddings, christenings, Christmas, Easter, New year, anniversaries, baby showers etc. Party food can be a real stumbling block for a lot of people because … dieters are in the habit of going to a social event hungry. Many dieters have the mentality of skipping a meal or ‘saving themselves’ so to speak during the day as they know they are going out later. Big mistake! As blood sugar levels drop.
I hear all the time people say at dinner or a party “I am starving”. That person will be eating whatever is laid out in front of them. These people say to me “you have so much self-control, are you not tempted with all those unhealthy treats?” I never go out hungry I have a healthy snack before I go, so when I get there I can make choices. Never expose yourself to that, make sure you never go out hungry.
A habit of a dieter is to not eat much during the day, as they think about what they are going to eat when they go out that night, some will even obsess about it. They book a table for 7.00 by this time they are really hungry.
While blood sugar levels are low ordering food is more hit and miss, invariably not making good choices or eating more than they would have, even ordering a dessert (after all they deserve it as they have been saving themselves, having eaten little during the day).
Starving, who can resist the bread on the table while you’re waiting for your food to be served and by now it’s 8.00 to 8.30 or later before their order arrives.
It’s important to eat regularly during the day have a healthy snack before you go out (around 6ish), blood sugar levels will then be fine – less temptation, so much easier to make sensible choices.
