Hey, I'm just starting a diet and I'm about to hit my first obstacle.
Every Thursday I go to a trivia competition with friends at the pub, incidently Ben Terry from biggest loser is usually there too in another team. Often we win vouchers to spend on pub food, so i'll always have something like calamari or fish and chips. We get garlic bread for the table. What's worse is that is that we buy rounds for each other. Sometimes we get dessert after that too!
With my previous successful diet I had one fat day a week, based on a theory that it would keep my metabolism higher. So I could make Thursday my fat day, go all out and be accused of having a worm by the other people in my trivia team because I eat and drink but lose weight. That would be ideal, but frankly I don't deserve it this week as I've only been dieting since Monday.
The other problem is that I'm going out to a friend's birthday drinks on Friday night. Meaning for two nights in a row I'll be somewhere that will encourage me to drink alcohol.
I'm going to drive back home from both of these events, giving me an excuse to drink less. What tips do you have for limiting the impact of drinks on your diet?