Being on a diet in a social setting is awkward…I’ve never been that great at self control and being on a diet just seems to amplify my “I want that” attitude. I’ve never really understood those Cosmo or Glamour articles about how to eat at a cocktail party so that you walk away only 300 calories in the hole (including drinks). It’s a cocktail party…with really good food…aren’t I supposed to have 2 of everything?

The past two weeks I’ve kind of been in hibernation because I don’t trust myself in social settings. But the inner bitch came out this weekend and it was finally time to get out of the house and see people. Unfortunately? Fortunately? that came with food options that weren’t so healthy, but I was able to manage to eat relatively well with the situations. Still not perfect, but I’m working on it.

Last night the BF and I went to one of those hip lounge/burger joints with a couple, and there were no side options except for sweet potato or regular fries. I didn’t eat any of the bun (score!) but I did have a few sweet potato fries. But sweet potatoes are part of phase 2, right?

And tonight a bunch of friends got together to watch trashy TV and eat tacos. I will say that I had absolutely no desire to eat the chips or taco shells and was happy to only have the fixings and meat!

I guess what I’m trying to say is I know I’ll never be the “perfect eater” in a social setting, but if I can learn to modify I’ll be ok for the long term. I also did a lot of baking this weekend— sampling was definitely done, but not with the wild abandon like usual. Moderation.

I won’t be surprised if I see a bump up on the scale tomorrow morning, but I’ve got a good plan for the week’s eat and workouts. And it was totally worth hanging out with friends for a few extra calories :)