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Originally Posted by 757SkinsGirl

I'm not saying I don't ever go all out when I do go out to dinner, but I do try and avoid anything fried. I don't ever put salt on anything and try not to over-do it on things like butter, for example. Those are just a few things I try to do to cut corners here and there.

As for the Ceasar Salads...obviously, it's the dressing where all the calories come from. Don't get me wrong...I LOVE Ceasar Salads, but when I make them at home, I use fat free Ceasar dressing. Idk. I try and just eat until full and then stop, vs. eating until I drop. Most peoples stomachs can really only accomodate about a fist full of food, and I think a lot of people can still hear their mothers "...eat everything on your plate! There are starving children in the world..." so we feel we're being wasteful if we don't...Something else I've learned...Drink a glass of water before your meal. It fills you, meaning you eat less food.

*shrug*

The problem with the fat free stuff is it's usually loaded up with sugar, so in the end I'm not sure that it's really better for you. Just ask for dressing on the side. You'll use a lot less.

I think the whole fat free fad has really been more damaging than anything. It's important to watch fat, but it's also important to watch sugar, carbs, and calories. I think alot of people out there think if they eat a lot of fat free products they're eating healthy. Meanwhile we have a diabetes epidemic that's largely due to the fat free fad.