A few survival techniques are:
- Drink large amounts of water before
- Look at a menu online before, so I know what the best choices will be
- If a buffet, walk through first without a plate looking at what the best choices will be
- If consuming alcohol, choose vodka and have with seltzer with an olive or a lime
- Fill up on the raw veggies as good fiber to help metabolize your other choices
- Skip dessert, but have a bite of someone else's (first bite is always the best)
- In a pub, order a sandwich minus the roll on a large bed of lettuce
- Use olive oil and vinegar as dressing (ask.. it is usually available)
- Choose items without heavy gravies/sauces... if that is not an option, scrap it off
- Avoid all potatoes, pasta, white rice and bread
