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Anybody can make healthy food choices when they’re sitting in the quiet and solitude of their home: just them, their plate, and their conscience. But life doesn’t always allow you the option to eat under those conditions. If you live a busy life, work at a big company, have to combine meals with meetings just to make things work, then you eat surrounded by people, in loud environments, and distracted from your better judgment when it comes to food. The real challenge isn’t in what you eat at home; the real challenge is in what you eat in group settings. If you look closely, you may notice that some of your fitter friends have particular habits when they sit down to eat with friends, family, or coworkers. It couldn’t hurt to take a page out of their svelte books. Here are ways fit women eat in groups differently.
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They split one light dish, and one heavy
They ask a friend to split the grilled cheese sandwich, and the vegetable soup bowl. This way, they get to enjoy a bit of the heavier item, but still feel good about their meal.
