They said it can't be done to go to Olive Garden and stay OP. Well, I did it. I might have had a few snickers. I might have even been the butt of a few jokes at our table. But, I managed to stay OP. Let me tell you how.
Breakfast:
2 slices 80 calorie toast-1
1 egg-2
Total: 3 pts.
Lunch:
Tuna Sandwich-2
Grapes-1
Broccoli-0
Total: 3 pts.
So I was going into dinner with 18 pts. I was completely up front with the waitress and let her know that I was going to be a pain in the ass. :) I immediately asked if I could order off the lunch menu instead of the dinner menu. She said no problem. I asked that when she brought the salad out if I could get a smaller bowl of salad with the dressing off of it. She informed me that they have a light salad dressing that she would bring on the side for me to try. It was awesome. I dipped my fork and didn't feel like I was missing out on anything. So here is how I did.
Lunch portion Cheese Ravioli-11 (but didn't eat all of it so I estimated actually 9pts.)
Salad with light dressing on the side-2 (shared with mom)
1 breadstick-3
It was so good! I didn't even feel like I was missing anything at dinner. So I learned that even if you feel like you are a pain to the wait staff. That is what they get paid for. Plus, you can tip well. She was actually really helpful to me. I had no idea that they had light dressing there. I was just going to eat it without the dressing. It pays to be picky!
(I'm a new follower of your blog :)
ReplyDeleteWay to go!!! I know how hard it is to plan out a days worth of meals just so you can eat out with friends. You did phenomenal!
Thank you! I just started following your blog too. You live in Chicago? I'm so jealous. I love it there.
ReplyDeleteYes!!! Born and raised in Alabama but made my way up here about 4 yrs ago! Such a great city!
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