When I get there I stay away from the appetizer table.
When dinner is served, I have meat, cheese and salad. If I suspect the burgers or sausages have filler or sugar, even after it's on my plate, I will not eat it. I'll cut it all up and push it around. I'll even get up for "seconds" and look for cheese, olives and more greens to make up for it.
I also don't engage in "diet" talk. It just invites people to push food on you. Even if a person passes a compliment about my weight loss, I shrug it off lightly with an, "Oh yeah? Gotta wear this shirt more often then!" If anyone pushes and asks if I'm on a diet (how rude some people can be!), I just say, "Um...no. I just eat what I want and what pleases me." So if someone then wants to offer some food, it's easy to say you don't like sweets or you're already full.
Hard-nosed? No.I have boundaries and I am prepared to enforce them for the sake of my health. Too many times I have let people sabotage my efforts. Not this time.
I'm polite but not very tolerant of food pushers..."Just this one bite won't kill you." "But I made it especially for you." "You used to love this!" For me, just a simple, "I couldn't eat another bite. Thanks. I'm full." works like a charm.
Let's fire up the grill!
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