Doing Lunch

So first of all, yay down 3 pounds!

Second, lunches this week have been such a big obstacle. Most days around here (and probably where you work) people ask you to go out to lunch with them. Eating out is difficult enough without trying to accomodate the preferences of multiple people. Inevitably we end up at Olive Garden or thai food - and healthy choices are pretty hard to come by,

So, yeah I know that I CAN just get soup and salad at good ol' O.G. but - who can really sit there with their veggie soup and watch people eat LOBSTER RAVIOLI or Fettucini Alfredo? No sir. That restaurant is a mine field of hip-widening, belly-expanding explosives.

So here are my compromises. First, I eat very low points the rest of the day (obviously.) Second, I only get water now and drink A LOT of it. Third, whereever possible I get a half sandwhich or meal and a small salad. That way I can get something yummy and have my salad too.

For the really difficult places like the thai place down the road with the killer pad thai - my tactic so far is to share the meal with another pad-addict.

What are your strategies for getting around this?