
If you’re going to have success with the keto lifestyle, you need to learn how to handle social situations.
You want to go out to eat with your friends and have a good time.
And your diet or lifestyle should not hold you back. You can maintain a social life and eat out when on keto.
How?
Handling Happy Hour Properly
Don’t be the person who walks into a bar and announces that you’re on a diet.
If you don’t want people to notice what you’re drinking, make it a point not to tell them about your diet.
Alcohol is acceptable on keto (in moderation). Wine is a good choice, and a few good options are:
- Red wines. A glass of merlot or cabernet sauvignon will have around 3g to 5g of carbs per glass.
- White wines. A dry white wine is similar to red wines in terms of how many carbs are in each glass.
Dry wines are best. Vodka, tequila or gin are also viable options. You’ll want to keep it to one or two glasses, depending on your daily carb intake already. Avoid sweet wines, mixed drinks and beers, which are all high in carbs.
Bring a Lunch to Work Just in Case
Does your workplace order food on Fridays? A lot of people entering the keto lifestyle will take their one lunch a week as a cheat meal.
But you shouldn’t be cheating on your diet if you want to see results.
If the office is ordering lunch, check the menu to see if anything will fit into your diet.
Bring lunch on this day just in case. In the worst-case scenario, you can eat the lunch you packed and still enjoy the company of your colleagues. If you don’t bring your lunch and there’s nothing on the menu that fits into your diet, you’ll either starve, or end up cheating.
Browse Menus Online Before Agreeing to Go
You have goals to reach. Maybe you’re trying to lose fat to look good in your wedding dress, or maybe you want to lose weight to for health reasons.
The keto lifestyle is flexible, but you have to try your best to stay in ketogenesis.
If your friends are going out for pizza or to a fancy Italian restaurant, this may be your trigger and cause you to abandon your diet. But you may be able to order a steak or choose a keto-friendly dish that will fit into your daily macros. Go online and view the restaurant’s menu to find something that fits into your diet.
When you can’t find anything, offer to meet your friends for a drink afterward – a nice compromise.
Planning ahead of time can help a lot. Perhaps you don’t eat carbs until dinner, and this means that you can indulge a little more for dinner than you would otherwise. If it’s a family gathering, you can always bring your own food or a keto-friendly dish that everyone can enjoy.
Researching restaurants will also help.
Knowing which restaurants have keto-friendly options and which do not in your local area will help you maintain your social life while still following the keto diet.