Eating out is one of life's great pleasures but also one of the biggest traps for anyone trying to lose weight. Most restaurants do not post calorie or nutrition information, and most restaurants, especially the chains, want you to leave feeling full—very full, judging from how the typical portion size has swelled in the last ten years.

But there are 3 simple things you can do to minimize any possible damage:

At Thin-site, we don't really care what you weigh. We care about body composition, not weight. In fact, we often recommend that clients pick up their bathroom scale and give it the heave-ho. Just throw it away. (Don't even donate it to the Salvation Army—just throw it away!)

There are two reasons why we're so adamantly opposed to staring at the scale:

In recent years, master bedrooms have turned into "master suites," getting bigger and bigger and taking up more space in the house. Realtors love to tout how wonderful it is to have such large bedrooms. But is it possible that they do more harm than good?