Part of my deal with myself when I began this weight loss journey almost three months ago was that I would be aware of what my downfalls had been when I’d tried to lose weight in the past.  I think if you’re going to make true lifestyle changes and not just go on a diet, you really do have to be self-aware and know what changes are going to be sustainable for you.  One area where I’d gotten myself in terrible messes in the past was not learning how to eat out properly.  I’m single, I often work long hours (not being a slave to the man is yet another component of Reconstructing 30 – but I haven’t quite figured that one out – maybe by 35), and though I love to cook, I’d rather eat cardboard than clean the kitchen at the end of a long day.  Eating out is also a big part of my social life – and that’s really where things got tricky when I had previously tried to diet. » Read more: Eating Out Without Pigging Out