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"I am someone who truly, truly loves to eat. So whenever a friend announces that she's on a mission to eat super-healthfully, I'm happy she's taking care of her body and proud of her self-control. But mostly I'm annoyed that she won't get a Roquefort cheeseburger at The Spotted Pig with me. One such friend recently started an intense juice cleanse, so here we go! Luckily I remembered that many experts have talked to* Allure* about ways make a friend's diet a social experience for both of us, without spoiling her waistline, my appetite, and both of our fun. Some of their best strategies, which I plan to share\u2014or, maybe one day, follow:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n \\n\\n\\n\\n                   \\n\\n__Strategize.__ \\\"Rather than passing up parties, go with a plan, such as 'I'll have one glass of wine, then a diet soda or mineral water,' or order light beer,\\\" says Stephen Gullo, a New York City psychologist and the president of the Institute for Health and Weight Sciences' Center for Healthful Living.\\n\\n\\n\\n__Don't drink on an empty stomach.__ \\\"Don't go out for cocktails if you're hungry,\\\" Gullo says. \\\"Alcohol alone isn't the problem\u2014what you eat while or after you've been drinking is.\\\"\\n\\n\\n\\n__Pregame with food.__ \\\"If you're going to a dinner party, have something light before you leave\u2014not a small snack, but a real meal, such as an egg-white omelet,\\\" Gullo says. \\\"At dinner, don't finish anything.\\\"\\n\\n\\n\\n__Don't be a buzzkill.__ Order light\u2014or not at all\u2014but \\\"don't call attention to your lack of eating or announce every healthy choice you're making,\\\" says Madelyn Fernstrom, nutrition specialist from the American College of Nutrition. \\\"It makes people uncomfortable\u2014and they'll probably just try to force you to eat.\\\"\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  __RELATED LINKS:__\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  \u2022 [Body News: Grazing Myth](http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/health/2013/grazing-myth)\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  \u2022 [The 10 Biggest Weight Loss Mistakes](http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/health/2013/10-biggest-weight-loss-mistakes\\\\#slide=1)\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  \u2022 [Mood News: Copycat Eating](http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/health/2012/copycat-eating)"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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