Restaurant Survival

HELP!  Is what I hear a lot of regarding how to "eat out" and not completely screw up fat loss success.  Planning ahead is always a good idea.  There are numerous ways to find out the nutritional information for any particular restaurant....easiest way is to simply Google it.  Some restaurants offer their nutritional info and for those restaurants that do not, there are tons of free sites offering up the info.  If you have a smart phone, there are free apps you can download such as Calorie, Fast Food, etc., that provide both fast food and sit down restaurant nutritional info at a quick glance and search.  Whether you look up the info on the ride over to the restaurant, or in advance planning, knowing what you are choosing is the best way to side step the pitfalls of a restaurant experience and not falling "victim" to the head trips of what only looks like the healthier option.