I can't tell you what to do, but I will share what I did. We went to WDW this past April. I had been working HARD at Weight Watchers and didn't want to undo all of my hard work... but I still wanted to enjoy my special Disney treats.
I did some planning ahead and brought some WW-friendly items with me, such as the 4C individual drink mixes. I am trying to avoid excess aspartame and diet soda, so these were helpful (I didn't usually have more than 1 per day). I brought along my General Foods French Vanilla Cafe (low fat, sugar free, caffeine free) and had it every morning, as I do at home (it is my LAST aspartame hold-out that I can't seem to give up). I also brought along my Benefiber and made sure to have it in my Cafe every morning to be sure I was getting enough fiber while eating differently. I also made and brought along muffins from home. Not WW muffins, but nice "regular size" muffins, instead of those MASSIVE muffins most places sell. That was my breakfast most days. I also brought along a few snacks like Fiberone bars and Curves bars.... I don't eat them often at home, so they seemed like a treat. I also brought along homemade trail mix. There was nothing DIET about it (homemade granola, tiny m&ms, butterscotch chips, dried fruit, nuts), but just a handful was SO satisfying... both to the sweet tooth and the belly. And it was such a treat. And I figured that a handful or two of the mix had far fewere points than a full ice cream or dessert!!
For lunch we did counter service every day, so some days were easier than others. DD is GREAT about sharing meals with me, so we were able to have a "treat" meal, but by sharing we each only had half of the calories. Other days I had salads or lean proteins (roasted chicken) or even ordered a kids meal. DS doesn't care for fruit or vegetable, so if his kids meal came with that, he would give it to me. If I combined that with a side dish or small portion from DD's meal and a few bites of DH's meal was enough for me sometimes. So it saved calories AND cash!
We did some counter service and some table service for dinner. At the table service restaurants, I really enjoyed myself. If it was a buffet I would scan the ENTIRE buffet before I made my food decisions. If there was a low-calorie starter, such as green salad or non-cream soup, I would usually have a small portion to start, just to take the edge off. Then I would take a large portion of a green vegetable and a small portion of whatever looked good. I ate all of the veggie (which isn't a problem because I LOVE vegetables) and would have a few bites of each entree I had selected. If it was REALLY good I would eat the entire portion and sometimes go back for more. If it was only okay I just left it. It is SO not worth consuming calories that aren't great, especially when there are so many other options at these buffets!
I usually skipped the carbohydrates ( rolls, potatoes, rice, pasta), but must admit to eating the garlic parmesean mashed potatoes at Chef Mickey's and they were FANTASTIC!! Worth every calorie!
As far as dessert goes, I only got it at the buffets. Otherwise I was satisfied with a bite or two of someone else's. I employed the same principle at the dessert buffet. Take a little of everything that was appealing... only finish was was truly delicious and leave the rest. I only had a second portion of one dessert all week.... the banana caramel bread pudding at Chef Mickey's. I actually left behind some key lime cheesecake and a chocolate oreo cookie mickey ear dessert.... they just weren't great. And I tried to ignore the "normal" desserts that I can get anywhere, like ice cream. If I am going to splurge on a dessert while in Disney, I want it to be something special... not something that tastes like a stop at the local Dairy Queen.
Sorry to ramble on, but I just want to share my experiences. Overall, I find that I do MUCH BETTER, if I go into a situation with a firm PLAN. And I need to take a moment to stop and THINK before I order or put food on my plate. I have too much of a "human garbage disposal" mentality and feel like I have to "clean my plate", so I need to be careful of what ends up in front of me.
When DD and I wanted to share, we had to take the time before ordering to figure out who was eating what..... for example, one night while in the food court we figured out that if we ordered a grilled chicken breast on a bed of greens with a breadstick, we decided that I would get a bigger portion of the greens, she would get a larger portion of the chicken and that she would have the breadstick. I ordered a separate hot vegetable to supplement my portion and we were all set. But we definitely had to TAKE THE TIME to make this decision, after seeing all of the options. It would have been TOO easy to just see the yummy creamy noodle dinner or something and just go for it.
Remember that they are there to SERVE YOU and most places are great about making changes and/or substitutions... skip the fries whenever possible. The portions is HUGE. If you really want some, steal a few from someone in your group.... there will be more than enough. There was only one counter service that refused to substitute a fruit or veg for fries with my DS's hot dog meal (can't remember where)... so we just skipped the fries with someone else's meal where they DID allow substitutions and did a bit of plate swapping after we sat down.
I did eat my share of Mickey ice cream pops.... but I think I only had two to myself all week....otherwise I just ate an ear from DD's and that was enough. And I ALWAYS knew that if I just wasn't satisfied with a ear or two, I could ALWAYS go back and order one for myself. But I never felt the need to do that. It is amazing how satisfying just a bite or two can be. Especially when it is hot and all your body is really craving is WATER! Which I drank LOTS and LOTS of during the week. I tried to avoid the diet soda, but did have a little with meals. I prefer plain seltzer with my meals, but most places were unable to provide it.
When I DID find a healthy food option, I tried not to even look at the price... the fresh fruit (both whole and fruit cups) are really pricey.... but I decided it was well worth it. And when you are spending $3.50 for a Mickey pop, $5 for a bowl of strawberries isn't too bad!
To get to my point (FINALLY), I only gained 1.6 lb while in Florida for 8+ days. I didn't do any true food journaling, but I do keep a daily journal while on vacation and made note of everything I ate. But no points counting. It would have been NEARLY impossible. And I got RIGHT BACK on program the next morning after returning home. I had to work HARD to get my food brain out of "vacation mode", but it was worth it because by the following weigh-in day the next week I had lost the 1.6 plus some! I was SO proud of myself!
Well, anyhow.... I just tried to proof-read this and it is VERY long. So sorry! Just hope this helps...........................P
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