I ate a huge meal before I started my first MC, and I ended up breaking the fast at the end of the first day...

I think it is easier to ease into it by cutting back to less food and raw food for a couple days before, which is what I ended up doing after the first flub.

Have your restaurant night, eat all you want, then do a couple days of light food, then start... that's my opinion.

Good luck whatever you do.