Disturbing trend on MFP….
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One thing that could help a bit more would be to add different strategies if people know they are going out in a few days. Or foods to concentrate on to help stay within the limits.
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One thing that could help a bit more would be to add different strategies if people know they are going out in a few days. Or foods to concentrate on to help stay within the limits.
I find pre logging helps …then you can play around with breakfast and lunch and take away some stuff to save calories for dinner….0 -
karintalley wrote: »I actually dissected a kebab today to figure out the calorie content. lol
I took apart a damn tuna hoagie the other day to weigh the individual components. The extra helping of shame put me over my calorie goal for the day.0 -
Yup you have all probably noticed it…People do not know how to order at restaurants any more! This is really disturbing stuff. There has been a definite uptick in the number of "help, I don't know what to order at this restaurant." The primary culprit seems to be Mexican restaurants, which make sense because after Tequila and Margaritas most of us can barely make it to the bathroom, much less order some food.
So here are my helpful tips for everyone that has "forgotten" how to order at restaurants…
1. Select restaurant and determine if you are going for a blow out "I don't give a damn about calories type night", or just a "I want to stay within my calorie target night."
2. order drink
3. review menu
4. While reviewing menu if you selected blow out option in step 1 then just get whatever you want to eat; however, if you went with stay within calorie option then you should probably go with the the lighter fair such as grilled chicken and vegetables or something similar.
5. make dinner selection
6. eat dinner and have some more drinks
7. enjoy the evening
8. pay
9. leave the restaurant
This nine step plan can be used at any eating establishment and is even transferable to cookouts.
Good luck, and remember it is just a restaurant not complex physics….
Thumbs Up - That's how I do it.0 -
Snort!tincanonastring wrote: »karintalley wrote: »I actually dissected a kebab today to figure out the calorie content. lol
I took apart a damn tuna hoagie the other day to weigh the individual components. The extra helping of shame put me over my calorie goal for the day.
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tincanonastring wrote: »karintalley wrote: »I actually dissected a kebab today to figure out the calorie content. lol
I took apart a damn tuna hoagie the other day to weigh the individual components. The extra helping of shame put me over my calorie goal for the day.
I know those feels.0 -
Yes! This isn't a "diet", it's a lifestyle change. It's making things work to reach the goal you want, and if that's enjoying a night of Mexican food, make it work! Go over? Either burn a little more calories with some extra exercise or eat at a larger deficit the next day or few days if it's that concerning. If it's not, then move on, and keep going. If one doesn't go over, awesome! It's all about learning how to adapt this new lifestyle in all aspects, right?0 -
You and i are very much alike. I do that and if i wanna go real big (like 2k cal prime rib meal from firebirds wood grill), then i bank a few days prior or after.
One thing that could help a bit more would be to add different strategies if people know they are going out in a few days. Or foods to concentrate on to help stay within the limits.
I find pre logging helps …then you can play around with breakfast and lunch and take away some stuff to save calories for dinner….
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tincanonastring wrote: »karintalley wrote: »I actually dissected a kebab today to figure out the calorie content. lol
I took apart a damn tuna hoagie the other day to weigh the individual components. The extra helping of shame put me over my calorie goal for the day.
did you put peeps back in?0 -
You and i are very much alike. I do that and if i wanna go real big (like 2k cal prime rib meal from firebirds wood grill), then i bank a few days prior or after.
One thing that could help a bit more would be to add different strategies if people know they are going out in a few days. Or foods to concentrate on to help stay within the limits.
I find pre logging helps …then you can play around with breakfast and lunch and take away some stuff to save calories for dinner….
I will do that too ..
OR
I will eat like 400 under my goal on Sunday to make up for it or something….0 -
You and i are very much alike. I do that and if i wanna go real big (like 2k cal prime rib meal from firebirds wood grill), then i bank a few days prior or after.
One thing that could help a bit more would be to add different strategies if people know they are going out in a few days. Or foods to concentrate on to help stay within the limits.
I find pre logging helps …then you can play around with breakfast and lunch and take away some stuff to save calories for dinner….
I do this, too. It takes a while to realize that the days don't exist in a vacuum. I'll compensate for a larger meal or a heavy day by shaving off the excess from some prior or post days.0 -
tincanonastring wrote: »karintalley wrote: »I actually dissected a kebab today to figure out the calorie content. lol
I took apart a damn tuna hoagie the other day to weigh the individual components. The extra helping of shame put me over my calorie goal for the day.
Sorry for the off topic but are you from near Philly? There arent many people that i know who call it a hoagie.
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You and i are very much alike. I do that and if i wanna go real big (like 2k cal prime rib meal from firebirds wood grill), then i bank a few days prior or after.
One thing that could help a bit more would be to add different strategies if people know they are going out in a few days. Or foods to concentrate on to help stay within the limits.
I find pre logging helps …then you can play around with breakfast and lunch and take away some stuff to save calories for dinner….
I will do that too ..
OR
I will eat like 400 under my goal on Sunday to make up for it or something….
Ditto. Sundays can sometimes be a sad looking day in my diary. Or not-if I decide not to care
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One thing that could help a bit more would be to add different strategies if people know they are going out in a few days. Or foods to concentrate on to help stay within the limits.
I find pre logging helps …then you can play around with breakfast and lunch and take away some stuff to save calories for dinner….
Agreed. And yes, I did plan the delicious quarter pounder, large fries, diet coke, Oreo ice cream, and watermelon I had tonight for dinner. Went over my calories, but I knew I would, and that's ok.
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tincanonastring wrote: »karintalley wrote: »I actually dissected a kebab today to figure out the calorie content. lol
I took apart a damn tuna hoagie the other day to weigh the individual components. The extra helping of shame put me over my calorie goal for the day.
Sorry for the off topic but are you from near Philly? There arent many people that i know who call it a hoagie.
I'm 10 minutes from Center City (on the Jersey side of the Delaware) and can hear the stadium fireworks from my front yard. You nearby?0 -
tincanonastring wrote: »karintalley wrote: »I actually dissected a kebab today to figure out the calorie content. lol
I took apart a damn tuna hoagie the other day to weigh the individual components. The extra helping of shame put me over my calorie goal for the day.
did you put peeps back in?
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tincanonastring wrote: »karintalley wrote: »I actually dissected a kebab today to figure out the calorie content. lol
I took apart a damn tuna hoagie the other day to weigh the individual components. The extra helping of shame put me over my calorie goal for the day.
Sorry for the off topic but are you from near Philly? There arent many people that i know who call it a hoagie.
I never heard anyone call it that until I moved to PA too.0 -
If results are any indication, you should always get the fried clam strips with cole slaw, fries, and tartar sauce, followed by a medium vanilla soft serve cone with butterscotch dip.0
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arditarose wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »karintalley wrote: »I actually dissected a kebab today to figure out the calorie content. lol
I took apart a damn tuna hoagie the other day to weigh the individual components. The extra helping of shame put me over my calorie goal for the day.
Sorry for the off topic but are you from near Philly? There arent many people that i know who call it a hoagie.
I never heard anyone call it that until I moved to PA too.
It's so weird how they use the wrong word everywhere else!0 -
I like to order a few appetizers gorge on that stuff and eat a bite or two of the main dish. I take the left overs home and i look like im eating healthy but really the server and i know otherwise.0
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While agree that these types of posts and others like it are annoying. The way I get around them is not to reply to them, just scroll on by until I find one of interest :drinker:
I spend faaaarrr too much time on this forum as it is, without reading through each and every thread.
I also don't click on the ones with obscure titles or ones simply saying "HELP!!!!!"0 -
tincanonastring wrote: »arditarose wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »karintalley wrote: »I actually dissected a kebab today to figure out the calorie content. lol
I took apart a damn tuna hoagie the other day to weigh the individual components. The extra helping of shame put me over my calorie goal for the day.
Sorry for the off topic but are you from near Philly? There arent many people that i know who call it a hoagie.
I never heard anyone call it that until I moved to PA too.
It's so weird how they use the wrong word everywhere else!
ahahaha. I'm back in NYC. Land of the sub/hero.0 -
tincanonastring wrote: »arditarose wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »karintalley wrote: »I actually dissected a kebab today to figure out the calorie content. lol
I took apart a damn tuna hoagie the other day to weigh the individual components. The extra helping of shame put me over my calorie goal for the day.
Sorry for the off topic but are you from near Philly? There arent many people that i know who call it a hoagie.
I never heard anyone call it that until I moved to PA too.
It's so weird how they use the wrong word everywhere else!
Tell me about it.
Try to ask anyone what water ice is and their head will spin... oh i miss ritas!0 -
tincanonastring wrote: »arditarose wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »karintalley wrote: »I actually dissected a kebab today to figure out the calorie content. lol
I took apart a damn tuna hoagie the other day to weigh the individual components. The extra helping of shame put me over my calorie goal for the day.
Sorry for the off topic but are you from near Philly? There arent many people that i know who call it a hoagie.
I never heard anyone call it that until I moved to PA too.
It's so weird how they use the wrong word everywhere else!
Tell me about it.
Try to ask anyone what water ice is and their head will spin... oh i miss ritas!
First day of Spring is the best!0 -
One thing that could help a bit more would be to add different strategies if people know they are going out in a few days. Or foods to concentrate on to help stay within the limits.
Planning has made all the difference for me.
If I know what restaurant I'm going to, I'll check the menu online to figure out what I want and have a couple of backup meals in case that location doesn't serve my planned meal. If the restaurant doesn't have any info online, I'll eat light during the day, do a little extra exercise, and then do the best I can with the knowledge I have when I'm ordering.
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PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »If results are any indication, you should always get the fried clam strips with cole slaw, fries, and tartar sauce, followed by a medium vanilla soft serve cone with butterscotch dip.
oh man, whenever I go back north to Boston I always get a fried clam plate…so freaking good!!!0 -
I go straight to "blow out" at Buffalo Wild Wings. One look at the menu and I'm like "Gotta have cheese curds! Oh look mojitos. I love their mojitos, I'll have one of those. Boneless wings with sauce on the side and all the blue cheese you will give me plz! I need another mojito." DH got to BWW before me last night and ordered a veggie app and barred me from ordering a fried app saying the boneless wings was enough fried food for one meal. :grumble:0
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PrizePopple wrote: »I go straight to "blow out" at Buffalo Wild Wings. One look at the menu and I'm like "Gotta have cheese curds! Oh look mojitos. I love their mojitos, I'll have one of those. Boneless wings with sauce on the side and all the blue cheese you will give me plz! I need another mojito." DH got to BWW before me last night and ordered a veggie app and barred me from ordering a fried app saying the boneless wings was enough fried food for one meal. :grumble:
yea, when football season rolls aroundI am a buffalo wing and beer nazi …coincidently, that is right when bulking season starts..hmmmmm0 -
I order beer then wings and wedges0
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You forgot the part where you shove finger foods in front of your toddler so he doesn't take a margarita bath and then shuffle your four-year-old to the bathroom and miss the waiter taking your order....0
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