How to eat healthy when eating outside ?
Ashlove5
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Being in college and working i am outside a lot and sometimes it takes me till 6 pm to get home and eat my lunch and prepare it , so some days can i eat at subways or a healthy place that serves salads and fresh foods ? Would that affect my diet eating fresh salads and healthy food outside? And if you guys have any good healthy food places i can try out recommend !
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I am taking your phrasing to mean "eating out" or eating food from a restaurant, rather than the physical act of eating outside. The only downside of eating out is having to rely on the calorie counts that the restaurants provide (i.e., not being able to weigh things yourself.) However, that doesn't mean that you can't weight while eating out. In fact, I lost the bulk of my weight while eating out several times per week. If you are regularly ordering the same foods, you can use the calorie counts provided by the restaurants. Then, if you stop losing weight, you just need to eat fewer calories of those foods, which would mean eating smaller portions. For example, you might find that you need to eat only 3/4 of your sub.7
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I would say that as long as you use portion control and moderation, eating out can completely fit your diet. Heck, most Youtuber's and fitness people I watch/follow eat out often! However, it's important to be smart about your choices and try to stick to something you can track in MyFitnessPal to keep yourself accountable throughout the rest of your day
For a few examples if I decide to eat out I really enjoy the Starbucks spinach/feta egg white wrap (it's easy to track and tastes delicious). Starbucks also has a reduced fat turkey bacon sandwich and egg white bites which are really good. Chipotle and Subway salads are also really good but be mindful of the sauce and toppings you add cause those can add up quick. I like to stay away from cheese on these to cut down on the calories as well. If you're not mindful, a Chipotle "salad" can end up being like 600 calories which is pretty crazy considering how quick it is to eat but with wise decision making you can eat the same thing for about half of that. I also really enjoy eating out for sushi if you're a fan of raw fish because it's an excellent source of Omega 3's and keeps you super full without a lot of carbs! A go to sushi order for me is 1/2 order or salmon sashimi, edamame and maybe a green salad on the side without the dressing. Hope this was helpful, let me know if you have any other questions or anything you'd like to ask!!! 3 -
See if the restaurant has nutrition values online and make your decisions accordingly. Many of the healthy sounding meals are very high calorie. Subway is not too bad if you don't add extra sauces. Even a McDouble from McDonalds can fit into caloric limits. I usually omit fries though.
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the thing you need to keep an eye on is the sauces and dressings in salads bought at shops - sometimes that makes the calories rise a LOT.
I take leftover dinner to work in a lunchbox and have it for lunch. There is also the meal prep option - just prepare some stuff. It literaly takes me 10 minutes every morning to make my 2 lunches plus my daughter's school lunch.
I make my first lunch from scratch which is grated carrot and diced cucumber and parsley and some hummus (tinned fish lives at work or else I make chicken and chop that up and put it in or any other leftover meat from dinner), then I get rice, beans, leftover meat and some greens and chuck it in another lunchbox and then make my kid's sandwich.
So... all you need is literally 10 minutes to make lunch in the morning if you want to.1 -
MyFitnessPal does give calorie information on a lot of food places. Thank you for your response i will definitely use the advice !!!
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McDonald's is ubiquitous. A McChicken Sandwich and a Side Salad is $2 and suitable for losing or controlling weight with "out" food. You just have to decide if the dressing they give you for the salad is worth the hit on your calorie budget.5
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Can you really eat a mcchicken often and fit it in your calorie budget and still looose weight ?JeromeBarry1 wrote: »McDonald's is ubiquitous. A McChicken Sandwich and a Side Salad is $2 and suitable for losing or controlling weight with "out" food. You just have to decide if the dressing they give you for the salad is worth the hit on your calorie budget.
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A lot of restaurants, especially if they're part of a chain, will have their menu and sometimes nutritional breakdown online. It's good to plan your meal ahead so you know what you're going to have, so you can log it and then be accountable to eat what you've pre-logged.1
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Can you really eat a mcchicken often and fit it in your calorie budget and still looose weight ?JeromeBarry1 wrote: »McDonald's is ubiquitous. A McChicken Sandwich and a Side Salad is $2 and suitable for losing or controlling weight with "out" food. You just have to decide if the dressing they give you for the salad is worth the hit on your calorie budget.
Why not?
Only has 350 calories according to google. More if you add cheese.
Not sure how many calories in side salad ( less if you don't use the dressing) but both put together is not a large meal, calorie speaking.
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I know it’s considered wasteful to not finish it, but you don’t have to eat it all. Places really give us too much food.3
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Can you really eat a mcchicken often and fit it in your calorie budget and still looose weight ?JeromeBarry1 wrote: »McDonald's is ubiquitous. A McChicken Sandwich and a Side Salad is $2 and suitable for losing or controlling weight with "out" food. You just have to decide if the dressing they give you for the salad is worth the hit on your calorie budget.
You can eat anything that fits in your calorie budget and you will still lose weight.3 -
Can you really eat a mcchicken often and fit it in your calorie budget and still looose weight ?JeromeBarry1 wrote: »McDonald's is ubiquitous. A McChicken Sandwich and a Side Salad is $2 and suitable for losing or controlling weight with "out" food. You just have to decide if the dressing they give you for the salad is worth the hit on your calorie budget.
You can eat anything that fits in your calorie budget and you will still lose weight.
So why is it when losing weight we are told to avoid carbs at all costs even whole wheat ones ?
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Can you really eat a mcchicken often and fit it in your calorie budget and still looose weight ?JeromeBarry1 wrote: »McDonald's is ubiquitous. A McChicken Sandwich and a Side Salad is $2 and suitable for losing or controlling weight with "out" food. You just have to decide if the dressing they give you for the salad is worth the hit on your calorie budget.
You can eat anything that fits in your calorie budget and you will still lose weight.
So why is it when losing weight we are told to avoid carbs at all costs even whole wheat ones ?
Because the people who tell us that are idiots?12 -
Can you really eat a mcchicken often and fit it in your calorie budget and still looose weight ?JeromeBarry1 wrote: »McDonald's is ubiquitous. A McChicken Sandwich and a Side Salad is $2 and suitable for losing or controlling weight with "out" food. You just have to decide if the dressing they give you for the salad is worth the hit on your calorie budget.
You can eat anything that fits in your calorie budget and you will still lose weight.
So why is it when losing weight we are told to avoid carbs at all costs even whole wheat ones ?
There’s a lot of misconceptions about weight loss but the basic equation is Calories in < Calories out. However you get to this equation (carbs, low carbs, high fat, protein, dairy, vegetarian, exercise) depends on your personal preferences.5 -
Can you really eat a mcchicken often and fit it in your calorie budget and still looose weight ?JeromeBarry1 wrote: »McDonald's is ubiquitous. A McChicken Sandwich and a Side Salad is $2 and suitable for losing or controlling weight with "out" food. You just have to decide if the dressing they give you for the salad is worth the hit on your calorie budget.
You can eat anything that fits in your calorie budget and you will still lose weight.
So why is it when losing weight we are told to avoid carbs at all costs even whole wheat ones ?
ive lost 120 pounds and am still losing and eat all the carbs.6 -
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Can you really eat a mcchicken often and fit it in your calorie budget and still looose weight ?JeromeBarry1 wrote: »McDonald's is ubiquitous. A McChicken Sandwich and a Side Salad is $2 and suitable for losing or controlling weight with "out" food. You just have to decide if the dressing they give you for the salad is worth the hit on your calorie budget.
easily.4 -
Can you really eat a mcchicken often and fit it in your calorie budget and still looose weight ?JeromeBarry1 wrote: »McDonald's is ubiquitous. A McChicken Sandwich and a Side Salad is $2 and suitable for losing or controlling weight with "out" food. You just have to decide if the dressing they give you for the salad is worth the hit on your calorie budget.
You can eat anything that fits in your calorie budget and you will still lose weight.
So why is it when losing weight we are told to avoid carbs at all costs even whole wheat ones ?
marketing. hype.4 -
Can you really eat a mcchicken often and fit it in your calorie budget and still looose weight ?JeromeBarry1 wrote: »McDonald's is ubiquitous. A McChicken Sandwich and a Side Salad is $2 and suitable for losing or controlling weight with "out" food. You just have to decide if the dressing they give you for the salad is worth the hit on your calorie budget.
You can eat anything that fits in your calorie budget and you will still lose weight.
So why is it when losing weight we are told to avoid carbs at all costs even whole wheat ones ?
Fortunately nobody told me that.
My diet is far from low carb, let alone avoiding them at all costs
Lost to my goal weight in 2013 and kept it off since.4 -
That’s amazing congrats !! And i do consume whole wheat pasta and whole wheat bread and a lot of people online really make carbs the enemy and acts like it can sabotage your weight loss but thank you for clearing that up !paperpudding wrote: »
Can you really eat a mcchicken often and fit it in your calorie budget and still looose weight ?JeromeBarry1 wrote: »McDonald's is ubiquitous. A McChicken Sandwich and a Side Salad is $2 and suitable for losing or controlling weight with "out" food. You just have to decide if the dressing they give you for the salad is worth the hit on your calorie budget.
You can eat anything that fits in your calorie budget and you will still lose weight.
So why is it when losing weight we are told to avoid carbs at all costs even whole wheat ones ?
Fortunately nobody told me that.
My diet is far from low carb, let alone avoiding them at all costs
Lost to my goal weight in 2013 and kept it off since.
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I eat bacon and eggs alot at McDonalds, now they have it anytime. Ours is remodeling so I guess it is Bojangles, same thing there.
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That’s amazing congrats !! And i do consume whole wheat pasta and whole wheat bread and a lot of people online really make carbs the enemy and acts like it can sabotage your weight loss but thank you for clearing that up !paperpudding wrote: »
Can you really eat a mcchicken often and fit it in your calorie budget and still looose weight ?JeromeBarry1 wrote: »McDonald's is ubiquitous. A McChicken Sandwich and a Side Salad is $2 and suitable for losing or controlling weight with "out" food. You just have to decide if the dressing they give you for the salad is worth the hit on your calorie budget.
You can eat anything that fits in your calorie budget and you will still lose weight.
So why is it when losing weight we are told to avoid carbs at all costs even whole wheat ones ?
Fortunately nobody told me that.
My diet is far from low carb, let alone avoiding them at all costs
Lost to my goal weight in 2013 and kept it off since.
Stop following any of those people on Instagram or YouTube or whatever site you are obtaining that info on.
Weight loss comes down to being in a calorie deficit, period. Anyone who tells you that a particular food is definitively bad, or definitively good, doesn’t know what they are talking about.4 -
A lot of people online misunderstand CICO then
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My favorite quick food option is Wendy’s chili. A small is about 170 calories and super filling. I usual add a side salad with it. 2
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