Help me pick my meal

ChickenKillerPuppy

Ok, I know the answer to my question is that I should eat what makes me happy, etc. etc., but I have recently returned from a 3 week vacation where I gained about 7 pounds (and I waited a week to weigh myself so it wouldn't just reflect water gain) and I am trying to do a little damage control to get back to goal and back to maintenance so I'm trying to be a little more rigid than I normally would.

I am going out to dinner with friends on Saturday and not much on the menu looks very calorie friendly. If you care to share your thoughts, here is a link to the dinner menu. I am deciding between the Seared "Brick" Chicken which I would eat without the skin (but I'd probably eat the toasted sourdough), or the Seared Verlasso Salmon. Reading the description with my caveats, which would you guess has fewer calories?

http://budandmarilyns.com/Menus/Dinner 6.12.pdf

goal06082021

You could call the restaurant and ask if they have nutrition information for their menu.

I would go with the chicken because it will reheat better - ask for a box as soon as it gets to the table, immediately box up half of it for later.

corinasue1143

With the sides, the chicken might be fewer calories, and 1/2 chicken might also include tomorrow’s lunch or dinner.

TwistedSassette

I think it also depends what the rest of your day/week looks like. If you can cut a few (say, 50-100) calories every day for the few days leading up to it, then choose whichever one sounds the most appealing on the day. Like others suggested, put half aside and eat a smaller portion, and enjoy what you get!

Orphia

I'd go for the shrimp buns because they sound tasty, low in calories, and I wouldn't need to worry about a doggy bag.

ChickenKillerPuppy

Interesting thought with the shrimp buns. If they are like bao buns you may be right, but the “hot buttered” description concerns me. Maybe I can ask about that